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In the Avagasso blog, we delve deep into our power as warriors and leaders to share our insights, musings, experiences, and wisdom with our fellow dragons who are seeking to unlock their power and expand their inner and outer worlds.
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You’re Not Empathic. You’re Traumatized. And It’s Running Your Leadership.
Let’s stop romanticizing empathy. Because what many leaders proudly call “empathy” is often just unresolved trauma in a suit. You don’t “just know” how people feel. You were trained to know. You learned to scan faces. You learned to read tone shifts. You learned to predict explosions before they happened. You learned to walk on eggshells so well that now you call it emotional intelligence. But hypervigilance is not the same as wisdom. And survival skills are not the same as l

Sarah Gruneisen
Feb 173 min read


Sandra Dost: From Self-Made Loops to Self-Trust
Sandra’s journey through Leadership Landing Sometimes growth doesn’t look like acceleration. Sometimes it looks like finding yourself again. When Sandra joined Leadership Landing, she wasn’t searching for a promotion, a title, or a louder voice. She was searching for something much quieter, herself. I was stuck on multiple fronts Before the program, Sandra described her life as a series of loops. Not imposed by others. Not caused by lack of ability. But self-made loops, patte

Sarah Gruneisen
Dec 21, 20253 min read


🌀 Why, If You’re Living with a Personality Disorder in Tech, You Need The Leadership Leap
“Some storms rage inside of us, but that doesn’t mean we can’t learn to sail.” The Misunderstood Storm When people hear the phrase...

Sarah Gruneisen
Sep 24, 20253 min read


💔 Why, If You’ve Experienced Trauma, You Need The Leadership Leap
“You can leave the battlefield, but sometimes the battlefield doesn’t leave you.” Trauma Doesn’t Stay in the Past Trauma is not simply an...

Sarah Gruneisen
Sep 23, 20254 min read


🪽 The beliefs you carry will decide the skies you can enter
We often think our choices are rational. Logical. Neutral. But the truth is, every decision we make is guided by our deepest beliefs, the...

Sarah Gruneisen
Sep 2, 20252 min read


💚🐉 A Weekend Blessing
For those carrying old disappointments, may you release what no longer serves and step lighter into tomorrow. For those standing at the...

Sarah Gruneisen
Aug 29, 20251 min read


Navigating Phone Communication: From Childhood Challenges to Leadership Adaptations
🥚☎️ Our family didn’t have a phone growing up (a time when mobile phones didn’t yet exist). Our family was poor, and I remember not...

Sarah Gruneisen
Oct 31, 20243 min read


The Overbearing Boulder
Meet the Overbearing Boulder - a leader whose weight crushes creativity and paralyzes progress with its constant scrutiny and need for...

Sarah Gruneisen
Oct 9, 20241 min read


The Whispering Vine
What if … 🍇🐉 Meet the Whispering Vine - a dragon whose soft voice wraps around your mind like a gentle breeze, yet its words bind and...

Sarah Gruneisen
Oct 8, 20241 min read


The Insecure Flame
Meet the Insecure Flame, a dragon driven by fear of failure and constant self-doubt. This leader hovers anxiously over their team, never...

Sarah Gruneisen
Sep 23, 20241 min read


Embracing Our “Monsters”: The Path to Internal Peace and Core Power
🐲👺 Every dragon, no matter how majestic or strong, has its own inner "monsters" - those shadows lurking within, representing fears,...

Sarah Gruneisen
Sep 12, 20242 min read


Becoming Ready: Trusting the Process of Growth
Yesterday, we explored the idea that we can only change ourselves and only when we are ready. Just like a dragon who knows when it is...

Sarah Gruneisen
Sep 9, 20242 min read


Introducing a New Content Sprint: Exploring My Core Convictions
Over the next two weeks, I’m embarking on a journey - a deep dive into the core convictions that have shaped my path and helped me reach...

Sarah Gruneisen
Sep 1, 20242 min read


Eryndor’s Odyssey: The Journey of a Meek Dragon to Empowered Leader
Discover the transformative journey of Eryndor, a gentle dragon, as he navigates challenges, embraces his true self, and evolves into a...

Sarah Gruneisen
Jun 25, 20241 min read


A Journey of Transformation: Taming the Entitlement Dragon
This one took a lot of energy to create – as this dragon is one that can trigger me. 🔥🔥🔥 I needed to calm my own Subjugation dragon as...

Sarah Gruneisen
Jun 23, 20241 min read


The Quest for Inner Balance: Living with the Abandonment Dragon
Discover the power of self-awareness and growth by confronting your inner dragons! 💪🏿🐲 Here, I dive deep into understanding and...

Sarah Gruneisen
Jun 19, 20241 min read
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