Charting Your Course: Aligned Leadership

Regyna Curtis | Leadership, Business Strategy & Personal Growth
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Charting Your Course: Aligned Leadership is a podcast for entrepreneurs, founders, and multi-passionate visionaries who want to build meaningful businesses and lead from within. Hosted by Regyna Curtis, creator of the Charting Your Course® system, each episode explores leadership, entrepreneurship, business strategy, and personal development while helping you recognize the patterns that shape more meaningful decisions. Build a business that feels like home, create meaningful impact, and remember: impactful leadership begins with YOU.

  1. 17h ago

    2.37_The Patterns That Shape Your Growth with Amani Roberts

    Episode SummaryIn this episode, I sit down with Amani Roberts to explore the patterns that shape your growth, both personally and professionally. I want you to understand how recognizing patterns can give you useful information about where you are, what keeps repeating, and what may need to change. Amani and I explore the connection between your personal development and your professional growth, the rhythms that exist within creative industries, and the role curiosity and creative risk can play in moving you forward. We also talk about what happens when different parts of who you are feel like they belong in different spaces, and how greater self-awareness can help you make choices that support where you actually want to go. Most importantly, this conversation comes back to paying attention. The sooner you recognize the patterns showing up in your relationships, business, creativity, and decisions, the more intentionally you can choose what happens next. In this episode, you’ll hear about: How personal and professional patterns influence each otherRecognizing recurring patterns in relationships and business developmentThe difference between your internal timing and the external rhythms of your industryWhy curiosity can be just as powerful a driver as solving a specific needWhat Amani has learned from moving between corporate, creative, academic, and entrepreneurial spacesThe importance of surrounding yourself with people who will tell you the truth and help you recognize your blind spotsTaking creative risks as a way to strengthen your creativityReinvention as a pathway for continued growthKey takeaways: Recognizing a pattern gives you an opportunity to respond to it differently.Personal growth and professional growth are intertwined. What is happening in one area can affect your capacity in the other.Understanding your own internal rhythms can help you navigate external demands you cannot control.Growth can require intentionally choosing people and environments that challenge you.Creative risk does not have to be enormous. You can begin by doing one familiar thing differently.Call to ActionPay attention to something that keeps repeating in your life or business. Instead of immediately trying to change it, get curious about what the pattern might be showing you.LinksCharting Your CourseAmani Experience

    2.37_The Patterns That Shape Your Growth with Amani Roberts

  2. Aug 5

    S2.E36_Building Structure That Creates Freedom_With Lindsay Johnson

    Episode Summary What if the freedom you're looking for isn't found by removing structure, but by creating the right kind of structure? In this episode, I sit down with Lindsay Johnson for a conversation about what it really takes to grow without losing yourself in the process. Together, we explore the relationship between self-trust, structure, and sustainable growth, and why so many entrepreneurs mistake freedom for the absence of boundaries. You'll hear why scaling is as much an internal process as it is a business strategy, how emotional intelligence influences your ability to lead, and why learning to let go is often the next step toward meaningful growth. Most importantly, I hope you walk away seeing that the right structure doesn't limit you. It creates the freedom to become more fully yourself. In this episode, you'll hear about: Why structure creates freedom instead of restricting itThe difference between growing a business and simply getting more customersHow self-trust influences leadership, delegation, and decision makingWhy perfectionism, people pleasing, and control can quietly limit growthThe importance of recognizing when you've outgrown a season, role, or roomHow creating space to fully feel your emotions strengthens resilience and leadershipThe riverbanks and tomato cage metaphors as examples of structure that supports natural growth Key takeaways Freedom and structure are not opposites. The right structure gives your growth somewhere to go.Scaling begins with your willingness to let go of old identities, habits, and responsibilities.Feeling discomfort instead of avoiding it creates greater resilience, clarity, and self-trust.You don't have to build your business alone. Sustainable growth comes through support and collaboration.Every season eventually comes to completion, creating space for the next stage of growth.Call to ActionTake a few quiet minutes to reflect on where you might be holding on to something that has already run its course. Ask yourself what would become possible if you created structure that supported the next version of your growth instead of trying to control it.LinksCharting Your Course Lindsay Johnson Website: https://theradicalconnector.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radicallinds Books mentioned in this episode Burnout by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoskihttps://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/42397849-burnout Do Nothing by Celeste Headleehttps://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/52668196-do-nothing Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Pricehttps://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/54304124-laziness-does-not-exist Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberghttps://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/71730.Nonviolent_Communication

