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A lightning bolt of insight

One small step today could change everything.

There’s a pattern I keep seeing in my coaching calls - especially with the moms who are holding everything together:

They’re exhausted… but they think they just need to “push through.”

They feel behind… but assume it’s a discipline problem.

They want a different rhythm… but tell themselves, “This isn’t the season to change anything.”

Sound familiar? Sit with this reframe for a minute:

You’re not overwhelmed because you’re doing it wrong.
You’re overwhelmed because you’ve outgrown the way your life is structured.

And the belief that “this is just how it has to be right now” is the thing that keeps you stuck.

So before you decide to white-knuckle your way through another month, try this tiny diagnostic I use with my 1:1 leaders:

A 3-minute reset (that tells you everything):

  1. Name the thing that drains you the fastest.
    (There’s always one. A meeting, a responsibility, a routine, a role.)
  2. Write one sentence that begins with:
    “If I were designing my next season from scratch… this would change.”
  3. Ask yourself:
    “Who told me I can’t change this?”
    (Most answers are old programming, not reality.)

Every single woman I’ve worked with who did these three steps saw the truth…

They weren’t waiting for the storm to pass.
They were waiting for permission to build something sturdier.

If this email hits close to home, you’re right on time:

The End-of-Year Reinvention Blueprint starts tomorrow.
Nine women.
Ninety minutes each.
Each with one clear direction for 2025.

This isn’t a vision board exercise.
It’s where we map what gets released, what gets redesigned, and what actually matters, so you can breathe again and make different decisions next week, not someday.

If you want your next season to feel calmer, roomier, more aligned…
just reply “I’m in” and I’ll send you the details (and save you one of the last spots).

In your corner,
Marissa

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