Fear, Intuition, and the Whisper I’m Learning to Trust
Every day since leaving my corporate role to build my coaching practice, I wake up with fear.
For me it lives in my belly, like a gentle hook pulling just below my right ovary. It’s not dramatic, more like a persistent tug. For most of my life I tried to push it away. Now I’m learning to befriend it, to sit with it, breathe with it, and ask what it’s trying to protect. To see it as a marker that something important is unfolding.
Follow Your Bliss (Even When You’re Tired)
Last week I was speaking with a founder, part of a group of startup leaders I was supporting. We were reflecting on transitions, and he turned the spotlight on me: "So… what do you want to do next?"
I’d just wrapped up a two-month road trip after resigning from my leadership role, and I gave what I thought was an honest answer: “I want to do more of what brings me joy.” But he wasn’t satisfied. "So, no specific job? No goals?"
I paused, scanned my body, and said again: “I just want to do more of the things that make me feel alive.” He smiled and said, “Ah. So… you’re following your bliss.”
