What Am I Doing?

A minor (or major?) reflection from this week

Photo by Alexandar Todov on Unsplash

This week I took some time in my morning quiet time to think about how to describe or explain the impact I’m hoping for in the work that I do. There were so many different things that came up and so many different ways that I hear back from my community about the impact and it’s hard to synthesize all of that into one thing.

In the past, I’ve heard people say, “she helps you be more productive” and that’s not what I’m aiming for. In fact, I much prefer to help you remove the word “productive” from your vocabulary¹.

Customers have shared that I’ve helped them do the work of getting back to what matters most in their lives, or taking the time to figure out what matters most in the first place. I’ve received letters, emails, DMs about getting job promotions, being taken off of medication, having better relationships with children, and so much more as a result of following the things that I teach.

And just last week I received an email that said this, in part: