Ready for different results in 2026?
Is your business growing the way you want?
If not, it’s probably not because you or your team aren’t working hard enough.
Most leaders are working harder—having the same meetings, repeating the same behaviors, while expecting different results. New outcomes require a different internal playbook.
Why do smart people keep doing the same thing?
One word: fear. Your brain is wired for safety, not growth. When stress spikes, we default to reactivity, control, blame, and overwork. That cycle kills creativity, alignment, and sustainable revenue.
I’m not pointing fingers; I lived it. I chased the win in every arena (career, athletics, parenting) until anxiety ran the show. It took a serious health wake-up call for me to change my mindset, my leadership, and my outcomes.
Today I teach conscious leadership to executives and teams (including at Vanderbilt, Belmont, and NYU). Every class asks the same thing:
“Why weren’t we taught tools to get out of stress and create what we actually want?”
Here’s the bottom line:
We can’t change outcomes. We can only change the thinking and behaviors that create them.
When leaders shift first, teams stop defending and start creating.
Meetings move from circular to catalytic.
Growth becomes repeatable instead of accidental.
What changes when we work together
Higher revenue rooted in better decisions (not more hours)
Teams aligned around clear agreements and trust
Honest, skillful communication (end gossip, blame, confusion)
Leaders who self-correct in real time, out of stress, into presence
Want to see this in action?
Reply with “RESET” or grab a time on my calendar for a 45-minute Leadership Reset. Bring one stubborn result you want to change. I’ll show you a tool to shift it, on the call.
Book your 45-minute Leadership Reset
Or email me at debra@sunderlandcoaching.com | call or text me 708-989-1159
You are not a victim of your results. You’re the creator. Let’s make 2026 the year you lead from clarity instead of fear, and watch your business follow.