Bronwyn Coles

Are you living the life you imagined?……

If not, have we got an opportunity for you!!.....
👉The LIFESTYLE EMPIRE, a workshop designed to shift perspective!

Your time in this life is precious. Optimising it is so very important…..

Your version of living your best life will be unique to you and how you live it is your responsibility……

If you find yourself slaving away to serve your business, or helping someone else build their dreams while missing your own, now is the time to take stock and recalibrate.

👉Join us on Wednesday 8am ACST to shift your consciousness to a model that reflects what is truly important to you

👉https://thealignedstate.com/lifestyle-empire/
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Kristian and I look forward to seeing you there!
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It’s your choice!….

Even when you think it’s not, it is

How we live out every moment is our choice!

This can be a confronting realisation….and a deeply personal responsibility.

Inevitably someone will say….but what about when something awful happens beyond the control of the individual….well, we still have energetic responsibility….We get to choose how we stay present and how we respond.

When you shine this light on the lifestyle you live…..ask yourself,
👉is it what you want?
👉Do you feel limited?
👉Do you feel trapped in a hologram of your own making?
👉Do the responsibilities of your business drain you until there is no space for the rest of the things that are important to you?

I have seen over and over again humans sacrificing themselves for what they think is right but feeling lost, disconnected, overwhelmed in the process……sacrificing their joy for meeting their perception of obligations.

If this is resonating for you and you are looking for inspiration and a structural shift to the lifestyle you wish to create, join Kristian Livolsi and me on 13th May 2026 at 8am ACST to start the shift.

https://thealignedstate.com/lifestyle-empire/

If you think your team (or family/community)are not listening because they are self absorbed......think again.

The way that you relate impacts their engagement!

If they don't trust you, they don't buy in to your vision, your work ethic, your instructions.

👉Trust comes with knowing you, understanding what drives your decisions, your actions and the range of operating behaviours.

As the leader holding space for yourself is as important as holding space for your team.......that includes vulnerability!

Understanding what to share and when to share is important.

👉Join Kristian Livolsi and me on 11th March at 7:30pm ACDT to unpack this vital aspect of leadership.

👉https://thealignedstate.com/vulnerability/

One of the greatest skills to be mastered as a leader.......

I have had the privilege of being in many leadership communities.......

There is a defining factor I have observed in the most motivating and clear leaders.....

You may assume that it is strength...

or....being an amazing orator......

or....vast years of experience......

or....great character......

but it is none of these!

👉.....it is authenticity.....and embedded in this is vulnerability

...the complete willingness to take responsibility for self and diffuse the need to perform

The freedom that runs through the community when the leader, or leaders, embrace vulnerability is palpable. Barriers dissolve, connection starts to form and trust develops.

In my opinion it is one of the greatest skills you can master as a leader and one of the greatest gifts you can give your team.

This is why Kristian Livolsi and I are focusing on Vulnerability in our next 90 minute workshop.....

👉11th March 2026 - 7:30pm ACDT

👉Join here: https://thealignedstate.com/vulnerability/🌟

❗The higher you rise, the less honest the room becomes.

....Not because your people lack integrity.....

....Because you hold power.

👉At Founder and CEO level, pressure compounds......
👉Revenue scales.
👉Headcount grows.
👉Capital exposure increases.
👉Complexity multiplies.

.......And something subtle happens.....
People filter.
They manage up.
They protect themselves.
Candour drops.
Risk hides.
Retention weakens.
Innovation slows.

.....Not immediately......

.....Gradually!

When leaders avoid vulnerability, culture becomes performative.

Vulnerability is not emotional exposure.
It is ownership.

It’s the discipline of saying:
“Here’s where I’m accountable.”
“What am I not seeing?”
“Here’s what this is costing.”

That single move changes a room!
Trust accelerates.
Pressure distributes.
Ex*****on sharpens.
Loyalty becomes voluntary.

This isn’t theory......
It comes from real collapse experienced.
$30M failure.
Rebuild.
And the deliberate creation of one of the most vulnerable business communities in Australia.

👉On Wednesday 11th March 2026, we’re hosting:

👉Vulnerability: The Leadership Edge No One Prepared You For

👉For founders, CEOs and senior leaders who understand that sustainable performance requires more than strategy.

If you’re serious about long-term culture, retention and capital impact -
join us in the room.

Vulnerability isn’t soft.....
It’s leverage!

Bronwyn x

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THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME!

The 'not enough paradigm'!

How do you feed it.....or challenge it with a contrary view?

Start to notice as you move through your day.

❓If you are a leader, do you feed the 'not enough' scenario through your team....not enough time, not enough resources, not enough skill???

I come across the 'not enough' scenario over and over again in leadership...and to be fair, in the past I have probably created it at times!!

I have learnt that if you can change your mindset to:
👉appreciate what is there
👉value contribution
👉build resourcefulness

....You can shift you and your team (work or family) from a blame and victim culture to a culture based in value and appreciation.

🌟The energy of appreciation amplifies what you have (in all areas of life).

Appreciation is one of the topics in THE ALIGNED STATE. If you are keen to know more, DM MORE......there's always MORE!

Decision freeze - stomach turns - avoidance kicks in!

❗This is a big one!

I know that when I am centred and in alignment I am bloody good at making decisions!!

When I am trying to please others or fit in, which pushes me out of my centre, decisions become slow and laborious....

🌟I wish for all of us that we know ourselves well enough in the moment that we can hold steady to our truth, clear in what resonates.

To do this we MUST check in regularly with ourself, get to know what lights us up and what kills our fire....to know how our values feel in our body, so if we ever cross them WE KNOW IT!...and can make the shift before it's too late

👉Daily connection is critical for us to feel where we are at, to recalibrate as needed and to nurture ourselves

Take a moment to check in now -
👉Are you clear?
👉Are you grounded?
👉Are you taking action in alignment with your values?

Decision freeze - stomach turns - avoidance kicks in!

‼️This is a big one!

I know that when I am centred and in alignment I am bloody good at making decisions!!

When I am trying to please others or fit in, which pushes me out of my centre, decisions become slow and laborious....

I wish for all of us that we know ourselves well enough in the moment that we can hold steady to our truth, clear in what resonates.

👉To do this we MUST check in regularly with ourself, get to know what lights us up and what kills our fire....👉to know how our values feel in our body, so if we ever cross them WE KNOW IT!...and can make the shift before it's too late

Daily connection is critical for us to feel where we are at, to recalibrate as needed and to nurture ourselves

Take a moment to check in now -
Are you clear?
Are you grounded?
Are you taking action in alignment with your values?

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