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"Choose Freedom" with Dr Sam Collins

"Choose Freedom" with Dr Sam Collins

Leadership, Purpose & The Difference You Will Make

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Dr Sam Collins

October 18, 2026

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  1. CREATING OUR SPACE CHOOSE FREEDOM What do you need to

    agree together so that each of you can experience a day of freedom? In your group, create 3–5 simple agreements that will help everyone feel free to: Freedom grows when we create the conditions for it together. SPEAK honestly LISTEN deeply QUESTION bravely PAUSE when needed PARTICIPATE in your own way Write them where everyone can see them. Add or change them as the day unfolds.
  2. WO ME N S HAP I NG T H E

    F UT UR E SMALL DAILY ACTIONS × MANY WOMEN = BIG CHANGE LAW HEALTH CLIMATE EDUCATION FINANCE GOVERNMENT Every contribution matters. Every woman can be a beacon. 5
  3. THE IGNITER JOURNEY The “HOW TO” - From possibility to

    ripple Turn your desired future into a supported, timebound act of change. I G N I Imagine Ground Nurture Identity T E R Together Experiment Ripple The goal is not a perfect plan. It is a future you can begin, learn from and multiply.
  4. IG N IT E R | T H E SE

    V E N S T A GE S OF CH A N GE I IMAGINE Start with seeing beyond what is to what could be for you and others. Open the imagination before asking for a plan.
  5. VISIONING THE FUTURE: BE THE LIGHT Three ways we understand

    what is possible LAW OF EXCHANGE I receive in proportion to what I do, earn, endure or how much time I have. STUCK LAW OF ATTRACTION I focus on what I can imagine and invite it towards me. OPEN LAW OF AVAILABILITY I am open and ready for possibilities, people and paths I cannot yet see or do. READY
  6. IG N IT E R | T H E SE

    V E N S T A GE S OF CH A N GE G GROUND Face reality clearly without surrendering possibility. Separate facts from stories, inherited rules and fear.
  7. YOU ARE NOT ALONE Many women are carrying pressures that

    are real, external and deeply human AT WORK Redundancy • Burnout • Weak leadership • Virtual isolation • Meetings overload • Back-toback meetings • Constant firefighting IN LIFE & THE WORLD BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Elderly parents • Solo or main earnerr• Invisible care • Disturbing Media • Wars • Misogyny • Political instability Health under strain • Exhaustion Self-doubt • No space to think • Neurodiversity • No energy for creativity • Disconnection from purpose THESE CONDITIONS ARE NOT PROOF THAT YOU ARE FAILING. WHAT YOU CAN RECLAIM Your perspective • Your boundaries • Your voice • Your choices • Your connections • Your next courageous steps
  8. IG N IT ER | T HE SE V EN

    ST A GE S O F CH A N GE N NURTURE Tend your body, mind and soul. Care for, feed, protect and help yourself and others grow and develop. Your strengths, talents and gifts.
  9. IG N IT E R | T H E SE

    V E N S T A GE S OF CH A N GE I IDENTITY Choose the leader you are becoming and who your influence will serve. Reconnect leadership with values, courage and purpose.
  10. The values that shape the leader we choose to be

    A universal, human-centred framework connecting inner identity with ethical action. LOVE JOY Care for self, people, communities and future generations. HOPE Bring gratitude, optimism and positive energy to self and others. FREEDOM Believe a better future is possible, then choose to act. Lead and contribute as our authentic and powerful selves. JUSTICE HUMILITY Place contribution, curiosity and purpose above ego. Stand for what is right, fair, ethical and inclusive. PEACE Create inner and outer calm, connection and understanding across conflict and difference. FORGIVENESS S for learning, Make room renewal and fresh starts. STEWARDSHIP Leave people, organisations and our planet stronger. We are all leaders. Leadership is not only what we do. It is the values we embody, especially when times are difficult.
  11. IG N IT E R | T H E SE

    V E N S T A GE S OF CH A N GE T TOGETHER Connect what you need with what others can offer. Give and receive help together. Change becomes possible through relationships, resources and shared help.
  12. IG N IT E R | T H E SE

    V E N S T A GE S OF CH A N GE E EXPERIMENT Take small steps that creates real and sustainable learning and change. Test an assumption, notice the evidence, learn and adapt.
  13. IG N IT E R | T H E SE

    V E N S T A GE S OF CH A N GE R RIPPLE Pay it forward beyond yourself so other women can begin too and collective change happens. Turn one act of leadership into wider possibility.
  14. My commitment from today is… One action. One sentence. Spoken

    standing. A commitment carried into the world. CHOOSE FREEDOM