I just wanted to check in and share something that really sat heavy on my heart this week… Because I know someone needs to hear this today. Pre-Ava… I would have waited to feel ready.I would have tweaked things a million times. I would’ve told myself, “Okay, everything is set… I’ve got the idea… I know what to do…” And then I would wait.Or worse… I would talk myself out of it completely. Because I didn’t feel ready yet. But here’s what I’ve learned… Ready is not a feeling.Ready is an action. It’s the step you take before you feel confident. It’s showing up when your mind is still full of doubt. This week, I did something I’ve been putting off for three years… I hosted my very first webinar. And 30 minutes later… I made $1000. Not because I suddenly felt ready. But because I finally took the action. And that was my reminder all over again— When your actions align with your goals…they don’t stay dreams for long. They become your reality. So if you’re sitting there waiting to feel ready… This is your sign 🤍 Take the step. Be blessed, take care, and have a beautiful weekend 🤗

I've just read this incredible piece on how your values support trust in a profound way...enjoy! I once walked out of a room and left a million pounds behind... - by Simon Squibb All because of a single bottle of Jack Daniel's. We were building Fluid at the time, the creative agency me and my wife had started from scratch in Hong Kong. At this point we were deep in Asia, growing fast, fighting for every major client we could land. This particular deal would have been the biggest in our history. $1,000,000. A life changing amount. The kind of contract that would change our business overnight. I’d been speaking with the potential client for months, and here I was sat across from him. Everything was lining up. He was happy, and so was I. We were about to sign. This was it. But then the founder pulled out a bottle of whisky and set it on the table. He wanted to toast to the partnership. I don't drink. I never have. Not at my wedding, not once in my 51 years of life. I hesitated. This was a huge deal and myself and the team had worked for months to get it over the line. But I said no. I couldn’t do it. You see. I have an addictive personality. I always have. When I get into something, I can't stop. It's the same thing that made me an entrepreneur. Total obsession, all-in, every time. I’d also watched people around me get destroyed by that same wiring pointed at the wrong thing. So when I was young I made a decision. I'd never drink. Not even a sip. Because I knew what I was. The only safe line is the one you draw before anyone offers you a drink. But he didn’t see that. And he was offended. The meeting ended and the deal died on the spot. I drove home with nothing. For months I picked at it. It sounds almost laughable, looking back, a glass of whisky, a million pounds. I could have sipped it. I could have held the glass and never let it touch my lips. I could have found a dozen ways to blur the line just enough to save the deal. But I didn't and it was something I had to live with.

What a wonderful, topsy-turvy week and a half this has been! After being apart for 13 months, my sweet and wonderful fiancee has found a permanent position and could move to George, where I am. It's a huge adjustment for all of us, of course. And since we are only moving into our own house at the end of the month, we either sleepover at my mom's house or his mom's house, which is lovely, but extremely limiting. My schedule is entirely upside down and my routine has gone for a ball of fluff! Slowly, but surely I am finding my feet again, and the ONE thing that has kept me sane (is that even possible??), on track (mostly) and going in the right direction (if nothing goes right, go left, right?), is AVA! Whether I do brain dumps in the morning or half way through the day or even sometimes at night, she always feeds my tired, crow's nest mind and de-tangles the balls of stringy, debilitating thoughts and crochets a beautiful, colourful, patchy blanket of self-love, self-worth and self-acceptance! I look back at the ME of a month ago and the ME right now KNOWS that I couldn't have shown this growth without help. I am continuously, daily, in AWE and so, SO grateful!!

I'm wondering from those who are also with DMS, are you getting Ava to help you with content creation or are you still using the SSW? I'm thinking of plugging some of what Ava said into SSW and continuing with SSW for content ideas. What do you think?

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