Life magic
"There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy"
Shakespeare
Over the past few weeks, I have been sharing my personal transformation story as I leave corporate and fully step into my business but there’s a part of my story I haven’t fully shared before. Not because it wasn’t important, but because I needed to live it before I could articulate it.
This isn’t just the story of leaving corporate. It’s the story of choosing trust. Of choosing me. Of finally letting my feminine energy lead, after years of striving in the masculine. And what unfolded when I did has left me speechless. It turns out the Universe had a plan for me all along.
At the beginning of each year, I choose a word that becomes my context for the year. It is a word that frames my intentions and my energy and keeps me grounded. It shapes how I want to feel and lead myself.
Usually, I have a sense of the word I am going to choose but this year felt different. By early January I usually have my word, and my vision board all sorted but this year it just would not land with me. Then out of the blue, I woke up with the word ‘trust’ in my head. It was followed by “Trust in the Universe. Trust in yourself.” It felt less like a choice and more like a soul instruction. And so, my word for 2025 became Trust.
And since then? It’s been like watching dominoes fall. Not without emotion or challenge, but with a deep knowing that something bigger was guiding the way. Holding trust.
Let me be clear: I’m not someone who just hopes and waits. I don’t believe that is how true manifesting works. I believe it is a beautiful dance between the masculine energy of doing and the feminine energy of trusting.
Over the past few years, I have set intentions, and I have taken action. I have had a plan, a vision, and a timeline. I have held the vision of stepping fully into my business and impacting the lives of thousands of women and at times it has felt a distant dream. But I kept going. I kept learning new skills, I kept showing up for myself and I never let the dream fade no matter how remote it felt.
At times, it has felt like I have planted seeds and waited patiently. I’ve held my breath watching for them to grow and feeling frustrated that there has been no movement. But I now know that what I have planted has been taking root all along.
Let’s take a step back…
In January 2024, I worked with a coach and set a goal. I desired to leave corporate within 18 months.
That was a strategic decision made with clarity, accountability, and commitment.
And then? Life conspired to meet me there.
Since making that decision so much has unfolded that no strategy could have predicted. I want to share just a snapshot of the synchronicities that have shown up in my life over the past few months since I chose to trust…
In January I completed my 12-month tarot reading for the year ahead. As I looked at the cards before me it predicted that I would be on a stage and receive applause in February/March and that there would be a significant ending in May/June.
In March, I stood in front of a group of 80 women on International Women’s Day speaking on the topic of Unshakeable Identity. This event was originally planned for November 2024 and was moved to March. I received applause and numerous messages from women telling me it had been life transforming for them. I left that session knowing that the vision I hold to positively impact the lives of 100k women was my calling.
Four days after this, completely unexpectedly, I was gifted an opportunity to take an early exit from my corporate career. In the twelve years I had worked there, this had never been offered and yet here I was being given the opportunity to leave with some security to establish my business. I could not believe it.
I reflected, felt the full weight of the opportunity and grabbed it with both hands.
I scheduled a meeting with my line manager to let her know that I made the decision to leave. The meeting was scheduled for 11am. I sat in the meeting room on my own and I waited. She had been delayed and was late arriving for our meeting. I gave her time to catch her breath and get settled. As I told her my decision, I looked at the time and it was 11.11am. Repeated numbers are often referred to as angel numbers. This number represents a period of significant change and transformation and invites you to trust that the Universe has a bigger plan for you and is leading you in the direction of your highest potential.
It was another sign that I was on the right path.
Last year I set an intention to walk 1500 miles. I set a reminder on my phone and the reminder said this “As I walk, I manifest my desires”. I would see this message every day as I did my walk. I would listen to motivational podcasts as I took one step after another. One day I was listening to a session and the host talked about deciding on your “freedom figure”. It was the amount of money that would make you feel comfortable to break free from whatever was holding you back.
I recently realised that the amount that I chose as my freedom figure is within £500 of the exit payment I will receive.
I think the final moment when I realised that something magical was happening was when I had my final call with my coach. I told her that I had opted to take a voluntary exit and that I would be leaving my corporate career in June to pursue my 8-year dream of growing my business. She asked me this...
“Do you remember what your original goal was when we started working together in January 2024?”
If I am honest, I didn’t. So much had changed over the period of time and our coaching conversations had covered so many topics that I could not remember my original goal. She told me my goal had been to leave my corporate career within 18 months. My official last day is the 30th of June, and it will be 18 months exactly.
This gives me chills when I think about it.
Each of these moments felt like whispers from the Universe saying:
“You’re not crazy. You’re in alignment.”
For the past 8 years, I have pushed. I have strived. I have led with the masculine energy of doing, driving, proving.
And it served me… until it didn’t.
Somewhere along the way, I realised I’d lost touch with my feminine. The energy of allowing, receiving, trusting. And in choosing the word Trust this year, I chose to let her back in.
What’s unfolded since has felt like a beautiful sacred dance between the two energies:
The strategy gave me the container.
The surrender let the magic in.
The masculine provided the plan.
The feminine unlocked the path.
Magic happens when we blend STRATEGY and SOUL. There is space for both.
If you’re in that in-between space; knowing something bigger is calling you, but unsure how to trust it, I want you to know this:
You don’t have to choose between being strategic and being spiritual.
You don’t have to choose between structure and surrender.
You don’t have to have it all figured out to be deeply led.
What you do need? Is trust.
Trust in your vision.
Trust in your voice.
Trust that if you keep showing up, with both intention and intuition, the pieces will start to fall into place.
They already are if you’re willing to trust.
As a bonus, here are some journal prompts to guide you through your own dance between strategy and surrender...
Where in your life are you being invited to trust — even if you can’t yet see the outcome?
What’s one desire you’ve buried or postponed because it didn’t feel “logical” or “safe”?
How might your life change if you allowed both your strategy and your soul to lead?
What would it feel like to soften the grip… and let the Universe meet you halfway?
I would love to hear your reflections so why not drop me an email to [email protected]
