118. No BS Reflection: Where Are You Really at in 2026?

Halfway through 2026... are you actually where you said you would be in January?

We bought a house. Book 2 is in progress. And somehow it's almost June already - how the bloody hell did that happen?!

But before we get into all of that - can we talk about the fact that 2026 is absolutely flying and most of us haven't stopped long enough to ask ourselves if we're actually on track? Because same.

This week Candice gets real about her own mid-year reality check - the good, the uncomfortable, and the stuff she'd been quietly calling "fine" (spoiler: it wasn't).

She's sharing the 5 questions she sat down with last weekend that brought up ALL the things - and trust us, yours will too.

Grab your notes app, a pen, a coffee - whatever you need - because you're going to want to actually answer these ones. Don't just nod along. I see you 👀

In this episode we chat about:

• The thing you've been pretending is fine - but really isn't.
• Where you might be coasting (no judgment, but also… a little judgment)
• A two-column exercise that hits different when it comes to your energy
• Getting ruthlessly clear on what actually matters for the rest of the year
• The bold move you've been putting off - and why June is your month

Also - if you work for someone else and get a regular pay cheque, Candice needs you in her survey.

Here's the link. It's short, it's painless, people have actually enjoyed it. Thank youuuuu🙏

🎧 If this episode made you think, laugh, or question something - send it to someone who needs a little permission to do life differently. 

📲 Screenshot, tag me @candiceharvey__, and let me know what hit home.

