With everything percolating in your head, by the time you get to your own Season 4 and the ‘Playful Rising’ season, it’ll have been in your brain for a good chunk of a year or so. It’s now time to take the plunge and set THE date. THE date could be any major milestone: having the chat with your boss to pitch a big project to solve a business problem that can also evolve your growth. Or it could be a side hustle that you finally want to start by calling on specialist services, be it a website build or buying the website domain. Or it may mean an exit date at work. The date you want to leave your job. Whatever this milestone date is - this is when it gets out of the abstract and into the real. And boy, does this work like rocket fuel to your plans.

When I finally committed to THE date of my exit from work, saying it out loud to my trusted circle, I was surprised with how freeing and good it felt. Not only that, but it felt 100% right. What then followed was everything starting to fall into place, all the right reasons for why this life-career move had to happen. Life priorities, family, keeping the balance, values…all of it. Having this fixed date did not stop or ruin my flow either. In fact everything picked up pace, sharpening the plans and putting things in motion. I was finally building towards my vision on a timescale that worked for me. Without question, it’s been one of the most fulfilling, enjoyable times I’ve had.

What timings work for you? Try and set a date based on realistic considerations, including caring responsibilities, work bonuses, work needed on the home or holidays. Are you the type of person who needs help holding yourself to account? This is where a coach, if it’s available to you, can come in with goal setting. But for others, like me, I needed that edge of flexibility; to have agency and freedom to build at the right pace for me. Whatever your route, committing to a date does bring clarity, confidence and joy.

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