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kate mccready

Live well.
Work well.
Make meaning.

It’s time to align & elevate your
work, life and leadership.

Become a Leading Being.
 
 
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Work, live & lead consciously, fulfilled & in flow.

Hi. I'm Kate. I’m a Vedic meditation teacher and coach based in Melbourne, Australia.
I'm on a mission to help people expand their unique potential and impact in life and work.

I believe the world needs conscious and purpose driven people stepping up as leaders
in their careers, business and lives.  

Come and visit Leading Beings to work with me as your business, career or leadership coach or to learn Vedic Meditation in one of my upcoming courses.

 
Meaningful Work

Meaningful Work

Do work that taps into your highest potential & makes a difference to yourself & others. 

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Work-Life Design

Craft your work-life with intention for greater wellbeing, flow and harmony.

Conscious Business conscious leadership

Conscious Business & Leadership

Expand cultural & organisational awareness and impact for purpose + profit.

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Whole Self Development

Consciously learn & grow personally, professionally & spiritually.

 
 

The Leading beings podcast

Inspiration, motivation and interesting conversation about working and living for greater wellbeing and impact.

 
 
 
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“I was not only able to bring a passionate business to life, articulate my mission and craft a powerful message, I also learned so much about myself, my values and what I really want out of life.”

Murielle Marie

Coach | Activist | Writer | Speaker
www.muriellemarie.com

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One of our values at Leading Beings is “Real me. Real you.” It’s about bringing the real you to all that you do. This gives others the permission to do the same. And when we are all being real with ourselves and each other, we can show up and communicate with authenticity and honesty.⠀ ⠀ Tell us a little bit about the real you. Who are you dear friend? We want to get to know you. 😘
This October I'll be running a Vedic Meditation course at the beautiful @_EveStudio_ Preston. I feel so honoured to have this opportunity, as Eve is very dear to my heart. I've been going to Eve (on and off if I'm being really honest), for a number of years now.⠀ ⠀ Their mission is very much aligned to what we do here at Leading Beings – helping people be their best. They've helped me do things I couldn't have imagined. Like do yoga six days a week for a month!⠀ ⠀ If you are interested in joining the course and missed the Eve intro talk, you can arrange a one-on-one intro call with me (Kate) via the link in our bio. We'll chat about:⠀ + The technique itself and what's involved⠀ + How it differs from other types of meditation⠀ + A bit about the structure of the course⠀ + What the course fee includes⠀ + Any questions you might have. ⠀ ⠀ It's all about helping you understand if Vedic Meditation is right for you. And you don't need to be an Eve member to join. ⠀ ⠀ (This course is for women only. Trans & non-binary women welcome.)⠀ ⠀ I also have new courses up on the website for October and November. Check 'em out!⠀ ⠀ Oh and if I’ve caught you in your way out the door and would like me to send you a reminder about this. Just pop a🙏🏻 emoji in the comments and I’ll shoot you a DM in a day or so. ⠀ ⠀ Photo Credit: @_evestudio_
Ok, let's talk F*$k ups. We all know we learn from them, right? But sometimes it's soooooo hard it the moment to see it that way. It's always much easier looking back to see how we've grown from what didn't go to plan.⠀ ⠀ Let's celebrate some of our mistakes together. What was a good ol' F*$k up you've made (big or small) and what did you learn from it? ⌨👇⠀ ⠀ One of mine... Being too honest/blunt with feedback. Back in my early career I was seriously lacking in tact when sharing my thoughts. I thought honesty was the best policy and didn't give a lot of thought to how my feedback was received. Outcome? My feedback was often alienating and people resented it, rather than taking it on board.⠀ ⠀ Lesson? Feedback is usually received much better when I really put myself in the shoes of the receiver and think about how to deliver it with compassion as well as honesty. I can be honest and kind. 📷: @sisterscoutstudio
Ah, spring. So many new things growing and blossoming. It's just such a joy to be outside at the moment don't you think?⠀ ⠀ I went to a breakfast put on by the wonderful @kinnorth on Wednesday. The topic of spring came up and how we're all feeling that we are personally emerging from the winter bubble and feeling those spring vibes of creativity and expansion in our work and businesses.⠀ ⠀ Are you feeling the creative juju starting to flow? Share what's been stirring for you in the comments. 👇⠀ ...⠀ ⠀ 🌟Want to really harness that creative potential in your career, business or leadership and looking for some support? Contact Kate about a complementary coaching discovery session via the email link in our profile or by shooting through a DM.⠀ ⠀ Speaking of creative flow, totally drooling over the beautiful artwork of @heidibarrettart 📷 Photo credit to her.
Shh... Don’t tell anyone, but we love Monday mornings. Actually scrap that. Tell everyone. WE LOVE MONDAY MORNINGS!!⠀ ⠀ We are so darn excited about what we get to do here at Leading Beings. Supporting people to nurture, grow and share their unique potential. Creating meaningful businesses and careers. Being impactful leaders in work and life. Becoming the best version of human they can be.⠀ ⠀ Our emoji for how we feel about Monday morning would be 🤩. What’s yours? Share in the comments. ⠀ ⠀ Image by @sisterscoutstudio featuring @sammiesonjafleming a #friendofleadingbeings
