Perhaps it will inspire you to 

• Find a few more things to be grateful for
• Recognize the impact of others on who you are today
• Pick up a pen and write a letter

I am grateful for you!

The Power of a Handwritten Letter

The first letter was written around 2500 years ago; the stamped letter that we know today arrived in 1840. Letters were the way that my family, just a generation or two ago, kept in touch across the miles. My father exchanged letters with his missionary parents in China from his boarding school in America. My brother and I exchanged letters with grandparents in Germany as we grew up. 

Eventually, new technologies like email made it faster and more efficient to get information from one place to another… so the letters faded into the past.

A few years ago, I started writing handwritten letters because I was in a rut. I felt like I was checking off boxes for work, family, school, and friends. I was living on autopilot, getting the required activities done, yet not becoming a better version of myself. This mindless “progress” is easy to fall into when there is so much clamoring for our attention. We live in a culture where being busy has become a status symbol.

I tried journaling, but found that I struggled with “talking” to myself. I started meditating and thought about what I needed to nurture inside of myself to step out of the rut. I realized that what I wanted to grow inside myself were often the exact traits that I could see in so many people I already knew. 

Over the course of a few months, I wrote to close to 75 friends, family, and even a few people that I had never met personally. I chose people that in some way made me a better person by their example. 

Some letters were not easy to write as they brought up emotions and memories long forgotten. 

Some were written to people already gone whose impact on my current life was undeniable. I am forever grateful for the impact that my brother had on my life. Writing him a letter was a way of sharing with him things I hadn’t said before he passed. 

Some letters were written quickly and others after weeks of deliberation. 

As I wrote more of them, I realized that each one impacted me differently and allowed me to grow in ways that I didn’t anticipate. 

With a pen in my hand, suddenly, I was whirled back in time to elementary school and I was a child learning to write in cursive all over again. I remember focusing on the shape of the letters, making sure that my i’s were dotted and my t’s were crossed. I took those age-old lessons and brought them back with me to the present. Forming and connecting letters to create the words to express my thoughts helped me stay in the moment and meditate effectively.

Writing letters fostered a sense of gratitude inside of me. As I wrote each letter, I made a point of identifying two or three things that I was grateful for about the recipient. In one person, I noted their great sense of humor, in another, humility, in another, their unapologetic approach to life. 

There was a scary side to writing these letters too. By writing a letter and actually sending it to the addressee, I felt vulnerable. I was putting myself out there. The children’s author Madeleine L’Engle noted, “When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability.… To be alive is to be vulnerable.” In writing these letters, I was opening up doors that I tended to hold tightly closed before. I made deliberate room for growth.

In an increasingly electronic world, the very physicality of a handwritten letter played a role. Paper is tangible. You can feel it, touch it, see it. I can run my fingers over the words on paper and know that they are truly there. Writing down my thoughts and communicating with others in this way brought a permanence to my feelings, fears, gratitude, and connection. 

I don’t know what came of every letter. I heard back from some people while others disappeared silently into history. No matter the outcome, I found myself more connected to each individual that I had written to.

I still have letters that were written decades ago by parents and grandparents. These are artifacts that allow a look into the authors’ lives and hearts. They may not have realized at the time that the letter would be saved for decades, or passed down from one generation to the next. 

Letters have become a way to hold onto the people and the impact they have in my life. The potential of that permanence and growth is powerful. 

I hope that my letter writing days have only just begun. I have a running list of people who I would still like to write to. When I get off course in life again, I intend to use this powerful tool to bring focus back to the direction I want my life to take, and hopefully connect with a few other people along the way. There’s nothing quite like knowing that someone is thinking about you. 

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The last thought that went through my head was “Woohoo, I DID IT!!!”

Did you just see the celebratory fireworks Or are you wondering whether I need a little more excitement in my life if that is what I am most proud of Okay, so it might not seem like so much to celebrate, but let me share a little context.

Why is this a noteworthy event Well, for one, it is something I know my body needs. The benefits of sleep are undeniable. So yes, I could celebrate the support I was giving my brain, my body, and my mood.

I celebrated because I did something I said I would. I committed myself earlier in the week that I would get to bed by 10 o’clock at least one night that week. It was a commitment aligned with who I want to be today.

