🎙️ Episode 19 — Follow First: The Hidden Beginning of Every Great Leader

Series: Follow First — How Authentic Leaders Are Formed

Before you ever held a title, carried a vision, or led a team — you followed.

In this kickoff episode of our new series, Follow First, we peel back the layers of leadership to reveal what often gets overlooked: the hidden beginning.

Amanda shares how every authentic leader begins not with a platform, but with proximity — to mentors, to Jesus, and to their truest self. Through powerful reflection and storytelling, you’ll be invited to consider the voices that have shaped you and the ones you're following right now. Because leadership doesn’t begin with charisma or expertise. It begins with alignment.

If you’re ready to re-center your leadership on what really matters — presence over performance, formation over applause — this episode is your invitation to return to the Source.

✨ Explore:

• The danger of leading without first being led

• Why Jesus' model of leadership begins with intimacy and presence

• How your earliest influences still shape your leadership today

• A reframed definition of success rooted in alignment, not outcomes

• A preview of The Way of Metanoia — a transformative rhythm of pause, return, and embodiment

• Explore the Authentic Leadership Collective — an invitation-only space for courageous, spiritually rooted leaders

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• Learn more at: AuthenticLeadershipCollective.com
• Schedule a Free 30-minute Growth Plan Consult
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In this powerful conclusion to The New Rules of Self-Leadership, Amanda Rohrer reminds us that the most transformational decisions don’t require outside validation — they require inner conviction. Whether you’ve been waiting on a sign, a title, or someone else's approval, this episode invites you to stop waiting and step boldly into what’s already been entrusted to you.

You don’t need permission from your boss, your denomination, or your past self to say yes to the next right thing.

You just need to trust what you already know.

This isn’t about recklessness — it’s about clarity.

It’s about courage rooted in your why.

Amanda shares the story of her own delayed yes, the freedom that came when she finally moved forward, and a series-wide recap of the five micro-shifts that can change everything in how you lead yourself and others.

This episode is your invitation to stop seeking permission and start living like it’s already true.

✨ Includes:

• A personal story of stepping into coaching without permission

• Reflections on fear disguised as wisdom

• A recap of all 5 episodes in this embodied self-leadership series

• Three soul-searching reflection questions

• A coaching call to action for those ready to stop waiting and start leading authentically

📞 Ready to take the next step?

Book your free Growth Plan Consult at AuthenticLeadershipCollective.com and get access to my free morning meditation and other soulful leadership tools.

Because your yes matters.

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• Learn more at: AuthenticLeadershipCollective.com
• Schedule a Free 30-minute Growth Plan Consult
• Get a Free Morning Meditation - start your day off right
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Episode 17 — The New Rules of Self-Leadership: Part 4 Action as Alignment - Living From Who You Already Are

What if the breakthrough you’re waiting for isn’t about becoming someone new…

but believing in who you already are — because of Who lives within you?

In Part 4 of our “New Rules of Self-Leadership” series, Amanda invites us into one of the most radical shifts of all: acting from alignment, not pressure. This episode is an invitation to stop striving and start leading from presence — from the truth that Christ already dwells within you.

You’ll learn why the most powerful leadership move isn’t about doing something different… it’s about finally believing what’s already true.

You’ll hear:

• Why alignment is a shift from pressure to presence

• What it really means to live from the God who already dwells within you

• How Amanda’s recent moment of doubt became a personal anchor for faith

• Powerful reflection questions to realign your actions with identity

✨ Don’t wait for more confirmation.

✨ Don’t wait until you feel ready.

Live like it’s already true — and watch what unfolds.

🎧 Listen now, then download your free Morning Meditation + soul-aligned resources at authenticallyyou.org

📞 Ready to take the next step? Book your free 30-minute Growth Plan Consult to discover who you already are.

Book your free Growth Plan Consult at AuthenticLeadershipCollective.com and get access to my free morning meditation and other soulful leadership tools.

Because your yes matters.

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• Learn more at: AuthenticLeadershipCollective.com
• Schedule a Free 30-minute Growth Plan Consult
• Get a Free Morning Meditation - start your day off right
• Follow Amanda on Instagram
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You don’t need more motivation — you need momentum.

In Part 3 of our Decide. Act. Become: The New Rules of Self-Leadership series, we explore why small, aligned decisions — not big leaps — are the real catalyst for change.