This is what I wish for you. That you find that place where you can bring all of who you are to everything you do. That the lines between who you show up as in both life and work disappear. You are you. You can’t really ever hide part of who you are behind a ‘professional’ or ‘personal’ version of yourself. As just below the surface of whatever version you’re brining in a given moment, there you will be. As the famous Confucius saying goes, “wherever you go, there you are.”⠀ ⠀ The best version of you is the true you in all your glory. The good bits, the messy bits, the bits you’re proud of and the bits you sometimes wish weren’t there. It all adds up to you as a unique being on the planet, brining whatever it is you are here to bring. You’re whole self.⠀ ⠀ The more we try to create a separate version of ourselves for different circumstances in life, the harder we have to ‘work’, the more energy we expend and the less in flow we will be. The more we show up in our true being, the more we step into our natural flow and fulfilment and pave the way for others to do the same.⠀ ⠀ Tag someone in the comments who you admire for showing up as their whole, beautiful, messy, wonderful self in all that they do.
Founder? Solopreneur? Small/medium biz owner? Question: How intentional are you about how you're designing your biz-life?⠀ ⠀ So many of us get into the 'owning and running a business' thing for more freedom, control, fulfilment and impact. Yet so often we hear from people that in fact, their business is not the joy-filled, lifestyle creating or meaning making machine they envisioned when they set out.⠀ ⠀ So what can you do about it? Well, your first step is getting really clear on what 'ideal' looks like. And when we say 'ideal' we don't mean the kind of ideal you think is possible from where you are right now. We mean the wild, crazy, amazing, mind blowing ideal that would totally knock your socks off.⠀ ⠀ We'd love to hear from you - if you were designing/re-designing your ideal biz-life (whether you currently have a business or are just dreaming about it), what would be top on your list? Leave us a comment. 💬⠀ ⠀ P.S. We're currently taking on new clients for one-off deep dive or ongoing biz-life coaching. Click the email link in our profile if you'd like to learn more
FLOW: It's something we get super nerdy passionate about here at Leading Beings.⠀ ⠀ We like to think of flow as a state where our potential and energy is directed with ease and effortlessness towards a desired state or outcome. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi has an excellent book about flow that dives into how we can feel in flow with specific activities. But what really get's us excited, is how we can create flow across and between our whole work-lives.⠀ ⠀ What's something that contributes to a positive state of flow in your work-life?
We are super excited to announce we will be running a Vedic Meditation intro session and course at the amazing @_evestudio_ this September/October.⠀ ⠀ If you are interested in finding out about learning this amazing technique at Eve, come along the the intro talk on September 12. (The course itself will be held October 3-6).⠀ ⠀ Click the Meditation Intro Talks link in our bio and follow through to the Eve Website to book. Or check out What's On on the Eve website.⠀ ⠀ Image: @_evestudio_
A beautiful reminder for your Monday morning. Sometimes when we let go of control, that’s when our future can unfold with more grace and ease.⠀ ⠀ I was just having a conversation with a friend yesterday about how in trying to control everything we don’t allow space for things to be in their fullness.⠀ ⠀ What can you do today or this week to give a little more space how your future might unfold?⠀ ⠀ Photo credit @morganharpernichols⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #createspace #control #letgo #lettinggo #businesscoaching #careercoaching #meditation #personalgrowthcoaching #stressless #space #thehappynow #beyourbesthuman #wellbeing #presence #beherenow #presentmomentawareness #behere #thehereandnow #slowdown #rest #slow
Happy Birthday to me. 36 years young. What a year it’s been already. Can’t wait for what’s ahead.⠀ ⠀ A big thank you to all the magical people in my life who support me in all my crazy plans, been there for a yarn or a laugh. Love you to bits. You know who you are.⠀ ⠀ And thank you to all of those of you who follow along, read Leading Beings’ posts, comment and share the journey with me. You’re totally rad.⠀ ⠀ Grateful to be alive. Loving life. Bring on the next 36 years. 😘
Just after I finished my teacher training, I was fortunate to to sit in on a course with the wonderful @nichoplowman (Vedic meditation teacher and co-owner of @insighttimer). Nicho shared a piece of advice to his students which I now also like to share with mine.⠀ ⠀ “Get in the chair”. If you have a meditation practice and are trying to fit it into your busy life, just get in the chair. Actually any chair. Find a chair. Sit down. Close your eyes. That’s is the hard part done. The rest follows easily.⠀ ⠀ Are you a meditator? What’s the thing that most gets in the way of you keeping a regular practice?⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #meditation #vedicmeditation #meditationteacher #highlymeditated #leadingbeing #beyourbesthuman #melbournemeditation #meditationmelbourne #melbournemeditationteacher #stressreduction #reduceanxiety #sleepbetter #meditationpractice #meditatedaily #becalm #being #consciousliving #conscious #consciousness #highestself #learnmeditation #learntomeditate #mantrameditation #calm #ease #flow #thornbury #reducestress #personaldevelopment #vedicmeditationmelbourne