Oh and check out my FUN website for all my services: www.candiceharvey.com 

Transcript

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Welcome to the Shaker Podcast. Hello, hello, hello. My name is Candace Harvey. If you didn't know, I am a speaker, author, workshop facilitator, and I'm also known as a people shaker. I am. Thank you so much for joining me. If you are a regular or if this is your very first episode, hello. And for those of you who don't know, I spent 15 years in HR. I did. And in 2018, I started my own business with a simple switch. I stopped helping companies manage their people, and I started helping people manage themselves. Because I get it. Working life in 2026 is a lot. It is all about meetings that rob you of 45 minutes that you're never getting back. It's an inbox that is relentless. It's personalities that have your deep breathing. And that 3 p.m. crash that hits like absolute clockwork every single day. And no, I do not think that quitting your job is the answer. However, I do know that shaking things up is. So if you're ready for a nudge, a reset, or a loving kick up the tush, you're in the right place. And I am so excited for this episode today. Actually, I'm just excited about life at the moment, if I'm if I'm honest, which is really funny because May, the month of May, has been a very quiet work month for me, which always makes me nervous. Hello, business owner life. I had such a full start to the year. Like honestly, January, February, March, April were delicious. And then I got to May and there was nothing, which I haven't actually had in years. Now I have work booked in that is for June, July, August, September, right up till October. So it's okay. I am not burning anything to the ground just yet, but I have absolutely let myself be stressed about it maybe every third day in May, which is, you know, it used to be every five minutes. So the fact that it's every third day is um it's called progress. But the real fun, funny, fun, fun thing is with this month of May that I didn't have any work in really promoting myself here, aren't I? Yeah. But we bought a house. So the Harveys bought a house in the middle of May, uh, the beginning of May, actually. Yeah, we did. We bought a house. We are moving back to the Sunshine Coast, which is hilarious, and I will talk about that in a second. Um, it's a whole story. And I'm actually gonna record an episode on this in a few weeks because it taught me so much buying this house, and I want to be able to share it with you. I was writing notes and I was like, you know what, this is a podcast episode. Yes, it is. So look out for that. It's an absolute goody, it's gonna be. Um, but the thing that it actually taught me buying a house, it's nothing about real estate, mind you. I'm still probably none the wiser when it comes to real estate. It is not something that interests me. I mean, it might change down the track. We all know that one of the episodes of the Shake Up book was all about how your opinions do change, and we need to shake our opinions up every now and again. So I'm not saying I will forever not enjoy real estate, but it's definitely not something that floats my boat at the moment. I will never understand who people who spend their free time looking at real estate. Like I actually was friends with someone when I worked at Hungry Jack, so not when we were at Hungry Jack's because we were children then, but as she got older, she used to go to open homes just for fun. It used to blow my mind. I was like, what? Especially back then. I'm pretty sure we're in our 20s. I mean, she's done very well for herself now, so I probably should have uh followed along with what she did, but she just would go for fun. Like, I don't get it. But anyway, the point is that I think the universe knew that we were gonna buy a house in May. So they cleared out my calendar, they cleared a bucket load of space for me so that I could fill it after we bought this house with a bucket load of forms and sorting out the 47,000 things that you need to sort out when you're buying a house and moving out of a rental and cancelling your brand new gym membership that you're really excited about. And um, you know, realizing that some of your upcoming flights for work, you fly out of Brisbane, and that's not gonna be very handy when you're gonna be living on the Sunshine Coast. But anyway, all of these things I've been able to uh work out and fit in. So it's been a really, really fun time. Honestly, it has. And like I said, I'm gonna record a whole episode on it because there is so much that I want to be able to say. But uh also next week, I am writing my second book. I mean, not just in one week. I know I wrote The Shake Up in three weeks, and now for second book, I'm gonna write it in one week. No, I I probably won't. I mean, you never know. It'd be a great story, but I'm gonna start writing my second book next week. So my calendar is I've actually got a workshop in there, but other than that, it is really writing, writing, writing time. I still haven't had the full chat with my husband about it. I'm still not really sure he's fully recovered from book number one. I did mention it to him last weekend. So he was away in Sydney as I'm recording this. Actually, he's been away in Sydney this whole week. Um, and I did sort of think, I better mention it to him, you know, because I'm gonna start talking about on socials and I'm gonna bring it up my podcast. And if he's the last person to know that uh I am I'm writing another book and that I've got three pretty much all mapped out already, it might come as a little bit of a shock. So I mentioned it to him on the weekend. I said it very quickly, and then I went on to the next thing, and he pretended he didn't hear it, and that's that's his that's his issue. I've let him know that it's happening. So I am so excited about it. I know my husband will be really supportive and excited too, um, but I'm busting to get into this book. So if you are on my email list, you would have seen an email that came out last week, the middle last week, I think it was, asking