Got most of this done on Friday but had to finish up tonight. I hope you are all making progress in your "Rapid Transformations." 🙂

Like I said on the call yesterday, I would've never thought I'd be writing/creating two books to help homesteaders either define their dream or record their current property. Nor would I have thought I'd be starting another podcast for local business women. That group didn't exist January 2026. Just goes to show you that you've got to bob and weave with what life offers. :)

What would my 2036 self be frustrated to discover I was still tolerating after September 2026? 1. FRAME — What is 2026 actually about? Start with Ben’s original questions, but press beyond the first answer. What does 2026 mean to me and my life? - If I had to give this year a title, what would it be? - What is the deeper theme beneath everything that has happened? - What has 2026 been trying to teach me that I resisted learning? - Where have I changed most since January? - What has become clearer about who I am? - What has become clearer about who I am not? - What matters to me now that mattered much less nine months ago? - What did I think 2026 was going to be about—and what has it actually been about? Then ask: What would make 2026 a genuinely pivotal year rather than simply another year? 2. THE 2036 VIEW — Let the future judge the present Now go ten years out. Imagine it is September 25, 2036. You are looking back at this period of your life. Ask yourself: - Why did 2026 turn out to matter so much? - What decision did I make in 2026 that changed the trajectory of the next decade? - What did I finally stop doing? - What did I finally become willing to pursue? - What relationship, opportunity, capability, or identity began here? - What did I have the courage to walk away from? - What did I stop needing permission for? - What did my 2036 self eventually realize I was dramatically underestimating in 2026? - What did I think was a huge risk then that now looks obvious? - What did I nearly miss because I was too busy maintaining my current life? And one especially useful question: What would my 2036 self be frustrated to discover I was still tolerating after September 2026? 3. FLOOR — What can no longer come with you? Hardy defines the floor as the cutoff: what you filter out and therefore no longer do. A bigger future raises that floor because many current options simply cannot produce the future you want. So ask: - What am I tolerating that the next version of me would immediately eliminate? - Where am I lowering my standards because something is familiar, comfortable, profitable, or hard to disappoint? - What commitments belong to an earlier version of me? - Which goals once mattered but are now lesser goals? - What am I continuing simply because I have already invested time, money, reputation, or emotion into it? - What activities make me feel productive while actually keeping me small? - What relationships or roles require me to remain an outdated version of myself? - Where am I solving the same problem repeatedly instead of changing the system? - What am I saying yes to because I fear what saying no would mean?

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Hi friends, Apologies as it’s been a long time. Really appreciate your kind words and support. I’ve yet to reply personally so please bear with me. Updating with news that I’m in the process of getting back on track. My partner and I are finally on holiday after a tough summer sorting out our living arrangements. I completely ran out of my physical, mental, spiritual and emotional resources but learnt a lot in the process. I do have some positive news about where my work is. Because I was unable to sit down and even write an article, I switched gears and set things in motion instead by starting conversations. As a result, I’ve now launched up my own Skool artist-coaching pilot group! We had our kickoff call a couple of weeks ago. It’s set up between two time zones, the UK and Sri Lanka, and I’m very excited about it–so far the response and feedback have been very positive. :) This is the link (closed group for now): https://www.skool.com/studio-practice-lab-6736/about?ref=c5e0c070644b4f928d34fc252e7815d1 Once I’ve got a bit of recovery time in, I’ll be back on the weekly calls. Lots of love and looking forward to catching up! P.S.: Also sharing my Q3 report and my working thesis.