Be the Wolf
There’s a four-minute video on YouTube I’ve probably watched 20 times and made my family watch too. I've even used it in keynotes and workshops. It's just that damn good. It’s called "How Wolves Change Rivers", and it explains something called a trophic cascade - how one change in an ecosystem creates a ripple effect through everything. When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone, they didn’t just restore balance… they transformed the entire park. Trees regrew. Birds returned. The rivers literally changed course.
And it all happened because the wolves showed up exactly as they were meant to be. They didn’t try to be something else. They simply did what they were made to do.
It makes you wonder:
What if your presence - your real, authentic, unedited self - is exactly what your ecosystem needs?
...Your team.
...Your family.
...Your community.
...Your clients.
Even the parts of you that feel “too much” or “not enough” may be the exact thing that brings balance, inspires change, or shifts a culture.
That’s emotional intelligence in motion:
Knowing who you are. Embracing it fully. And showing up with purpose and self-awareness.
So today, pause and ask yourself:
Where am I holding back?
Where have I been trying to blend in, when I was made to lead, create, protect, or inspire?
Then go watch the video. Show it to your colleagues. Your spouse. Your kids. And remember... when you be who you came to be, you don’t just change yourself... You change everything around you.
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