for people who work in teams if they can help me to fill out a survey. And when I was actually writing the email, I got super emotional about it because this is this is a book that means so much to me. Like this is a book that I genuinely believe needs to be written, that hasn't been written and will help so many people. And it's a book about loving Monday to Friday, not just being excited by Fri A and the weekend, because over the years I have worked with hundreds of people and hundreds of teams to shake up the way that they are currently thinking and operating. And I've seen what works and I've seen what drains people, and also what people are doing unconsciously that is setting themselves up to be miserable. Yeah, exactly. That's exactly right. Like I see what they are doing, and then they wonder at the end of the week, like, why do I hate what's going on in my life? And it's it's not that complicated. It's not so, and it's also not ideal that people are doing this the wrong way. We are not taught this, we are not how to have it taught how to have an exceptional Monday to Friday. Why did that sound like there was way too many words in that sentence just then? Habba. That's what it sounded like in my head. It didn't feel like it was real words that I actually said. But we're not taught this, and this book is going to help, and I can't bloody wait. So if you work in a team though, and you haven't yet filled out my really quick survey, this is not a survey just for shits and giggles. This is seriously a survey that would mean the absolute world to me because I need your thoughts on working a Monday to Friday job. I have been out of that area myself for the past five, six years. Um, so I need to know from you what you love and what you don't, so this book can really make a difference. So please, the link is below, like the link to the actual survey, it's in the show notes. It'll only take you a few seconds. It'll take you a little bit longer if you want to give me more juicy stuff. The more info and juicy stuff, the better. Um, and also you might even want to, if you feel like doing a good deed today, copy and paste that link and send it round to your team members as well. That would just be the best. Honestly, the more people that I can get filling this out, the absolute better. Because I can I can relate it to what's really going on in the workplace as well. So it'll be absolutely awesome. Um now we're gonna get into the episode because all I've actually talked about so far is the fact that the Harveys have bought a house, more on that in the coming weeks, and the fact that I'm starting book two next week. Don't tell my husband. But even if you listen to this episode actually in a, I don't know, a month's time or so, please still fill out the survey with the link in the show notes. It's not going anywhere. I will keep checking it. This book will probably take me longer than a week to write. You never know though. And your feedback whenever you listen to this, if you do work in a team, would be so appreciative. So thank you. Thank you so much. Now, on to this episode. Next week, not only am I starting my book, I've already said that, Candace, don't have to keep banging on about it, but next week is a new month already. Like bye May, hello June. What? So we need a bit of a uh new reality check, I think. We are creeping a lot closer to the midpoint of 2026. And for me, that means it's reflection time. Honestly. Like what's working, what's not, and what am I am I actually where I said I was going to be? You know, I was even telling a team last month during my Discomfort is key workshop. I bloody love that workshop. I love it. And not a lot of people do it. No, they don't. I mean it's a scary title. Discomfort is key. Oh, God, it's the best. I make you uncomfortable the whole time. And at the end, everyone's like buzzing, it's the absolute best. But 2026, this is what I was saying in my workshop. It's not slowing down for anyone. Like the world feels a little bit bonkers at the moment. It's constantly shifting. And if you're just rolling with it, you're actually already behind. Like it's not your job just to survive the chaos. Like your job is to notice it, to decide and to act, but to take stock of where you are. Like get clear on what matters and course correct before the year just slips away and it's Christmas, and you're like, well, that was shit, right? Like allowing yourself to course correct. This isn't about guilt. It's not about pressure. It's actually about truth. It's about clarity. And it's also about owning your choices so the rest of your year actually works for you. And on today's episode, I am sharing with you how I recently personally reflected on the year so far and how I got clear on what matters for the rest of 2026. And I did this with five questions. And it's five questions that you are going to want a pen and paper for. So whether it's in your notes section, if you're walking, whatever it is, or if you're at home, maybe just don't write it down if you're driving. That's a little bit silly. But these are five questions that I really would love you to be able to answer. So this weekend just gone, I actually sat down and I reflected because honestly, it feels like a hot minute since I've had the time to do that. And I don't reflect just to reflect, peeps. Like that's not what I'm into. If you know me, I don't do stuff just for shits and giggles. I feel like I've already said that today. Really loving that saying, clearly. But I don't do things just for the sake of it. It is not who I am at all. Like we've got other stuff to do, right? So if it serves a purpose, I will encourage you to do it. If not, I will tell you not to do it. Like, I'd rather you go and watch an episode on Netflix of something crap, right? But lovely. I don't judge if you listen to an episode a couple of weeks ago about the 10 things I do that are a bit weird. One of them was, I love reality TV. I love it. One of my friends got really shocked when she listens to that episode, actually. She was like, I love them all, Candace, or I knew that about