Lindsey Fisher Consulting

09/11/2026

Every year on September 11, I feel it.

Living 20 minutes from the Pentagon, I can remember almost hour by hour where I was sitting that morning. What I was watching. What I was feeling.

At the time, I was working in the office of a private girls' boarding school.

As everything unfolded, we were given an important responsibility - “keep our emotions in check.”

We had young women around us who were scared and confused. We couldn't add to the chaos. We needed to be calm. Steady. Reassuring.

Meanwhile, my dad was on a plane that morning flying from Boston to Washington, D.C.

And for a period of time, we didn't know where he was.

I was scared. I was heartbroken. I was uncertain.

But I also felt like I couldn't fully express any of it.

And I remember how quickly the emotion underneath began to change.

Fear became anger.

Anger about what was happening.
Anger about the uncertainty.
Anger that I couldn't express what I was actually feeling in the environment I was in.

25 years later, I understand something about that morning that I couldn't have articulated then:

Emotions don't simply disappear because we ask them to. They often find another way to show up.

And that matters far beyond that day.

It matters in our marriages.
In our friendships.
In our families.
And especially in how we lead.

Fear can show up as control.
Hurt can show up as withdrawal.
Stress can show up as impatience.
Insecurity can show up as defensiveness.

And sometimes anger isn't anger at all.

It's the emotion we can see sitting on top of something much deeper.

This is why self-awareness is one of the most important responsibilities we have as leaders.

There are absolutely moments when leadership requires us to regulate our emotions. September 11, 2001 was one of those moments for me.

But regulating emotion isn't the same as ignoring it.

Mature leadership means being able to ask:
What am I really feeling underneath this? And how is it influencing the way I'm showing up with the people around me?

Today, I am reminded that we never fully know what another person is carrying underneath what we can see.

Maybe that's reason enough to listen a little longer, judge a little less quickly, and give each other a little more grace.

Remembering the lives lost, the families forever changed, the unity and the extraordinary courage and humanity we witnessed that day.

We will never forget. 🇺🇸

Every year on September 11, I feel it. Living 20 minutes from the Pentagon, I can remember almost hour by hour where I was sitting that morning. What I was watching. What I was feeling. At the time, I was working in the office of a private girls' boarding school. As everything unfolded, we were give...

09/07/2026

Are you on LinkedIn for business? Let’s connect!

Humans thrive in relationship and community.

#1 way to improve communication.

The #1 way to improve communication? Eliminate distractions. And I’m not just talking about putting your phone away during a meeting. Some of the biggest distractions inside a business and relationships are the ones we don’t see: Assumptions. Misunderstood intentions. Unspoken expectations. Pers...

08/17/2026

Taking BIG SWINGS and achieving big things!

I have to take a moment to SHOUT OUT my friend Matthew Abrams for making the USA TODAY Best Seller list last week 🎉

This movement is so much more than the book and he is just getting started. Pick up your copy today!

https://invitinggenius.com

05/30/2026

Things you should know about our poisonous “food” system. Make no mistake- it’s a business and these food companies care about their bottom line, not your health.

05/26/2026

Today is the day!

Most entrepreneurs don’t need more hustle.

They need a team structure that no longer depends on them for every answer, every decision, and every fire.
Because eventually even the highest-capacity leaders hit the wall of being the bottleneck.

Today, May 26th (11:00 am PT / 2:00 pm ET), Chad Willardson is hosting a free 90-minute live Zoom training where he’ll break down the frameworks he uses to grow multiple companies without becoming the ceiling himself.

I have been blessed to be a part of the ELEVATED team for over the past 2 years and have experienced this first hand.

This is not another surface-level conversation.

It’s about building a business that can scale with clarity, accountability, leadership, and trust. One where your team can think, execute, solve problems, and move the mission forward without everything flowing back through you.

If you’ve ever felt like:
• Your business cannot function without you
• Your team waits on direction too often
• You’re carrying too much mentally
• Growth is creating more pressure instead of more freedom

This 90 minutes should already be on your calendar!

You will walk away with:
• Why delegation keeps most founders stuck and what to do instead
• The shift from owner-led to vision-driven, team-delivered
• The “Fully Invested gap” and why your team is the fastest way to close it
• A practical team assessment you can apply immediately after the webinar
• Clear frameworks to help your business scale without sacrificing your health, family, or peace of mind

See you there! Registration link in comments.

