Are you carrying what isn’t yours?
Recognizing the invisible burdens
As leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals, we carry more than strategies, deadlines, and responsibilities. Many of us also carry invisible burdens—beliefs, patterns, and emotional weights that didn’t begin with us but still shape how we show up at work and in life.
Ask yourself:
Are you holding on to expectations that don’t align with who you are?
Have you absorbed criticism or self-doubt from past relationships or family dynamics?
Do you sense that old stories are limiting your leadership, creativity, or clarity?
Unreleased burdens don’t just affect personal well-being. They influence how we make decisions, how we manage our relationships, and how we envision what’s possible.
How to release what isn’t yours
The good news is, we can release these weights.
Practical approaches include:
Writing unsent letters to return what no longer serves you.
Practicing Ho’oponopono (translation: to make things right. Examples: “I’m sorry, please forgive me, I love you”).
Dialoguing with the parts of yourself that carry inherited pain.
By surrounding these burdens with compassion and consciously choosing to release them, you free yourself to lead with confidence, clarity, and renewed energy.
The ripple effect of releasing burdens
When you let go of inherited or absorbed burdens, their energy shifts.
Self-trust deepens
Innovation flows more easily
Relationships recalibrate
It’s not about ignoring the past. It’s about choosing not to be defined—or confined—by it.
A question for you
What weight are you ready to set down? What story, expectation, or voice no longer belongs in your leadership journey?
Releasing soul level/psychic burdens isn’t just personal healing. It’s professional liberation. It may be the most strategic move you can make for yourself and those you lead. Watch my episode on this topic: LINK
