It’s been years since I last set yearly goals and mapped out a plan.
Each summer, I’d check in on my goals—only to find I was never on track.
Cue the spiral: I must be doing something wrong. Maybe I’m just not disciplined enough. Maybe I’m not cut out for this.
I’d adjust my goals and plans, but still couldn’t stick to them.
By November, I’d start convincing myself: Next year will be different! I’ll finally crack the code!
(Hint: I never did.)
Then I did something radical.
I stopped setting goals altogether.
And instead of feeling lost, I felt… free.
I function best when I follow what each moment calls for, let my intuition guide me, and prioritize the moment over the plan.
Over the years, I’ve learned that the more I lean into my inner guidance, the more effortlessly life and business unfold.
It’s what I teach my clients, too.
When they start acting on their inner knowing, they experience the same sense of liberation and flow that I did.
The only real obstacle?
The mind’s endless chatter:
You should be doing more. You’ll fall behind. You’ll regret it.
It’s just noise. Ignore it.
If you’re looking for ease and flow in business and life (and YES, it’s possible to experience this regardless of your circumstances), two things are essential:
1️⃣ Act on what your inner guidance tells you.
2️⃣ Stop letting the endless chatter of the mind—driven by doubts, fears, and outdated conditioning—run the show.
By making a simple shift in consciousness and living from a state of awareness instead of from the mind, you’ll discover a new way of living and doing business.
A way that allows for flow and ease.
You can set goals and make plans if that benefits you, but if not, you can easily drop them without missing out on anything.
This is within your reach, too.
Get quiet. Listen. Let the answers bubble up naturally:
👉Are the ways you’re doing business truly serving you? Do they light you up, bring you joy, and feel natural?
👉Or do you find yourself forcing things, like I did with setting goals and making plans?
Be honest, and have the courage to drop what doesn’t fit you like a glove.
New ways that are a perfect match for you will come up naturally at the right time.
(And I can help with that if you need support.)
Love,
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