If you’ve followed my journey from surviving to thriving, you know the only constant I ever relied on was my inner belief that I could choose the outcome of my life. However, sometimes, when you’re pushing so hard to grow, you actually need to stop, step back, and listen. This intentional pause became my launching pad for IGNITE 2026.
That is exactly what happened when I packed my bags, drove into the peaceful hills of Wimberley, Texas, and walked into April’s Light Beamer Momentum Visibility Planning Retreat. I thought I was going for clarity… but what I actually found was ignition.
For four days, I sat in a beautiful cabin with six extraordinary women, and together we did the kind of deep, internal work most people avoid. Ultimately, it confirmed my core belief: Your next level won’t arrive until you make space for it.
1. Creating the Vision: Chosen, Not Reactive
When you live in survival mode, your life is often reactive. You take the safest job, chase the easiest money, and postpone the dreams that scare you. Consequently, this retreat forced me to face the truth of where I am now and, more importantly, where I want to be.
First, we started with a clean slate: what is truly aligned, what serves my highest purpose, and what noise needs to be cut out? My vision for 2026 finally felt clean, grounded, and intentional. It was neither rushed nor a reaction to what everyone else was doing. Instead, it was chosen. Remember, when you own your choices, you take back your power.
2. Mapping the Vision: When the Blueprint Downloads
This part wasn’t just planning; it was a revelation. I’ve spent the last two years diligently building frameworks, events, and systems; the Freedom to Flourish plan, the Abundance Challenge, my Epique leadership role, my content, the podcast, and my coaching.
As a result, all those moving parts, which sometimes felt like scattered puzzle pieces, clicked together to form one brilliant, cohesive picture. In fact, it was the moment I realized that everything I’ve built wasn’t the destination; it was the runway. The map for 2026 isn’t a hope; it is a clear, executable blueprint that finally makes absolute sense.
3. Visibility Strategy for 2026: Building a Movement
I don’t just want to build a business that makes a great income. Furthermore, I want to build a movement. I want to help every agent struggling with scarcity realize they can have the Freedom to Flourish, just like I did.
Therefore, that requires visibility – the right visibility. Not just posting for the sake of it, but being strategic, consistent, and full of the right energy. Crucially, this session was the critical missing link, showing me exactly how to connect the incredible company I’ve found (Epique) and the success systems I’ve created to the agents who are desperately waiting to find them.
4. Story Strategy Integration: My Past is My Power
This was the ultimate magic.
For a long time, I viewed my hardships – the constant moving, the unstable childhood, the financial struggle, the failed safe career – as things I had to overcome. However, at the retreat, I realized that everything I’ve lived through these past two years – the growth, the breakthroughs, the challenges, the clarity – is the content, connection, and community fuel for 2026.
In essence, my story is the strategy. My vulnerability is my power.
Flying into IGNITE 2026
We ended the retreat with a spectacular trip to the Wimberley Zip Line. Standing at the edge of that platform, looking out over the hills, felt exactly like standing at the edge of a new version of myself.
- Letting go of the old narratives and limitations.
- Trusting the line – trusting the blueprint I just designed.
- Finally, leaning into momentum.
It hit me: I’ve spent the last two years building my foundation. Now, it’s time to IGNITE. 2026 isn’t something I’m passively hoping for or just trying to survive. On the contrary, it is something I have intentionally designed. I’m not walking, I’m flying, into it with clarity, confidence, and fire.
Here’s to the year of IGNITE. Let’s go.
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