May You Be Your Best Self
It's time to go all-in on YOU.
May You Be Your Best Self is a month-long journey designed to help you pause, reflect, and realign with what fuels you — especially when the world around you is shifting. Each week brings a fresh theme, timely insights, and practical tools to help you rise above reactivity, reconnect with your purpose, and support others as they do the same.
Your Best Self is waiting—let’s begin!
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A Special Welcome from Our Team
It begins right here — with a message from our hearts to yours. Watch this short video from our Institute team as we kick off a month of reflection, growth, and inspiration.
Click play below and get inspired.
Your Best Self is waiting.
Week 1:
Know Your Power
How am I tapping into my unique strengths?
You have strengths that no one else does — now is the time to tap into them. This week, we’ll help you uncover what makes you uniquely powerful, so you can lead, live, and thrive from a place of authenticity and confidence.
Own Your Power
with Jessica O. Matthews
What if your greatest superpower is being exactly who you are? In this episode, innovator and social entrepreneur Jessica O. Matthews joins host Susan MacKenty Brady to explore how tapping into your unique strengths—and giving yourself permission to dream big—can fuel lasting impact.
Tune in to rediscover the strength that’s already within you.
LISTEN NOW | Finding your Fight and Shaping the Future
Breaking Free from Self-Doubt:
How to Reconnect with Your Best Self
with Susan MacKenty Brady and Dr. Lynn Perry Wooten
Discover how reconnecting with your Best Self starts with identifying the unique strengths that energize and empower you. This blog offers practical strategies to help you notice what lights you up—so you can lead with authenticity, confidence, and impact.
READ MORE | Breaking Free from Self-Doubt
Authentic Leadership In Action
with Heather R. Younger and Kristen Palson
This episode delves into the essence of authentic leadership, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness and leading with heart. It explores how understanding one’s own values, emotions, and behaviors can enhance leadership effectiveness and personal growth.
WATCH NOW | A Conversation About Self-Awareness and Heart
What Makes You Shine?
This reflection tool will help you discover how to lead with clarity, purpose, and impact.
Tap into your unique strengths, talents, and “superpowers” to lead with greater clarity and purpose. Use this tool to uncover what you do best—and how you can channel it to create positive impact for yourself, your team, and your organization.
Your Best Self, Reflected
Get instant insight—and a whole lot of feel-good—from the people who know you best.
Want a quick confidence boost and insight into your unique strengths? Send a quick text poll to learn more about your strengths:
- Text 10 people who know you well (personally and/or professionally)
- Ask each of them to send you three adjectives that describe you at your best.
It’s completely normal to feel a little vulnerable asking for feedback—just remember, this simple ask is part of the May You Be Your Best Self experience, and it’s a powerful step toward discovering what makes you shine. You’ll walk away with powerful feedback and a feel-good reminder of what makes you shine.
Join the #BestSelf Movement.
How are you tapping into your unique strengths?
- Tell us on LinkedIn!
- Create a post, tag the Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership and share a quick insight, photo, or story using #bestself — so we can cheer you on and celebrate what makes you shine.
FREE WEBINAR
WITH SUSAN MACKENTY BRADY
Adapt. Lead. Thrive: 3 Ways to Stay Ahead in Uncertain Times
May 21 at 12pm ET
WITH SUSAN MACKENTY BRADY
In times of rapid change and uncertainty, the most powerful tool a leader has is the ability to return to—and lead from—their Best Self. In this energizing and actionable session, we’ll explore how to navigate complexity while fostering cultures where people can thrive, not just survive.
You’ll learn how to lead yourself with intention, communicate for impact, and inspire resilience in others. Whether you're managing a team, driving change, or simply trying to stay grounded, this session will equip you with practical strategies to lead with clarity, connection, and confidence.
Week 2:
Fuel Your Fire
What am I doing to support my well-being right now?
This week is all about reigniting your energy and putting your well-being front and center. Get ready to reflect, recharge, and discover small but powerful ways to care for yourself so you can show up as your most vibrant, resilient self.
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May 12 – May 16
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Week 3:
Step into Thriving
How am I showing up and adding value in ways that matter to me and others?
It’s time to recognize the impact you make every day. Whether it’s in your workplace, your home, or for yourself, you’ll explore how your contributions create value—and how owning that can fuel even more purpose and momentum.
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May 19 – May 23
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Week 4:
Lead with Intention
How can I take meaningful steps towards becoming my Best Self?
This week, it’s all about Leading with Intention—aligning your actions with your purpose to create real, lasting impact. You’ll explore what matters most, set meaningful goals, and take clear steps toward becoming the leader—and person—you truly want to be.
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May 26 – May 30
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