megdeford

TLDR: Some of my hardest seasons were full of no’s, and they’re the reason the good stuff could emerge. What do you feel when you’re told no? Failure? Rejection? An ending?   What if we thought about no a little differently? Not as something harsh or final, but as refinement. As clarity. As a path to yes. Every no brings something into sharper focus, even when it’s uncomfortable. Even when it’s not what we hoped for.   No removes noise. No creates edges. No makes space for depth.   No is how...

TLDR: Create space to slow down; clarity before action.   The end of the year has a way of turning the volume up on everything.   More parties. More late nights and full calendars. More consumption.   When the world revs up, we have to make an effort to slow down. To make space.   As I’ve been preparing for a small group focused on reflection before the new year, I considered joy. What brings you joy? What excites you when you look at your day, your week, your month?   And in asking the...

There’s this whisper so many of us hear when we’re in transition.  You’ve never done this. How are you going to do this? Are you sure this is going to work? Maybe this was a mistake. New job? Starting over.  New relationship? Starting over.  New dream? Definitely starting over. But the truth is, you’re never starting from scratch. You’re starting from experience. Every misstep, success, and late-night “what now?”  is data you get to use this time around. You’re  not new; the experience  is....