    S2.E36_Building Structure That Creates Freedom_With Lindsay Johnson

  3. Jul 29

    2.35_When a Framework Becomes a Cage with Mel McSherry

    Episode SummaryIn this episode, I sit down with Mel McSherry to explore a question that has become increasingly important in today's world of personality assessments, self-discovery tools, and business frameworks: When does a framework stop helping and start limiting who you believe you can become? I want you to understand that tools like Human Design, astrology, personality frameworks, and Charting Your Course are meant to deepen your relationship with yourself, not replace your own wisdom. Together, we explore how these tools can validate your experience, reveal new possibilities, and offer meaningful language for what you're living through without becoming labels that define or confine you. Most importantly, this conversation is an invitation to trust yourself more deeply, use every framework with curiosity, and remember that your uniqueness will always matter more than the system you're using to understand it. In this episode, you'll hear about: Why frameworks are guides for exploration rather than identities to live insideHow timing changes the way you apply personal and business development toolsThe difference between seeking validation and building genuine self-trustWhy one-size-fits-all business advice often creates unnecessary pressureHow experimentation helps you discover what is actually true for youThe role curiosity plays in personal growth, leadership, and sustainable successWhy your individuality is your greatest contribution to collaborative leadershipKey Takeaways The goal of any framework is to help you know yourself better, not tell you who you are.Self-trust grows through experimentation, reflection, and lived experience rather than following someone else's formula.The same strategy can produce very different results depending on your timing, your season, and your unique circumstances.Sustainable leadership begins by understanding your own strengths before trying to imitate someone else's.You don't have to fit inside a framework. You can use it as a tool while continuing to grow beyond it.Call to ActionChoose one framework you've found helpful and ask yourself: Am I using this as a guide for exploration, or have I started using it to define who I am? Notice what changes when you approach it with curiosity instead of certainty. LinksCharting Your CourseConnect with Mel McSherry

    2.35_When a Framework Becomes a Cage with Mel McSherry

  4. Jul 22

    2.34_Learning to Relax Into Yourself with Jordan Maney

    Episode SummaryIn this episode, I explore what it really means to relax into yourself and why so many of us spend years believing we need to become someone different before we can feel at ease. I want you to understand how honoring your natural rhythm can become an act of radical self-acceptance that transforms the way you live, work, rest, and lead. Jordan Montgomery joins me for a conversation about joyful rest, personal timing, and the permission to stop measuring yourself against someone else's way of moving through the world. Together, we explore how understanding your unique rhythm helps you replace self-judgment with compassion and why learning to trust your own timing creates more ease in your relationships, decisions, and leadership. Most importantly, we come back to this simple truth: nothing about who you are needs fixing. Sometimes the greatest transformation comes from learning to relax into the person you've been all along. In this episode, you'll hear about: Why social rest begins with feeling safe enough to be yourself.The difference between recovering, sustaining, and regenerative rest.How your personal seasons influence the way you restore your energy.Why comparing your timing to someone else's creates unnecessary pressure.How understanding your natural rhythm builds compassion for yourself and the people around you.The connection between self-acceptance, joyful rest, and aligned leadership.Why honoring your own timing creates healthier relationships and more meaningful collaboration.Key Takeaways Self-acceptance begins when you stop assuming your natural rhythm is something to fix.Rest becomes more restorative when it aligns with what you genuinely need in the season you're in.Understanding your own timing creates greater compassion for yourself and the people around you.Leadership becomes more authentic when your words, actions, and values are in alignment.Sometimes the greatest permission you can give yourself is simply to relax into who you already are.Call to ActionTake a few quiet moments this week to ask yourself: Where would my life feel more easeful if I stopped trying to move at someone else's pace and relaxed into my own rhythm instead?LinksCharting Your CourseJordan Maney