This episode dives into the power of micro-decisions, the science behind how small shifts rewire your brain, and why perfectionism often keeps us waiting for clarity we already have. Amanda shares her personal story of saying yes to a small movement that led to a life-changing new path, and offers a practical reflection exercise to help you take action today.

If you’ve been stuck, hesitant, or overwhelmed by “not enough motivation,” this conversation will reframe everything. Because who you’re becoming is already within reach — and it starts with one small yes.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

* Why motivation is overrated and how momentum is built

* What micro-decisions are and how they work neurologically

* How perfectionism hides behind “waiting for the right time”

* Reflection questions to guide your next small, aligned step

📍Reflection Prompt:

What’s one small decision you can make today that aligns with who God created you to be?

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Because your yes matters.

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• Schedule a Free 30-minute Growth Plan Consult
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Episode 15 — The New Rules of Self-Leadership: Part 2 — Clarifying Your Why

In this second installment of The New Rules of Self-Leadership, Amanda shares a deeply personal story from a quiet retreat house in Florida — a moment that marked a turning point in her leadership journey. This episode unpacks the often-overlooked truth that clarity on your “why” isn’t a luxury — it’s a necessity. And yet, even with clarity, many of us wait for permission to say yes. Amanda reflects on the cost of that waiting, the boldness required to walk in obedience, and what it truly means to lead from your God-given identity instead of from fear, performance, or approval-seeking.

You’ll be invited to pause, reflect, and respond to the clarity that’s already within you — and to stop pretending you don’t know what God has already made clear.

Book your free Growth Plan Consult at AuthenticLeadershipCollective.com and get access to my free morning meditation and other soulful leadership tools.

📲 Grab free resources or book a coaching call at AuthenticLeadershipCollective.com

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• Schedule a Free 30-minute Growth Plan Consult
• Get a Free Morning Meditation - start your day off right
• Follow Amanda on Instagram
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🎙️ Episode 14: Why Motivation Isn’t Enough — and What to Lead With Instead

In this kickoff to a brand-new series, The New Rules of Self-Leadership, Amanda explores why motivation can’t be the fuel for sustainable leadership — and what to lead with instead. Drawing from her own journey of leaving a leadership role and stepping into her calling, Amanda shares three foundational anchors that help leaders move from burnout and performance into clarity and conviction: Clarity, Decision, and Identity.

This episode invites listeners to stop waiting for the right time, the right energy, or the right affirmation — and instead, lead from alignment with their truest self.

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This week’s episode of The Leadership Wound is shorter — on purpose.

🎙️ Episode 13: Living the Message — When Alignment Requires a Shift is a real-time reflection on a choice I had to make:

Do I keep pushing through?

Or do I pause, breathe, and align with what really matters?

As my family transitions into a new season, I’m choosing to mark this sacred moment. Because leadership isn’t just about staying consistent — it’s about staying honest.

In this episode, I share:

✨ Why rest is leadership

✨ What I’m learning about margin vs. momentum

✨ A personal update on our family and the decision I made

✨ A loving challenge for you to ask: What shift is calling to you?

💬 Take 10 minutes for yourself today and tune in. Then ask yourself:

What decision will your future self thank you for?

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What happens when the greatest expectations you’re carrying aren’t coming from anyone else — but from yourself?

In this final episode of the 3-part series, we explore the difference between excellence and perfectionism — and why so many leaders confuse the two. While excellence is rooted in purpose and service, perfectionism is driven by fear, shame, and the need to control outcomes.

If you find yourself overthinking, overworking, or avoiding rest because it feels unsafe to slow down… this conversation is for you.

You’ll learn:

- How perfectionism masquerades as responsibility

- The invisible cost of leading from pressure instead of peace

- The patterns of over-functioning that slowly wear you down

- And how to begin leading yourself with more presence, permission, and compassion

You don’t have to carry it all to lead well.

You don’t have to be perfect to be trusted.

And you don’t have to stay stuck in pressure to make an impact.

Tune in and take a deep breath — your leadership gets to be more human.

Book your free Growth Plan Consult at AuthenticLeadershipCollective.com and get access to my free morning meditation and other soulful leadership tools.

📲 Grab free resources or book a coaching call at AuthenticLeadershipCollective.com

Resources & Links:

• Learn more at: AuthenticLeadershipCollective.com
• Schedule a Free 30-minute Growth Plan Consult
• Get a Free Morning Meditation - start your day off right
• Follow Amanda on Instagram
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• Subscribe and leave a review to help others find the show!