you, like you're a colossal weirdo. But number 10, reality TV. And it was funny because I think she heard me say it and she paused it and then she sent me a message and she's like, I don't really understand what it is. Like, why do you like sitting down and watching reality TV? She's like, you know, knowing you, it's probably something about human behavior and loving that. And then she apparently hit play. She sent me another message and she's like, probably should have listened to what you said about it before I messaged, because I was right, it is about the human behavior part and all other bits and pieces that I talk about on that episode as well. So it's a great one, that episode. I've had a lot of people sending messages about it because they do think the way that I live my life is very different, and I love that for myself because oh, something just scared me outside then. Oh my god, that really made me jump. But it actually, I think it was a bird. I think a bird went into my window. You hate it when that happens. Freaks me out, freaks them out, freaks everyone out. Anyway, five questions. My heart's racing. I can feel it because I wasn't expecting the bird to go into my window office, you know? Anyway. So this is gonna actually serve a purpose. Um, I asked myself these five questions. They were absolute bangers, and it brought up all sorts for me personally, and I have no doubt that it won't do the same for you. So here we go. The five questions. This is all about no BS reflection. But number one, what have I been pretending is fine, but actually isn't? That's the first question. What have I been pretending is fine so far this year, but actually isn't? I want you to think about the areas in your life or work where you may be ignoring reality because it's just easier to let it slide. Like it could be a project, it could be a relationship, it could be a responsibility, absolutely anything. But I want you to ask yourself, what's the smallest truth that I've actually been avoiding? And I say this so often, but we all know ourselves really well. We all know that thing that we have been saying, like it's fine too, when we know it's not. So I want you to write that down for you. You know, like maybe it's that you've been saying yes to every meeting because you just don't want to rock the boat, but it's actually burning you out. Like, is that actually fine? You know, maybe your food has actually lost the plot this year. Like, not your food, but you and the way that you're eating your food. And maybe you're feeling sluggish and your clothes are a little bit tighter and you keep telling yourself, oh, it doesn't matter, it's fine. You know, there's other things to focus on, it's fine. But is it? You know, maybe you haven't actually been making a lot of time for your favorite people. And you tell yourself, like, it's fine, they understand, like you'll make it up to it later, like it's just a bit of a busy patch, like it's fine. But actually, is it? Ignoring these things in your life and calling them fine, it doesn't actually make it go away. And I know that naming it feels scary, but it's also quite liberating because once you write it down or say it out loud, it actually becomes something that you know deep down wasn't fine, and now you've admitted it and you can do something about it. Because I even guarantee that when you are saying things are fine and they're actually not, it's taking up room in your brain. Like you are very aware of it. You are a really intelligent person, and you know that even though you're saying it out loud or telling yourself it's fine, you know it's not. So it sits there just feeling like an ick, feeling yuck, feeling gross, feeling like I'm better than this. So the first question is what have you been pret pr pretending? I went to say proceeding. What have you been proceeding is fine? What have you been pretending is fine, but actually isn't? And just be really honest with yourself. That's number one. What are you pretending is fine, but actually isn't? Number two, where have I been coasting instead of showing up? Where have you been coasting instead of showing up? Now, this could be at work, this could be in your friendships, it could be in personal projects or even like self-care. Like, where did I show up that was a bit meh instead of being like fully present? You know, like maybe even at work, there is a part of your job where I don't know, you you have to do reporting, right? And you have to do it every single week. Hopefully it's not daily. Oh my gosh, shoot myself, that'd be terrible. But maybe it's weekly, right? It might be monthly, hopefully it's quarterly, you know? Anything to do with a spreadsheet makes me want to like do something. Um, but maybe you have to do this report and you've actually just been doing it like a bit of a robot. So instead of really taking the time to actually influence the outcome, really look at the data, you've just been doing a bit of a tick and flick. Like it's just been a big meh. Like you're doing the thing, but it's not your best work. You're just ticking that box and getting it done and sending the email. Here you go, as per last week, here's my report. Right? But maybe this is something where it's like, I'm not really showing up. Like I'm not really giving it the value that I can. There's nothing better than being told to do this simple task and really looking at it going, I think there's a better way of doing this. Or I think from this, this is what it's actually telling, like going a little bit above and beyond, but maybe you're just doing the bare minimum. It could even be, again, to do with your health, right? Like you're going to the gym, but you're just half-assing it each time. So you're just telling yourself at the end of the week, oh, well, I went to the gym three times, but you know you were just like, I don't know, being one of the one of those people who just does nothing, but they're just there. Like, I see those people at the gym all the time. And look, sometimes I am one of them, like where I'm half asking it, but I feel like there are some people who are