    2.34_Learning to Relax Into Yourself with Jordan Maney

  5. Jul 15

    2.33_Everyone Drifts Off Course_with Kim Romain

    Episode Summary In this episode, I invite you to rethink what it means to be aligned. If you've ever felt like you're constantly trying to get back on track, this conversation will remind you that drifting off course is not a sign that you're doing something wrong. It's part of the journey. Together with Kim Romain, we explore why alignment is not a destination you arrive at, but a practice of continually returning to yourself. You'll discover how your values, your natural rhythms, and your willingness to truly listen can help you navigate change with greater clarity and confidence. Most importantly, you'll walk away with a new perspective on what it means to move forward with intention, even when life doesn't follow a straight line. In this episode, you'll hear about: What it means to make alignment your strategy.Why drifting off course is a natural part of growth.How listening to yourself can help you return to what feels true.Why sustainable growth sometimes begins by scaling back before expanding.How your personal seasons can support better timing and decision-making.The airplane autopilot metaphor and what it teaches about returning to alignment.Why your values can serve as a compass when life and business begin to shift.Key Takeaways You do not have to stay perfectly on course to keep moving in the right direction.Alignment becomes easier when you practice returning to yourself instead of trying to be perfect.Honoring your natural rhythms creates more sustainable growth than forcing constant expansion.Listening deeply often reveals the next step more clearly than pushing harder.Every course correction is an opportunity to reconnect with what matters most.Call to ActionNotice where you have been judging yourself for drifting off course. Instead of asking how to get back on track, ask yourself: What would help me return to alignment today?Links: Charting Your CourseKim Romain

    2.33_Everyone Drifts Off Course_with Kim Romain

  6. Jul 8

    2.32_The Story of Your Annual Expedition

    Episode Summary In this episode, I invite you into the heart of the Charting Your Course system by sharing the complete story of your annual expedition. More than a metaphor, this story is a way of understanding the inner landscape you move through each year and why every season of your life and business has a unique purpose. Together, we'll journey from the mountaintop of winter through the emergence of spring, the expansion of summer, the refinement of autumn, and back again. As you listen, I hope you'll begin to recognize your own experiences reflected in the landscape and discover a new way to understand where you are, where you've been, and what your current season is asking of you. Most importantly, I want you to walk away knowing that your journey isn't random. Every challenge, every transition, and every season is part of your ongoing evolution, and when you understand the rhythm of that journey, you can navigate it with greater ease, joy, and purpose. In this episode, you'll hear about: Why your life unfolds as an annual expedition through four seasons of growth and becoming.The purpose of each season: from emergence and expansion to refinement and embodiment.How your inner landscape shapes the way you experience your relationships, business, and everyday life.Why sustainable growth isn't about pushing harder, but about working with the unique terrain of each season.How the annual expedition story becomes a practical guide for interpreting your experiences and navigating what's ahead.Why returning to this story throughout the year helps you reconnect with your own wisdom and timing.How you are both the traveler navigating the path and the creator shaping the landscape of your own becoming.Key Takeaways Your life isn't moving in circles; it's unfolding through a repeating spiral of deeper wisdom and growth.Every season has a purpose, and understanding that purpose changes how you interpret both challenges and opportunities.Clarity doesn't come from predicting the future; it comes from learning to recognize the landscape you're already in.You don't have to force your journey. Working with your natural rhythm creates more ease, intention, and sustainable success.You are both the explorer navigating your path and the cartographer creating the map for what comes next. Call to Action As you reflect on the story, ask yourself: Which part of the expedition feels most like the landscape I'm navigating right now? Notice what resonates, what surprises you, and what new perspective emerges when you begin viewing your life through the lens of the annual expedition. If you haven't yet created your personal seasons calendar, it takes about 15 minutes to complete and unlocks a whole new perspective into the world of your personal evolution. LinksThe Story of Your Annual Expedition (free audio + Charting Your Course resources): https://www.atmaitri.com/chartingyourcourse

