Ignite: Awaken Your True Self

Pre-session reflection exercises

Before you begin: there is a short summary form at the end of these exercises. Completing it is how I prepare for our session. It takes about 5 minutes. Please don’t skip it.

These reflections are the initial spark of your Ignite session.

Not prep work. Not homework. This is designed to promote an inner curiosity and an inner listening.

When you put words to what is true, your subconscious begins organizing around it. That is already a shift.

Move slowly. There are no right answers, only honest ones.

If something feels unclear, write about your experience as you consider the reflection. If you hit an “I don’t know,” name it and then write what is coming up around it. The feeling, the resistance, the blank space. That is real information, and we can work with it.

Nothing here is a performance. Nothing is a wish list. This is a quiet conversation with yourself — and an early introduction to the part of you we call your True Self.

S — Situation: Where you are now

Before anything else, let’s get honest about the current landscape.

This isn’t about cataloging what’s wrong. It’s about seeing clearly so we don’t spend your session sorting through surface noise.

Journal freely in response to these:

• What is the current situation or circumstance you want to work on?
• What are the main issues you’re facing in this situation right now?
• What are you most tired of carrying?
• How is this issue impacting you now?

If you also sense what is working — what feels alive, steady, or true — include that too. The full picture matters.

O — Objective: The vision that pulls you forward

This session works with one specific area of your life. Before you write any answers, ask yourself: where is the friction loudest right now? Start there.

This is where you name what you actually want. Not a polished answer, not a vague feeling. A real direction you can point to and measure. Then we go deeper to find the emotional root that makes it worth pursuing. 

It’s about locating a direction that actually ignites something in you. In addition to what you want to achieve, we’re looking for how you want to feel, who you are becoming, and what your life looks like when you are living from that place.

What do you want? Write it out simply, without editing.

Now go further:

• If that were already true, how would your life feel different?
• What would success look like for you in this situation?
• What would you stop doing?
• What is the emotional reason behind this desire?
• What becomes possible when you have this?
• Who is the version of you who already lives from this place? Let your True Self be present as you write.

One honest shift, made at the identity level, tends to move more than you expect. The direction you name here becomes the first thread of your True Self orientation in session.

A — Any Influences: What supports you and what gets in the way

Change doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It happens inside a landscape of patterns, beliefs, and inner voices. Some support the direction. Some resist it.

This exercise maps both.

Moving toward your goal — what supports you

• What inner strengths and resources do you already have that can help you?
• What practices, conditions, or environments support you in staying aligned?
• What restores your clarity when you’ve lost it?
• Who or what in your life supports this new direction?

Moving away from your goal — what holds you back

• What obstacles do you anticipate?
• What has been the biggest barrier in the past?
• What patterns or triggers tend to pull you into unsupportive habits?
• What beliefs, fears, or inner rules interrupt your ability to move forward?

No judgment here. These patterns exist for reasons. We’re not here to eliminate them. We’re here to understand them.

R — Resolution: Your living commitment

Not a goal. Not a plan. Two things to close with.

First, a statement of how you intend to show up for this journey. Write it in your own words, simply and honestly.

Example: “I am committed to showing up for myself with honesty, even when it feels uncomfortable.”

Second, one or two alignment seeds you can begin before we meet. These should feel small and frictionless. Use whatever format feels natural to you.

Some people find it helpful to tie a new behavior to something they already do: 

Neutral habit anchor “When I [existing neutral habit], I will also [new alignment seed] to support my goal.”

Example Goal: Build more confidence speaking up at work.

“When I make my morning coffee, I will also spend two minutes reviewing one thing I want to say in today’s meeting.”

Others find it more useful to name a pattern they want to interrupt: 

Trigger interrupt “When I [existing trigger], I will choose to respond with [new behavior].”

Example Goal: Stop abandoning creative projects before they’re finished.

“When I feel the urge to open a new idea before finishing the current one, I will choose to respond with writing it down and returning to what I already started.”

What matters is that your alignment seed is specific enough to actually do and small enough that your system doesn’t brace against it.

Reflection Summary Form

Please complete the form below at least three hours before our session. This is what I will review ahead of time so our live time can go deeper.