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Iā€™d love to link arms with you. I send weekly stories and real-talk guidance to help you build a life you love, whatever the season.
Before October slips away, read this
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The Reality: Between holidays and year-end events, Q4 evaporates and life happens to you faster than any other quarter
The Action Step: Pause this week to name your heart's desires, block your non-negotiables, and protect your time before the holidays hit
BLUF = Bottom Line Up Front
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Oct 14, 2026
Why I needed a nap on Monday
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The Reality: Draining days happen when things out of your zone of genius fill your plate...instead of work that fills your cup
The Action Step: When you're drained, do a quick brain dump of what you did that day, so you can recognize what's zapping your energy
BLUF = Bottom Line Up Fron...
Oct 07, 2026
Keeping clarity in tough conversations
Have you ever seen Lin-Manuel Mirandaā€™s Broadway musical Hamilton?
Thereā€™s a line where Aaron Burr gives Alexander Hamilton a piece of advice:
"Talk less and smile more."
That phrase pops into my head frequentlyā€”especially when Iā€™m watching things start to come undone in meetings and conversati...
Sep 30, 2026
This could be what you need
Time sure has a way of sneaking up on us.
Here we are, heading into the last quarter of 2026.
So as we step into this final stretch, I want check in with you:
Are you excited? Do you feel accomplished?
Looking back over the last nine months, did you check off (or at least take major ground) onĀ al...
Sep 23, 2026
Are you too close to see it?
Have you ever been so close to something that you couldn't see it for what it truly was?
Me too.
Why does that happen? Why is it so hard to see clearly...when we're right in the middle of it?
Itā€™s because when you're entangled in the day-to-dayā€”managing details, putting out fires, following your ...
Sep 16, 2026
Small shifts that move the needle
Every now and then, someone asks, "Dawn, why are you so passionate about Momentum Reset? What actually happens in that room?"
Fair question. From the outside, it might just look like another event on a busy calendar. But inside that room, it's completely different.
We take a deep breath in, and a...
Sep 09, 2026
Why big to-do lists cause you to freeze
The weather dropped to 58 degrees the other day and right on cue, my brain went into overdrive.
All of a sudden, I wasn't just enjoying a crisp morningā€”I was mentally inventorying my entire life for fall and winter.
"I need to swap out my closet, buy sidewalk salt, get new windshield wiper blades...
Sep 02, 2026
Constantly course-correcting got you tense?
I was doing a little highway-driving a couple of weeks ago. When I first got behind the wheel, everything felt easy. Smooth roads, fresh energy, cruising right along.
But after some time on the road, I noticed I was having to apply extra pressure to keep the car centered in the lane.
There wasn't...
Aug 26, 2026
Stop treating future tasks as immediate priorities
Ever felt like you have 47 open tabs running in your brain, all demanding your full attention at the same time?Ā
If so, you're in good company. Almost every leader and business professional Iā€™ve spoken with over the last few weeks is feeling that same mental drag.Ā
I compare this to being an air ...
Aug 19, 2026
Are you stuck in "Ready, Aim, Aim, Aim" mode?
Do you find yourself endlessly tweaking projects?
Or waiting for the "perfect" time to launch a new initiative?
Or over-analyzing a decision until you are completely paralyzed?
You've no doubt heard the phrase "Ready, Aim, Fire" before.
But a lot of us often fall into a different pattern. We get ...
Aug 12, 2026
Don't wait until January to start dreaming
I know, I knowā€”we just moved into the second half of this year, and here I am asking if you're ready for next year. (Bear with me for a second.)
Before you keep scrolling, I want to invite you to do a quick exercise right now.
Get out a clean piece of paper and write the next few years across the...
Aug 05, 2026
What if momentum actually feels like breathing room?
I think the word "momentum" has a PR problem.
(Because when most of us hear it, we immediately feel tired.)
We think "momentum" means we have to hustle harder. We assume it means white-knuckling our way through a massive to-do list and squeezing even more productivity out of a schedule that's alr...
Jul 29, 2026
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