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I’ve been embracing this thing lately where I do at least one thing every day that makes me feel more alive and it’s 

. Today I did three:

 Played Monopoly with the family

Walked 3.6 miles in the gorgeous weather on a work call that I would have otherwise spent at my desk

 Read a few extra chapters of Untamed with zero guilt (pic from our camping trip)

A few years ago I couldn’t come up with a single thing that made me feel more alive. Not one. I had to force myself through the joyless motions of basic self-care and it felt like punishment. A shameful, secret punishment I couldn’t tell anyone about because who can’t come up with something they want to do? Me. I couldn’t. All I could think of was an endless list of things I had to do. It sucked. A lot. And I remember vividly how much it sucked, which makes it all the more remarkable to think that now I can actually do things for myself and enjoy it.

If you want less “have to” and more “get to” in your life, we should talk. I get people unstuck so they can live their life authentically, powerfully, and unapologetically. I’m on a mission to support 100 people in 100 days through powerful professional conversations focused on clarity and transformation. Book a free clarity call for yourself here: http://tinyurl.com/altitudeadjustmentintro (or share the link with a friend)

No bullshit. No toxic positivity. Just being alive.

That time I caught Luna mid-bark when she thought Jesse was about to throw her something and she wasn’t sure whether to bark or catch. 

 I swear she’s not actually Kujo, but you wouldn’t know it from this picture.

Consider this your personal reminder that just because someone looks like a total asshole in the moment doesn’t mean they’re actually a monster.
Not.
Even.
You.
So maybe don’t be so hard on yourself. Even if you’ve been hard on yourself before, you don’t have to keep basing your self-concept based on your worst (or worst-appearing) moments. They’re not really who you are.

I’m on a mission to support 100 people in the next 100 days through powerful professional conversations focused on clarity and transformation. Book a free clarity call for yourself here: http://tinyurl.com/altitudeadjustmentintro (or share the link with a friend)

No bullshit. No toxic positivity. Just what’s true about you.

Today we skipped paddle boarding and went biking instead. After what seemed like a million torturous minutes of bringing up the rear behind the kids I finally got a chance to split off and actually ride—and promptly ate shit. I didn’t just, like, fall over (which does happen with some regularity). I lost control and went flying off the trail.

As the ground rose up to meet me, I coached myself through the crash. “Tuck but not too hard; protect your face but don’t bust your neck. Don’t tense up—it’ll hurt worse if you do. Know where the bike is.” It was the longest split-second of my life. My head hit first and hardest with an alarmingly loud thud that I’m sure only I heard. I skidded to a stop almost immediately after.

I laid there stunned on the ground trying to figure out why it didn’t hurt more. That’s when I realized I managed to land in soft dirt, possibly the softest dirt in the entire park. I slowly sat up, shaking, and took stock: no breaks, no punctures, and my bike was fine. I lost some skin (and a few years off my life) but otherwise it was remarkably unremarkable. I hauled myself up and rode to the end of the trail to wait for Jesse (and try not to puke).

The thing I was most scared of—crashing—happened and I’m not even sorry. Yeah, I’m sore AF, but more than anything I’m proud of myself. I tried something hard. It went sideways and so did I. I didn’t panic. I didn’t freak out. I didn’t fight it. I handled it. I did not in fact puke. And I got back on the fucking bike.

Sometimes we can see the crash coming and we can’t stop it. All we can do is lean into it with everything we know and all our instincts and hope for the best. If you’re navigating a crash, let’s talk so we can find your soft dirt to land in.

I’m on a mission to support 100 people in the next 100 days through powerful professional conversations focused on clarity and transformation. Book a free clarity call for yourself here: http://tinyurl.com/altitudeadjustmentintro (or share the link with a friend)

No bullshit. No toxic positivity. Just coming out the other side together.

Whatever you did today, let it be enough.
Whoever you were today, let it be enough.
Because you? My beautiful, amazing, strong, resilient friend?You’re enough.

Paddle boarding is one of my favorite things to do. Until pretty recently I hardly ever let myself do it.
I don’t have time.
It’s so much work to get out to the water.
I don’t like my life vest.
What if the water’s too cold.
I don’t want a sunburn.

All these reasons to NOT do something I love. All total crap. All coming from the belief that I have to EARN enjoyment, that I have to DESERVE to have fun, that if I’m not somehow EXCEPTIONAL I’m worthless.

It’s bullshit, you know: this idea that everyone else gets to have things and do things but you. Total bullshit. You’re good enough right now. You’re worthy right now. You deserve to be happy right now. Not tomorrow, not when the to-do list is shorter, not 10 lbs from now, RIGHT NOW.

It doesn’t have to be big. It just has to be something you say yes to, because you want to. Not sure where to start? We should talk.

I’m on a mission to support 100 people in the next 100 days through powerful professional conversations focused on clarity and transformation. Book a free clarity call for yourself here: http://tinyurl.com/altitudeadjustmentintro (or share the link with a friend)

No bullshit. No toxic positivity. Just a “fuck yeah!”

When I look at a heavy summer sky I like to think about how I, too, am gathering: energy, solidity, depth, momentum. The power isn’t just in the downpour of rain, the flash of lightning, the crash of thunder. It’s in the building phase.

What if you’re not “doing nothing”? What if you’re building, maturing, accumulating? What if you’re about to burst forth? Breathe that in like the smell of rain just starting to fall.

I’m on a mission to support 100 people in the next 100 days through powerful professional conversations focused on clarity and transformation. Book a free clarity call for yourself here: http://tinyurl.com/altitudeadjustmentintro (or share the link with a friend)

No bullshit. No toxic positivity. Just release.