Hi there!

It's already early February. The rush of January has faded. This is the moment to pause and ask: Are my latest achievements in alignment with my design?

Achievement and alignment aren't the same thing. You can be highly successful and still feel like something's missing. You can check every box and still sense you're drifting from who you're meant to be.

If you're feeling behind, stuck, or unclear about where you're headed, you're not failing. You may just be finally noticing where misalignment has led you away from your design. This might be the messy middle between discovering WHO you are, and living in alignment with your design.

Stories From Our Learners

Personal Compass: Pilot Values Cohort

In January, we wrapped up our pilot of the Clarify Your Compass Values Cohort, led by Nathan Warner, Director of Learning Innovation at the Newton Institute.

This cohort explored the southern point of the compass, answering the question "HOW should I be living?" Participants included a mix of internal team members, former facilitators, and partners who delved into clarifying their personal values.

"This program really helped me discover not only my core values, but their hierarchy, how they manifest in my life, and their personal significance beyond a dictionary definition." - Sam M.

"Thinking through my values really brought attention to how they shape my life." - Anna V.

We are currently conducting a pilot cohort to help leaders complete the next point of their Personal Compass: defining their Purpose and answering the question, "WHY am I here?"

If you're interested in clarifying the points of your personal compass, join the waitlist to be notified when we announce new courses!

Start With WHO Book: A Sneak Peek

We are excited about the upcoming book launch. This month we invite you to read a short excerpt from Rick Newton's book, Start With Who.

"We recommend triple bypass, open-heart surgery tomorrow morning."

These are not the words anyone wants to hear – ever.

Yet they were the first words I remember as I fought through the haze of anesthesia following a heart catheterization three days before my fifty-fifth birthday...

Just a few weeks earlier, I received an alumni achievement award from my alma mater for entrepreneurial success and leadership impact. Yet behind the scenes, the truth told a different story. My core business, a consulting company, was in decline, and the leadership development venture I had poured my heart and millions of dollars into was struggling to gain traction. Inspiring ideas weren't translating into financial results. The dream that once energized me was now placing unsustainable strain on my other businesses. I had begun to question everything, including the clarity I once thought I had...

I had served scores of clients and helped hundreds of professionals grow. But the honest truth? Somewhere along the way, I drifted from my core. I traded purpose for performance and identity for image. And the result was not just a faltering business, but a fraying sense of self.”

Take a moment to pause and reflect on these questions:

1. Where have I traded alignment for achievement—and what has that trade cost me personally, relationally, or physically?

2. If my current pace and priorities continued unchanged for five more years, who would I become?

3. What part of my identity have I been protecting through performance, or remaining in roles, what might be revealed if I let that go?

Stay in the Loop

We're excited to be building something we know will genuinely help leaders, teams, and organizations discover who they are so they can accomplish what they were born to do. As we share more this year — podcast episodes, book details, new cohort dates—you'll be the first to know!

Thanks for being part of this journey from the beginning!