What if your next step was hiding in plain sight?

There’s a pattern I keep seeing in people navigating transitions:

The answers they’re searching for aren't found in a best-selling book or someone else’s five-year plan.

They’re already inside us — in the energy we feel during certain moments. The ones that make us come alive, and the ones that quietly drain us.

The challenge? We’re usually moving too fast to notice.

Take this as your cue to slow down and really pay attention. Your energy is trying to tell you something.

Think about your last few months.

Which tasks made time fly? Which interactions left you buzzing long after you finished?

Now think about the ones that dragged. The projects or people that felt heavy, exhausting, or even discouraging?

Those aren’t random reactions. They're signals.

Signals pointing toward your strengths, passions, and values — while also revealing misalignment, resistance, and roles or relationships you may have outgrown.

So how can you identify the conditions where you thrive and let that guide your next step?

Ask yourself:

• In the past three months, when did I feel most energized? Who was I with? What was I doing?

• Which tasks or environments made me feel “in flow”, where time seemed to disappear?

• What was happening when I felt the opposite — drained, stressed, or checked out?

Patterns will emerge. Those patterns are your roadmap to alignment, allowing your days to feel like a true extension of who you are.

Try this practice this week

This week, pay attention to the signals and track what energizes and drains you. At the end of the week, jot down:

• Three things that energized you in life, in your relationships, and at work (paid or unpaid).

• Three things that drained you.

Don’t overthink it. Just notice. Patterns will point toward what’s next.

Clarity doesn’t come from overthinking — it comes from noticing your energy. When you follow what energizes you and release what drains you, your values emerge, and alignment follows.

You stop chasing “shoulds” and start moving toward what feels like you.

If you’re ready to go deeper, the Values Workbook is your next step. It will guide you through reflection, alignment, and living authentically in every area of your life.