Retreat Recordings

Day 1: January 31, 2025

Purpose: Clarify your vision

We did this by (a) reflecting on 2024, (b) naming what freedom would be in our lives right now, our current values and priorities, and what we want to do by the end of our lives, then (c) thinking about what we want our lives to be about.

Guiding Question: What do I want my life to be about?

Homework: Be with this statement, fill in the blanks as answers come to you, revisit again and again, allow it to reveal and shift into truth.

The vision I have for my life includes [ ]. I feel myself becoming [ ], so this year I really want [ ] and will surprise myself by [ ].

Video replay below:

• It’s 3 hr 7 min, unedited.

  • First 10 minutes I welcomed you all, shared a bit about me and how this retreat came to be.

  • 10-42 minutes we grounded and reflected on 2024, this is key to this work — listen to Myesha’s the afterparty reflection for the power of it.

  • 52-1:47 we cleared with 3 core exercises to this work: freedom mapping, values & priorities, and end goals.

  • At 1:47, we took a 10 min. break and I paused the recording.

  • At 1:49, we focused on what we want our lives to be about.

  • At 2:09, we wrote who we feel ourselves becoming.

  • At 2:20, we were in small groups and I paused the recording.

  • At 2:21, we circled back to our intention for the day and shared how we’re leaving.

  • At 2:28, I gave you gentle homework.

  • 2:30-3:07 was the after party with really beautiful reflections I encourage you to listen to in the event they support your process.

Day 2: February 1, 2025

Purpose: Focus and plan

We did this by a) sharing revelations from the massive unearthing we did yesterday — what realizations, ahas or curiosities emerged over night?, (b) getting honest with ourselves about what goals, wants, dreams are no longer ours to carry, in order to get (c) very clear about what we want 2025 to be about, so we could (d) figure out what we are actually doing this year, (e) got clear on what would happen, (f) arrived to a pillar structure for the goals we will focus on each quarter, (g) identified our obstacles and how to deal with them, and (h) figured out clear, specific actions and decisions that we're going to make.

Guiding Question: Based on what I want my life to be about, what do I need 2025 to be about?

Homework:

1. Watch the recording this weekend if you can so you can complete your plan for your goals, and/or

2. Share one or more of your goals with someone you trust in the coming days.

Video replay below:

• It’s 4 hr 23 min unedited:

  • First 25 minutes, we grounded into the day.

  • 25-43 minutes, we seeded intentions for 2025.

  • We went into small groups for 10 minutes which I paused recording for.

  • 46 to 1:09, we shared reflections with the full group.

  • At 1:09:35, we got into the core of planning - my 5-step process:

    • The difference between an idea, goal and vision,

    • The 4 things I know to be true for following through, and

    • We acknowledged our “buckets of water”.

    • We thought about what we want this year to be about in a word, feeling, vibe or headline.

    • At 1:35, we got into step 1 — Mind Wandering.

    • At 1:49, we got into step 2 — Themes & Buckets.

    • At 2:04, we got into step 3 — Narrowing.

    • At 2:18:35, we go into step 4 — Benchmarks.

    • At 2:35:30, we got into step 5 — Actions & Decisions.

  • At 2:56:30, we took a proven, powerful and necessary step that gives you a 62% chance of accomplishing your goals.

  • At 3:02, I gave the research and proven data to support you in accomplishing your goals.

  • 3:17-4:23:31, we entered the after party where some really powerful things were shared.

    • At 3:20, Diana asked how to use Voxer/text with me this month

    • 3:21-3:26, Victoria shared how she has leaned on Voxer with me over the past year. Listen if you’re unsure how to leverage this tool/offer over the next month.

    • 3:30-3:43, I processed out loud my Mariposa Community idea and received perspective from the after party which actually led me to add a question to the feedback form (please respond by 2/14).

Tools, Tips & RECOMMENDATIONS

Vipassana Centers for silent meditation retreats, totally free. They’re all over the world, usually within 2 hours of major cities. There’s one in Colorado but I personally was draw to the one in Palm Desert, CA.

University of Arkansas Graduate programs are free.

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