Quick pause at base camp before we begin:
If you’re in-between (a job, a home, a season of life) — or you feel change coming — I’m running a short course on May 9:
Liminal by Design: Navigating the in-between with intention and imagination. Details here.
If that resonates, I’d love to see you there! It's a dose of reflection and momentum — plus a group of fellow travelers to remind you that you’re not in it alone.
Which brings me to today’s story:
You can summit Everest alone.
Technically.
But your odds drop fast. One source pegs solo success at 60%.
Failure = not "oops, wrong turn". Failure = death.
Which brings me to today:
My friend Steph is coming over for a working session — and a celebration.
Because exactly one year ago, we realized we were building similar businesses — and made an unusual choice:
Instead of seeing each other as competitors, we decided to collaborate.
We started with weekly co-working sessions.
Now, we voice-text nearly every day.
Not about big life things (though those come up).
Mostly it’s:
“Stuck in this email sequence — send help.”
or
“Wrestling with the software — any sanity-saving hacks?”
Steph’s not my only lifeline, but I share this because today’s our collab-iversary — and because it captures something most people never see when someone’s navigating liminal space.
From the outside, it can look like I’m doing this alone.
But I’m not.
And honestly? I wouldn’t want to.
I can’t go it alone — and neither should you.
(But let’s be real: doing this requires... gasp... asking for help.
Which, of course, is only slightly harder than climbing Everest. Still hard for me, too.)
I know failure here doesn’t mean death.
But I do think I’d end up at a very different point on the mountain if I forged ahead alone — probably blistered, off-route, and in desperate need of a protein bar. (You, too?)
And let’s be real — shouting “I made it!” into the void isn’t nearly as satisfying as popping champagne with the people who climbed alongside you.
And therein lies this week’s prompt:
Pick one area in your life where you’re between two things.
Then jot down three people who might make it easier — people who:
- have direct lived experience of the space you're exploring,
- know you deeply, or
- are just big, loud champions of yours.
Now reach out. Invite them for a coffee catch-up or a quick check-in.
And (this is the hard part):
Ask. For. Help.
Because we’re wise enough to know that going it alone is overrated —
and brave enough to ask. (Right? I’m working on it, too.)
Want a space where you don't have to ask?
Join me for Liminal by Design on May 9.
We'll explore how to navigate transitions with intention — and design small, doable experiments to move you forward.
You’ll also get access to a one-month pop-up community to keep the momentum going (and yes, the recording if you can’t make it live).
Feel like someone else in your life is in-between too? Send it their way — or better yet, come together.
Let’s make it the kind of community that leaves you saying,
“Wow, I didn’t know how much I needed that.”
To going it together,
Amy
P.S. I just launched a five-part series on the different types of liminal spaces over on the blog. When you sign up for the course, I’ll save you the trouble of tracking it down and send it straight to your inbox — because it's always nice to have a trail map.
(Photo via Unsplash)
