Energy Series 02: The Weather You Carry
Every week in this series, we explore energy as the unseen force that shapes how we lead, communicate, and influence. The goal isn’t to control it, but to become conscious of it, and to choose with intention.
The Forecast You Set
Energy is the invisible weather of your life. It’s what people feel before you speak, and what lingers long after you leave.
You’ve felt this. Someone walks into a room and the air tightens. Another person enters and suddenly, it’s easier to breathe. That’s not personality. That’s energy. That’s leadership.
Every day, you set the forecast. Every conversation, every space, every interaction you touch lives inside your weather system.
When you are grounded, people around you find balance. When you are tense, they brace. When you are open, they exhale. When you are defensive, they shrink.
We talk about leadership as strategy and skill, but most of it comes down to energy. People don’t respond to your words; they respond to your presence.
The Mirror of Your Energy
That’s why true leadership starts with one question: Who am I being right now?
Am I creating clarity or confusion? Safety or stress? Curiosity or control?
Every moment is an energetic mirror. Your team, your clients, your colleagues — they’re all reflecting you back.
You will have days when your weather changes. Pressure builds. Things go wrong. Someone says the wrong thing and you spin. That’s not failure. It’s data.
The work isn’t to pretend the sky is clear. It’s to acknowledge the clouds before they turn into a storm. You can even say it out loud: “I’m in a storm right now.” That awareness is leadership.
And when you do blow through a room, repair it. Go back. Tell the truth. Integrity isn’t about staying calm all the time; it’s about coming back to calm when you lose it.
Leading with Intention
Before you walk into a meeting, a call, or a conversation, take ten seconds and check your weather.
Ask yourself: What am I feeling right now? What does this moment need from me? What would it look like to bring that energy on purpose?
That’s alignment. When your inner weather and outer intention meet, people feel safe. They listen differently. They open. That’s where real leadership begins.
Small Shifts, Big Change
Transformation doesn’t happen through big gestures. It happens through micro-shifts.
One grounded breath before you respond. One pause before you push. One moment of warmth when everyone else feels cold.
Do it once, then again, and again. Over time, those small choices change your entire climate. Because when your weather changes, so does everything around you.
Your Practice for the Week
Before every interaction: a meeting, a message, a conversation, I invite you to take a breath and ask yourself: What weather am I bringing?
Then choose. Calm instead of chaos. Clarity instead of control. Curiosity instead of certainty.
Leadership isn’t about never having storms. It’s about learning to bring the sun when others can’t find it.