I am notorious for staying up late. Just ask my husband, or my teenagers, or even my neighbor who sees the light on until midnight many nights.

I often stay up later than my body needs me to. I stay up because there’s one more thing to do. One more thing that was on my list for the day but didn’t get done. One more thing that I don’t want to put off until tomorrow. And after I get that one more thing done… Look! There is another “one more thing” to do!

It was time to make a commitment to myself. Start small. I will get to bed one night this week by 10 o’clock. It was also time to up the stakes. I told a few other people what I was going to do.

What went through my mind at 9:30 that evening as I sat with my computer still open, and my to-do list next to me looking at the next few quick things I could tick off my list?

I remembered the commitment I had made to myself. I remembered that I told others that I was going to do it. I didn’t expect them to check in on me, nor was I planning on reporting back to them. Yet at 9:45, I turned off the computer and got ready for bed. I let my book sit on the nightstand, kept company by the crossword. And I turned off the light.

The next morning I woke up refreshed and ready for the day. I hadn’t gotten that much sleep in a long time, and my body was already thanking me for it. I also awoke with a renewed appreciation for the power of accountability, and of upholding the commitments to myself.

It is the small commitments that are easiest to let go of because they are small. But they are also the easiest to fulfill.

Three things I learned that I will use in the future…

1. A small commitment is still a commitment.
2. Involve others. It makes me more accountable to myself as well.
3. Celebrate each win!

Your turn

What is one small commitment that you can make to yourself that will get you on the track that you want to be on?

Who can you let in on your intention so that you cement the accountability within yourself?

And now… prepare to celebrate!

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In the end, I am not sure that anybody won, but I walked away reminded of a few life lessons. 

• I don’t always have the answers, and that is okay. 
• There is value in just being with someone as they fight their battles.
• Not every fear is meant to be conquered – it can be respected and lived with. 
• Keep your eyes and ears open for opportunities. 
• Patience, padawan!

The full story? 

We were on a family adventure at a ropes course. There were a variety of elevated obstacle courses through the trees. Each course ranged from easy (green) to hard (black) levels and had a unique mix of challenges to take on. 

We were harnessed up and clipped in throughout, so safe from falls. The key was that once you started a course, you were committed to everything on that course. Courses were one direction only. 

There was someone at the start of each course that let you know about the most challenging elements, so you were not going in blind. 

To finish the “Ewok Village” route, you had to jump off a platform and allow a repelling mechanism to lower you to the ground in a controlled fall. The platform was about 30 feet off the ground. 

My youngest daughter has a fear of heights. She brought along a friend, so they had been tackling the first few challenges by cheering each other on and taking on each obstacle in spite of the heights. 

I happened to be following them on the Ewok Village course, along with my husband. As we neared the final challenge, we watched as her friend hitched up her harness and leapt fearlessly off the platform, landing safely and softly on the ground below. 

By the time it was my daughter’s turn to go, my husband and I had caught up with her on the final platform. 

She hitched up and stepped up to the edge. We cheered her on. She looked over the edge… stepped back to the middle of the platform… and refused to go. A little more encouragement from us, a few tips from her friend on the ground, and still it was, “Nope, can’t do it.”

Her fear was elbowing in and challenging her to battle. My husband, who had been managing his own fear of heights that morning, volunteered to go before her so that he could show her that it was safe for a full grown adult to go. A minute later he was hitched up, stepped off the platform, and found himself safely on the ground. 

Our daughter remained unimpressed, although she hitched up and once again stepped to the edge. And again, she looked down, shook her head, and refused to go. No amount of cajoling or encouragement from her friend below was making a difference.

She unhitched and moved back to the middle of the platform while I reached into my bag of tricks. 

Try sitting on the edge and just sliding over.

Nope.

Just take one nice easy step – you don’t have to jump. 

Nope. 

I tried to guilt. Look at your friend down there waiting for you so that you can both have some more fun. Don’t you want her to have a fun time as well She’d love to do some more routes with you. 

Bribery. There’s a great ice cream place on the way home. You get to choose the size and flavor you want if you just jump off this ledge. 

