The Power Reset: Returning to What Matters

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Well, hello, my valued listeners, and welcome to a brand new month and new year of living in your power.
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I'm your host, Dr. Marlene Greenleaf, and I want to personally welcome you into
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this new year and this new season with intention, clarity, and grace.
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Now, if this is your first time here, I am so glad you found your way to this space.
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This podcast has always been about empowerment, faith, and self-leadership.
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But for this season, season four, it's different and in the best way.
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This is a fresh start. Not because something was broken, but because something
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deeper was ready to emerge.
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So season four is an invitation to pause, to breathe, and to return to what truly matters.
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Now we've officially stepped into 2026 and before we rush to set goals,
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make declarations, or pressure ourselves to get right, I want to invite you
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to do something different.
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It's not about resolutions, not about hustle, and not pressure to become someone new.
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Because this reset is about remembering who you already are.
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In this space, for this month, we'll talk about presence over performance,
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faith-rooted leadership, letting go of what trains you, and choosing to align it without guilt.
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Now, these episodes are designed to meet you where you are.
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And that means whether you're leading a team, building a business,
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navigating transition, or simply trying to stay grounded in a noisy world.
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So wherever you're listening from, I want to invite you to settle in.
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You don't need to strive here because you are ready enough.
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So let's begin. This month's theme is the power reset, returning to what matters.
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And that's because this year is not about becoming someone new.
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It's about returning to who you've always been.
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And that's grounded, guided, and held.
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So today's episode is the first in our January series.
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Again, it's the Power Reset, Returning to What Matters.
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Now, January often comes with noise. I mean, noise that says, do more.
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Noise that says, do better.
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Noise that says, you are already behind.
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But here's the truth. Many of us don't need another resolution.
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We need restoration.
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And that actually is my word for 2026. Restoration.
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We're coming out of a year where we carry responsibility, grief,
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uncertainty, and pressure.
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And yet, the world keeps asking us to sprint forward without acknowledging what we're still holding.
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So a power reset, my dear listeners, is not about starting over.
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It's about pausing long enough to ask, what truly matters right now?
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What has trained me more than it has nourished me?
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And what am I being invited to release?
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Isaiah 30, 15 reminds us, In repentance and rest is your salvation.
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In quietness and trust is your strength.
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It's not in striving, not in overworking, but in rest and trust.
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Now in my own life, I've learned that resets don't come when life is calm.
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They actually come when life demands clarity.
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There have been seasons where I realized I was functioning well on the outside,
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but feeling disconnected on the inside.
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I was doing what was required, but I wasn't always honoring what was necessary for my spirit.
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And God had to gently remind me that power isn't found in doing more.
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It's found in alignment. When we return to prayer, to boundaries,
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to stillness, and to discernment, something shifts.
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Because we stop reacting, we stop forcing, and we start listening.
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And that's where peace meets purpose.
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Now, as always, I want to give you three ways to begin your power reset this month.
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So if you're ready to reset, gently and intentionally, here are three ways to begin.
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First, revisit your values before your goals. So before you ask,
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what do I want to accomplish?
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Ask instead, who do I want to be this year?
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Second, release what no longer fits.
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I mean, not everything you carry last year needs to come with you into this year.
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Some things were seasonal, and that's okay.
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And third, create space for God's guidance.
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Even five quiet minutes a day can realign your spirit, because stillness makes room for clarity.
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So a power reset doesn't remove responsibility it restores perspective,
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let's reflect on Matthew 11 28
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it says come to me all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest,
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now notice he didn't say figure it out first,
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God said Come.
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Come to me. All who are where you are and believe you. And I will give you rest.
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So here's your empowerment prompt for this week.
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I want to invite you to journal on these questions. Yes, journal. Gotta write it down.
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First you say, where do I feel most disconnected right now?
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What am I being called to release as I begin this year?
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And what would it look like to lead and live from a place of peace?
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I want you to remember that clarity doesn't come from rushing It comes from
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returning So write these down and ponder on them I'm going to repeat them again for you,
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Where do I feel most disconnected right now?
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What am I being called to release as I begin this year?
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And what would it look like to leave and live for a place of peace.
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So, my friends, as you begin this new year, I want you to know this. You are not behind.
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You are not lacking. And you are not required to exhaust yourself to prove your worth.
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This month, we reset. Not because we failed, but because we're wise enough to choose alignment.
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So I want to thank you for joining me today For the first episode in our January series The Power Reset,
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Returning to What Matters And I'll see you next week as we continue this conversation
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With an episode on releasing what no longer serves you This is a message I believe
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that will speak directly to your heart,
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So I want to thank you again For listening to me on this episode,
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this first episode of Season 4 of Living in Your Power.
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And until next time, I want you to live boldly in your power today.
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And if it gets tough, just breathe.
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You've still got the strength to rise. so until next time continue to live in your power.