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Navigating Life Transitions with Conscious Leadership and Inner Development – Priscilla Zamora Politis

Decide for Impact podcast | Feb 13 2026 | 01:15:14

Today, we are learning from Priscilla Zamora Politis.

Priscilla is a global leadership mentor, speaker, and social entrepreneur working at the intersection of conscious leadership, work and life transitions and community.

With over 15 years of international experience, she has supported leaders, organizations, and networks across Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East to navigate change with clarity, humanity, and inner alignment.

Priscilla is a LinkedIn Top Voice, a UAE Golden Visa holder as a content creator, and now she's creating Beyond Work, a platform exploring new paradigms of leadership, work, and life beyond hustle.

Her work is deeply inspired by community living, the Inner Development Goals (both expressed as being an Emerge Lakefront alumni), and has the belief that meaningful work should expand life — not consume it.

Let's get started...

https://youtu.be/FnCTwt6h9t4

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In this conversation with Priscilla Zamora, I learned:

00:00 Intro -

02:30 Living between three continents.

04:05 Learning in the personal development or spiritual path.

05:40 Developing your life based on the expectations of others.

07:15 At a conference, leave the seat next to you intentionally open for someone who needs to sit next to me, can.

10:00 Worked 10 years and 1 day in the corporate world, then she felt emptiness.

13:00 She decided to take a year off to discover what she wanted to do and took many courses.

16:00 How do you talk with people who know the 'old' you?

21:50 Experiencing closeness and life-changing friendships in the community.

25:40 The fixer mindset as the foundation for entrepreneurship.

33:50 Not scaling up businesses to help more people and have more impact.

38:50 How inner development helps people to work towards a better future.

41:00 Intentionally designing the most beautiful life I can get.

42:50 Bringing the South American perspective to Europe.

43:54 The IDG organisation is working a lot on reflection, theories and the framework. Where is the action?

45:00 The balance between Sweden, South America and Dubai.

46:30 The IDG Summit in 2023 was a very white and European environment.

48:00 We don't see pain in the IDG environment.

52:05 Working on the being in organisations.

54:35 People are longing to talk about spirituality at work.

59:00 Coming to the end of the second liminal phase.

1:00:05 If you are going through a crisis, embrace it with devotion. Look the pain in the eye.

1:09:05 Small is beautiful. Small businesses. Small communities. Small impact.

Navigating Life Transitions with Priscilla Zamora Politis: Conscious Leadership and Inner Development

In episode 487 of the Decide for Impact podcast, Erno Hannink has a compelling conversation with Priscilla Zamora Politis, a global leadership mentor, speaker, and social entrepreneur. Priscilla shares her journey of working at the intersection of conscious leadership, life transitions, and community.

With over 15 years of international experience in supporting leaders across Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East, Priscilla discusses her path from corporate executive roles to becoming a prominent voice in conscious leadership and social entrepreneurship.

Topics include her experiences living in Dubai, the importance of inner development, the challenges and transformations of entrepreneurial life, and how personal crises led her to profound spiritual growth and a commitment to meaningful, impactful work. Priscilla also explores the cultural nuances of leadership and her perspective on the future of work and community living.

00:00 Introduction to Episode 487

00:07 Meet Priscilla Zamora Politis

02:01 Priscilla's Journey to Dubai

04:14 The Impact of Future Human Conference

09:12 Existential Crisis and Career Shift

15:44 Navigating Personal and Professional Transitions

22:02 The Role of Community and Friendship

25:50 Entrepreneurship and Inner Development

33:36 Rethinking Business Growth and Impact

39:28 Embracing Inner Development Goals

40:20 Balancing Profit and Purpose

41:01 Designing an Intentional Life

41:58 Cultural Reflections and Inspirations

44:00 Challenges of Action and Reflection

46:28 Diversity and Inclusion in IDGs

52:12 Personal Practices and Spiritual Growth

57:06 Navigating Life's Challenges with Faith

01:07:28 Global Challenges and Personal Responsibility

01:12:58 Final Thoughts and Gratitude

More about Priscilla Zamora Politis:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/priscillazamora/

Resources we mention:

Emerge Lakefront

MindValley

Future Human conference

Small is beautiful

Zebra entrepreneurs

Video of the conversation with Priscilla Zamora Politis

https://youtu.be/Vn_-c3wLVWQ

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