Coaching. What was the hardest obstacle you already faced today How excited will you be when you can look back at completing this challenge? 

Distraction. What’s your favorite animal Let’s watch some of the other people on the other courses and see how they’re doing. Do you see any interesting birds in the trees? 

The whole time, her friend and her dad were giving encouragement from below.

The minutes ticked on. I continued talking with my daughter. She was slowly weaving from “I can’t” to “I can, but I won’t.” to “I’ll be embarrassed because all these people that are watching will cheer,” and back. Her fear was fluid, and I could see it changing, though progress was slow. The battle in her head raged on.

As other adventurers came through, we would show them how to hook up and cheer them on as they stepped off for their safe descent. 

We stayed on the platform. Some of our time was spent in silence, watching others maneuver the courses around us. I found my own mind struggling to hold back my frustration and searching desperately for another angle to try. 

We had been standing on that platform for close to an hour. I had exhausted most of my tools. 

My oldest daughter was finishing another course near us. At the end of that course was an even higher jump. We were watching her hitch up on the final platform, when she paused and looked over at us. She hollered over to ask if my youngest daughter would step off at the same time as her. 

I held my breath. Nothing so far had worked. I didn’t want to jinx it. 

“Yes” my youngest said quietly. She slowly stood up, stepped around the center pole, and hitched herself one more time to the rope. 

She looked down and hesitated. Fear was trying to get another foothold. I reminded her to look up and over at her big sister. Just keep looking at your sister. On the count of three, step forward. 

It worked! She stepped off, the mechanism lowered her slowly down, and she arrived safely at the ground below. 

That was genius! Why didn’t I think of that I tucked that idea into my bag of tricks for another day. 

As soon as she sent the line back up, I strapped myself in and stepped off, relieved that we had finally found the end of that challenge. 

Will she do that course again and take on another jump off of the platform An immediate “No.” I believe her. 

She didn’t overcome her fear. But she did face it down that once. And that alone, will serve her well. She knows her limits. She also knows that it is possible to take on what looks like an impossible challenge. With patience and the right opportunity, she can take that leap of faith.

A little ice cream on the way home doesn’t hurt, either. 

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That is one of the quotes with a permanent home on my refrigerator door.  I love having a regular reminder that I have a lot to gain when I confront that line.

You don’t have to dig deep to identify some of the many benefits that come from stepping into your dis-comfort zone.

• Personal growth
• Self-awareness
• Discovery of a new talent
• Increased confidence when things go well
• Increased resilience when they do not
• Excitement!

Think about your last 24 hours. Did you have any chances to choose discomfort Did you step across the line?

Even if you never left your house, you likely had many opportunities, big and small, to test out that boundary.

With so many options, choosing the right ones is key. But please stop and think before you jump willy nilly into the next thing that causes you discomfort just because a fridge magnet told you to.

The following three steps can help you leap in the right direction so you can reap the most benefits.

Step 1. What is causing the discomfort?

• Is it out of sync with your core values and how you strive to live your life?

When you get that feeling that you are being asked to operate in opposition to your core values, what you are feeling is friction. Friction holds us back, causes discomfort, and does not disappear easily. It is a red flag that pushing beyond the discomfort will bring limited benefits. Even if you overcome the discomfort once, because it opposes your core values, you can be sure the friction will appear again.

• Does it call for skills that you do not currently possess?

This is a perfect opportunity for leveling up or learning something new. Doubt can create discomfort when you are not sure that you have what it takes to succeed. Yet once you take the time to learn a new skill or gain additional knowledge, your doubt will dissipate.

• Do you have underlying fears about that situation?

Fear can be a good indicator that you are on the right path. Excitement and fear both bring on a higher heart rate, peak awareness, and focus. You can harness that energy, set a new mindset, and take on the fear.

Step 2. Be strategic

Now that you know why you have discomfort, think carefully about which direction to go from here. Look to learn something new or take on your fears. Knowing what you expect to gain on the other side can spark the action.

You might be developing skills that you will need in the future, supporting a current project, or simply looking to shake things up and get out of a rut.

Motivate yourself to take that first step by getting clear on why you are taking on this new challenge.

