Your Courageous Life

coming together

Stacy’s COURAGE necklace (a limited-edition available here!)

For all of what I’ve spent the past few months fantasizing, dreaming, creating, building, working towards to only be a few days away is such a thrilling–absolutely thrilling feeling.

It also feels very different than I had thought it would feel–and that’s okay. Even on the days when I have been most afraid, I have had some larger sense that whatever was coming up next for me, I needed to make the shift. It feels good. What I think more than anything else is that I feel more alive than I had felt before, and the surprise has been that “alive” is not always euphoria. Sometimes “alive” is a thin razor’s edge away from the cold, bracing wind of fear (and believe me, I know what that kind of wind feels like, having spent a few winters in Chicago…so sorry to all of you dear souls who are getting blasted with nasty winter weather!).

So here’s the rundown of what’s coming:

First, the registration deadline for The Courageous Year is in three days (1/1/10)! The course will officially start on January 17th, but I’ll need time to set up your member login and things of that nature, which is why I’m cutting the deadline a bit earlier. To register, visit the registration page for the e-course.

Second, the Courageous Living retreat to be held in April in San Francisco still has some spots open. I am so incredibly excited about this retreat. I am absolutely creating it as the kind of weekend that I would want to attend as a participant (complete with our own private house, catered meals made by this chef I know who makes–seriously–the most amazing food, and such a lovely beach view…click here to see a video of the grounds!). Participants will come away rested, connected, and inspired after a weekend of both sharing their truth, as well as taking a step back from the everyday grind and getting an opportunity to dream even bigger. There is currently a $200 discount for the retreat, bringing the total cost to $400–if you sign up by January 1st. Visit the registration page for the Courageous Living retreat to get started.

Third, also starting on January 1st is a series I’m starting called the “Stop the Job Suckage Challenge!” I believe that even the most difficult work environment can be improved so that it doesn’t feel quite so hard to get up in the morning and face a job that you are not passionate about and that you may wish you could quit (like, five minutes ago). Download a badge and post it on your Facebook page or Blog, and link to:

http://www.yourcourageouslife.com/learn-to-like-your-job.html

(right-click on the badge, followed by a Save-As)

Beyond anything else, I feel such an enormous outpouring of love and support for all of the people who have helped me in the past few months. I love all of you, near and far (some of you VERY far) who asked if they could pass out courageous cards in your area. I love all of you who Twittered or posted on Facebook about the e-course or the retreats. I love all of you who sent me emails of support, just telling me that you thought I was doing something worthy–absolute strangers did this! I love all of you who participated in giveaways and left fun comments. I have never felt so held, and all of this support only motivates me more to do my part to help YOU–to help you to live your courageous lives. That might not show up in the form of taking an e-course or a retreat, but I really do have this vision for collaboration with the world, for all of us sharing a vision of people living lives that they’re really passionate and excited about.

My heart is so, so full of gratitude–and quite frankly, I feel better about the world in general–just knowing that yes, yes, yes...there are others of you out there who want people to live BIG. Yes, yes, yes there are so many others of you who know that you weren’t meant to live halfway. Yes, yes, yes there are so many others who, like me, don’t have all of the steps and how-to’s mapped out, yet we’re still going to look around and try things out and see what happens and then try more and see what happens again.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!