Welcome, I am so happy that you landed here today. There is nothing more important than clearly knowing the direction you want to go. Find your why.
When you are looking for the key to success, this is it.
Finding your why is so vital to your focus and direction. Think about driving to a new place without directions or GPS guiding you. It’s going to take you a hell of a lot longer. You’ll get there eventually, but It’s gonna be a long way around.
If you ask me how I optimize my time and get to where I want to go the fastest… well this is it.
Don’t worry I have tons of tools to help you get a clear and focused why.
Why I’m The Expert In Find Your Why
Let me start by saying that my story is not special. I haven’t gone through any life-changing challenges or struggles. I know our stories are similar. What I have mastered is the art of pivoting.
No matter how big a mountain you’re climbing, you CAN change direction.
This is why I feel it’s necessary to shout from the rooftops. Life is meant to be lived and I can help you get clear so you can transform your life and start living.
The Short Version
Let’s rewind to 2014, I am in the prime of my life. I have just gotten married. I have my very first corporate job with some amazing co-workers. Truly loving life. Yet, long ago I set out to become a Nurse, and because nursing is such a great career and it’s what you SHOULD do… ? (can you hear my eyes rolling)
So I did what I should. I finished school and lived my life on auto drive.
fast-forward a few years, I’ve found myself as a high-functioning individual who constantly picks up over time and never says no ( Sound familiar yet?). I help everyone in the unit. I excel in all things as a nurse, and now I am looking for more.
Fast forward to the good part, the day that I started to question “Is this it?” I woke up and drove to my job in the ICU. I had just recently returned to work from having a new baby. COVID had just hit the ICUs here in Michigan and we had no idea what was going to happen.
I was scared, overwhelmed, and mostly just knew this could not be what life was about.
I was surrounded by death, but I was supposed to be this compassionate, caring, and loving nurse who was full of positivity amid a black cloud that seemed to follow me around. I was burned out; frankly, I had nothing left to give.
Inside there was still this dim light that called to me, “Life is meant to be more“
The Awakening Journey
The Journey to find life again has been an exciting one. It has given me years of learning and digging deeper. Years of searching and developing these tools. Years of asking why and for more.
I remember sitting in my car, crying after fighting with my toddlers to go to school and wondering if this was my life now. I just felt so dead inside, like I couldn’t take another step. I was exhausted trying to keep up with what I should be doing. I couldn’t enjoy life. I wondered how I was still surviving, but was there any other choice?
I felt so stuck in a career where I thought I would be fulfilled, but guilty because it made my body ache just stepping through the doors of that hospital.
I finally said Enough is enough!
If you are feeling the same, let’s start this journey because you are worthy of more and of living your life with joy, not dread.
Finding your why, and your vision is the first step.
My advice from years of experience is to take your time, learn to dream, and not hold back. This is between you and your soul. Honor that relationship and unleash everything. All the fear, doubt, judgments… let it go for just a few moments and allow your true vision to be set free.
STEP 1: What do you want?
The biggest step you will make in this journey, whether you want to build a business or feel more aligned with life, is to get clear on your vision, so you can start taking steps.
I took my journey and developed a course that will guide you through the beginning. The Clarity Course gets you unstuck and helps you develop a clear action plan. This transformational course is all of my best tools built into an on-demand self-guided course, with 1:1 guidance for when those sticky parts start to hold you back.
Remember, I went through this journey. I know how important it is and how hard it can be at times.
Knowing what you want is harder than it may seem. Many of us have done what we should be doing for so long that rebuilding that road to our authentic selves can be the real challenge.
So here is a hard question:
- Do you know what YOU want? (Hint: not what your next step should be or what others expect of you.)
- What does your soul want deep down? And it doesn’t have to be realistic, that’s the point, to listen to this voice deep down without any judgment or contract on the voice. Let it be free.
Why Dream Big
If you’re saying “Kate, I am just not a dreamer, I’m a realist”, I want to share with you the importance of dreaming big.
Without dreaming there will never be a goal or a vision of what you’re capable of achieving. You need to dream to begin taking the action steps in life.
When you dream big and picture what your future could be, you give yourself the motivation and inspiration to move forward.
You know the saying shoot for the moon, so you may land among the stars. No matter how close you land to the moon, the view will be worth it. Stay focused on the faith and your big dreams will carry you.
Dreaming is the first step, because it costs you nothing but gives you everything. It paints a clear picture to go after. It gives you goals to start moving towards and again it gives you the motivation to start launching.
P.S. I have a podcast episode on this subject, I recommend you check it out.
Allowing yourself to dream is a muscle that you sometimes need to strengthen first before you can start taking action.
My final point on why it’s so important to let yourself dream… It gives you hope. Without hope, we lack drive and our goals are seldom reached. You allow yourself to lean on your faith to get you to the next level.
In the words of Gabby Bernstein Faith + Action= Miracles.
Why Do You Want It All
Now that you have dreamed big with nothing holding you back, you have to dig deep and think about the reasons you want what you want.
Hint: sometimes there is no logical reason why you want what you want, other than a little part inside of you saying yes. This is god and I truly believe that god gives us our wants and desires as a way to push us to our true potential.
Here is what I mean by figuring out why you want something. If you are always searching social media and you see all these people living in their huge homes and you think how nice would that be, so you begin to feel like you want that dream. Yet, when you think about it, the dream feels off and misaligned. Take your time to think and ask yourself why. Maybe you do want a big house or maybe it’s not the size of the house but the design or the vibes of the home.
The whole purpose of this exercise is to find your why. You want a vision so clear that you can see, taste, touch, and smell that vision. You need to be there in time and feel all of the feelings.
So get deep.
Step 2: Focus on the energy
This is a mini-lesson in manifestation, but very important when you are working towards these big dreams and finding clarity on your why. The energy around the vision is the most important part.
Yes, I want you to get so clear you can taste that vision, the way it makes you feel is what creates the magic. It gives you those excited, warm, “running in the wind” feelings. The joy could just burst from your chest. This inspired feeling will keep you going when the going gets touch. When you’re creating your vision, keep this in mind and tap into that feeling whenever you need a push.
Find Your Why in Everyday Life
You have done amazing so far, your why is clear and you have created that dream life with all of the feels. You are ready to kick ass and take names. but you need to make sure you are finding joy along the way.
Trust me I know, if you’re a long way from your dream life right now and you’re just ready to get to work. That power will only last so long. The rocket only gets so much fuel. You have to find everyday things that re-fuel you too.
Make a list right now of things you are doing or have in your life that are extremely important in your vision. Mine is time with my kids and family. I may not have as much time as I wish to have or do the activities that I dream about doing. Yet, I make sure that I am present with them when I do have time and I connect to that energy I am craving in my vision. Finding these moments and joy in my current life is what will allow me to fuel my dream.
Like I said above, Life is meant to be lived not survived so find joy and start living, Your dream vision is already in the making so relax, have faith, and be fulfilled now.
If you want to work 1:1 with me, I am happy to help you transform your life.
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