You Were Never Meant to Do this Alone

Last night, I sat around a table with my husband and a mix of family and friends.

By the end of the evening, everyone was connected.

There was laughter, lots of stories, and inside jokes forming in real time.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve talked a lot about planning, structure, and systems.

Those are all important.

But here’s what I’ve learned over and over again — in business, in health, in life:

Even the best system will eventually break down in isolation.

COVID magnified this truth for the entire world.

We felt the absence of connection in our bones.

And yet, six years later, many of us are slowly drifting back into quiet independence — 

Convincing ourselves we “should” be able to do it alone.

But we were never meant to.

Last night reminded me of that in a powerful way and I thought about the other communities 

I personally have for support with my growth and my goals.

I have my own coach.

And a few weeks ago, in addition to the other driving I do with family, 

I drove 2.5 hours to attend the first monthly meeting of a women business owners group I had belonged to years ago in California.

I didn’t have to go.

It was absolutely worth the drive.

Because proximity, energy and support - they matter.

And this applies directly to your health journey.

But if you don’t have someone asking, “How did it go this week?”

Or saying, “I’m proud of you.”

Or admitting, “Me too. I struggled.”

It’s easy to quietly slip.

It’s easy to lose momentum.

It’s easy to start over again… and again.

So I want to ask you...

How are you building connection into your health journey right now?

Be honest.

Are you: