hey, maple bacon.

real talk…

if you tell me i only have 20 minutes to do a thing, most of that time will be spent in utter angst, trying to manage my anxiety enough to focus on actually doing the thing

i’ll either get it done (but under such duress that i wanna blow off whatever i was supposed to do next) or i’ll find some possibly unconventional way to extend the timeline to allow me to do the damn thing in my fullest enthusiasm, attention + magic

SO WHY IN THE WORLD DID I CREATE A TWENTY-MINUTE CALL FEATURE IN MY INNER SANCTUM COMMUNITY, FOR EVERY MEMBER, EVERY SINGLE MONTH?

well… because they WORK

because time is precious + so is the chance to regularly connect with you one-on-one

because i wanted to balance the hour-long group calls you get every WEEK with some individual care —

without adding a bunch more time to your schedule (or needing to boost the price of membership)

but you KNOW i certainly wasn’t going to create a structure that all but ensured my anxiety + possibly incurred the same for you

i struggled with this for quite a while back when i dreamt up the UPRISING inner sanctum

until i came up with this super simple solution:

i pad our timeblocks with 10 extra minutes

our meetings are scheduled for 30 minutes, with the intention to end in 20 but the freedom to go a little longer

sometimes we do, sometimes we don’t

but we always CAN

(BTW: the best remedy for anything you feel claustrophobic or constricted around… is SPACIOUSNESS. just sayin'...)

with those 10 extra minutes, there’s no risk of abrupt call endings, and i’m totally freed up to focus on YOU + whatever you bring to the call

and because the calls ARE on the shorter side, we both come ready to dive right in

that one small change changes everything!

here’s a quick (privacy-respecting) peek into the last 4 calls i had this week, to give you a sense of the range of topics (and outcomes) available

on call 1 we explored how fear of getting stuck in a routine might be holding them back from a great new professional opportunity

the card we pulled called attention to a heaviness she was ready to feel safe enough to release, connected her to a deep desire for ease that the opportunity provided, and inspired her to pay close attention to where she’s putting her focus + energy

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the next member came to their call too overwhelmed with all that had been going on in the world + the day to have any real idea of what topic to explore — so we went with a general open-ended inquiry, welcoming in whatever wisdom wanted to come through

torn between both decks at hand, they decided to pull one from each. together those cards started to tell a story that needed more time to unfold. the first card represented the present, being on the downhill side of a long, challenging journey, and illuminated a quality of being well-resourced for it

the second card may reveal insight around either where the journey of the first card began or where it’s headed… this is a reflection still in process, but the grounding of the first card was reassuring + comforting, and it’ll be exciting to see what else comes from that particular pairing of cards

we didn’t pull a card at all on the third call of the day, choosing instead to talk biz strategy around Q4 plans, and how to stay grounded in them when constraints around time + money abound. they left with validation around the work they’ve already been doing, clarity around how + where to simplify, and an outreach strategy that felt like a refreshingly + necessarily light lift for a very powerful message

the final call of the day looked for support + guidance around navigating a newly-uncovered perspective around a big life plan, and both physically + emotionally catching up to the transition

the card pulled strongly reflected how stuck + torn they had been feeling, and that it was pulled in reverse underscored the shift in mindset that had already taken place, showing how that could in turn actually shift the quality of their experience

i’ve kept things a bit vague here in order to preserve member privacy, but hope this begins to give you a sense of how these calls can give you what you need in a short amount of time!

curious about what else happens in the sanctum?

check it out here​

xxoo, cc

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