https://www.linkedin.com/in/audkaz/, https://www.instagram.com/soulfulb_com, http://www.soulfulb.com/

Soulfulb.com, Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwantari Ashram, Neyyar Dam, Vilnius (2026)

06/05/2026

**A Trip to India Revealed Something Important About Leadership Growth**

This article delves into a journey to India that uncovered key insights about leadership growth. It explores personal experiences and reflections on what truly drives effective leadership. For the full article, please visit https://soulfulb.com/2012-in-india/.

05/05/2026

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲?

𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆.

Effortlessly, no alarm, no reservations.

I manage to have tons of work done way before the dawn.

This is also the time when imagination is at its wildest.

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is essential in business - run sales simulations, reverse engineer complex offers, find new solutions - all in our own heads.

Still training AI ? 🤖 → 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 🧠 instead.

Those innovative ideas, out of the box business solutions are waiting for you to be uncovered.

And this does not stop at business, the quality of life increase dramatically too. It is like doubling or tripling your computer's RAM.

You get more space to breathe.

How to expand your capacity and open the flood gates?

The process is simple yet, requires a bit of dedication.

Follow for more

29/04/2026

**Excerpt from "Why High Performers Often Don’t Notice Stress Until It Starts Affecting Their Decisions"**

High performers frequently overlook the subtle signs of stress, which can gradually accumulate and impact their decision-making processes. This oversight often stems from their intense focus on achieving goals, sometimes at the expense of their mental well-being.

To read more, visit: https://soulfulb.com/the-hidden-costs-of-stress/

29/04/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻?

They both know that sometimes the most productive thing you can do… is close your eyes for 20 minutes.

Power naps.🔋
Low cost. High return.
Better mood, better focus, taking fewer wrong turns - that all it matters!

👉Call it recovery.
👉Call it strategy.
Just do not call it laziness.

✈️ 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗽, 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆?

26/04/2026

It is official now you can find us and join directly from EventBrite!

In case you missed..
𝗢𝗻 𝟵 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮ș𝗼𝘃, 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁.

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Most women don't need more input. They need better space to think clearly.

🙅🏼‍♀️ Not a conference.
🙅🏼‍♀️ Not a networking brunch.
🙅🏼‍♀️ Not a wellness escape.

👉🏻 A refined, intentional space for women who value depth, quality, and conversations that actually matter.

More details: reset.soulfulb.com .

Tickets:
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On the 10th May you will also have an opportunity to join FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS. To register, contact Elena - Corina!

25/04/2026

AI paradox, 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗧𝘄𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗰 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸:

It happens when you get an AI summary just to realise it was written from a summary or .. less. That strange feeling that you just read .. nothing. There is no energy or feel in the article. You just wasted time and what you read you will forget in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1....

51% of all global web traffic in 2024, officially surpassing human activity.

So all those articles, posts are for the SEO, bots and algorithms. Humans are already working for AI.

We create content for AI so they would rank us higher in search, and have better conversions.

But in truth it is yet another prompt and yet another inflated article about nothing. And you feel same empty after reading it than before (maybe even more - you wasted your time, which you have NO CHANCE of getting back).��

And also to write and even to summarise the content we spend Compute - AI processing power, that in essence is electricity - energy produced by mainly burning fossil fuels (biggest part).��

AI data centres are now being planned to be moved to space, why? To reduce massive electricity spend that will be much less in space getting direct access to the Sun and where Air Con wont’ be needed to cool heat generating processors and GPUs.

Mark Twain once said: �“𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝘀𝗼 𝗜 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱.”�Mark didn't think about Data Centres nor saving energy on cooling, but he thought about time. Time is precious, time is energy.

So either you spend time thinking and exercising your brain or outsource it all to AI.�The drawback of the latter is that without constant load the brain - its power reduces, in essence leaving us less capable.

That has been proven by a study where doctors were not being able to perform as well in diagnosing the disease as they did before using AI diagnosis tools.��Wishing you to HAVE time to write short letters that matter.

Imagine hanging on a cliff, would you use AI to build an article or just say exactly what you mean - “𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲! ”��

Audrius

23/04/2026

The BIGGEST expense line of your Sales Team is not marketing, not business trips or conferences, or stands costing 10-30k EUR. It is 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

👉🏻 Confidence derives from latin word Con (with) and Fidere (trust/belief) - meaning With Trust or With Belief.��When a person lacks confidence - the whole team and business suffers.

It can happen to anyone who:
‣ has been recently promoted,
‣ got more responsibilities that they can handle,
‣ not feeling well or
‣ feeling undermined, not heard.

When you as a leader or your team lacks confidence:�

1. You simply miss opportunities - everything looks hard;�
2. Generate less revenue - discounts / deals get offered again and again trying to justify the price;�
3. New business is lost because of the sticky idea that “they won't buy anyway”, "the market is slow right now, "they just bought xyz”.

If you are in sales for longer, you, same as me, probably sold when the market was considered to be slow, or non-existent, but you did it anyway. Right?

However, when the doubt may creep in, it is hard to manage the performance and then as an example - the discounts get offered.��Imagine that every member of your sales team, let’s say 10 people can offer a max 10% discount.

Each of them having targets of 300k EUR will easily give away 10% just to sweeten the deal, making the customer buy not the 𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗘 , but - 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗘 .

This also makes the client consider other cheaper options versus the VALUE that they could be getting from your company.

On the other hand when the VALUE is the focus, the price can often be even higher: better service, fast delivery, the client is OK to pay more for the peace of mind.

