My Uncle John, my mom’s oldest brother, passed away last week. We’re all together this week, grieving the loss and celebrating what a legend he was.

If you’re one of our Relaxed Money students, you may remember him from the module on Making More Money.

If not, I’ll simply say that he’s the man who taught me to see opportunity, ways to add value, and ways to be of service everywhere. He was the embodiment of steadfast love, and he impacted the way I do business in a profound way.

He showed up for people in ways big and small, and in his final days, the number of people who came to say goodbye was astounding.

He was a living example that it’s possible to make the world a better place, enjoy ourselves, and make great money all at the same time.

As I prepped to give a keynote on Monday morning, before flying to gather with family that afternoon, I started listing out what I needed to get done on the plane.

We’re closing our most profitable year in business, and I was planning on teaching a masterclass next week on what we did (and did not do) to make that record-breaking achievement possible.

But as I felt the adrenaline building in my body as I prepared to get on stage, mixed with the heaviness in my heart, I knew what I needed to do.

Instead of creating the masterclass and doing a more complex promotion, I just said: let’s go email and social only.

It feels like this season is inviting us to simplify.

I wrote a quick note to the team and let them know we were going to streamline the plan.

My Uncle John was also one of the most direct people I’ve ever met. So in his honor, I’m just gonna say it like it is:

Originally, I had planned to announce at the end of next week’s masterclass that my program on cyclical, body-based planning, Heal the Way You Work, will be 50% off with two bonuses you might drool a little over. (Maybe we’ll even share some of those peak profitability tips as another bonus – reply back and let me know if you’d be interested!)

But what kind of body-based planning teacher would I be if I tried to squeeze more work in while all I want is to laugh and cry with my family in remembrance of an incredible man who left a beautiful, indelible mark on the world?

Not the kind I want to be, that’s for sure.

Instead of creating the masterclass, I just said: let’s go email and social only.

Sometimes the decisions we make in alignment with the truth of who we are are simple and quiet, like a 6:30am chat message to the team letting them know we’re changing course to honor what matters.

Sometimes these decisions are seismic, like dissolving a contract or sending a giant refund because the work feels out of alignment.

But whether huge or tiny, they all matter.

Wherever this season finds you, I wonder:

What could you take off your plate to honor your body and your heart?

What could you simplify?

What can you de-commit from?

We can never be reminded enough times that when all’s said and done, it’ll never be how much we got done that mattered.

It will be how much of our life we were actually present for and how much love we were able to give and receive as a result.

My Uncle John was the epitome of a man who showed up for the things and people who mattered, and it’s my honor to show up for his memory in this way this week.

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