Chapter 1 Toolkit: Micro-Acts of Courage

Framework: The Integration Compass

Journaling Prompts

The Map I Was Given

  • List the spoken and unspoken rules you inherited about leadership.

  • Circle the ones you still live by.

  • For each, ask: Does this serve me — or fracture me?

  • Redraw the map: sketch two or three new “roads” you want to travel as a leader.

The Moment I Started Shrinking

  • Recall a time when you edited yourself to survive or succeed.

  • What did you leave behind?

  • Now, rewrite that moment: What would integrated leadership have looked like?

My Power, Remembered

  • Write a letter from the version of you who no longer performs for acceptance.

  • Let her describe how she leads meetings, makes decisions, and sets boundaries.

  • Ask: What does her day feel like? What does she no longer carry?

The Voice I Silenced

  • Think of one moment when you wanted to speak but stayed quiet.

  • Write the words you didn’t say.

  • Then write how it would feel to speak them now, from clarity instead of fear.

Chapter 2 Toolkit: Micro-Acts of Courage

Framework: The Integration Compass


Expanded Journaling Prompts

1. The Either/Or I Was Taught

  • Make a list of binary beliefs you’ve internalized (e.g., “Be confident but not too confident”).

  • For each, ask: Where did I learn this?

  • Write one real-life scenario where you could embody the integrated version this week.

  • Capture what that shift would feel like in your body.

2. The Leader I’m Becoming

  • Write a letter from your future integrated self.

  • Describe in detail one day in her leadership: how she leads a meeting, makes a hard decision, sets a boundary.

  • Capture her tone, her presence, her body language.

  • Let her voice show you what wholeness looks like in action.

3. The First Cut

  • Recall the first time you silenced or split part of yourself to be accepted.

  • Name what you left behind.

  • Write a message of compassion to that younger self.

  • Then reimagine the moment: what would integrated leadership have looked like?

  • Write a new ending where you chose wholeness.

Chapter 3 Toolkit: Micro-Acts of Courage 

Framework: Rewrite the Script, Keep Your Self


Journaling Prompts

  • The Script I Was Given – List 3–5 lines you were taught about leadership/worth. For each: Who benefits? Who is constrained?

  • The Moment I Stayed With Myself – Describe one moment you didn’t abandon your truth. What did your body feel before/during/after?

  • The Rewrite in Action – Pick one live situation this week. Draft the old line and your new line. Rehearse aloud.

  • The Script My Body Carries – Scan jaw/shoulders/chest/stomach. What sensation maps to what line? What breath/stance/phrase releases it?

Chapter 4 Toolkit: Micro-Acts of Courage

Framework: Returning to True North

Journaling Prompts

  1. The False Finish Line
     Write about a time you reached a goal you thought would bring peace—but didn’t. What did you discover about yourself in that moment?

  2. The Compass Moment
     Recall a decision where you trusted your inner compass, even if it felt risky. What happened? What did you learn about self-trust?

  3. The Return
     Describe a moment when you realized you’d drifted from your truth—and then came back. What helped you return? What did that feel like in your body?

Chapter 5 Toolkit: Micro-Acts of Courage

Framework: Power Isn’t a Title

Journaling Prompts

The Borrowed Power
 Write about a time you felt powerful only because of a title or recognition. What did it cost you?

The Moment I Claimed It
 Recall a moment you acted from your own authority without waiting. How did it feel in your body?

The Power I’m Practicing Now
 Describe one way you want to embody power differently this week. Write yourself into the scene as if it already happened—and imagine how it changes not just you, but the room around you.


Chapter 6 Toolkit: Micro-Acts of Courage

Framework: Presence Is a Practice

Journaling Prompts

The Meeting I Performed vs. The Meeting I Embodied
 Write about two different moments: one where you managed optics, one where you showed up rooted. What was the difference in how you felt?

A Day of Yes/No in My Body
 Track your body’s signals across one day. Note every yes that felt light and every yes that felt heavy. What patterns do you notice?

Presence in the Smallest Moment
 Describe one ordinary moment (a conversation, an email, a family interaction) where you chose presence over performance. How did it shift the outcome?