𝗦𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝟯𝟬𝟬𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟯𝟬𝗸 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝘀𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟬𝟬𝗸!

“Building confidence takes years” - incorrect.
“You have to be born with it” - also incorrect.

I call this Leadership Growth, where creating CONFIDENCE state in leaders can take as short as 3 weeks!

If you are keen to learn more about the process, see www.soulfulb.com .

Stop wasting money and selling by PRICE.
Restore Confidence and offer VALUE.

⭐️ Comment “Confidence” and I will show you how

23/04/2026

𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝟭𝟵 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘁.𝟯 𝗔𝗠 → 𝟭𝟬 𝗣𝗠.

Not a lifestyle.
Not a recommendation.
An experiment.

Because we keep hearing:

👉 “Work less”
👉 “Protect your energy”
👉 “Avoid burnout”

But what if the real issue isn’t 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 you work…

…𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸?

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>> 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱):

𝟭. 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 — 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆

From 3 AM to 9 AM:
6 hours of uninterrupted, high-quality work. This was GOLD.

No fatigue. No resistance and No headaches.

Why?

Because the brain performs best when it’s not constantly switching context — something cognitive science has shown repeatedly.

👉 It’s not long hours that drain you.
👉 It’s constant interruption.

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𝟮. 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿 — 𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

After every meeting, I stepped outside.
15–20 minutes. No phone. No input.

That simple habit changed the mood and the energy levels.

Research (e.g. Stanford-led studies) shows that exposure to nature can reduce mental rumination and restore attention capacity.

👉 You don’t need less work.
👉 You need better recovery w̲i̲t̲h̲i̲n̲ the day.

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𝟯. 𝟭𝟬–𝟮𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵

Around 2 PM, I laid down for ~15 minutes.

Not a full sleep. Just to relax with my eyes closed.

Came back clear. Focused. Reset. 🎯

According to Harvard Health Publishing, 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗽𝘀 (𝟭𝟬–𝟯𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀) can improve alertness and cognitive performance without the grogginess of longer sleep. NASA's research showed 54 % alertness and 34% performance increase due to short power naps.

👉 Most people don’t need a break.
👉 They need a 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 .

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𝟰. 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Light food. Frequent hydration.

No energy crashes.

Simple, but consistent with research on how large meals can reduce alertness and slow reaction time.

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>> 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁:

At 10 PM — I still felt energised. 🔥
Next morning, I woke up as normal at around 7 AM and ran 5 km.

No energy crash or grogginess.

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>> 𝗦𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆?

This is not about glorifying 19-hour days. I don't do them often anyway nor I want to.

It’s this:

𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵.𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘆.

* Too much context switching - multitasking. The fact is that only 2% to 2.5% of population — can actually multitask effectively
* Too little real recovery - we get glued to the phone
* Too much internal resistance - it is sometimes hard just to hit breaks and step out on the grass

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>> 𝗔 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀:

Instead of asking:

👉 “How do I work less?”

Ask:

👉 “𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲?”

Because when that shifts…

𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 — 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆.

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I wonder:

Have you ever felt MORE exhausted after 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘆
than after 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 ?

22/04/2026

Audrius Kazlauskas is an ex-FTSE100, NYSE sales and leadership capacity expansion specialist, known for his innovative approaches on business development and impactful contributions. His work spans aviation, energy, banking and other industries that highlight his dedication and expertise. To read more, visit https://soulfulb.com/about-audrius-kazlauskas/

22/04/2026

If your inner voice says “𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 ” 🤬 …

Just turn down the volume.

Don’t analyze it.

Not every thought deserves your attention.

And the moment you stop listening to this doubt…

It loses 🪫 power and clarity returns.

Simple shift. Big difference.

Have you tried this?

21/04/2026

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱?

I don’t.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼. 🤯

I took quality holidays. I lived in Thailand.
And still… my eye was twitching.

I felt pressure—but I didn’t talk about it.
In fact, I refused to even acknowledge it.

“How can I be stressed?”
I’m not performing heart surgery.

And yet…

👉🏻 I was leading a hybrid team;
👉🏻 Responsible for expanding a department across APAC for a leading Aviation MRO ( one of the most exciting industries!);
👉🏻 Carrying duties that didn’t switch off at the end of the day.

So of course there was pressure.

I just wasn’t addressing it at the right level.

That was before I started seeing it differently.

Now, I help high performers resolve burnout at the root—without reducing ambition or performance.

Here’s how:

1️⃣ We identify the hidden conflict

Most burnout isn’t caused by workload.

It’s caused by internal misalignment.

One part of you is driving forward.
Another part is resisting.

Until that conflict is resolved, pressure doesn’t go away—it accumulates.

2️⃣ We update the internal model

Many leaders are operating from an outdated identity:
– Old standards
– Old expectations
– Old ways of leading

We don’t just change behaviour.

We upgrade how they think, decide, and perceive themselves.

3️⃣ We install a new way of operating

Using focused mental rehearsal and state conditioning,
we align the nervous system with this new identity.

So performance becomes natural again—not forced.

4️⃣ We future-proof it

We test the change against real-world pressure:
✅ High stakes
✅ Uncertainty
✅ Growth

So it holds when it matters most (i.e. end of the Q3 or Q4).

Burnout isn’t something you manage long-term.

It’s something you resolve—when you address the right level.

Most people are trying to fix it at the surface.

That’s why it keeps coming back.

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲… 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 “𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲” 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲?

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