{"id":26332,"date":"2026-08-17T13:03:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?page_id=26332"},"modified":"2026-08-19T12:03:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T18:03:00","slug":"inner-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/inner-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Inner Work &#8211; IMBA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"26332\" class=\"elementor elementor-26332\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2eb97f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2eb97f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d93e8e8\" data-id=\"d93e8e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a25158 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a25158\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5efe556\" data-id=\"5efe556\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d97dbcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d97dbcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"139\" src=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMBA-logo-white.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMBA-logo-white.png 800w, https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMBA-logo-white-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMBA-logo-white-768x133.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8879045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8879045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Case for the Inner Work, in One Visual<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf27f63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf27f63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decades of research keep landing on the same finding: the strongest predictors of success are skills you build inside yourself. The visual below maps the evidence behind six inner competencies and what avoiding the work costs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c4055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"50c4055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\n.ns-gold-link { color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n.ns-gold-link a,\n.ns-gold-link a:link,\n.ns-gold-link a:visited,\n.ns-gold-link a:hover,\n.ns-gold-link a:focus,\n.ns-gold-link a:active { color: #E3BF4B !important; font-weight: 700 !important; text-decoration: none !important; }\n.ns-gold-link a:hover { text-decoration: underline !important; }\n<\/style>\n\n<p class=\"ns-gold-link\">Curious about the full program? <a href=\"https:\/\/innermba.soundstrue.com\/\">Explore the Inner MBA 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Research shows it comes back to one thing &mdash; the inner work.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ns-hero-img\" style=\"text-align:center; margin:22px 0;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sounds-true-inner-mba.jpg\"\n         alt=\"Why Trying to Change Everything Starts With Changing Yourself \u2014 The Inner Work\"\n         loading=\"lazy\"\n         style=\"display:block !important; width:100% !important; max-width:1000px !important; height:auto !important; max-height:none !important; min-height:0 !important; aspect-ratio:1000\/10510 !important; object-fit:contain !important; margin:0 auto; border-radius:8px; box-shadow:0 6px 24px rgba(42,27,77,0.18);\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ns-share\">\n    <strong>Share this graphic on your website with the code below.<\/strong>\n    <textarea rows=\"5\" cols=\"100\" readonly onclick=\"this.select();\">&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/inner-work\/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sounds-true-inner-mba.jpg&quot; 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color:#2A1B4D;\">Doing the inner work for success is like building muscle: You use it, or you lose it.<\/p>\n    <ul class=\"ns-stat-list\">\n      <li>Exercise it to develop success skills<\/li>\n      <li>Growing or shrinking is in your control<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <p class=\"ns-lede\">We all have unlimited potential to build inner skills of self-awareness, nervous system regulation, and the ability to stay present.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section>\n    <div class=\"ns-section-head\">\n      <span class=\"ns-kicker\">So, what is the core work that successful people do?<\/span>\n      <h2>The Inner Competencies of Highly Successful People<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ns-competency-card ns-spirituality\">\n      <h3>Spirituality<\/h3>\n      <blockquote>\n        \"Natural spirituality is the direct sense of listening to the heartbeat of the universe, of being one with the seen and unseen world, open and at ease in that connection.\"\n        <cite>Lisa Miller, Professor of Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University<\/cite>\n      <\/blockquote>\n      <div class=\"ns-competency-two-col\">\n        <div class=\"ns-col\">\n          <h4>How to develop<\/h4>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Practice radical compassion<\/li>\n            <li>Meditate<\/li>\n            <li>Volunteer<\/li>\n            <li>Connect with your faith community<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ns-col\">\n          <h4>Why to develop<\/h4>\n          <p style=\"font-size:13px; margin:0 0 8px;\">In a McKinsey Health global survey of 41,000 people, positive spiritual health was positively associated with:<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Physical health (75%)<\/li>\n            <li>Mental health (12%)<\/li>\n            <li>Social health (6%)<\/li>\n            <li>Spiritual health (1%)<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ns-competency-card ns-self-efficacy\">\n      <h3>Self-Efficacy<\/h3>\n      <div class=\"ns-competency-two-col\">\n        <div class=\"ns-col\">\n          <h4>How to develop<\/h4>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Be mindfully aware<\/li>\n            <li>Be gentle with yourself<\/li>\n            <li>Check your narratives<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ns-col\">\n          <h4>Why to develop<\/h4>\n          <p style=\"font-size:13px; margin:0 0 8px;\">In a meta-analysis of 49,464 participants, higher self-efficacy employees were more likely to:<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Help colleagues<\/li>\n            <li>Voice concerns<\/li>\n            <li>Provide exceptional customer service<\/li>\n            <li>Engage in extra-role behaviors<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <blockquote style=\"margin-top:16px; margin-bottom:0;\">\n        \"The most powerful transformations don't come from starting over. They come from finally understanding what you've been carrying all along and choosing, consciously, what to bring forward.\"\n        <cite>Artemis Evangelidi, B.Sc., LLB, GradDip Psych, iMBA, Founder and Principal Consultant at Aipeia Consulting<\/cite>\n      <\/blockquote>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ns-competency-card ns-grit\">\n      <h3>Grit<\/h3>\n      <blockquote>\n        \"The common denominator of high achievers, no matter what they're achieving, is this special combination of passion and perseverance for really long-term goals.\"\n        <cite>Angela Duckworth, Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania<\/cite>\n      <\/blockquote>\n      <div class=\"ns-competency-two-col\">\n        <div class=\"ns-col\">\n          <h4>How to develop<\/h4>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Find and cultivate passion<\/li>\n            <li>Practice tolerating discomfort<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ns-col\">\n          <h4>Why to develop<\/h4>\n          <p style=\"font-size:13px; margin:0 0 8px;\">Grit accounts for ~4% of the variance in success outcomes for:<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Educational attainment<\/li>\n            <li>GPA<\/li>\n            <li>Retention<\/li>\n            <li>Competitions<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ns-competency-card ns-adaptability\">\n      <h3>Adaptability<\/h3>\n      <p class=\"ns-def\">Capacity to adjust your thinking, behavior, or approach in response to change.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"ns-competency-two-col\">\n        <div class=\"ns-col\">\n          <h4>How to develop<\/h4>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Think of yourself as \"flexible\"<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ns-col\">\n          <h4>Why to develop<\/h4>\n          <p style=\"font-size:13px; margin:0 0 8px;\">Adaptability with your career predicts success in:<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Employability<\/li>\n            <li>Promotability<\/li>\n            <li>Income<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n          <p style=\"font-size:12px; margin:8px 0 0; opacity:0.85;\">&mdash; beyond other individual difference characteristics<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ns-competency-card ns-growth\">\n      <h3>Growth Orientation<\/h3>\n      <blockquote>\n        \"Decades of research suggest that the belief in fixed ability is completely wrong&mdash;abilities of all kinds are profoundly malleable. Embracing the fact that you can change will allow you to make better choices, and reach your fullest potential.\"\n        <cite>Heidi Grant Halvorson, Social Cognitive Psychologist Specializing in the Study of Leadership and Motivation<\/cite>\n      <\/blockquote>\n      <div class=\"ns-competency-two-col\">\n        <div class=\"ns-col\">\n          <h4>How to develop<\/h4>\n          <ul>\n            <li>State the big goal<\/li>\n            <li>Create long-term and short-term goals<\/li>\n            <li>Build baby steps<\/li>\n            <li>Involve other people<\/li>\n            <li>Make the behavior enticing and habitual<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ns-col\">\n          <h4>Why to develop<\/h4>\n          <p style=\"font-size:13px; margin:0 0 8px;\">Mastery-approach goals produce better task performance than:<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Performance-approach goals: d = 0.28 (p = .001)<\/li>\n            <li>Performance-avoidance goals: d = 0.37 (p = .004)<\/li>\n            <li>No goal at all: d = 0.21 (p = .045)<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ns-competency-card ns-emotional\">\n      <h3>Emotional Regulation<\/h3>\n      <p class=\"ns-def\">Ability to monitor and manage your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors in service of your goals.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"ns-competency-two-col\">\n        <div class=\"ns-col\">\n          <h4>How to develop<\/h4>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) techniques<\/li>\n            <li>Developing your EQ<\/li>\n            <li>Following the RULER method<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ns-col\">\n          <h4>Why to develop<\/h4>\n          <p style=\"font-size:13px; margin:0 0 8px;\">Workplace training that targets emotion regulation can help improve:<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Low employee job satisfaction<\/li>\n            <li>Reduced team performance<\/li>\n            <li>Poor cooperation between teams<\/li>\n            <li>Unhealthy organizational climates<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section>\n    <div class=\"ns-section-head\">\n      <h2>The Cost of Avoiding the Inner Work at Work<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ns-cost-section\">\n      <div class=\"ns-cost-grid\">\n        <div class=\"ns-cost-row\">\n          <div class=\"ns-cost-box\">\n            <h4>No Development for Teams<\/h4>\n            <span class=\"ns-big-stat\">19%<\/span>\n            <p>Just 19% of organizations think their leaders are effective at developing others.