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Welcome to Eyes Wide Open

by Di Russell
Apr 17, 2025
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If you've found your way here, chances are you’re done with drifting, delaying, or dimming your light. 
You're ready to live fully. Not someday. Not when you’ve ticked every box or pleased every person.

 

Welcome to Eyes Wide Open; a little insight, a lot of life

 

In this first edition, I want to ask you something simple.

Q: What have you been postponing...that actually matters to you?

Not the laundry. Not the inbox.
I mean the real stuff.
The conversation. The idea. The version of you who doesn’t need permission.


Insight

Most of us aren’t stuck because we lack clarity.
We’re stuck because we’re waiting for the 'how', or the 'perfect time'.

It pays to remember that life is not a dress rehearsal. It's happening, now.


Practice

Catch yourself putting things off, postponing—and pause.

When you hear yourself say “I'll do that later" or "I should do that one day,” ask:

Am I protecting myself, or postponing myself?

Then… do the smallest possible version of the thing.
One call. One sentence. One step.

Start this week, don’t wait.
Start small. Start messy. But start.


Join us for breakfast!

 

If you find you are constatnly people pleasing, looking for validation, dimming your light, trying to get results ... it's time to tap into your power, discover how to let your uniqueness rise, and live with the confident ease and freedom born from knowing who you really are.

Wednesday 7th May | 8am-9:30am | Sunnyside Cafe, Henley Beach

Click here to book your seat.


Here’s to the journey with eyes wide open. I'll be regularly delivering a spark to your inbox and a nudge for your soul.

Until next time, stay curious. There’s more in you!

With heart,

 

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A regular delivery of insight and practices delivered straight to your inbox. For people who want to live fully - not one day, but today. A bit of soul, a bit of sass, and a load of permission to be yourself.
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