How might you live differently if you believed that were true?
I—bone deep—know who I would be.
For years, my drive home from Christmas holidays with family has been my six hours of deep reflection—my 70mph temple for goal and intention setting for the new year.
In the last couple of years, I’ve added a November practice: setting the tone by clearing mental and emotional hurdles before that December planning sprint.
This year, my “pre-game” looked like a mix of:
- Personal meditation
- Marinating in what’s making me uncomfortable (aka: honest acceptance)
- Star’s local Badass Manifestation group
- A Lifehack Method mantra training
- And—believe it or not—working with AI to extract themes from my writing and point me toward my guiding principles
In the background, I can feel it: it’s time to slow down and live more deeply—a strong pull to be more meditative and intentional and embody the “wizened elder.” I feel called to create in the physical world (not just ideas and programs, but actual objects). And I feel a fierce drive to create meaningful community in an increasingly isolated and siloed world.
Of course, when the rubber hits the road, that brings up a lot of feelings—feelings that need to be acknowledged and worked through. As I dug deeper, I realized my protective parts feel: overwhelm, shame, fear, dread, pressure, grief, boredom, longing, excitement, hope, humor, defiance, pride, sovereignty, relief, determination, rebellion, playfulness, wildness, aliveness, and power.
Yep. I’m all over the map.
So… how do you break through and distill all that into a workable growth orientation?
Here are some guiding statements that emerged from my work this month:
- I won’t trade my “one wild life” for tech-bro anesthesia.
- I refuse to be numbed, rushed, domesticated, or diluted. I am here to live wildly, finish fiercely, and change the world by being fully myself.
- This slow simmer is deepening the bold flavor of what’s next.
- I create transformation simply by being who I am. My power is my presence, and refined focus—finishing what matters—carves my legacy into the world.
- Who I am changes the world.
This reorientation brings me back to my sassy, embodied self—the one who knows that slowing down is not fizzling out. Slowing down is choosing depth over spectacle.
It’s both counterculture and preparation.
And because I long to grow community, I want to share!
I would love to guide a small group of people through my own embodied version of this process I cobbled together sometime in December and January (and I’ll happily refer you to the OGs where desired—I truly feel loved and supported by these humans and happily refer).
If you feel the tug to clear the gunk, reclaim your wildness, and set a truer tone for the new year, hit reply and tell me you’re interested.
If I get four or more people, I’ll reach out to all of you and we’ll set up a time to shake up the world, together!