Composure Coaching

Composure Coaching Holistic Leadership Coach | Author of The Inner Compass 📖

I help women leaders overcome burnout so they can lead with clarity, calm & confidence. 🌿

I’m a certified Holistic Leadership Coach helping women in leadership reclaim clarity, calm, and confidence in their work and life. Through 1:1 coaching, I support skilled professionals in shifting from over-functioning and burnout to flow-based leadership with freedom and fulfillment.

📍 Based in Vancouver, BC | Coaching globally
🌐 composure-coaching.com

09/30/2026

On Finding Flow, Episode 41/90 Nobody is born knowing their values.

Last Saturday, I was invited to Young Guns Build Club. A young man said some of his friends struggle to talk about who they are. He has a point.

Values come from connecting with yourself first. There is a lot of noise out there. Social media. Advice on what you should and shouldn’t do. Much of it contradicts itself. So we start with you.

Question 1: What are you good at?

Write it down. Then go further. Running? Sprinting or long distance? How far? The detail is where you learn about yourself.

Follow for part 2.





09/28/2026

How often do you allow yourself to take breaks?

Once a week, my body aches. It lasts a day. If I push through, it lasts a week. I lose focus. I feel drained. When I stop and rest for a day, the energy comes back. I’m productive the rest of the week.

Studies have shown that we are more focused and more productive when we make time for rest.

When we ignore signs of fatigue, we become overwhelmed and eventually get burned out.

Over time, we feel more guilt about being on short-term or long-term leave than we would about taking breaks.

It’s not your fault.

We’ve been taught by society to grind it out. It proves you’re hard-working. It proves you’re committed. It proves you’re loyal. It proves you’re all of those things, until you’re not.

How about listening to your body? The cost of not listening can be much higher. It will cost you your health, your job, your quality of life, your happiness, and your aliveness.

Without the health, everything you once tried to prove turns into nothing in the end.
This is why your well-being matters.

Listen to your body.
Take charge of your well-being.
And give yourself permission to take that break.

Share this with someone who needs the reminder.

My book, “The Inner Compass: Leadership Beyond Strategy” is now available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.


 
 
 


You’re not alone. Feeling stuck isn’t always obvious, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t real.Getting unstuck begins with no...
09/25/2026

You’re not alone. Feeling stuck isn’t always obvious, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t real.

Getting unstuck begins with noticing where you are and learning to navigate uncertainty, one step at a time.

If this resonates, explore The Inner Compass: Leadership Beyond Strategy through the link in my bio. 🧭





09/24/2026

On Finding Flow, Episode 40/90
The True Meaning of Generosity: Knowing When to Say No (Part 2)

Here’s another side of people-pleasing: it can look generous on the outside. But if you said no, how uncomfortable would you honestly feel?

How often do you say yes because you don’t want to hurt or disappoint someone? An honest response may be uncomfortable at first. If saying yes means setting aside your own needs, values, or priorities, practise declining politely. It gets easier with practice.

Real generosity gives you the freedom to choose.

What are you choosing for yourself today?





09/22/2026

On Finding Flow, Episode 39/90 The True Meaning of Generosity: Helping Without Expecting Anything In Return Part 1

Are you someone who expects a favour in return after offering to help? If so, consider whether people-pleasing may be at play.

People-pleasing gradually pulls you out of alignment. It keeps you playing nice, seeking validation, and feeling as though you’re never enough.

It can trick you into believing you’re being generous when, underneath it, you may be hoping to earn approval, appreciation, or something in return.

Eventually, giving this way becomes exhausting—and resentment sets in.

Real generosity comes without hidden expectations.





09/21/2026

On Finding Flow, Episode 38/90

Part 4 FinalMastering Single Tasking: How to Handle Interruptions with Grace

In this episode I summarize single-tasking, giving a concrete example of how we handle daily interruptions.

Save this for the next time an interruption breaks your flow—and follow for more ways to practise single-tasking.





09/19/2026

On Finding Flow, Episode 37/90

Multitasking vs Single-Tasking Part 3: Mastering Flow Through Single Tasking

I talk about how to achieve flow by moving from one focused space to another, using single tasking instead of multitasking. I explain that this approach creates more time and reduces clutter in the mind. I share a practice of setting a timer for three days, then five, then a week, and ideally a month, to build the habit of entering each task with full presence, making interruptions less disruptive and work more enjoyable.

With the timer, gauge how long you think each task will take you and set that time. If you finish before the timer goes off then practice relaxing, doing nothing, and being in the moment till the timer goes off.

If you don’t finish before the timer goes off, then drop what you’re doing by completing that one thing you’re doing. For example, if you’re washing dishes then finish rinsing that one dish. If you’re writing an email, then complete the sentence. Then go on to the next task. You’re only working one task at a time within the time for which it was set.

Essentially, you’ll want to use your calendar or agenda to schedule your tasks.

Eventually, once you understand how this works, you won’t need the calendar or the timer. You will have acquired the skill to enter from one space to the next.

You’ll also discover that flow requires both letting go and developing discipline.

Follow for Part 4 where I’ll summarize in detail the way in which single-tasking brings flow and joy into your life. I’ll also share specific examples in handling interruptions when they show up.





09/18/2026

On Finding Flow, Episode 36/90.

Multitasking vs Single-Tasking Part 2: Untangling Your Mind for Clarity.

Here, I’m using a visual analogy of tangled circles to explain the difference between multitasking and single-tasking.

I show how multitasking leads to overwhelm and burnout, while single-tasking allows you to focus on one task at a time, creating clarity and mental space.

Follow for Part 3, where I’ll explore the way in which single-tasking creates its own space with clarity and how it establishes healthy boundaries. I will provide tools to help you practice and hold healthy boundaries in life and in the workplace, so you can enjoy work/life balance.

If you’ve missed Part 1, go check out On Finding Flow, Episode 35.





09/18/2026

Multitasking doesn’t work. It only adds to your mental clutter and leaves you feeling increasingly overwhelmed. Let me explain.

Follow for Part 2, where I’ll explore multitasking versus single-tasking and share ways to establish healthy boundaries.





09/16/2026

On Finding Flow, Episode 34/90.

Cutting corners is not the same as working smarter.

Working smarter means finding a more effective way to achieve a good result. Cutting corners means skipping what matters to get ahead faster—often at someone else’s expense.

It can be discouraging to watch people take shortcuts and still receive recognition or promotions, especially when you’ve been working hard and doing things responsibly.

But their path is not your path.

Stay in your lane. Continue doing your work with integrity and a strong work ethic. The right people will notice—not only what you accomplish, but how you accomplish it.

Cutting corners doesn’t disappear. Eventually, the gaps begin to show because moving into a higher position doesn’t replace the knowledge, experience, or judgment someone skipped along the way.

When you catch yourself wondering, “Why them and not me?” be honest about what you’re feeling. There may be unfairness—and there may also be some jealousy.

Acknowledge it without judging yourself. Then bring your attention back to what you can control: developing your skills, doing meaningful work, and continuing to grow.

Don’t let someone else’s shortcut make you question your values or pull you away from your path.

If you want to lead with greater clarity, confidence, and integrity, read “The Inner Compass: Leadership Beyond Strategy”. Link in bio.

Have you ever watched someone get ahead by cutting corners? Share your experience in the comments.





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