A Book, A Mastermind, Some Hikes, and LOTS OF FOOD!
Whew! What a crazy couple of months 2021 has kicked off with! I feel like this probably should have been broken up into a few different blogs over the past few months but…well…here we are and the time has gotten away from me so you get it all at once!
THE BOOK
What a wild, wild, ride this book launch has been! I’m sure, as most of you have seen, I launched my book The Power of Pivoting - How to Embrace Change and Create a Life You Love on April 1st. You have all blown me away with your shares, reviews, likes, comments, and support! The book stayed as a #1 New Release for 4 weeks!!! My goal was always to make the book a movement and reach and inspire as many people as possible to start living their best lives. You all are helping me do that with every post, purchase, and/or review so THANK YOU a million times over! If you’d still like to leave a review, you can do that here.
Since launching the book, I’ve been on a book launch podcast tour of almost 25 different podcasts. Hence why I’ve been pretty silent over here on the blog! I was also interviewed for Medium.com, Thrive Global, and the Australian news outlet Ticker News. I’ve even booked two speaking gigs for the summer. When I say it’s been wild y’all, it’s been WILD!
BEYOND THE BOOK
One of the craziest parts of this book journey is how I’m already seeing it make a difference in people’s lives. I’ve heard it said that the two most important dates in your life are the day you are born, and the day that you find out why. I feel like somewhere along this book journey I realized that THIS is my why! I’ve felt called to inspire people to break out of their comfort zones and face their fears and I’ve tried to do that as much as possible on the Monica Goes show. But through the book, people can now begin to take these steps and make these moves in their own lives!
I’ve had people tell me that they’re buying copies for their friends, co-workers, and clients! It’s mind-blowing! I had people start to reach out and ask for more ways to implement the lessons in the book so I’ve created a 6-week live coaching mastermind called Pivot with Purpose. We’ll be walking through the steps in the book (as well as a 10 PDF workbook), doing weekly live coaching via zoom, and supporting one another through a private Facebook group where we can hold one another accountable. This is a test pilot program so I’m offering it to friends, family, and followers for less than $25/week! I had a consultation call with someone who’d been dreaming of her ideal business for 7 years and after the call, she had an actual launch date and a plan!!! Let’s go!!! My goal is to help you step-by-step begin to create that plan to reach your goals and provide actionable steps and deadlines to getting there.
There are also a couple of book clubs and a networking business group in the works so stay tuned for more craziness and check out the brand new website!
GETTING BACK TO TRAVEL
I can’t believe it’s been over a year since the world came to a halt, festivals were canceled, and travel became our own backyards. While this year has taught me SO much and I’m forever grateful…I’m also SERIOUSLY ready to get back out there and travel! Anyone else?
This week I attended the second Women in Travel Virtual Summit and had some incredible meetings with epic destinations. Hopefully we can start working at building out those trips soon and I can bring you guys some more adventure videos. In the meantime, I’ve been hiking and exploring my new home here in Denver Colorado and will be putting together new Monica Goes content this month! YAY!
SHOWCASING LOCAL FOOD
Another way we’ve been working to continue bringing “travel” content to everyone is through a new show called Denver Diner Duo. Steve and I figured that we could create short-form food videos as way to support local restaurants, create new content, as well as (selfishly) discover all of the amazing places to eat and drink around Colorado. It’s been a fun passion project that’s actually doing really well! Let’s just say it’s a good thing I like to run! If you’re interested in checking that out, our videos are up on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.
STUMBLIN’ FORWARD
On top of everything else, in 2020 Kristin and I launched the Stumblin’ Forward Podcast. Our goal was to showcase creatives and entrepreneurs in the MIDDLE of their journey’s. While we LOVE listening to podcasts full of success stories, we wanted to create a space where those of us just ‘Stumblin’ Forward’ (which is really ALL of us if you think about it) could connect, relate, and learn from one another. Now here we are all the way into Season 4 with almost 40 episodes of truly inspiring guests! Listen in and catch up here!
SO WHAT’S NEXT?
Well, a little bit of everything really! For those who are loving the book, there will be PLENTY more ways to lean into the pivot coming down the road. As I mentioned, the first pilot program Pivot with Purpose will be launching May 17th and there will be some potential groups coming soon afterward. Stay tuned for more podcast interviews, media clips, and book clubs!
Just here for the travel content? No worries! That’s FINALLY coming back as well! Hiking and eating our way through Colorado as well as some more trips around the United States. And if you’re itching for videos now, we have over 100 episodes up on YouTube.
As always, thank you all for your continued support!