Intentional Leaders Podcast with Cyndi Wentland
Welcome to the Intentional Leaders Podcast with Cyndi Wentland. Where we’re all about creating confident, successful, and focused leaders who manage with purpose and impact. I’m Cyndi Wentland, the founder of Intentionaleaders. And I’m passionate about learning, teaching, and coaching on all things leadership related. My purpose is to equip leaders like you with the tools, resources, and support to accomplish your goals. To learn when you want, how you want. So, if you’re an aspiring leader, first-time manager, experienced executive, or you just want to make a bigger impact in your role as an individual contributor—this podcast is for you. Because each week we’ll focus on relevant, applicable, and easy to implement skills and practices—to create focus and a deliberate path to employee engagement and business results. I know that leadership has its challenges but learning to lead shouldn’t be one of them.
Intentional Leaders Podcast with Cyndi Wentland
The Leadership Truth: Hard Moments Are Where Growth Happens
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This episode explores the frustration that arises when we expect something to be easy, only to find it difficult—whether in leadership, managing people, or life’s personal challenges. Often, we assume that if something is hard, we must be doing it wrong, or that we’re inadequate. But what if difficulty is not a problem to be fixed, but a natural and necessary part of growth?
Drawing from personal experiences—including a conversation with a restaurant owner who thrives on problem-solving and the emotional challenges of a first holiday season without a loved one—the episode challenges listeners to rethink their expectations. Instead of resisting hardship, what if we accepted that some experiences are meant to be tough?
In leadership, struggles such as handling difficult stakeholders, leading change, or managing conflict aren’t signs of failure; they are opportunities to prove resilience and capability. Similarly, in life, grief and sadness don’t always need to be “fixed”—sometimes, they simply need to be honored.
By shifting our mindset, we can embrace challenges not as personal shortcomings but as stepping stones to growth. Because sometimes, life is supposed to be hard—and that’s okay.
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