Around 6–8 people. Structured discussion. No pressure to speak.
This simply lets me know you're interested if the first session runs.
Many of the conversations around this channel come back to the same stage of life.
Work still looks fine from the outside, but people start asking deeper questions about how they want the next decade to look
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Not necessarily quitting. Just wanting more clarity around pressure, time, and what the next phase of work might be.
A small group conversation with around six to eight people
A structured discussion guided by a few key questions so the conversation stays focused
Space to hear how other people are thinking about similar decisions
An opportunity to step back and gain a bit more clarity about your own situation
There would be absolutely no pressure to speak.
Some people may want to contribute a lot. Others may prefer to simply listen.
Both are completely fine.
This wouldn't be a coaching session or a workshop.
The aim would simply be a calm, thoughtful conversation where people can reflect on their situation without the usual pressure of work, advice, or expectations.
Often just hearing how other people approach similar questions can bring surprising clarity to your own thinking..
Around 6–8 people
Likely around 90 minutes
Hosted live online
If I run the first session it would likely be around £29.
The aim isn't to create a course or a programme.
It's simply to keep the group small and ensure that the people attending genuinely want to be there.
Small groups work best when everyone has made a small commitment to participate.
The aim is simply a thoughtful conversation, not a high-pressure workshop.
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Minimum Viable Income is a simple question: what is the smallest, honest amount of money that would allow you to live a life that feels workable and non‑anxious, for the season you’re in now?
Not a forever number. Not a social‑media number. Just a calm, present‑tense figure that covers your real costs and a bit of breathing room.
When you have this number, a few things often shift:
If you’d like to look at your own Minimum Viable Income, the Clarity session is one place to do that slowly and without performance pressure.
A lot of productive, kind people live with a constant background hum of "I should be doing more." This is noise, not guidance.
Clarity, in contrast, is usually quieter and less dramatic. It often sounds like: "This is enough for now." or "That would be nice, but it doesn’t need to happen this year."
One useful question is: if this thought became permanently true, would my life feel more spacious or more cramped?
In Clarity sessions we’re not trying to silence every anxious thought. We’re just trying to tell the difference between useful signals and old, automated noise so your choices can be a little kinder and more deliberate.
Time Drift is what happens when your calendar slowly fills with things you never consciously chose, until your days no longer look like the life you say you want.
No single meeting, obligation, or favour is the problem. It’s the slow tilt. A few degrees off, sustained over months and years.
A gentle way to notice drift is to compare two calendars:
In Clarity sessions we often map these two weeks side by side and look for the smallest, kindest adjustments that would start to close the gap without pretending your constraints don’t exist.