Step 3. Reflect and recover

Whether you claim victory or chalk it up to a learning opportunity, you can gain even more with reflection. Notice the growth that you created. Take stock of the emotions that you felt at each stage. Congratulate yourself on doing what others may still be afraid to do.

And once you are back in your comfort zone, take a deep breath and recharge.

When you are ready, rinse and repeat.

Reflection

Where do you notice doubt, fears, or friction?

What might be one thing you can do to learn something new?

How do you recover best when back in your comfort zone?

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Though I do plenty of solo riding, having someone to ride with improves any outing. 

Why go together? 

Of course, tackling a long ride with a friend raises the fun factor. With the distraction of another rider to talk to, I can focus on something beyond the motion of my legs and the upcoming landscape. I simply don’t notice how many miles tick by under my wheels.

Beyond the fun, though, I find that I go farther and faster on rides with someone else.

One of my regular riding partners is a monster on the uphills. It seems like he is able to convince gravity to bend the rules just for him. I, however, tend to be more of a flat out distance rider. 

The best rides come when we can use each others’ strengths. 

On a bike, this means drafting.

Heading into a hill, my friend will take the lead position, and I put my front wheel a few scant inches behind his back wheel. He then does what he does best… unshackle from gravity and power up the hill. I am able to follow close behind, allowing the air currents that he creates to make my own challenge easier. 

On the flat stretches, we switch roles. I take the lead while he settles in right behind me, letting me choose the best path, push hard, and pull both of us along. 

Through this teamwork, we achieve more together than we would independently. 

Lessons for leaders and followers

Throughout my career, I see the same lessons at work in every successful team endeavor. That success boils down to a few key elements.  

• Know your strengths, when to use them, and when to use someone else’s.
• Be confident. This translates to consistency and a smooth approach. Don’t change course or speed too quickly or erratically. 
• Stay close. This is a job for both the leader and the follower. 
• Trust your team. You are on the same road together, headed for the same destination.
• Take turns leading based on the challenge you are facing. 
• Communicate in all directions. Just because you are drafting, you can still comment on an upcoming pothole. 

Success as a team is best found not by relying on any one individual. It comes through knowing and utilizing the strengths of each individual. It is for this reason that having a diverse team as well as understanding and knowing the strengths of each person is so important.

Reflection

• What strength do you bring to the table today? 
• In what areas can you step forward and take on more of the headwind so that others can draft behind you? 
• Who can you follow through the areas that challenge you more? 

Check out the other blogs exploring getting into motion as you find your next success.

Committing to Motion

Good Enuf

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As per our holiday tradition, we watched the movie Elf a few days ago. One of my favorite scenes is when Buddy the Elf, played by Will Ferrell, rides an escalator for the first time. He wants to go up and get to his destination at the top of the escalator. However, the motion of the escalator is new to him.

After a few false starts, he steps hesitantly on with one foot, which moves forward with the escalator while his other foot is firmly planted on the platform. In the end he does end up getting where he wants on the escalator, albeit in very painful-looking splits — I had no idea Will Ferrell was that flexible!

That scene reminds me of the challenge that we all face once we decide to move in a new direction. We don’t always have a force that will whisk us away in the right direction (like an escalator).

Most of the time it is our own energy and decisions that power the forward motion. Yet with or without an escalator, we hesitate to let go and step off of our firm ground – our comfort zone – and into the unknown.

Make a commitment to motion

Buddy struggled with committing to the motion and to the unknown. His fear kept one foot rooted in the known, and made it impossible to make smooth, solid motion forward. 

He failed to make a commitment to the new direction.

Many commitments are necessary when facing a new challenge. 

• A commitment to yourself to lean into the challenge. 
• A commitment to learning something new. 
• A commitment to change.
• A commitment to see potential failure as part of the coming success.
• A commitment to leave the old behind.

Once you have set an intention for yourself to move in a new direction, commitment becomes critical. If you refuse to fully commit to motion, you may make some progress, but you will be stretched out of position and have to deal with uncomfortable contortions while trying to keep a foot in each world.

I challenge you today to identify where you are still firmly planted in the current world that you need to leave.

