#9. Letting Go to Grow (Part II): Living What You Learn

Most growth doesn’t get lost in the quiet. It gets lost when life speeds back up.

In this episode of The Genuine Leadership Shift, Austin is joined by Bethany for a continuation of their earlier conversation — not about leaving, but about living what you learn once you return to real life.

This conversation isn’t about travel, escape, or having clarity figured out. It’s about integration. About how awareness changes when work resumes, routines return, and expectations re-enter the picture. And about the discipline it takes to protect what mattered in a slower season when pace and pressure try to take it back.

Through honest reflection, shared perspective, and a connection-driven leadership lens, this episode explores how leaders carry growth forward — not by forcing change, but by living differently in the same environments.

What You’ll Learn

• What it actually feels like to settle back into rhythm after creating space
• The difference between reinvention and remembering who you are
• What changed during the season away — and what simply became clearer
• Why slowing down can surface discomfort before clarity
• How “grey days” physically and metaphorically increase awareness
• The difference between noise and discernment
• How space impacts marriage, support, and grace
• What it looks like to protect awareness without rushing past it
• Why integration — not intensity — is where real growth lives

Who This Episode Is For

This episode is for leaders, partners, parents, and anyone navigating transition — especially if you’ve ever worried about losing clarity once life picks back up.

If you care about growth that lasts, leadership that’s lived (not performed), and bringing awareness into work, relationships, and home, this conversation will meet you where you are.

Listener Reflection

As you listen, consider:

• What did I learn in a slower season that I’m at risk of rushing past?
• What voice am I giving weight to that was never meant to guide me?
• What am I quietly protecting as I move forward?

You don’t need to change everything. Just notice. Just listen differently.

New Here?

You’re in the right place if you care about integrity, awareness, and leading with intention — at work and at home.

The Genuine Leadership Shift is a space for leaders who want to do the work that lasts.

If this episode resonates, share it with someone you trust — and thank you for listening with intention.

Connect with Me

Instagram: @dorightbegreat & @ajc4u

LinkedIn: Follow @ajc4u

Website: www.dorightbegreat.com

📸 To see moments and photos from Bethany’s season abroad, visit her IG: @bethann_cr4

Do Right. Be Great.