<p>I&#8217;ve been slowly waking up to the reality that I&#8217;ve been running my business and living my life on autopilot for far too long. It&#8217;s been six years since I really felt like I was in control and not operating by the whims of others and the seat of my pants. But here I am, staring at 2026 off in the distance, ready to shake the sleep from my eyes and do something completely different. In this episode, I&#8217;m going to share why I&#8217;m ready to shake things up, how I&#8217;m reconnecting with my vision, passion, and action, and how you can, too.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Reflection Questions, Part One</h2> <p>Before I go any further, I have some reflection questions for you. It might be useful to open your notes app or get a journal and pen out to write down your thoughts to these four questions:</p> <ol class="wp-block-list"> <li>How loud is your fear?</li> <li>What is your fear saying to you?</li> <li>Do you know where you&#8217;re going?</li> <li>How long has your autopilot been engaged?</li> </ol> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Reflection Questions, Part 2</h2> <p>Okay, before I dive into what these three words mean for me and my future, take a few moments in your notes app or journal and write down some initial thoughts to these three questions:</p> <ol class="wp-block-list"> <li>What is my vision?</li> <li>How does my passion help bring that vision to life?</li> <li>What actions am I taking to make sure that my vision and passion become a reality?</li> </ol> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Reflection Questions, Part 3</h2> <p>Now that I&#8217;ve shared a little about my own vision, passion, and action, I want you to return to your notes app or journal and go deeper with these questions:</p> <ol class="wp-block-list"> <li>What really is my vision?</li> <li>What are my passion levels teaching me?</li> <li>What is the next action I need to take?</li> </ol> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Show Links</h2> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080339/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Airplane! (1980)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088258/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">This Is Spinal Tap (1984)</a></li> <li><em><a href="https://www.chrismartinstudios.com/innovators-of-vancouver/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Innovators of Vancouver</a></em></li> <li>Episode photo from Envato Elements: <em><a href="https://elements.envato.com/no-people-in-empty-captain-cabin-with-dashboard-na-XEAN9EU" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No people in empty captain cabin with dashboard navigation</a></em></li> </ul>