half-assing it a lot. Like they are coasting a lot and they are telling their family and friends that they are going to the gym like a good little person, ticking that box, and they're just being average. Or maybe even you're hanging out with your partner or a friend, but you're not actually putting that much effort in. Like you're just a bit of a miserable person. You're just there, you're doing the thing, but you're not actually being your best self at all. Coasting feels safe. Like it just feels like I'm doing the thing, right? Like it's you don't get in trouble for it. You're just, you're just doing the thing. It feels quite safe, but it actually kills momentum. Noticing it is like step one to really reclaiming your energy. And it's all about those micro choices to actually push you past autopilot. Now, this question for me actually brought up the stuff that I said that I was really going to proactively do this year. Like I was going to reach out to businesses that I'm busting to shake up, and I haven't done that yet. Now, if you know me or know what I've been doing this year, especially leading up until May, it doesn't look like I've been coasting, right? There's been a lot that's been going on at Candace Harvey Coaching. But for me, because I know myself better than anyone, actually, sometimes I think my husband knows me better than me, which is really, really annoying. But I know myself pretty well. And I know that I could have been showing up more instead of coasting. So it actually doesn't matter what other people see or perceive, because again, people could go, uh, you've been doing a lot, Candace. And I'm like, yeah, I've been coasting. I really have. So it was actually a reality check for me. There are definitely areas in my life where I could be showing up better, and I've just been coasting. And now that I've written it down and been really honest with myself and made me kind of go, and my like butt cheeks kind of tightened a little bit, I can actually do something about it. And like I said at the beginning, this is not this process is not about feeling guilty for what you've done so far this year. It's not about them putting pressure on yourself to be exceptionally better. It's a reality check, right? It's a real no bullshit reflection process to really examine where are you really at in 2026? Because if we don't do this and we continue doing what we are currently doing, we continue so far with these two questions that we've gone through, where it's like telling yourself that you're fine when it's not, or just coasting and just getting to the end of the year and being like, oh, I'm pretty sure I said I was going to contact businesses. Oh, crap. Oh, but I had a great year. Doesn't matter. That's not the point. You want to really be able to look at how you're spending your time, what you're doing with it, and making sure that you're making the most of 2026. Because now, even though it is, where are we, June, we have still got a fair chunk of time to turn this around to being your best year yet. Right? Number three, next question. What lit me up this year so far and what's drained me? I loved answering this question. I made like two columns and I just went to town. Like literally, one column was what lit me up so far this year. And on the other side is what has drained me so far this year. So I want you to think about the moments that really made you feel alive versus the moments that made you feel exhausted. And I just want you to list them all out. Like it could be the people, it could be the task, it could be the environments, it could be some of the habits. Like, what are you secretly craving more of? Like, what did you just love? But also, what are you tolerating too much of? Like, what are you just putting up with? What are you just saying, yeah, sure, and then huffing and puffing and rolling your eyes when it's actually time to do that thing? Right? Like an example, even for me, is in terms of the things that lit me up, like team workshops, hands down, energize the bejesus out of me. MCing conferences, oh my gosh. Like even when I was MCing the conference in Canberra last month, I literally, last month, the month before, everything's going really fast now, Pete's. It's going really fast. But I remember saying to so many people when I was doing that conference, which was a big gig and a lot of work. Like I got to Canberra on Tuesday, I didn't leave until Friday, and I was on a lot. Like a lot of people have said to me, no freaking way could I do what you did. And I literally said to my husband, and I was saying to friends afterwards, I was like, I felt like I was on holidays. Like I was, I was in, I was at work. I was being paid to do what I was doing, and I was loving it. I was having such a great time. I mean, I was pooped afterwards. Come Friday night, I couldn't talk to my husband, but I was loving it, right? Even things that have really lit me up this year so far is face-to-face time with my friends. Like actually spending time. And I don't have a lot of friends in Brisbane, funnily enough, but I have friends on the Gold Coast, I have friends on the Sunshine Coast, and both of those places require me to drive at least an hour and a half one way. An hour and a half one way, an hour and a half back. That's in good traffic, peep. So that's like three hours of driving to go and see people that I actually love spending time with. And it's very easy to be like, oh God, no. Right, no, that's kind of hard. Like, I'll see you when it feels more convenient. But I haven't been doing that this year. I have really been getting in that car where petrol is not cheap. And I have been making the effort to do it and I have been loving it, absolutely loving it. And even one of the things that I've been doing as well this year is spending time on Zoom with friends who aren't just down the road. So literally scheduling time where people are in different areas because I love them so much. And it's more than just sending voice notes to people or more than just sending text messages, like wanting to spend, like even last weekend, I was on