    2.32_The Story of Your Annual Expedition

  7. Jul 2

    2.31_The Questions Don't Change You Do_with Julee Winterbourne

    Episode SummaryIn this episode, I sit down with Monica M. Henderson and first-time guest Julee Winterbourne for a candid conversation about what it actually looks like to live with the Charting Your Course framework—not just understand it. Together, we explore how asking the same questions over time continues to reveal new layers of insight because we are constantly changing. Rather than chasing the next strategy or searching for new answers, we discuss the power of returning to simple questions with fresh awareness. Through Julee's experience using her Personal Seasons Calendar alongside her own quarterly planning process, we uncover how curiosity creates clarity, how timing influences growth, and why your relationship with yourself is always evolving. Most importantly, we come back to this truth: the wisdom isn't found in finding better questions—it's found in becoming a different person each time you ask them. In this episode, you'll hear about: Why the same reflection questions reveal different answers throughout your journeyHow daily curiosity creates greater clarity than constantly searching for new strategiesUsing your Personal Seasons Calendar alongside existing planning and goal-setting practicesWhy personal timing matters more than following the collective calendarHow layered reflection helps uncover deeper insight over timeThe relationship between curiosity, capacity, and sustainable growthViewing personal development as a devotional practice rather than something to completeKey Takeaways Clarity isn't something you find once—it deepens every time you return to yourself.Your answers evolve because you are continually evolving.Sustainable growth comes from honoring your own timing instead of forcing someone else's.A simple daily reflection practice often creates more transformation than constantly seeking new information.Curiosity creates space for insight where certainty often creates limitation. Call to ActionChoose one question that matters to you right now. Rather than searching for a better question tomorrow, return to the same one for the next several days and notice how your answer changes as you do.If you know what sojourn you are in, use that question. You can create your Personal Seasons Calendar using the link below. Links Charting Your Course: https://www.atmaitri.com/chartingyourcourse Learn more about Regyna: https://www.regynacurtis.com/ Learn more about Julee Winterbourne: https://www.juleewinterbourne.com/ Learn more about Monica M. Henderson: https://www.monicamhenderson.com/ Work with Regyna and Monica Together: http://geniusmri.com/

    2.31_The Questions Don't Change You Do_with Julee Winterbourne

  8. Jun 24

    2.30 The Problem Is Trying to Get It Right

    Episode Summary In this episode, I explore why so many of us get stuck when we approach our growth, our business, and even our self-reflection with the belief that there is a "right" answer waiting to be discovered. As we move into the energy of summer, I want you to understand how curiosity creates expansion in ways that sneaky self-judgment frequently blocks. We explore the purpose of summer within the Charting Your Course framework, the difference between asking questions and demanding answers, and why lived experience is one of our greatest teachers. I also share how my own late spring reflections revealed an important distinction between knowing something mentally and fully embodying it. Most importantly, we come back to the idea that your journey is not about getting it right. It's about staying curious enough to discover what is true for you. In this episode, you'll hear about: Why trying to find the "right" answer often blocks growth and insightThe purpose of summer: expression, experimentation, and satisfactionHow curiosity opens possibilities that judging what's right closes offThe difference between following someone else's map and trusting your own compassWhy lived experience teaches lessons that information alone cannotHow to work with the questions in the Charting Your Course Companion JournalThe role of play, exploration, and experimentation in personal and business developmentThe mountain expedition metaphor and what it reveals about your annual cycle of development Key Takeaways Curiosity is often more valuable than certainty.The goal is not to answer the question correctly; the goal is to engage with it honestly.Growth happens through lived experience, not just intellectual understanding.Your path becomes clearer when you stop trying to force the destination.There is no wrong way to wander when you are paying attention to what you're learning.Call to ActionFind out where you are in your Personal Seasons and spend the day exploring it without trying to solve it. Notice what shifts when you explore with curiosity instead of judging what the "right" answer is.LinksCharting Your CourseCharting Your Course Companion JournalEpisode 26: The Mechanics Are Not the Magic

    2.30 The Problem Is Trying to Get It Right
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Charting Your Course: Aligned Leadership is a podcast for entrepreneurs, founders, and multi-passionate visionaries who want to build meaningful businesses and lead from within. Hosted by Regyna Curtis, creator of the Charting Your Course® system, each episode explores leadership, entrepreneurship, business strategy, and personal development while helping you recognize the patterns that shape more meaningful decisions. Build a business that feels like home, create meaningful impact, and remember: impactful leadership begins with YOU.

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    Regyna Curtis | Leadership, Business Strategy & Personal Growth
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
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