this and that.

It's been a crazy ass year. I turned 40, learned how to garden, fell in love, expanded all my businesses, took some naps, maybe took a shower at some point, hosted a retreat, performed a wedding ceremony in the mountains, picked up a lot of trash, drank some more, went on some boats, laughed a ton, cried a little, and hosted some epic parties at my place. And I'm pretty sure Mercury was in the microwave for half of it and I was fighting a daily internal battle of "what the fuck am I doing with my life", even though I know what I'm doing with my life and I like it. All of this to say, whatever crazy you've been feeling inside or dealing with outside, I think we all just need to cut ourselves a break and have a good laugh/cry.

This seems like it's a been a very pivotal last few months/years for a lot of people. A lot of huge life transitions, a lot of heartbreak, a lot of grief but mixed with a lot of excitement and joy and love and readiness for something new, something better. It's real fucking hard, but real fucking worth it and I feel so humbled to be a part of a lot of people's journeys lately. All I know is what I've lived but I have so much gratitude that so many of you trust me to use that experience to help you on your way.

Lately I feel like I've really found my place in all this madness. I always felt like I was bit disconnected in all I do. Like I can toss on a bougie suit and boss babe the shit out of a corporate room but I can also not shower for a week and poop in a hole in the ground. My work includes some of all of that and for a while it felt like maybe I just didn't know who I was so I was playing in both worlds and trying to figure it out. And of course in the self help/coaching space I felt like a total imposter cause really. . who I am to be coaching other people??? What I figured out is I am all of those things and I am the exact person who should be coaching other people. I've lived a thousand lives and done a lot of things and transformed over and over again and I'm some of all of it. I don't have to be this or that. I get to be this AND that. We are not one dimensional beings. I'm pretty sure I'm like 187 dimensions of something and I enjoy being all of it (especially the alien part). On the surface it might look like I just run from random thing to random thing, which I kind of do, but I actually do it with extreme intention.

This next season of life is bringing me some incredible opportunities that past me couldn't have even imagined. While I am working to set some boundaries with my time and energy, I'll still be going from random thing to random thing and I'm excited to share it all with you. I think to be a good leader you don't actually have to step forward and lead. I don't want to be in front of anyone. I just want to share my true authentic self and allow others the opportunity to come along side me.

xoxo,

Ali