Description: Every leader carries a story about who they are and how they lead—but is your story empowering you or quietly holding you back? In this episode of the Back 2 Lead series, Christina unpacks how the stories we tell ourselves shape our mindsets, habits, and leadership impact. You’ll learn why old narratives can create burnout, how to spot the ones limiting your growth, and a simple framework Christina uses in her practice to help you reframe your story and realign with the leader you want to become.

✨ What you’ll learn in this episode:

• • Why leadership is about story as much as strategy
  • How hidden narratives shape your systems and culture
  • A 3-step framework to reset your leadership story this week
  • How shifting your story creates space for new results

  
  

  Whether you’re leading a school, team, or organization, this episode will help you refine—not restart—your leadership journey.
  

  🎧 CHAPTER SEGMENTS

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• • 00:00 – Welcome + Intro

  • 01:30 – Why leadership is rooted in the story you tell yourself

  • 02:02 – Common limiting stories leaders carry

  • 06:00 – Research insights: story + leadership effectiveness

  • 3:29 – Christina’s personal story shift

  • 5:10 – Reflection prompt + coaching challenge

  • 7:15 – Closing + CTA for blog + mini-workshop

    TOTAL TIME: 9:29

  
  

  🔗 Resources & Links:

• Blog post: What Story Are You Telling Yourself About Leadership Right Now?

  Free Template: Download the 3 Box Leadership Exercise

  
  

  Connect with Christina on

• • 📱 Follow on Instagram & Facebook: @humaneinthemembraneLLC
  • 💼 Connect on LinkedIn: CHRISTINA JONES
  • Explore leadership coaching + tools at humaneinthemembranellc.com

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Ready to plan with power and purpose—not pressure? In this kickoff episode of our Back to Lead series, we explore how to move beyond over-planning and into building systems that stick. Christina shares three practical, values-driven strategies to help you simplify your planning, avoid burnout, and lead with more clarity and care. Whether you're designing a PD series, mapping your first six weeks, or just trying to get back into rhythm, this episode will help you build systems that actually support the people behind the plans.

🧠 KEY TAKEAWAYS

• • The best systems center people—not performance.
• • Planning from a place of purpose creates more flow and less frustration.
  • When your values, vision, and systems line up, the week runs smoother.
• • Naming it helps you shift into intention instead of anxiety.
  • How your team or learners feel in your space matters as much as what they do.

  
  

  🎧 CHAPTER SEGMENTS

  0:00 - Welcome & Why This Episode Matters
  1:03 - Resetting Our Relationship with Planning
  2:32 - Strategy #1: Anchor to Your Values
  3:18 - Strategy #2: Plan the Feelings First
  4:16 - Strategy #3: Systems That Support, Not Perform
  4: 49 - Real Talk: Personal Insights & Mistakes
  5:12 - Closing

  
  

  ✨ About Your Host:

  Hey there! I’m Christina, your coach with a heart for education and a mind for innovating learning spaces. I help leaders, educators, and organizations move from chaos to clarity, and burnout to balance by rethinking how we lead, teach, and build learning cultures.

  
  

  📣 Links + Resources:

  🌐 Website: www.humaneinthemembranellc.com

  📩 Email: hello@humaneinthemembranellc.com

  📱 Follow on Instagram & Facebook:

  @humaneinthemembraneLLC

  💼 Connect on LinkedIn: Christina Jones