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I’m Kristi Baxter, a leadership and mindset coach who helps high-achieving professionals overcome self-doubt, quiet their inner critic, and lead with clarity and confidence. Because true leadership starts from within—and confidence is a skill you can build.
Hey there, Reader, There’s a leadership habit that’s quietly eating up a hell of a lot of your energy. And you may not even realize you’re doing it. It’s managing other people’s opinions of you. Rewording the email so no one takes it the wrong way. Overexplaining a decision you already know is right. Replaying the conversation afterward. Watching someone’s reaction and immediately wondering, Did I say too much? Was I too direct? Are they upset with me? It’s like having an invisible second job...
Hi Reader, I spent two hours rage-cleaning my house. Not because it needed it. Because I couldn't sit still. I told myself I was "being productive." But if I'm honest... I was avoiding the discomfort of doing... nothing. The house looked great. I still felt prickly. It turns out scrubbing counters doesn't scrub energy. That morning uncovered something I hadn't fully seen before... I can't access a true state of leisure if I haven't first cleared my energy. The body knows. And it can't be...
For most of my life, I thought I was just the person who cared the most. The one who remembered everything. The one who planned ahead. The one who checked in. The one who stayed late. The one who made sure everyone had what they needed. I wore it like a badge of honor. I told myself it was because I was responsible. Thoughtful. Dependable. A good leader. A good friend. A good human. But there was one thing I couldn't figure out. If I was doing all of these things because I genuinely cared......