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Crossroads workbook

You know something has to change. Then someone asks what you want instead, and your mind goes blank. This workbook breaks that question into 12 small ones you can answer at the kitchen table.

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What’s inside

Four short parts, three questions each. Plan on about an hour, spread over a week. By the last page, most women have a short list they didn’t have before.

1

What did you used to do for hours without noticing the time?

Go back as far as you like. Age nine counts.

3

Whose voice is the “too late” voice, really?

Write its exact words. Then write who said something like it first.

  1. Looking backQuestions 1 to 3What you loved before anyone needed you, and where the “too late” voice comes from.
  2. Right nowQuestions 4 to 6What drains you on a normal Tuesday, and what you’d miss if it stopped.
  3. Other people’s votesQuestions 7 to 9Whose opinion is running your choices, and what you’d drop if nobody minded.
  4. What nextQuestions 10 to 12One direction worth testing, and a first step small enough to take this week.
7

What would you stop doing tomorrow if nobody would be disappointed?

11

What’s one step you could take this week for under an hour and under $50?

Small enough that you can’t talk yourself out of it.

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It’s for you if

  • You can list everything you don’t want. You get stuck on what you do.
  • You’ve been “thinking about it” for more than a year.
  • Your kids, your boss or your partner always seem to get the first vote.
  • You’d like to think it through on paper before you talk to anyone, coach included.

Already know what you want and need a plan to get there? See Next Chapter

I’d been stuck on “what do I even want” for two years. Question 7 got me an answer in one afternoon.
Carol T., 58

What lands in your inbox

A short welcome series, one email every few days, each with one thing to try. Then a monthly letter, if you want it.

  1. Today
    The workbookThe 14-page PDF, and how I’d use it in your first week.
  2. Day 2
    The question most people skipWhy question 3 matters more than it looks.
  3. Day 5
    Starting at 53A story about a client who did it later than I did.
  4. Day 9
    An open doorA free call if you’d like one. If not, that’s the last ask.

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