December 18, 2023

“Choose how you show up before you show up.”

Late last year, I was nudged to develop a list of qualities I wanted my everyday style to be more deeply rooted in. This list aligned with my guiding principles and values that ground me and provide a solid grasp of what matters.  

As the calendar rolled forward, I took the list and began to embrace one a month that I could focus on and “be” with intention habitually. As the months progressed, each quality layered on top of the previous one/s, threading them to take root from within. My choice to commit to growing personally positioned me to express visibly the work I was doing invisibly.

This commitment to growth was not easy – I was tested over and over and over and over again to ensure each quality took root. Yet, now, looking back on the last twelve months, the continuous tests of fire refined and enlarged my inner strength, which is vital to living and leading deeply rooted. It moves us from knowing what’s important to living what’s important.  

As we move toward a fresh new year, I encourage you to create a list of qualities that you want authentically expressed in your everyday style and then - with intentionality, grittiness, and grace - one month at a time, let each take root from within, knowing this commitment will position YOU to express visibly the work YOU are doing invisibly!