05/20/2026

Strong businesses are built on systems. Strong families are built on presence. The goal should never be choosing one over the other.

90 minutes you need to make space for on your calendar!!!

Quick question: If you took a 2-week family vacation and turned your phone off, would your business keep thriving? What about 4 weeks? Or 8 weeks? Most founders I talk to flinch a little when I ask that. I get it. Feels uncomfortable even picturing that. That discomfort you felt (maybe even the feel...

05/10/2026

Beyond proud of you Jordan Fisher and all of these boys 💛🖤

05/02/2026

Are you missing this?

Not everyone is wired to follow the same rules - even when the rules are clear.

The other day, I was up in Boone, NC walking the town and crossing the street with a friend.

Early morning. No traffic. Maybe two or three cars in the distance. Wide open road. I stepped off the curb and started walking.

She stopped. Walked over and pushed the button for the cross walk.
She was waiting for the signal, as I was already half way across the intersection.

Same situation. Completely different response…

Are you missing this? Not everyone is wired to follow the same rules - even when the rules are clear. The other day, I was up in Boone, NC walking the town and crossing the street with a friend. Early morning. No traffic. Maybe two or three cars in the distance. Wide open road. I stepped off the cur...

04/27/2026

Is your team virtual? In office? Or a hybrid environment?

Here’s the leadership gap I’m seeing right now:
It’s not strategy. It’s not talent. It’s lack of connection…amplified by distance.

I was working with a fully virtual leadership team recently.
On paper, they were efficient. Meetings were short, with clear updates.
But something felt off.

Low energy. No real dialogue. No ownership or excitment.

So we dug deeper.

One of their key team members, who we knew was wired with high emotional support from our assessment, finally said: "I feel like I’m just a name on a screen."

An ah-ha moment! This person wasn't struggling with performance.
They were starving for connection.

Here’s what the data shows us:
According to Gallup, only 28% of remote workers feel connected to their organization’s mission or purpose. At the same time and with the explosion of Ai, employee engagement in the U.S. has dropped significantly.

The truth: business and teams are built on human connection!

Most importantly, while remote work can drive productivity, it also increases loneliness, stress, and emotional disconnection if not led well.

Connection doesn’t happen accidentally in a virtual environment.
In an office, it happens in the hallway or over lunch. On a call, it only happens if you create it on purpose.

We started with one simple shift that I had the team implement.

No status updates. No KPIs. Before every weekly meeting, we added a 5-minute “real check-in" sometimes initiated by a specific question such as, "What’s one thing this week that’s stretching you - personally or professionally?”

It took a minute, but slowly, people opened up.
It was not just the conversation that changed. It was the foundation of the team. Trust went up, communication got sharper, excitement and accountability followed.

If you’re leading a virtual team, this matters even more than in office.
People, as especially those with high emotional support, don’t just want clarity.

They need connection. They need to feel seen. Valued. Understood.
And if you miss it, your people quietly disconnect.

This is the gap I help leaders close. How well do you know your team and their needs to perform at high level?

Is your team virtual? In office? Or a hybrid environment? Here’s the leadership gap I’m seeing right now: It’s not strategy. It’s not talent. It’s lack of connection…amplified by distance. I was working with a fully virtual leadership team recently. On paper, they were efficient. Meeting...

03/31/2026

Can we talk about how fast this year is moving? Q2 is TOMORROW!

Saturday morning I sat down with one goal: work on program content. No emails. No texts. No calls. No meetings. Just two hours and one priority.

I got more done in those two hours than I sometimes do in an entire week of scattered days.

And honestly? It wasn't magic. It was just intention.

Here's what I see so often with the entrepreneurs I coach:

They are busy. Genuinely, exhaustingly busy. But when we slow down and look at where the time actually went, it was filled with tasks that *felt* productive but weren't moving the needle.

Replying to every notification the moment it lands. Task switching and jumping between to-do's. Saying yes to meetings that could have been an email. Staying in motion without ever asking - is this the *most valuable* thing I could be doing right now?

Busy and productive are not the same thing.

Productive looks quieter. It looks like one priority, distractions off, and the discipline to protect that time like it matters.

Because it does.

Time is flying either way. The question is what you're building while it passes.

When is the last time you gave your most important work two completely uninterrupted hours? Game changer.

Drop your answer below. I'd love to know what you'd do with this kind of focused time.