Leadership Legacy

Reflective Questions—Where Intention was Planted

‘The ancestor stones mark where intention was planted—choose your ground carefully’

(From the ancestral wisdom of the Yi people of Southwest China, honouring their deep cosmology, ritual calendar, and geomantic practices rooted in land, ancestors, and cyclical time)

The questions below help you recognise hidden connections so you can:

• Begin crafting your legacy blueprint.
• Transition from reactivity to proactivity.

Section I: Vision

Reflections:

• Which vision have you been hesitant to turn into reality?
• What benefits come from carefully setting limits?

Prompt:

Give your vision a three-sentence narrative.

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Section II: Adaptive Stacking

Build your adaptive stacking protocol. List your:

• Stimulating Elements: Enhanced alertness and focus (e.g., cold exposure, movement).
• Expansive Elements: Foster creativity and open thinking (e.g., modifying my environment).
• Grounding Elements: Stabilise and aid transitions (e.g., body awareness and rhythmic breathing).

Now, create your ritual to assist you in adapting to change (for example):

• Morning: Stimulating + grounding elements (movement, breathwork, and cognition).
• Midday: Expansive + structured elements (ideation, embodiment, and changing environments).
• Evening: Grounding + expansive elements (rest techniques, sensory modulation, and reflection).

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Section III: Somatic Stability Check

Weekly check-in:

• Where in my body do I feel grounded/safe/stable?
• Where in my ...