Finding Your True North: Why Life Design Matters More Than Life Planning
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Are You Designing Your Life… or Just Planning It?
Have you ever felt like you were swinging between two extremes dreaming big one day and trying desperately to stay present the next? Maybe you’ve set goals, built vision boards, written lists, and still found yourself wondering why it all feels a bit… off. You’re not alone.
One morning recently, tea in hand and the golden spring light pouring through my kitchen window, I felt both totally content and strangely restless. My mind was planning out my next launch while my heart whispered, “Be here.” And just like that, I saw it. We’re often torn between longing for something more and trying to enjoy what is.
In today’s podcast, I want to offer you another way, one rooted in purpose, nature connection, and embodied self-leadership. A way to live your vision, not just plan it.
Vision and Purpose: Two Parts of the Same Compass
“Your vision is where you’re going. Your purpose is why it matters.”
Traditional life planning often asks you to choose a single path, commit, and hustle toward it. But what if the map changes? What if you change?
Through years of coaching and walking alongside soulful women, I’ve discovered that what truly supports growth isn’t a rigid plan, it's a Life Compass. This inner compass helps you navigate with presence and purpose, even when life shifts course.
The False Choice: Vision or Presence?
“We’ve been sold a myth: that we have to choose between being present and having ambition.”
When I feel overwhelmed by all the things I haven’t done, I ask myself: What would my future, empowered self do right now? The answer is usually simple but profound, take a bath, go for a walk, create space. She reminds me that the path unfolds step by step, not all at once.
You’re Not Alone in Creating the Future
“We’re not meant to carry it all alone. When we partner with life, everything changes.”
Another reason traditional life design fails us? It isolates us. It says, “It’s all up to you.” And that pressure can shut down even the most beautiful dreams.
Instead, I invite you to see yourself as part of a larger web of nature, community, spirit. When we align with our inner compass and the greater flow of life, we’re no longer pushing. We’re partnering.
The biggest breakthroughs in my own life have come not when I pushed harder, but when I listened deeper. When I asked not just, What do I want? But what wants to come through me?
These quiet moments build trust with your inner compass, your true north.
In Summary: What Life Design Really Means
When you let go of rigid goals and tune into your Life Compass, everything changes. You:
Align your vision with your purpose.
Dance between presence and aspiration without guilt.
Remember you’re supported by life, nature, and your own inner knowing.
It’s not about having it all figured out. It’s about knowing where you’re going, why it matters, and how to stay connected to what lights you up along the way.
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Beginning again this July, the Life Compass Curriculum is a 6-month guided journey to help you create your own values-led vision and soulful strategy for life.
Think: deep-dive modules, bi-weekly coaching, guest teachers, community connection and space to truly design a life that feels like home.
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A personal 1:1 Compass Calibration Session with me
If you’ve been waiting for a sign to align your outer life with your inner truth, this is it. Interested? Why not sign up for a FREE one-to-one Compass Calibration Call with Leona today.