We don’t have the luxury of an escalator that will eventually pull our remaining foot from that platform. Our only choice is to step off with both feet so that we can freely find the new motion.

Remember that we must let go of the current shore in order to reach another. 

Reflection

• What are you holding onto that is keeping you tied down in your current situation? 
• What might you achieve if you step off with both feet?

I can’t wait to hear where your motion takes you! Share your stories in the comments or send them to me privately. 

And check out the other blogs in the series exploring motion. 

Good Enuf – Overcoming Perfectionism

Succeeding Together

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It was written in large letters at the top of the chalk board in my dad’s journalism room where the college newspaper took shape every week.  Yes, I said journalism… writing… english. 

I was too young to get the full nuance at the time. Today, he would be happy to know that I appreciate the sentiment much more. Maybe it is because I am doing more writing myself. Or maybe it is just the wisdom that comes with age. 

Beating back perfection

My dad was an English and journalism professor through much of his life. Part of the responsibilities as the journalism professor was guiding the students as they published the weekly newspaper for the campus. 

Every Thursday night, the rest of the family knew that we would not see him home for dinner, and could expect to hear the front door close behind him sometime well after midnight. He and the students poured their hearts and souls into those papers. They worked late into the night to make sure that it was their best product. 

Yet there always came a time when they would have to make the call. There is no such thing as perfect. There is, perhaps, even no such thing as done. They were learning how to not let perfect be the enemy of either good or done. 

They would eventually get to the point where they felt that the full paper – the content of each column, the layout of the pictures and the ads, the opinions on the editorial page – was ready to go to print. Sometimes that decision was based on their comfort with the content, other times it was driven by the clock on the wall. 

There were inevitably errors in some issues, and others could have been more artfully laid out. Yet they stuck with their “Good Enuf” rule and focused on getting the best paper out each time. And they produced an award-winning paper. Getting in motion and staying in motion until the job was “good enuf” was a winning strategy each week.

What did “Good Enuf” permit? 

1. Deliver something. They put out a paper every week. Without fail. They were consistent. The understood that the value within the paper was not in its perfection, but in sharing ideas and information. 
2. Learn from mistakes. By not focusing on getting one sole error free paper out in a year, they had many opportunities to make mistakes. They could improve on prior work, try new approaches, and learn each week.
3. Fix things. The corrections corner is a wonderful tool. In a few short sentences, they could correct material errors, practice artful and respectful apologies, and move on. 
4. Self care. These busy college students had much more than one journalism class on their plates. Putting in a stopping point and allowing themselves to be done gave them time to get some sleep and prepare for other classes. 
5. Laugh more. Where will the blooper reel come from if we don’t share some of our gaffes publicly?
6. Freedom. Knowing that perfection is not the end goal, it made it easier to get started each week. The pressure was off. 

Reflection

Where are you not allowing yourself to say “good enuf” in your work? 

How do you gracefully note where you have made mistakes and learn from them rather than try to avoid them in the first place?

Check out other blogs in the series exploring motion.

Committing to Motion

Succeeding Together

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Ready for an exploration of motion?

The next blog series delves into a few aspects of motion. Once we are aware of who we are, and where we intend to go based on that knowledge, the next logical step is getting into motion!

It is not as easy as it sounds. But a few tips and new perspectives will get you on your way.

• Make a COMMITMENT to leave where you are currently.
• Don’t let PERFECTIONISM stop you from taking steps forward.
• Find ways to MOVE WITH OTHERS and improve everyone’s motion.

What pitfalls do you find when you want to get in motion in a new direction Share in comments, or send me a private message.

P.S. Remember that knowing what your compass looks like today is a key first step in alignment. If you aren’t sure in which direction to start moving, you can start that adventure in the Creating My Compass course. In 5 days you can have a new perspective on your own compass.

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We, as humans… as learners… as adventurers… are often making changes in what we do, where we are headed, and how we show up in the world.

But do we give much thought to our environment It seems to be the last thing that we consider. 

There is a lot of science indicating that our environment has an outsized impact on decisions we make and actions we take each day. When we change our environment, we change our habits.

That means we can significantly increase our chance of performing well by managing our environment. 

