What Nobody Tells You About Transitions (But Should)

🎯 What’s Included

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 From the Community

💫 Rounding out the March meetup, 🤝🏾 Community events, 🅰️² April meetup details

💡 Skill Spotlight

Emotional Agility During Transitions

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A²’s next Conscious Connection for founders, leaders, and curious people is on April 10 at 6:00pm.

We're inviting both the market-focused leader AND the spiritual seeker within you to the table. It's a great place to make authentic connections in an intimate setting.

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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 From The Community

💫 Rounding out the March meetup

Thank you to everyone who attended March’s Conscious Connection. We continue to set records for meetup size, and March’s was no exception. 30 INCREDIBLE people showed up, and more importantly, the conversations we had were deep.

I mean really, really deep.

I coach execs and entrepreneurs and run transformation retreats for a living, so I’m used to deep conversations. I’ve been experimenting with just how deep you can get in a 2-hour group conversation without forcing any vulnerability.

Yesterday left me awestruck.

The caliber of person that showed up and the content of our conversations blew me away. There was almost no “small talk”. Instead, the theme of the night was transition. We spoke about the small and big deaths that happen in transitions, moving through fear by leaning on faith, recently deceased siblings, cancer diagnoses, near-death experiences, and the uncertain path to entrepreneurial freedom.

The energy in the room was buzzy, vibrant, grounded, connected, warm, and vulnerable. We were having conversations that usually take days or weeks of “getting to know each other” to broach. All in less than 2 hours.

🤯❤️‍🔥

🤝🏾 Community events

Check out more of what the community is doing! All of these events are centered around authentic connection and depth. If I missed something you’d like me to add, reach out!

🅰️² April meetup

Looking for more authentic connection in your life? Join us in April for Conscious Connection for founders, leaders, and curious people!

We’ll be moving to an even bigger and brighter space in Capital Factory. The vibes are ~incredible~. Join us and bring a friend (or two!)

We're building Conscious Connection by inviting both the market-focused leader AND the spiritual seeker within you to the table.

Know anyone that’s looking for more of that in their life? I’d appreciate it if you invited them to our next event!

💡 Skill Spotlight

Emotional agility is the ability to experience your emotions fully, without judgment, and to make choices that align with your values, even when you’re feeling uncomfortable. Here's how to cultivate it during transitions:

1. Acknowledge Your Feelings: Don't suppress or ignore your emotions. Recognize that it's normal to feel a mix of emotions during transitions. 5 minutes of journaling, meditation, or walking are great for this.

2. Label Your Emotions: The simple act of naming your emotions can help you understand and manage them more effectively. ➡️ More on that

3. Accept Your Emotions: Invite yourself into acceptance of your emotions, even if just for a moment. Ask yourself “Can I be with where I am at, just for now? Can I accept myself for being as [scared, reactive, angry, etc.] as I am right now?” The key here isn’t to force it. If the answer is no, honor it and notice the resistance to acceptance.

4. Act on Your Values: Only after you feel a level of acceptance of where you’re at: Think of a choice that aligns with your core values and long-term goals.

5. Practice Forgiveness: Be kind to yourself during transitions. Remember that you’re human and not perfect.

📚 Resource Corner

• Book: Emotional Agility by Susan David - Offers practical strategies for navigating emotions in times of change.

• Offer: I work with people in transitions to help them get unstuck and operate with more energy. If you’re seeking an exciting external outcome (e.g., career shift, startup, funding) AND care about not sacrificing your wellbeing in that process, I might be able to help.
  ➡️ Book a free call

📆 Join Us IRL

A²’s next Conscious Connection for founders, leaders, and curious people is on April 10 at 6:00pm.

We're inviting both the market-focused leader AND the spiritual seeker within you to the table. It's a great place to make authentic connections in an intimate setting.

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📫 Our calendar is the hub for A² IRL gatherings. Subscribing is the easiest way to get notified of these!