#327: If you want 2026 to feel different — clearer, more aligned, less like you’re holding your breath — you’re going to have to break a few rules. Especially the quiet ones you’ve been following without realizing it.

In this solo episode, we’re kicking off the year by tossing out the performative resolutions and getting honest about the unspoken rulebook that’s been running your life. You’re not behind. You’re not stuck. But you might still be living by stories, standards, and timelines that were never yours to begin with.

This is about rewriting those scripts — and choosing yourself more boldly than you ever have before.

In This Episode:

• The invisible rules keeping you small — and how to spot them
• Why being “the good girl” is blocking your growth
• The problem with playing it safe (and how to build risk tolerance)
• What to do with the “I should be further by now” spiral
• The exact rules I broke in 2025 — and how they changed everything
• The difference between operating from your past vs. your future self
• A 3-step strategy to build a year that feels lucky
• How to take bold action without burning yourself out
• Why rebellion can be soft, focused, and wildly effective
• The rules I’m leaving behind this year — and what I’m replacing them with

You’re not here to play by invisible rules anymore. You’re here to design something intentional — and this is where that begins.

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