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ns-cost-box\">\n            <h4>High Costs<\/h4>\n            <span class=\"ns-big-stat\">$550B<\/span>\n            <p>Poor leadership costs US companies $550 billion a year in lost productivity.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ns-cost-row\">\n          <div class=\"ns-cost-box\">\n            <h4>Missing Performance &amp; Effectiveness<\/h4>\n            <span class=\"ns-big-stat\">58%<\/span>\n            <p>58% of managers have never received formal leadership training. But companies that invest in training see:<\/p>\n            <ul>\n              <li>Better collaboration and teamwork (69%)<\/li>\n              <li>Increased employee engagement (60%)<\/li>\n              <li>Greater emotional intelligence (59%)<\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ns-cost-box\">\n            <h4>High Turnover<\/h4>\n            <p style=\"margin-bottom:2px;\">According to 2025 research:<\/p>\n            <table>\n              <tr><td>\"Loved my job, but can't stand my manager\"<\/td><td>47%<\/td><\/tr>\n              <tr><td>\"Boss influenced my decision to leave\"<\/td><td>90%<\/td><\/tr>\n              <tr><td>\"Stayed because of a 'good' relationship with manager\"<\/td><td>45%<\/td><\/tr>\n            <\/table>\n            <p style=\"margin-top:10px;\">US businesses lose $1 trillion per year from voluntary turnover.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section>\n    <div class=\"ns-section-head\">\n      <span class=\"ns-kicker\">Starting Your Personal Awakening Journey<\/span>\n      <h2>What Leading from the Soul Can Do for YOU<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"ns-lede\">When you access and integrate your soul's wisdom, you learn to lead from a deep sense of purpose, meaning, and connection &mdash; at work, and at home.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ns-benefit-columns\">\n      <div class=\"ns-benefit-col\">\n        <div class=\"ns-benefit-col-head\">At Work<\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"ns-benefit-item\">\n          <h4>Retain Employees<\/h4>\n          <p>Highly engaged teams typically see:<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>21% less turnover in high-turnover* industries<\/li>\n            <li>51% less turnover in low-turnover* industries<\/li>\n            <li>78% less absenteeism<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n          <p style=\"font-size:11px; opacity:0.75; margin-top:6px;\">*generally<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"ns-benefit-item\">\n          <h4>Boost Productivity<\/h4>\n          <p>Leaders who develop emotional intelligence skills are associated with improvements in behaviors, business results, work team performance, and team members' attitudes about work. Employees who feel engaged at work &mdash; often a byproduct of leadership skills &mdash; may see:<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>70% higher wellbeing<\/li>\n            <li>63% fewer safety incidents<\/li>\n            <li>18% higher sales productivity<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"ns-benefit-item\">\n          <h4>Achieve Greater Revenue<\/h4>\n          <p>There's a 95% correlation between decision-making and financial results. Companies practicing conscious capitalism have outperformed the S&amp;P 500 index by a factor of 10.5.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"ns-benefit-item\">\n          <h4>Provide Higher Shareholder Returns<\/h4>\n          <p>Organizations that emphasize decisive leadership are 4.2x more likely to be healthy. These high-health organizations deliver 3x shareholder returns compared to those with low health.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"ns-benefit-item\">\n          <h4>Create Business Resilience<\/h4>\n          <p>Between 2019 and 2022, 76% of B Corps reported revenue growth, compared with 60% of non-B Corps. Being mission-driven is often more profitable for businesses.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"ns-benefit-col\">\n        <div class=\"ns-benefit-col-head\">At Home<\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"ns-benefit-item\">\n          <h4>Strengthen Your Partnerships<\/h4>\n          <p>High emotional intelligence is significantly and positively associated with romantic relationship satisfaction. Couples with high emotional intelligence report:<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Greater marital satisfaction<\/li>\n            <li>Fewer conflicts<\/li>\n            <li>Stronger commitment<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"ns-benefit-item\">\n          <h4>Raise Emotionally Healthy Kids<\/h4>\n          <p>In children ages 6 to 12, parental self-awareness accounts for 22% of the variance in how they learn to regulate emotion.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"ns-benefit-item\">\n          <h4>Protect Your Wellbeing<\/h4>\n          <p>Self-awareness practices in everyday adults are linked to significant reductions in perceived stress. Also tied to:<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Better emotional regulation<\/li>\n            <li>Resilience<\/li>\n            <li>Life satisfaction<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"ns-closing\">\n    <p class=\"ns-closing-lede\">The first step is exploring inner work<\/p>\n    <h3>Once you learn how to lead from your soul, you'll start improving the pathway between leadership impact and results.<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"ns-tagline\">Look within. 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