Flexibility is a superpower

Today is July 1.

A new month.
A new quarter.
A new half of the year.

This day marks a fresh start.

Last week I wrote about ​retirement, winding down the parts of your life that no longer serve you.

This week, let’s flip it:

What do you want to wind up?

What activities, relationships, or habits will you nurture in the second half of 2025? What will get louder? What will you be more of?

For me, the second half of 2025 is about flexibility.

I want to bring more flexibility to my body, my schedule, my perspective, my work, and my relationships.

This emphasis on flexibility was in large part inspired by the coaching conversations I had throughout the first half of the year.

In those conversations, I noticed an increased sense of fear and overwhelm. The political climate, the natural disasters, the looming effects of AI—many people are feeling deeply confronted by uncertainty.

Although we may intellectually understand that nothing is ever certain, there are constructs that historically have helped prevent our brains from spinning out. They make things appear certain, which makes us feel like we can predict and plan for the future.

Now, some of those constructs are being dismantled. The way things have been is not necessarily the way they are or the way they will be.

For some, this is paralyzing. For others, it’s exhilarating.

The difference between the person who feels paralyzed and the one who feels exhilarated isn’t the presence or absence of fear—both experience fear. In my observation, the difference is the presence or absence of flexibility.

The willingness to adapt to changing circumstances is a superpower.

It’s a worthwhile question to ask yourself: Where in my life, if I was more willing to flex with the circumstance rather than push against it, would I experience more ease and peace?

Contrary to popular belief, ease and peace are more likely precursors to success than grind and stress.

A changing circumstance I’m seeing in my coaching practice is how clients relate to commitment and risk.

Regardless of where one falls on the paralysis-to-exhilaration spectrum, alongside the uncertainty appears to be a growing desire for—wouldn’t you know it—flexibility.

In response to what I’m noticing, I’m changing how I offer coaching.

I typically work with clients in six-month or 12-month engagements. Payment is collected upfront.

This is still my recommendation—in my experience, committing to a time-bound coaching container of at least six months creates the best outcomes.

And, I’m sensing that this moment is calling for some flexibility.

Starting today, I’m allowing new clients to pay monthly for individual coaching. And, I’m adding a three-month option for anyone who needs short-term support.

If this change creates an opening for you, let’s have a conversation.

Providence, RI
July 2025