Does anyone do affirmations? ....
This affirmation has been one I've been reciting nearly every morning for the past 10 years:
🎤 When I remain inspired by my great purpose, and all these extraordinary projects were working on collectively, my thoughts will break their bonds. My mind transcends limitations, my consciousness expands in every direction, and I’ll continue to find myself in a new, great, wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and I discover myself to be a greater person by far than I've ever dreamed myself to be. -Dr. Patanjali
For years, I recited affirmations like the above, wondering if they would ever actually make a difference. Honestly, I’ve never been someone who buys into the idea of “woo-woo” things like manifesting—like the documentary The Secret that says you can make your dreams a reality just by speaking them into existence.... but I prevailed.... and I’ve been consistently practicing affirmations, gratitude journaling, and (my Sam Harris) meditation nearly every day for the past 10 years... and somewhere along the way, something in my heart and mind shifted.
🪐 Maybe I didn’t “woo-woo” my dreams into existence just by speaking them.
🤷♂️ What I did do was show up differently.
🔁 By repeating these practices day after day, I started to *actually* believe in what I was saying.
🤝 I put so much trust in my morning routine that my belief eventually caught up with me.
❤️ .... And that belief transformed how I see myself, my purpose, and my role in this world.
Those daily practices have helped me grow into the person I needed to be—someone willing to embrace the lessons (still learning!) that come with leading and scaling a company as amazing as Utopia Experience, the company my Mom, who passed away, started in 2002.
I’ve learned change isn’t like surgery. Even when you change, the old beliefs aren’t just removed like a worn-out hip or knee and replaced with better ones. Instead, the new beliefs take their place alongside the old ones and they become stronger over time with practice.
Because of that practice, I now have more days where I feel significant, loved, supported, and accomplished than I ever used to... and I owe it to these practices and to our incredible team who produced this video.
...... a team that is gracious, compassionate, giving, and deeply heart-centered. FAMILY.
*To my team and everyone who has been part of this journey*: I love what we do. I love mobilizing purpose in others. Here's to hoping I get to do much more of that in the years to follow. Here's to reflecting back on where we were, where we are, and where were headed. Thank you for inspiring me to keep learning, keep growing, and keep believing.
The journey has just begun.
Happy New Year.
2024 took us to new places...literally and figuratively. This year, we added three rockstar team members to Utopia (Sheldon, Abby, & PJ) and expanded our reach to cities like San Antonio, San Diego, East Brunswick, Dallas, and Santa Ana Pueblo. From the large conferences to the intimate galas, we’re grateful for every event we had the privilege to produce.
Watch this video for a look back at the 2024 events!
10th - 12th NOV 25
3moA pleasure to have you return to #EBL24, we are glad you had a great event 😊