I almost shut it down. Then this happened.
I have to tell you about Tuesday.
But first, I need to back up to April.
I've been running The Portal — a monthly networking and activation event — for six months. Every single person who's come has walked away transformed. They call it “the perfect Monday morning.” And yet, the event was really not growing.
At the April installment — the day before my birthday — one of the women looked at me and asked how I was doing. And the beauty of that small, intimate room is that we get really vulnerable and honest.
So I (gulp) told her the truth: Not good! I'm putting a lot into this, it's not getting traction, and I don't know if it makes business sense to keep doing it.
And then, right there in the middle of our session, another woman said: Wait, I have an idea. She pulled out her laptop and emailed the editor of Scout Guide DC to ask if she'd want to come to a special installment.
By the time we walked out, 45 minutes later, we had a date, a vision, and a new collaborator.
What came together this past Tuesday was just beyond.
But here's what it required:
It required getting really vulnerable with people so they could actually help me. Even if you're a one-woman shop, this isn't a solo sport. I needed help. I needed community. And I needed to be willing to say so out loud. Ugh.
It required surrendering the illusion of control. Milagros, who owns The Play Shop, put this whole event together — and I had to receive it. I had to release my grip on how I thought it was supposed to go, which allowed it to be so. much. better. At the end, as we were taking a group photo, she leaned in and whispered, "Happy birthday." Talk about a gift! I’m tearing up remembering that moment.
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It required being wicked uncomfortable. I had an event at my daughter's school that morning and didn't arrive to The Play Shop until ten minutes before start time. I wasn’t running the show, and that is not my usual M.O.
And then I walked into a room where everyone was brilliant and kind and supportive, and I couldn't believe my good fortune being there. There were tears. There were laughs. There were insights. The event was supposed to end at 11:30 — I think we all stuck around for an extra hour because we couldn't get enough.
Wild to be in the middle of a manifestation coming to life — and to know, in real time, that that's exactly what was happening.
I didn't wrangle Tuesday into existence.
I learned to allow it.
I got honest about what wasn't working, leaned on the people around me, and released my grip on how I thought it was supposed to unfold — and that means I am in exactly the right position to help you do the same.
Where in your business are you gripping too hard? Where have you been performing "fine" when the truth is something closer to not so good? Where are you trying to control the outcome so tightly that you've left no room for something better to come through?
The breakthrough doesn't come from pushing harder. Even though, if I'm being totally honest, I really wish I could just effort things to happen. Same?
You get breakthroughs when you tell the truth, starting with yourself. When you ask for help. When you release the version of events you've been white-knuckling — and make space for what's actually possible.
Every day you spend going it alone, figuring it out by yourself, is a day that costs you more than investing in support. The grip is expensive. You just don't always see the bill.
Right now I have two spots open to work with me one-on-one at a founder's rate for my new coaching package — which I've been calling, internally, my holy wow package, because that's how good it is. June 1 and June 15 start dates.
This is deep, ongoing coaching work — plus built-in Voxer access so that when the moment is live and you want to move before your next session, or simply share a download or insight, I'm there.
If you're even 10% curious, that's your sign. Hit reply or book a fit call — and let's talk. Two spots. Founder's rate. I'd love for one of them to be yours.