a Zoom call with two friends who I met at a conference last year. Last year? I keep saying conference. It was like a mastermind thing that we're in. Easier to say conference. I wasn't in it for very long. Um, but we were on there for two and a half hours on a Saturday. There is times, like a couple of years ago, I would never have done that. I used to treat like my weekends like very precious, but I was like, why am I doing that? Like spending time with my favorite people, and then it gave my husband time for him to do his own thing and go to Bunnings and do all, you know, man stuff. Loved it. And I got to like have a few cups of tea, talking to my friends about business, about life, about all sorts, and we all got off the call beaming. And it was just behind my computer screen. Like awesome, you know. So being able to write all those things down. That really lit me up was such a cool thing to do. And then looking at the things that drained me, and it was like, oh, the admin really drains me. But also, I realized like even skipping the gym, even though I don't skip it that often, but I was in between gyms, I was really exhausted during that period. You know, that was really something that wasn't helping me at all by not going to the gym. Telling yourself you're having a break from the gym was like the worst thing ever, right? Um, also another thing on my draining list was saying yes to coffee catch-ups that I wasn't excited about. And that was quite a good thing to write down because then I went that step further and actually wrote down, oh, this is gonna sound brutal, but I wrote down the people that I said yes to coffee catch-ups with that I didn't actually enjoy having a coffee catch-up with them. Yeah. Yeah, that was a big one. But it's important because then on the other side I wrote down all the people that I love catching up with. And that's important to know as well. If you've read my book, The Shake Up, I hope you have. I hope you've read it. If not, it's available on Amazon and Audible. I know you can hear the voice for five and a half hours. Why wouldn't ya? Why wouldn't you? But chapter one of that book is all on energy because energy is everything. Energy is your currency. Knowing what lights you up helps you prioritize. It's how to start cutting energy leaks without throwing everything out. Because so often we think that everything is too hard, but really we just, I don't know, I was about to say we have holes in our bucket and our energy is leaking. I think that analogy works. Let's just go with it. But it's leaking and you need to stop letting it leak. No, this analogy is not working. It sounded better in my head. But getting really clear on what actually lit you up so far this year and what has drained you is the best exercise. So even if you did one of these five, I want you to do all five questions, but make sure that you do that one and share it with me. I'd love to hear. I'd love to hear. Number four, the fourth question is if I could only do one thing for the rest of 2026, what would it be? Oh my god, I love this. If you could only do one thing for the rest of 2026, what would it be? And you know, the really cool thing about these questions as well when I was answering them, allow it to be the first thing that comes to mind, right? Allow it to be the first thing. Because so often, especially when I'm in workshops and I ask these sorts of questions, you can see people think of their answer and then you can see them keep thinking for a better answer. You can see them kind of go, oh no, I don't know. I don't know about that. Or maybe the first thing that came up felt really big. And so they try and make their answer really small by thinking about it. So don't, when you're doing this, this is so just for you. And I know I said before, share it with me. You don't have to keep it to yourself. You don't have to show anybody your answers to this. This is purely for you. But if you could only do one thing for the rest of 2026, what would it be? And whatever came up, write it down. I want you to imagine all distractions are actually gone. And what's the one thing that would move your life forward? You know, what's the one thing that you would feel really proud of at the end of the year? Like for me, I actually wrote down that I'd get myself on other people's podcasts. It was so interesting this morning, actually. I was literally saying to a friend, that's it now. I'm gonna get myself on other people's podcasts, and I'm gonna have to reach out and I'm gonna have to put a post on LinkedIn and say, hey, get me on as a guest. This is why, these are the things that I can talk about, mainly because I love doing it, but also gets me in front of very different people. And literally, I put my phone down and I got a message from someone. Like I met her, I don't know, earlier this year, and she's like, Candace, I love, I'm loving your content. I really want you on my podcast. This is what it's for. It's for women who are this, da da da da da. Would you like to do this? I was like, uh, yes, yes, I would. Let's schedule me in, baby. So if I could do one thing for the rest of 2026, it really would be to get myself on other people's podcasts. So the thing that's really cool with this question is that focus beats perfection, right? Like once you get really clear on what is important, everything else just becomes so much easier. Like clarity comes from narrowing down. And sometimes less is literally more. Like it made me when I did this, I was like, this is actually the most important thing. Because I have been doing a bit of a review on my social media at the moment and I'm not getting that much engagement. So I've been talking to a lot of my business friends about I don't know if I'm gonna spend that much energy on it anymore. If I'm not getting much from it, what is the point? Right? Like I'm not, I'm not here to for shits and giggles. I'd rather spend my energy on things that's going to make a difference and help more people and create more impact. And if social media is not doing that for me, then let's shift gears. And if getting on