The Season You Are Building
December 7, 2025
Reflect
Before Jane Goodall became a global voice for conservation, she spent her early years in a season of quiet curiosity. With no formal scientific training and only a childhood dream to guide her, she traveled to the forests of Tanzania and began her work by simply watching. She sat for long stretches of time, letting the chimpanzees grow comfortable with her presence and learning their rhythms long before she tried to understand their behavior.
Her work did not begin with recognition. It began with patience and a willingness to learn slowly. Those early years formed the foundation for the leader she would become. Over time, she moved through seasons of discovery, seasons of advocacy, and eventually seasons of speaking to millions about the importance of protecting the natural world. Through each chapter she stayed rooted in her purpose and allowed the season she was in to shape the work in front of her.
What makes Jane’s story so powerful is not only the reach of her impact, but the way she built it. Her influence grew through steady, intentional effort rather than speed. She often said, “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Her life reflects that truth. She chose actions that aligned with her purpose and trusted that those choices, repeated over time, would matter.
You do not need a global platform to connect with her path. We all move through seasons that shape us. Seasons of learning. Seasons of rebuilding. Seasons of stretching into something new. Even when the direction feels unclear, the way we show up each day begins to form the next chapter of who we are becoming.
This is the season you are building now. Whether you name it or not, it is already taking shape through what you practice, protect, and prioritize. The invitation is to step into it with intention and let it guide the leader you are becoming.
Implement
Set aside a few quiet minutes this week to reflect on the season you are in. Consider what it is teaching you and what it is strengthening in you. Think about what this moment may be preparing you for.
Write a short sentence that captures what this season represents for you. Then choose one way to honor it. That might mean giving yourself more room to learn, allowing space to rest, investing in a relationship that matters, or recommitting to something that brings you forward.
You are not choosing a task. You are choosing a way of being that supports the season you want to build.
Strengthen
If you want to deepen this reflection, this short video from Dr Jane Goodall offers a meaningful reminder of how much our choices matter.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfLKHY52ERc
In it, she talks about hope as something we cultivate through the way we live. Her words invite us to look at our days with a sense of purpose rather than pressure. She reminds us that influence grows through attention, care, and the steady belief that our presence makes a difference and that the choices we make today can shape the season ahead.
If you want something more hands on, try creating a simple “next season” vision board. You can use a free tool like this:
https://www.canva.com/create/vision-boards/
Add a few images, words, or phrases that reflect the season you want to build. It is simply a way to give shape to who you are becoming so you can return to it when your days feel full.
The more you can see the season you are building, the easier it becomes to choose the actions that support it.
Elevate
Every season strengthens something essential in us. As you move through this week, begin to notice what this one is building in you. It might be steadiness, purpose, or the quiet confidence that comes from showing up with intention. Let these qualities take root. They are shaping the leader you will bring into the next chapter.
Momentum Insight
Imagine yourself three months from now and picture one moment you would feel proud to look back on from this season. It does not need to be big. It might be a conversation you finally had, a habit you stayed committed to, or a boundary you honored.
Write a single sentence describing that moment as if it has already happened. Let that future memory guide you quietly through the days ahead. It is not a plan. It is a direction. And sometimes that is all a new season needs.
Next week: Leading With Presence in a Distracted World. A look at how steady presence shapes trust, clarity, and impact.
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