When was the last time that you intentionally designed your environment to set yourself up for success?

Designing your external environment

Our external environment includes everything from where we are, to who we are with, to when we do something. These are all things that we have control over. 

When we are making a significant change, we can kickstart our success by designing our environment to make it easier for us to act in a way that leads to that success.

Let’s face it, we want things to be easy. We want things to be convenient. What if we could create the water that we swim in It’s easier than you think.

• Does nature feed your soul yet you have put your home office in the basement far from any natural light source? 
• Do you want your team to be connecting more, yet you keep your video camera off during online conference calls? 
• In your drive to eat less, are you serving yourself meals on the same oversized plate?

Each of these questions brings up an immediate and simple change that we could make. It doesn’t take much to see that small shifts that can have big impacts.

Designing your internal environment

The same attention to design can be brought to our internal environment.

Our internal environment includes our mindset, our emotions, and focus. 

• Having a growth mindset allows us to see failure and setbacks as learning opportunities. Such a mindset recognizes that the changes we are making may be hard, and keep us from getting derailed by inevitable obstacles. 
• Emotions are not something that we can control, but we can keep them from controlling us. When negative emotions arise, label them and give them some time to be with you. Then reframe your thoughts so you can continue on your path. 
• The fuel that powers your change is your focus. Keep in mind the “why” of what you are working toward. 

The tools through which we can design the inner environment include awareness, meditation, and gratitude. 

• Awareness is simply the practice of noticing. It means slowing down and seeing yourself and the situations you are in from different angles. 
• Meditation creates space and quiet in your mind. There are many ways to meditate, so don’t be scared off by the vision sitting cross-legged on a mountaintop. 
• A daily practice of gratitude allows you to see the good around you and maintain a more positive and connected outlook. 

Reflection

What part of your external environment is currently working against what you are striving for What is one thing that you might do to improve that? 

What words would you use today to describe your internal environment Which tool might you begin to use to design a better inner environment for the changes you want to make? 

Check out the other blogs exploring intention. 

Road maps

Bucket Lists

Goals

Knowing what your compass looks like today is a key first step in alignment. Start that adventure in the Creating My Compass course.

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A quick search of the internet will turn up an alphabet soup of methods and structures. SMART… OKR… GROW… BHAG… KPI… SMARTER… CLEAR. It is easy to get lost in the “how” to set a good goal and lose sight of the “why”. 

So before choosing a method to set and move toward your goals, get clear on why we have them and the value that they bring to the process.

What makes a goal valuable?

Rather than restate lessons that you have already heard ad nauseam, I am offering a few key values that I like to keep in mind and quotes that speak to me in each of those areas. 

1. A goal will move you toward ACTION. 

“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.”  ~Pablo Picasso   

2. A goal will encourage you to take RESPONSIBILITY. 

“Excuses are a time thief. Have a goal, accept responsibility, and take action.”  ~Steve Maraboli

3. Looking ahead on the path to a goal will let you anticipate and plan for OBSTACLES.

“When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.”  ~Zig Ziglar

4. Goals are a COMMITMENT to yourself.

“Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality.”  ~Abraham Lincoln 

5. A goal allows you to follow your IMAGINATION. 

“A goal should scare you a little, and excite you a lot.”  ~Joe Vitale

6. When setting goals, we see that there are many OPTIONS along our path.

“You’re standing in a room with a thousand doors, your job is to choose one and ignore the 999 other doors, and walk through that.”  ~Tom Bilyeu

7. The best goals will ALIGN with your purpose, values, and vision. 

“It’s better to be at the bottom of the ladder you want to climb than at the top of the one you don’t.”  ~Stephen Kellogg

8. A goal that is VISIBLE to yourself and others is more likely to be achieved. 

“People who are scared to communicate about their ambitions are cheating themselves and the world from supporting them.”  ~Brendon Burchard

Reflection

What is your favorite quote that keeps you motivated to set and to meet your stretch goals Share in the comments or send me a message with your favorites.

Check out other blogs in this series exploring intentions. 

Road maps

Bucket lists

Environments

P.S. Knowing what your compass looks like today is a key first step in alignment. You can start that adventure in the Creating My Compass course.

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