other people's podcasts and having conversations with people that I've never spoken to before that gets me in a very different audience who have never met Candace Harvey, can you imagine? There is a world where people don't know who Candace Harvey is. Stop it. But if I could just do that one thing, I was like, that's what that's what I would do, which was so cool that that's what came up. So answer that question for yourself. You could only do one thing for the rest of 2026, what would it be? It might be to do with work, it might be to do with your health, it might be to do with your personal life, your friendships, whatever it is, the house, your house. I don't know. But if you'd only do one thing, what would it be? And number five, what's one bold move I've been scared to make, but I will make it in June? What's one bold move I've been scared to make, but I'm gonna make it in June? This is your like fear equals your signal question, right? It's like whatever comes up, that's your sign. So it could be a little bit of a pivot in terms of what you're doing at work. It could be a difficult conversation that you know that you have been needing to have for a really long time. It could be setting a boundary. But I want you to ask yourself, like, what scares me that could also change everything if I actually did it? You know, maybe it's asking your boss for a stretch role, like even though you feel underqualified. Like fear is actually a compass. It is not a stop sign. I say this so often in my workshops as well. The moment we experience that fear, we've got that heart racing, you've got that dry mouth, you've got that numb feeling, it is not your body saying abort mission. It's your body going, hey, this is new. Hey, this is something that's not familiar. Hey, you're stepping out of your comfort zone. Go girl, go, dude, go whoever. Like for me, when I answer this question, like, what's one bold move that I've been scared to make but I'm gonna make in June? I'm gonna start networking again. I have actually put a little bit of a hold on that. And like I had a networking group that I went to and I got a little bit burnt by it, which was a little bit disappointing. And then my business just went a little bit gangbusters, so I couldn't actually fit it in. But now that I've had the month of May that I have had, I really want to get back into it again. But I also want to do it differently. I want to be really picky with who I am going to be networking with, how I'm gonna be spending my time. And, you know, networking is really nerve-wracking for me, believe it or not. That might actually shock you, because your girl Candace can can talk, but I haven't done it in a while. It really is a very different level of confidence going into networking groups because you're actually promoting, you know, your business, you're talking about the value, the impact, and it can feel really vulnerable, really vulnerable. But I know that I, when I was doing it, it's actually something that used to really stretch me, used to really push me, used to really bring out a lot of great things, and not necessarily for my business and gaining business, but for myself from a personal development perspective, because it was, it was nerve-wracking. So I think for me, knowing that I am moving back to the Sunshine Coast, it feels like a great time to do this. So I'm gonna be doing this in June. But it's all about small, bold moves really create momentum. So it really kind of brought up as well, like this hesitation that it can cost a lot more than just action. So yeah. Think about your bold move. What's something that you've been a bit scared to make? Something that you know would really make a difference, it would really move the needle, but you're actually going to start doing it in June. Like make June your month, my friend. So there are your top five questions. So number one is what have I been pretending is fine, but actually isn't? Number two is what have I where have I been coasting instead of showing up? Number three is what's lit me up this year and what's also drained me? Number four, if I could do only one thing for the rest of 2026, what would it be? And number five, what's one bold move I've been scared to make, but I'm going to be making it in June because I'm an absolute legend face. So reflection isn't about bringing up guilt. I need to remind that because it might. And it can have that tendency because you're digging into something. I know a lot of people who are not interested in reflecting, who don't want to go there, who are worried about what it will bring up. And you can live your life like that, sure. But just be okay with making the same freaking mistakes over and over. Just be okay with not learning from the past. Just be okay with having a repeat of what's already gone on. Reflection is about honesty. It's about looking at where you are, owning it, and then deciding, okay, what's next? These five questions are not a checklist. They are an absolute mirror. And sometimes that mirror is uncomfortable. Sometimes it makes you squint. Sometimes it hits you right between the eyes. Sometimes you're not exactly stoked with the reflection. But here's the thing: clarity only comes when you stop pretending that everything's fine and start naming what actually matters. So grab your pen or your notes in an app, whatever it is, and sit quietly and just think. Allow yourself to think and actually answer these questions for yourself. Don't just listen and just nod along to, you know, my voice. Decide what matters. Decide what you're going to show up for and make one small move today to course correct because 2026 isn't waiting for anyone. And neither should you. So go get them, legend. And even a reminder if you work in a team, you have a boss, you get the same paycheck regularly. I'm a little bit jealous. I need your thoughts in my survey. So the link is actually below in the show notes. If you also know of people who could fill this out for me as well, I would really appreciate that. My nine to fivers, Monday to Fridays. Until next time, go have fun and shake things up.