I Didn’t Plan This. But It Changed Everything.
I Didn’t Plan This. But It Changed Everything.
🧭 Five months ago, I reached out to Growth.com.
I had been watching from the sidelines, admiring the calibre of their coaching, quietly thinking: Could I be a part of that?
They responded with a request for a coaching call recording—a standard assessment. I hesitated.
My clients were having breakthroughs. The work felt good. Deep. But was it good enough?
And then… I almost didn’t send it.
Not because I wasn’t ready. But because fear dressed up as perfectionism whispered: Wait until it’s better. Wait until you're better.
But life doesn’t wait. Growth.com followed up, asking for my recording—by the end of the week.
So I took the leap. I pressed send.
The next day, I received an email with the subject line:
“Growth.com – Coaching Call Results.”
I clicked… bracing for rejection.
Instead, I read:
“Our team was impressed with your session. It aligns beautifully with our coaching style.”
I cried.
Not because of the opportunity—though that was incredible.
But because that one moment shattered a belief that had quietly ruled me: I am not good enough - yet!
That email marked the start of my deeper journey with Tony Robbins.
I was invited to coach inside his RPM Pathway to Power program. And last week, I spent four days fully immersed in Unleash The Power Within (UPW).
And no—I didn’t buy a ticket. It landed in my inbox. I call it a divine nudge. A phenomenal gift.
Here’s What I Learned at UPW
Tony teaches that we live from one of two states:
🛠️ Managing life — mastering the science of achievement.
🧭 Designing life — embracing the art of fulfilment.
And most of us? We’re stuck in managing. Doing more. Hustling harder. Striving for success, while slowly drifting further from what truly matters.
Here’s the kicker:
You don’t experience life. You experience the life you focus on.
That landed hard.
Because so many of my clients—and let’s be honest, myself included—have become masters of managing. Of doing. Of proving.
But fulfilment? That requires something deeper. Something bolder.
Tony breaks down the 6 core human needs:
Certainty
Variety
Significance
Love & Connection
Growth
Contribution
Everyone values them differently. Everyone has a different playbook. But here’s the pattern:
When our top needs are unmet—or met in unhealthy ways—we suffer.
And suffering is rarely about the external.
It’s about our expectations, our beliefs, and our patterns.
Activity Without Purpose Is the Fastest Path to Burnout
Most people are busy making a living… not designing their life.
They’re caught in a cycle of endless to-dos, bleeding energy across a thousand demands that don’t actually move them forward.
This is where the programs I coach make a powerful difference.
I help people stop that energy leak—by replacing task-chasing with clarity. Clarity on what you want. Why it matters. And how to create momentum that feels purposeful, not pressured.
Your sense of self-esteem is directly linked to this:
Are you controlling events—or are events controlling you?
When we lose our grip on direction, we start to feel like passengers in our own lives.
That’s why I help my clients create a flexible life plan across the domains that matter.
So you’re not operating by default—you’re living by design.
This is about thinking like a leader—not just at work, but in your whole life.
Be results-focused. Purpose-driven. In control of your time and direction.
That’s where fulfilment lives. That’s when energy returns. That’s when life begins to feel like yours again.
The Turning Point: The Dickens Process
One of the most powerful moments of UPW is the Dickens Process—a visceral, transformational tool to shatter limiting beliefs.
Through breath, visualisation, and high emotional intensity, you become the cost of holding onto the lies you’ve told yourself.
I walked into that experience thinking:
This will be interesting.
I walked out changed.
Because in that room, I saw how much I’d been unconsciously driven by fear—fear of being too much and not enough.
Of failing publicly.
Of succeeding and then losing everything.
And yet… on the other side of facing it was freedom.
Why This Work Resonates Deeply With My Mission
I help people who’ve poured everything into others—who are now running on empty—realign with who they truly are.
They’re often highly successful on the outside but quietly exhausted on the inside.
They say:
“Why doesn’t this feel fulfilling anymore?”
“I don’t even know what I want anymore.”
"I'm not even sure I know who I am anymore" - this used to be me. It was exhausting, frustrating and overwhelming.
The truth?
They’ve mastered achievement. But they’ve never been taught the art of fulfilment.
That’s where I come in.
UPW didn’t just affirm what I teach. It deepened it. It gave me a visceral reminder of what real transformation requires:
🔥 Leverage (your why must be stronger than your excuses)
🧠 Break the Pattern (interrupt it before it drives your future)
✨ Replace It (create a new belief, a new identity, a new reality)
It’s everything I guide my clients through—now with even more precision, presence, and power.
If You're Still Reading This, Here's What I Want You to Know:
You don’t have to wait until you're "ready."
That belief is the very thing holding you back.
Your breakthroughs often sit just on the other side of fear.
And fulfilment? It doesn’t come from doing more.
It comes from remembering who you are—and designing your life to align with that truth.
Are You Leading a Life You Designed—Or One You Inherited?
If you’re feeling stretched thin… if you’re great at leading others but secretly feel disconnected from yourself…
If you know there’s more, but you don’t know how to reach it without burning out…
Then it’s time.
This is your moment to break free.
To step into deeper alignment.
To create success that doesn’t just look good—but feels good.
Because your life isn’t meant to be managed.
It’s meant to be designed.
🔗 Want support to begin that journey?
Let’s talk. I help leaders like you shift from high-achieving exhaustion to high-impact fulfilment.
📩 Visit www.tabithaleonard.com
💬 Or message me directly to book a clarity call.
What resonated with you most?
Let’s start a conversation that leads to real change.
