Control the Controllables

Lead With Intention This Week

August 15, 2025

Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing

In leadership, there will always be forces outside of your control.
Unexpected changes. People’s decisions. Circumstances you didn’t see coming.

But here’s the truth, those aren’t what define your impact.
You are.

The most effective leaders refuse to get bogged down in what they can’t change. Instead, they channel their energy into the levers they can control:

Effort ➡️ Bringing your best to every interaction, conversation, and decision.

Attitude ➡️ Choosing to stay steady, optimistic, and solutions-focused even when the pressure is high.

Consistency ➡️ Showing up with the same commitment on the tough days as on the easy ones.

These are the habits that build trust, inspire others, and create momentum.

The rest? That’s just noise.

Leadership isn’t about perfect conditions, it’s about what you do when conditions aren’t perfect. Every choice you make to focus on what’s in your hands instead of what’s out of them… is a choice to lead with clarity and influence.

This week, keep the main thing the main thing:
Control the controllables… and watch what happens next. 🔥

Ready to lead with courage, calm, and heart?
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Ep. 176: How to Rise, Lead & Heal After Workplace Toxicity with Kaitlyn Rios

(Part 1)

What if the drive to work almost ended your life?

That was the reality for Kaitlyn Rios, until a split-second moment in her rearview mirror changed everything.

In this episode of Evoke Greatness, Kaitlyn shares how she turned her lowest point into Faced With Grace, a mission to help women rise above workplace toxicity with confidence, poise, and purpose.

It’s raw, it’s real… and it might just change the way you see your own work life.