The 2 Questions That Changed My Life Forever.

I went to a business conference in February of 2022. During a morning journaling exercise, two questions were asked—ones that would change my life forever:

What in your life are you currently tolerating—that at one point served you, but no longer does?


Are you living by default or design?

The first, was a rude reflection. It forced me to take a massive inventory of my life.

The second? Was like a reverberating gong that activated something deep inside me.

Truth: I was living a life by default.
I lived where I lived simply because it’s where I landed after college. I was tolerating relationships that were committed to misunderstanding me—draining my life force the more I tried to love them. I was working in the same circles, trying to share my magic… but it felt like I was in the wrong room, the wrong city, the wrong part of the world. I had defaulted on myself without even realizing it.

Fact: I all but lost my breath as I wrote my journal entry that morning.

“I need to MOVE. Not just across town. Not to another city. I need to move out of state.”

I had no idea where I was headed or what would happen next. But when it was time to share, I stepped to the mic, held my journal over my head, and whispered to the room:

“I need to move. Like… out of state. Away. And live life by design.”

Little did I know—those two questions would change the trajectory of my entire life. They would redefine my work, my identity… and ultimately, my happiness.

So I’m sharing them with you now… to pass on the magic.

⚠️ But be warned: These questions hold power.
They might just change everything you thought was true—for the better.

~ Lola

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