Inhabiting Your Space in Business
Clarity That Precedes Action
by Sylvie Olivier
In everyday language, we often talk about taking one’s place, asserting oneself, or setting boundaries. These expressions all point to a visible action, an outward movement. They require a great deal of energy and originate from the mind.
Inhabiting Your Space is not of that nature. It is an inner state that PRECEDES any action… it stems from the FEELING of the Qualities of the Heart, which generates a sense of Plenitude where absolutely nothing is lacking. It is being already fulfilled, before doing anything. This state requires very little energy and originates in the heart.
Two very different movements
Taking your place, asserting yourself, or setting boundaries:
- Starts from a sense of lack or discomfort
- Seeks to achieve a result
- Requires repeated effort
- Often involves others (convincing them, making them change)
Inhabiting your space:
- Starts from a felt state of Plenitude
- Does not seek to correct
- Does not force anything
- Influences naturally, without attachment to a result
The difference may seem subtle… but it changes everything.
Example 1: A meeting at work
Taking your place:
You arrive at the meeting with the idea that you must be heard.
You interrupt, you argue, you insist.
You repeat your point several times.
Result
Others shut down or resist.
You feel you have to do more.
A climate of confusion sets in.
The atmosphere becomes heavy.
Inhabit your space:
Before the meeting, you take a moment to feel the Qualities of the Heart.
You feel calm, clarity, inner strength, and Plenitude.
When you speak:
- Your voice is steady
- You don’t try to convince
- You say it once, clearly and without judgment
- You vibrate at a high frequency that emanates naturally
Result
People listen more.
Some adjust their position naturally, without confrontation.
Others may choose to withdraw.
Example 2: Staying aligned in an uncomfortable situation
From the mind:
You feel that a situation doesn’t suit you.
You explain, you argue, you seek to be understood.
You return to the subject repeatedly.
Result
Fatigue and discouragement
Frustration and repetition
A feeling of not being heard.
From a place of alignment:
You first sense what is right for you.
You are clear within yourself.
Then you simply express: “This doesn’t suit me.” ” Without tension. Without strain. And above all, your actions follow this clarity.
Result
The situation adjusts.
You don’t have to keep coming back to the situation.
You feel respected and heard.
Example 3: Supervisor or manager who has to repeat themselves
Taking your place:
You are a supervisor or manager and you need to convey an important message to your team. You feel like you have to repeat it constantly, or you’ve been repeating it for quite some time.
You rephrase, you emphasize, you add explanations.
Sometimes, you feel impatient or frustrated: “Why isn’t this getting through?”
Result
The team hears… but doesn’t internalize.
Some shut down, others carry out the task without real commitment.
You have to start over, again and again.
Claim your space:
Before communicating, take a moment to return to a clear state:
- Calm
- Stability
- Confidence
- Connected to the FEELING of the Qualities of the Heart, for example: Peace, Appreciation, Lightness, and Compassion.
You aren’t trying to “make them understand.” You are already aligned with what you carry AND you are vibrating at a higher frequency.
Then you communicate:
- Simply
- Directly and clearly
- Without overloading them with explanations
Result
The message is received differently. The team becomes more present, more open. Fewer repetitions are needed.
What is conveyed is more coherent than mere words.
Team members naturally connect with their uniqueness.
They feel the urge to contribute to something greater than themselves.
Example 4: Meeting with a client
From the mind:
- Desire for it to work
- Fear of losing the opportunity
- Need to convince
Result
The client feels the pressure, even if nothing is said.
They feel the need to protect themselves.
You feel tension and the fear of loss.
You also protect yourself out of fear of others’ judgment in the face of failure.
By inhabiting your space:
- You feel calm, confident, and open
- You are already at peace, regardless of the outcome
Result
The client is more relaxed and receptive.
The relationship becomes natural, without any effort to persuade.
You have no expectations or attachment to a specific outcome.
Both you and the client feel free.
What actually happens
When you inhabit your space, you aren’t doing “less”—
you’re changing your starting point.
You no longer start from these states of being:
- Urgency
- Lack
- Control
You start from a sense of:
- Calm
- Clarity
- Plenitude
And this state is perceived even before you speak.
Why the mind confuses the two
The mind has learned one thing: to get a result, you have to act. So it pushes you to speak more, explain further, and intervene quickly. But this tendency often creates repetition, fatigue, and resistance in others.
Whereas when you inhabit your space, fewer actions are required because they are just, precise, and sufficient.
Practical Application
Inhabiting your space doesn’t take more time.
It requires a return to your inner feelings.
Before an important action:
- Take a few minutes
- Feel at least 3 Qualities of the Heart from among Love, Joy, Peace, Appreciation, Courage, Lightness, Compassion, Wonder, and Care) OR, if possible for you, feel PLENITUDE.
Then let the action emerge from there.
Not the other way around.
What changes over time
The more you return to this state, the less you feel the need to control, the less you repeat yourself, and the more things fall into place naturally.
Interactions become simpler.
Results come without struggle.
And above all, you feel good, regardless of the outcome.
Taking your space does not seek to transform others. However, that is often where things change the fastest. Because what is stable… influences effortlessly.
With Clarity & Care,