We forget to ask.

Saturday night my brothers and I pulled off the surprise of our lives for our mother's 80th birthday. It had been six months in the making. During the planning stage, I casually mentioned the event to a dear friend of mine. She offered to help with decorations and I took her up on it. What followed was flowers overflowing in grand vases, decorations chosen to match my mom's dress, and tiers of cakes and sweets. She took the whole thing up a level I had not even imagined. I felt so supported. Friends and family came from Florida, Michigan, and Minnesota. Almost everyone drove. We are talking ten, eleven, twelve hours in a car for a one day celebration. Love showing up with a full tank of gas, even at these prices. I couldn't believe the outpouring of love and excitement there was to celebrate our mom. Everyone was thanking me for inviting them. What I kept hearing in their gratitude was the same comment, the thought of missing it simply was not an option. It is easy to forget that we have a tribe. We forget to ask for support, or take it when its offered. The right people, in the right room, showing up on purpose, can change everything. Often making it more special than we could have imagined alone. Building something, whether it is a surprise party for a loved one, or leaning into a side hustle, or finally launching the idea you cannot stop thinking about, can feel like a solitary act. Most of the time we default to going it alone. We forget to ask. We forget how much is possible when we stop trying to do it all ourselves. Starting Sunday, July 19, I am facilitating a women's cohort called Honest Hours. The inaugural group is small by design. It will be open to five women, meeting on Sundays for six weeks, to take what they have been dreaming about and put it into motion. This is not a course you watch or a framework you download, it's a real weekly conversation with structure, support, and collaboration. Each week builds on the one before it, and you will walk away with a clear plan and concrete next steps to turn your vision into action. I can see what is possible for the women I coach, often before they fully see it themselves. That's the part that lights me up! I will be there to support their growth, to reflect it back, and to hold them to it when the doing gets hard. I am so close to having this course fully ironed out and will let you all know the details including how you can participate very soon. As I finalize the details, I would love to know, what would make a group like this most valuable to you?