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I help driven people reach their next level.

Not by working harder, but by learning to lead yourself so your thinking works for you instead of against you. 20-year LAPD Sergeant, Amazon international bestselling author, trained 200+ coaches.

09/30/2026

Have you ever had a moment when you thought something was going to take from you...

But afterwards, you realize it actually gave you something?

For me, the most obvious one is exercise.

I had this deep seated belief that exercising would take my energy.

Only it never did.

It always gave it to me.

That didn't stop my brain from telling me otherwise.

Here's where this shows up everywhere else...

The people who would benefit most from learning to lead themselves are the same people who feel like they can't take on one more thing.

Their plate is already full.

Maybe they're overthinking and not deciding.

Maybe they're beating themselves up over a mistake.

Maybe it feels like all the pressure is on them.

We give so much time and energy to the brain spinning. To the circumstances. To the things we have no control over.

But the moment we think about focusing on what we CAN control, how we show up, our energy, our willingness to figure it out, our brain says we don't have time for that.

It doesn't make sense logically.

But we aren't driven by logic. We're driven by our beliefs.

And they play dirty.

The thing you're going through is tough.

But making it tougher than it needs to be? That's what drives me to do this work.

So this week, ask yourself...

Where have I been talking myself out of the exact thing that would help me overcome this for good?

If that question landed, I'm hosting a free workshop on exactly this.

Monday, October 19 at 4pm Pacific. 60 minutes, live, and you'll try it on something real in your own life.

09/29/2026

You can’t change what you can’t see.

You can be incredibly self-aware and still have blind spots.

Patterns you’ve repeated for years.

Assumptions you stopped questioning.

Reactions that have become automatic.

Ways of thinking that feel completely normal because you’ve been living inside them for so long.

And that’s why sometimes, you need a spotter.

Someone who can stand outside your perspective and notice something you might never recognize from inside it.

Not because you’re incapable of leading yourself.

But because self-leadership doesn’t mean doing everything alone.

Sometimes the breakthrough begins when someone helps you see the pattern you’ve been unknowingly repeating.

Because once you can see it, you can examine it.

Once you can examine it, you can challenge it.

And once you can challenge it, you finally have the opportunity to change it.

That’s a big part of what we work on inside the Self-Leadership Lab—developing the awareness, tools, and support to help you guide yourself through whatever life puts in front of you.

And if you want to learn more before SLL begins:

🚀 We’re hosting a FREE live workshop on October 19th where we’ll dive deeper into these ideas and talk about the upcoming Self-Leadership Lab.

DM us and ask about the free workshop to learn how to join!

🎙️ Listen to the full podcast.

09/28/2026

Did you know there are things you can't see, that are quietly running the show?

You probably did. But did you know, that's not all bad?

There are things that are actually serving you, getting you to show up on your "A" game, and are going to produce some powerful results if you stay connected to them.

That is what today's podcast episode is all about.

It's the things you can't see.

The ones that will produce amazing results if you keep them up, AND the ones that could keep you stuck.

But seeing them is what will help you figure this out.

Ready to do that with us?

If so, grab today's episode on our blog or anywhere you listen to the Modern Leadership Coaching Podcast.

And just FYI, Teresa and I are hosting a live free workshop in October to actually help you spot these things.

Sometimes, we need someone on the outside to do that.

We'll show you how we do it then...

And if you're being challenged right now... I want you to know, It's really not a discipline problem.

It's what is going on under the surface.

Check out the details of the workshop, I"ll leave a comment with the link, and grab a spot.

And have a great week, Modern Leaders!

09/26/2026

Sometimes the thing keeping you stuck doesn’t feel like a belief. It just feels like the truth.

“I don’t have enough time.”

“I don’t have the energy.”

“I’m not ready.”

“What do I have to offer?”

Sometimes those things reflect very real circumstances.

But sometimes?

They’re stories we’ve repeated so many times that we’ve stopped recognizing them as stories.

And that’s where self-leadership begins.

Not by forcing yourself through another habit tracker.

By becoming curious about what’s actually driving the behavior.

What am I believing?

Where did that belief come from?

Is it actually true?

And if it isn’t—what would I choose differently if I stopped treating it like a fact?

Because changing a behavior without understanding what’s underneath it can turn growth into a constant fight against yourself.

Awareness gives you something force doesn’t: choice.

And once you can see the pattern, you can start choosing differently on purpose.

🎙️ Hear the full conversation in Episode 7 of Luxe Manifest: The Podcast — “Why Do I Feel Stuck?” at the link in bio.

🚀 Want to go deeper? Marc and Teresa are hosting a FREE live workshop on October 19th, where they’ll dive deeper into these ideas and talk about the upcoming Self-Leadership Lab. DM us for details.

09/25/2026

What was the best part of your day?

If you want to have a great conversation today with someone, ask that of them today.

No more boring questions. No more "filling the silence."

Let me know how connected you feel after this if you take this challenge.

09/24/2026

For years I told myself a story that felt true. That I was just built big b***d. That my weight, my habits, my excuses were just who I was.

Then my son Andrew was born at 28 weeks, one pound nine ounces, and spent 73 days in the NICU.

That's when it hit me. Andrew didn't choose his father. But I had been choosing my habits the whole time.

I call that my rock bottom moment, and it's where I learned something that shapes all my coaching now. Your brain builds these stories to keep you safe and comfortable. Everyone has a version of it. The way out isn't shame, it's spotting the story and coaching yourself through it.

I got into this and a lot more on the Glovisor Podcast this week. Full episode live now, link in the comments.

Glovisor

09/23/2026

What do you do when you go through a tough season?

I've been thinking about this a lot.

Mostly because we are going through a season ourselves, while we coach and lead a lot of others through this too.

And if you are going through this right now, I want to offer you something that might help you solve this once and for all.

What if the goal right now, wasn't to make the hard season go away.

Or to get through it as quickly as possible.

What if it was to become the type of person who is capable of navigating it.

I'm not saying to pretend like it's not there.

And I'm also not saying that it's going to be easy.

But when I think about what has made the biggest impact for both Teresa and I, it wasn't trying to get through it as quickly as possible.

It was to become the type of person who can handle it, exceptionally well.

Because life is full of hard seasons.

Unfortunately, this isn't going to be the last one.

But you can allow this one to help you become unstoppable when the next one comes up.

And we've got something we are putting together for November to help teach this, because it's a skill.

We'll share a bit more on this soon.

But we want to get you thinking now.

What would change if you became the type of person who could navigate a tough season and still show up as your best self?

09/22/2026

The question you ask yourself can change the way you see the entire situation.

There’s a huge difference between:

“Why do I have to be the one who does this?”

and…

“Why am I the right person for this?”

Same challenge.

Same person.

Same responsibility.

But an entirely different perspective.

The first question can lead your mind toward frustration, burden, and all the reasons you wish the responsibility belonged to someone else.

The second invites you to look for something different:

What experience have I gained that prepared me for this?

What strengths do I have that this situation requires?

What could I learn from taking this on?

Who might I become because I chose to step up?

Sometimes the questions running through our minds sound like requests for answers—but they’re already influencing which answers our brains go looking for.

So when you catch yourself asking:

“Why does this have to be me?”

Try changing the question:

“Why might I be the right person for this?”

You may be surprised by the answer. 💯

🚀 Want to learn more about the tools and principles behind self-leadership?

We’re hosting a FREE live workshop on October 9th where we’ll dive deeper into these ideas and talk about the upcoming Self-Leadership Lab.

DM us and ask about the free workshop to learn how to join!

🎙️ Listen to the full podcast episode at the link in bio.

09/21/2026

Are you the person everyone depends on?

With your family? At work? With friends?

My guess is yes, because I don't think you'd be here if people didn't depend on you like that.

I find some people actually use this as their weakness.

They get frustrated when it happens...

And don't have a perspective about it that actually helps them get the results they want.

Let me say this straight up...

If you are the person everyone comes to, you have much more control over your results than you think.

And that is the topic of today's podcast.

Teresa and I talked about "When you're the one everyone comes to."

This one is going to completely flip the script if you listen to it.

Be ready to see this as your greatest gift, one that will help you more than you realize.

You can grab it on our podcast blog or anywhere you listen to the Modern Leadership Coach Podcast.

And above all, keep leading from the front.

PS: You're going to hear soon about something new we are doing in November. This is going to be something we have limited spots in, as we are keeping it small. It's a special program designed around mastering your ability to take not just action, but the right actions. I'm only talking about this behind the scenes right now, and a few podcasts I've been invited to be on.... so if you're someone looking to get yourself to show up and take the actions you want to take no matter what's going on on the outside, shoot me a quick message and I'll share the details.

09/19/2026

Your brain is not broken. It is doing exactly what it was built to do. Protect you. Keep you where it already knows is safe.

So it tells you stories. New feels risky. Different feels dangerous.

The stories you can hear are not the problem. It is the ones running underneath that you don't even know are there. Those are the ones keeping you stuck.

If you're ready to build the mindset, habits, and self leadership skills that help you move forward even when life isn't perfectly aligned, DM us and ask about the upcoming Self Leadership Lab.

Marcia Riner

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