When you do the inner work, the outer work becomes easier.
We often think the answer to our problems lie outside of us, but many of the answers we're looking for can only be found within. The inner work means working with your thoughts, beliefs, emotions, body, and breath so you can transform a life of stress into a life of purpose, connection, and joy. Doing the inner work allows you to heal, see different perspectives, and change old patterns.
In this guide to emotional freedom and self-discovery, Susanne shares the life-changing tools she uses with her coaching clients including journaling exercises, visualizations, meditations, mind-body practices, breathing techniques, and more. These tools can help you work through your trauma and heal your wounds in a practical and powerful way.
Throughout this journey, you will glean new insights and strengthen your emotional connection with yourself and the world. Learning about your needs, behaviors, thinking patterns, emotions, and heart-felt desires enables you to reduce stress and fear, infuse more joy and meaning into your life, and deeply transform your inner and outer worlds.
Doing the inner work can help you:
- Set healthy boundaries so you can protect your mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing
- Transform feelings of doubt, fear, and overwhelm by navigating challenging thoughts and processing your emotions
- Change stuck or unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior that have been holding you back
- Live a life of meaning and purpose that lights up your soul
- Practice powerful meditation and breathing techniques to restore balance and connect to the endless river of peace inside you
- Develop healthy self-love practices so you can thrive and make progress in all areas of life
Ultimately, doing the inner work will help you live a fulfilling life and welcome any challenge, emotion, or experience with an open heart and mind.
Madsen, Susanne: - Susanne Madsen is an internationally recognized leadership coach, facilitator and speaker. Working with organizations across the globe she delivers leadership programs and executive coaching to help managers at all levels become authentic, fulfilled and emotionally balanced leaders. Susanne is the award-winning author of 'The Power of Project Leadership' (now in 2nd edition), 'The Project Management Coaching Workbook' and 'How to Do the Inner Work'.'The Power of Project Leadership' has been described as "inspiring" and "a must-read for everyone in the project world". It brings together decades of know-how on the 'soft side' of program and project leadership into an accessible structure. It's the winner of PMI UK's Literature Award and has been translated into Chinese and Polish. Susanne's newest book 'How to Do the Inner Work' has been described as "a major, well-written and inspirational contribution to the science of emotional healing and self-discovery." It's an essential tool for those who want to transform a life of stress and worry into a life of purpose, connection, and joy. Prior to setting up her own business, Susanne was leading high-profile change programs for organizations such as Standard Bank, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase.
