Life is really hard. It’s noisy. It’s overwhelming. It looks fine on paper but feels misaligned underneath.

In this solo episode, I talk honestly about launching The Not There Yet Project from my own messy middle - not from clarity, not from having it figured out, but from burnout, heaviness, and a trip to Scotland that forced a reset.

And then I unpack something I’ve realised about myself: I think I’m both the hare and the tortoise.

The part of me that wants momentum, growth, quick wins and visible proof.

And the part of me that knows slow, steady, consistent effort is what actually builds something meaningful.

If you feel impatient…

If you feel like you should be further along…

If your mind is sprinting but your life feels steady…

Maybe nothing is going wrong.

Maybe you just need to stay in the race.

In this episode, I talk about:

1. Why life being “hard” is something we don’t say enough
2. Launching The Not There Yet Project from burnout, not clarity
3. Changing my job and intentionally choosing community
4. Building spaces where people can belong before they’ve arrived
5. The voice in my head I call “Aggie Ange”
6. Wanting faster growth, quicker wins, stronger proof
7. The real lesson behind The Hare and The Tortoise
8. Why speed isn’t the problem - disengaging is
9. Invisible progress and why it isn’t failure
10. Staying in the race when no one is clapping

1. Life is hard - and saying that out loud matters.

Honesty isn’t weakness. Sometimes it’s comfort.

2. Messy middles don’t look dramatic from the outside.

They often look “fine on paper.”

3. You can be ambitious and steady at the same time.

The hare’s energy isn’t wrong. It’s unsustainable alone.

4. Speed isn’t the issue. Assumption is.

The hare loses because he disengages, not because he’s fast.

5. Invisible progress is foundational, not failure.

Not everything meaningful is loud or measurable.

6. You don’t need to win the race. You just need to stay in it.

Not faster. Not louder. Just steadier.