Birthday Special happy fun times!! Sunday I am turning the big 36. Yep. Definitely on the tail end of the ‘mid’ 30s now. ⠀ ⠀ As a special Birthday offer, sign up for our August course and get $200 off your course fee!! Sign up for our September course by August 18 and get $150 off your course fee.⠀ ⠀ Just mention this offer when you sign up. ⠀ ⠀ And if you’d like to know more about Vedic Meditation, shoot me a DM to arrange a call with me (Kate) or sign up to one of our intro talks via the calendar. Course info and calendar links in bio.
Here at Leading Beings we’re big believers in getting out into nature. It’s good for mind, body and soul. It helps you get out of your head and be in flow.⠀ ⠀ I’m totally craving some forests in my life right now. I think it’s something about being in the depths of winter. I can just picture myself curled up with a book by a fire in a little wooden cabin reading a book.⠀ ⠀ Anyone know any great spots outside Melbourne or further out in Victoria that might fit the bill? Would love some recommendations.⠀ ⠀ Photo credit @nachellenocom
Finishing up with a coaching client is always bitter sweet. I'm excited to see them spread their wings, but sad that I won't be so intimately sharing their journey anymore.⠀ ⠀ This amazing woman is Sallyanne from @reflectcoaching . Sallyanne is a divorce and separation coach. She came to me looking for support with sharing her amazing work with the world, but also a strong focus on doing so with the constraints of being a single parent with a very full life. This is what we're super passionate about here at Leading Beings – finding that sweet spot where people's own personal wellbeing and sense of flourishing in life, is an intentional part of how they build their impact driven careers, businesses and leadership.⠀ ⠀ Some of the things we covered included establishing boundaries, creating operating rhythms, making space for your business as well as yourself, some good ol' fashioned marketing and so much more. ⠀ ⠀ I'm so excited to see where Sallyanne takes her coaching. It's so needed. She's all about helping women (and maybe soon men) to reset, redefine and refresh after separation and divorce. She supports people in navigating some of those tricky, non legal aspects of divorce and separation. Things like how to provide a positive environment for your kids, communicating with your ex, creating the conditions for working towards financial stability, stepping up or into your career and redefining life goals.⠀ ⠀ While I hope you have no need for Sallyanne's services, if you do, please reach out to her.⠀ ⠀ (Shared with permission)⠀
The other day I was walking though my local shops and did a double take as a passed this beautiful little shop front. It had such lovely energy about it. I thought 'I would love to share meditation here.'⠀ ⠀ Drum roll... I'm very excited to announce our first open group meditation will be happening here at @Sisubotanicals this Tuesday night!⠀ ⠀ If you practice Vedic Meditation, TM or would just like to come with your own practice and learn a bit more about Vedic Mediation, I'd love to invite you to come along. We'll be kicking off at 6:30pm. We'll start with a group meditation, followed by a knowledge talk.⠀ ⠀ Head to the "Calendar" link in our profile for more details.⠀ ⠀ If you are thinking of coming, please comment below or send me a DM.
I’ve just finished reading Paul Jarvis’s book Company of One. It challenges the notion that growth in business is always good. That sometimes staying small and doing more with what you have is a perfectly legitimate, and often smarter strategy.⠀ ⠀ It’s a conversation I’ve been having a lot recently. Particularly with entrepreneurs, founders and solo business owners. How can growth in business or career impact our quality of life? And how can we make sure that impact doesn't cross over into the negative.⠀ ⠀ I really feel one of they keys to this is being intentional. Being conscious about why we want to grow and then asking ourselves the deeper why behind that again. ⠀ ⠀ Are you a business owner? What is your take on growth? Have you managed to grow your business intentionally? Tell us about it below. 👇🏻
Do you love a good reno project? I sure do. The latest as part of my scheming is a garage conversion to turn a currently unused, clutter dumping ground into a beautiful meditation studio/home office for our Leading Beings clients and students to come and enjoy. ⠀ ⠀ I’m loving searching for inspiration. How beautiful is this space by the folks at @rootedbeings? 😍🙏🏻⠀ ⠀ What do you think I should include in the space? What would you like to see? Shoot me your ideas and/or tag any beautiful accounts you think I could use as inspiration. ⠀ ⠀ PS. As much as it’s nice to have a lovely space to meditate from. It’s not essential. Vedic meditation can be practiced from anywhere. In the car, a park bench, sleeping baby in your lap, on planes... you name it. ⠀ ⠀ Photo credit @rootedbeings⠀ ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #meditation #vedicmeditation #meditationteacher #highlymeditated #leadingbeing #beyourbesthuman #melbournemeditation #meditationmelbourne #melbournemeditationteacher #stressreduction #reduceanxiety #meditationpractice #meditatedaily #becalm #meditationspace #consciousliving #consciousness #meditationstudio #learnmeditation #learntomeditate #mantrameditation #calm #ease #flow #thornbury #vedicmeditationmelbourne #placesidliketomeditate #sacredspace