Alana Tart

Rule for life: Be kind.


Kindness isn't soft, it’s not just action.

1️⃣ Kindness creates connections

Every meaningful relationship in my career started with a small act of kindness, not a power move.

2️⃣ Kindness creates happiness

Your brain releases dopamine when you're kind, nature's way of saying this is exactly what you should be doing.

3️⃣ Kindness creates hope

One person's belief in you can change everything; I've seen it happen too many times to count.

4️⃣ Kindness creates alignment

Kindness is a universal value. It aligns us with something bigger than ourselves.

In a world obsessed with tough leadership, kindness is the strongest thing you can be.

So if you can be anything, be kind.

Power isn’t controlling stress.

It’s dancing with it.

The key is to navigate with flexibility, resilience, and adaptability

To be emotionally agile.

Here are 12 power phrases that change everything:

1. “This is tough, but I can handle it.“
↳ Soften arms and open stance to confidently embrace the moment.

2. “What’s the next best step I can take?“
↳ Write question with dominant hand answer with non-dominant to access creativity.

3. “How I respond matters more than what’s happening.“
↳ Box breath to move from reactive to responsive.

4. “Let’s look at the bigger picture.“
↳ Visualize long-term goals to contextualize the current stress.

5. “This feeling is valid, but it doesn’t define me.“
↳ Label your emotion (“I feel anxious”) to separate yourself from it.

6. “What is this experience teaching me?“
↳ Reflect on the situation (e.g. journaling) with curiosity.

7. “I can’t control everything, but I can control how I approach this.“
↳ Identify what is in control, focus there and let go of the rest.

8. “I’m not stuck; I’m recalibrating.“
↳ Shift your body (change position) to shift mental perspective

9. “This moment will pass.“
↳ Move (eg short walk) to breaks thought spirals.

10. “Who can I reach out to for support?“
↳ Connect with trusted mentor or colleague.

11. “I’ve faced challenges before, and I grew stronger.“
↳ Take 10 minutes to write down previous demonstrations of resilience.

12. “It’s okay to feel uncomfortable; it means I’m growing.“
↳ Put hand on heart to soothe and support self.

Big stress, small actions, big results.

Which one are you going to use to stay in the driver’s seat?