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I have a bone to pick with motivation. She’s flaky as hell. Shows up when she feels like it. Gets you all excited. Then disappears when you actually need her. Rude. So I stopped waiting for her. I’d rather make a decision. Decisions don’t require a mood. You decide. Then you move. Some days you’re fired up. Some days you’d rather stay in your pajamas and eat cereal. Both days count. So what are you doing this week whether Motivation decides to grace you with her presence or not? Make the decision. Then do the do.

One reason I joined this community is because I value being around people who want to share their life experiences while receiving support and having others cheer them on. Hello. I’m Alexis. A little about my background and the experiences that shaped me: • I am a mom to two hearing children—a junior and a 5th grader attending Carlsbad schools. Both communicate with me in spoken English. • My first schooling experience was at UCSB, not a regular preschool like most people attended. I had a speech therapist and child psychologist who helped me model social behaviors—similar to the character Eleven in Stranger Things, if you know the show. But it was a nurturing environment. • I gradually continued my preschooling/Pre-K at USC John Tracy Clinic, so I was surrounded by professionals while I learned to communicate, rather than experiencing the standard conversations children typically have in preschool. • I later attended Tucker Maxon Oral School in Portland, Oregon. The educational curriculum was based on Catholic schooling, along with continued speech therapy. I was then mainstreamed into a Catholic school and later into public middle and high schools. I secretly wish I had stayed in private school because I value merit, discipline, and hard work. I am not defined by religion and not practicing religion. • Honorable Mention Poetry Contest Winner for Washington Park Zoo in Portland, Oregon. • VIP Softball player. District champion. • VIP Gymnast. Placed 44th in the state finals out of 500 gymnasts. • First deaf cheerleader; taught cheer camps. • 2nd place in the nation in a cheerleading competition, out of 3,000 cheer squads from most of the 50 states. • First deaf journalist for middle and high schools: Newspaper and Yearbook. • FIDM, LA Campus graduate. I worked at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills and went on to a career as a visual artist, set designer, costume assistant to a designer, and worked on fashion shows and Broadway shows. • I was accepted into 5 architectural colleges, but life took a turn.

Worked on Level 2 today—SO GOOD! What really stood out to me is how interconnected the different domains of life are. For example, my time & money freedom feel out of alignment, but I noticed that my vocation plays a big role in that. I was wondering—which domain do you start working on if they both have the same score? I reflected on the question: ‘If I were to improve just one area right now, which would make the biggest difference everywhere else?’ The answer that came was something I think I always knew deep down—but saying it out loud felt so true and freeing. I feel grateful for this new awareness!

You know what I think? We've given "being busy" way too much credit. Busy doesn't automatically mean productive. Sometimes it just means... You avoided the one conversation that would've actually changed your life. Ouch. I said what I said. What's the ONE thing you've been avoiding while keeping yourself busy doing everything else? That's probably the thing.