Brooke Snow

Hi Reader - Years ago, after a depleting holiday season, one of my best friends asked me to do something rather unexpected. She said to me, “Brooke, this happens to you every year.You always get burned out.You always get overwhelmed.You always have some hard family interaction you’re dreading at a family gathering… I want you to put a reminder in your phone for next October: REMINDER: Sit down and intentionally create a vision for what you want to experience for the holidays. For the record,...

Hi Reader - There’s a story that’s famous in my family. When my siblings and I were kids, we were supposed to be sleeping, but instead we were up late and still making noise. My dad came stomping down the hall and yelled, “QUIET! I don’t want to hear another peep out of you!” He only made it halfway back to his bed when my brother quietly said… “Peeeeeeeeeep!” My dad absolutely lost it and blasted off like a rocket ship to outer space. We thought it was hilarious. He did not. :) Now, lest you...

Hi Reader - I don’t want you to take another course. I know. Strange way to start an email inviting you to join one. But if you’re anything like me, you’ve probably consumed a lot of information about how to become a better human. You’ve read the books.Listened to the podcasts.Taken the classes.Learned the mindset tools. And all of those things can be incredibly helpful. But knowing something intellectually is not the same as your body knowing it. You can know you shouldn’t care what someone...

Hi Reader - My first 40 Day Challenge I ever did was a turning point in my life. I had severe PTSD from a near-death pulmonary embolism in 2014. While I was so grateful to be alive, the aftermath was hard. I was anxious all the time.I was short-tempered.I had mini panic attacks almost every day.I had recurring nightmares.I was struggling with the basic tasks of daily life. I was doing all I could to “fix” the problem, but nothing helped. Eventually, my sister suggested I try meditation as a...

Hi Reader - I’m sitting in my office library staring at all my books… Hundreds of books. Have I read them all? Oh goodness no! I have this rare condition where I see a book I just know is going to hold all the secrets of the universe that will solve all my problems, and I buy it. And then I start reading.And then I see another book. And I buy that one. And start reading it. Hundreds of books started, so many never finished… While I still gained nuggets of wisdom, none of those amazing books...

Hi Reader - For many years, I would teach people how to use affirmations to create the life they want. And the #1 complaint I heard was always the same… “I feel like I’m lying”. Back then, my solution was simple… Of course it feels like a lie—you don’t believe it yet! You’ve had years of practice believing the old story. The new one will need some practice too. So the remedy was lots and lots of repetition. This approach can work… However, It can take a long time,requires consistency,and for...

Hi Reader - I listened to a podcast last week, and one gem has been ringing in my brain ever since. The person said, “99% of the work is figuring out what you want.1% is making it happen.” It certainly highlights the power of clarity, and I have been questioning if I actually know what I want ever since. Too many times I have pursued things I was taught I should want or what other people wanted for me… And guess what? It just doesn’t feel the same as when you discover what your own soul...

Hi Reader - I don’t think it’s a good idea to rank your sins, but my ego loves it. Last night I had an illuminating moment in which I knew what my ego considered my biggest “sin” to be… And when I heard it, I literally gasped. The “worst” thing I’ve ever done? BE ME. As soon as I heard this, my entire body ached with how many decades I have believed that the worst thing I’ve done is to “be myself”. It was like my entire life flashed before my eyes, and I saw moment after moment that I felt:...

Hi Reader - I rode a hundred miles on my bike with a broken back to prove something to people who weren’t even watching. Years ago, I signed up to ride a century. I had never undertaken such a massive challenge and spent months training for this event. One week before the ride, I badly injured my back, and I could hardly move. The only pain-free position was lying flat on my back. And yet… I was determined to ride this race. I don’t know what I thought I had to prove, but surely, there was...