MY HALF-BIRTHDAY AND YOUR HALF-YEAR WAKE UP CALL

I don't know about you, but this time of year always calls me to pause. July 4th is my half-birthday, and between that, the mid-year mark, and the natural slowing of summer, I’ve found myself deep in reflection to ask the questions we so often push aside in the hustle:

-Where am I now—really?

-Am I showing up as the woman and leader I want to be?

-How do I want to feel and where do I want to focus my precious energy for the rest of 2025?

Because success—real success—isn’t just about what we achieve.

It’s about who we become in the process. 

And lately? I’ve been becoming someone more aligned, more on purpose, and more grounded in what actually matters.

Over the past month, I’ve been walking that truth:

✨ I co-facilitated my first Leadership Summit with Jonathan Pattinson and The 3Es, working with leaders and executive teams to elevate performance and culture. The energy? Transformational. We called it the Chamber of Greatness—because that’s exactly what it was.

✨ I led my first live workshop in two years—How to Lead Without Losing Yourself—a powerful session on conscious leadership, alignment, and self-worth.  Missed it? Reply here and I’ll send you the replay.

✨ I shared my personal story for the first time on a podcast—The Cycle Starters Podcast with Heather Wilson Carpenter.

Watch or listen here.

✨I had a powerful LinkedIn Live with Dr. Kasi Lacey about psychological safety in leadership—a topic that hits home for me and one more leaders need to get real about and  I guided a Midweek Reset "Return to  You" meditation in partnership with Chill Palm Records

✨ And I officially joined the board of WICT Southern California, returning to my roots to build and empower women leaders in entertainment, media and technology.

This is what becomes possible when you stop outsourcing your worth…

and start living, leading, and deciding from a place of deep self-trust.

I’m sharing all this to say: Life works for you and this is what happens when you realign.

So I’ll ask again:

Are you where you want to be?

And more importantly—how do you want to feel moving forward?

If you’re craving a moment to reset, reconnect, and recalibrate, I’ve opened a few free mid-year clarity calls this month.   No pressure. No overthinking. Just a safe space to get honest with yourself—and clear on what’s next.

Let July 4th be more than fireworks for you too! 

Let it be your wake-up call.

Your permission slip.

Your turning point.

Because when you’re grounded in YOU—everyone wins.

xo, Candice