Hi friend,
Finding fun on the Wheel of Life
This week, I went through the Wheel of Life. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s essentially several areas you evaluate to see which are high and which are low.
The premise is that humans value all of these areas, and focusing on improving the lowest ones can enhance our life experience.
I consider myself a fun person… and guess what my lowest number was. FUN!! This isn’t a problem, but it means something I value isn’t being prioritized.
I wanted that to be different.
So I did the only thing I know how to do. I went all-in on fun.
I booked a beach club day.
I brought a book. But let’s be honest, I didn’t read it. Instead I had THE BEST TIME drinking my fresh watermelon juice, eating most of the sushi party tray (because that sounded like fun), and then deciding I needed to book at least five more days at the beach club.
When all-in became another stress response
Well… I did book five more days and later cancelled. Yes, impulsivity is my second highest stress type. And when I get stressed, it comes out. Do you see what happened there? I stressed myself out about my fun being low, so I went all-in on trying to have fun.
The human experience at its finest.
The truth is in the gray zone
The reflection made me realize the truth is in the gray zone. I don’t have to be all-in or all-out. I just have to show up for some fun. Ahhhhh. All I have to do is show up. And that is all we ever have to do. Just show up.
This is translating into how I want to serve people this month.
Choose one place to focus
I want to share what I’m offering my Transformers this month as a way to slow down, reflect, and choose one place to focus. Not another to-do item. They only pick one:
- UNDERSTAND ME: stress, mindset, DistressRx™ + emotional regulation
- BUILD ME: strength, nutrition, metabolism, hormones + body composition
- PROTECT ME: relationships, boundaries, communication + leadership
- BECOME ME: identity, purpose, integration + what I want next
One tiny step forward
So, I’m asking you to do the same. What do you want to focus on this week? This month? You only have to make a tiny step forward to do that.
Personally, I’m focusing on becoming me. I know I want to go slower, be more compassionate toward myself, and be completely satisfied with where I am right now. What if where I am right now is the best it will ever be? Let me cherish this. Let me allow where I am right now to be part of my purpose.
I’m calling you to do the same. If this resonates, send me a note.
Talk soon!
Xo
Beach Club Ali