šš„š The Breaking Point: When Everything Stops
- Sarah Gruneisen
- Oct 14
- 2 min read
There are moments in life when everything changes with a single click, a single glance, a single silence.
For me, that moment came with the unraveling.
One morning, I opened my laptop, checked my account, expecting relief.
Instead, I found emptiness.
Not just mine, but everyoneās.
No warning.
No explanation.
Just silence.
The company had stopped paying salaries.
And in that silence, something inside me broke ā¦ and awakened.
I was a single mom without support.
I had to take a loan to pay my bills.
Every decision from that point wasnāt about ambition, it was about survival.
š„ Itās strange how quickly a system can collapse, how fast trust can disappear when leadership forgets its heartbeat: people.
That day, I learned that leadership isnāt about control or profit or polished emails.
Itās about responsibility, to communicate, to stand in discomfort, and to carry honesty even when itās heavy.
š Because when leadership hides behind silence, people stop believing.
And when people stop believing, the system has already failed ā¦ long before the money runs out.
That unraveling became the start of something else: The Leadership Leap.
Not a guide to climb faster, but an invitation to lead differently.
With compassion.
With courage.
With clarity, even in chaos.
š Every ending carries the seed of a new beginning.
Mine was planted in the ashes of silence, and it grew into a voice that refuses to stay quiet about what real leadership means.
āØ Sometimes, the world has to stop before you start truly leading.
It still took me years till I could really embrace the rising, but the seed was planted. š±š„
I read this piece aloud at my book release and it still moves me every time.
š If this moment speaks to you, there are two ways to take your own leap:
š Get your copy of The Leadership Leap and begin your journey toward authentic leadership.
š£ Or join me for the next 6-month Leadership Landing Program starting this January, and rediscover what it means to lead with courage and heart.
š Because real leadership doesnāt begin when you rise, it begins when you dare to face what made you fall.
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