EP1: The Alignment Formula
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Welcome to Becoming Aligned AF, a podcast about redefining success, finding your flow, and building a life that actually fits who you are.
We're ditching the "shoulds" and getting down to what feels unapologetically right. This isn't about fitting into anyone's version of success or settling for what's good enough. we're here to make moves that actually feel authentic to who we are.
This journey is all about clarity, confidence, and alignment so deep it makes you wonder why you ever settled for anything less.
We're diving into the messy, beautiful, and downright bold process of building a life and a business that not only look good on paper, but actually make you feel alive.
Consider this your permission slip to do things on your terms, intentionally, unapologetically, and with a little fire. Because when you're aligned AF, you're unstoppable.
So if you're ready to get real, break some rules, and design a life that actually feels like yours, Let's get to it.
Welcome to the very first episode of Becoming Aligned AF. I'm Steph Woods, and I'm an education and visual communication expert. I'm also a wife and a partner, hopefully soon to be mother, and lover of our pug, Buddy. I'm an Enneagram 2, a 2/4 Sacral Projector in Human Design. Intuitive Clarity Coach, Entrepreneur, Educator, Best Selling Author, Graphic Designer, Reader of Books, Binger of probably a little too much HGTV, and a Lifelong Learner and Curious Explorer.
Most importantly, right now, I am your host for Becoming Aligned AF, a podcast where we talk about redefining what success really means to you, and talk about how to get there without skipping over the most important part, the messy middle.
We'll be talking to entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and some of my very own mentors on their journeys to finding alignment and redefining success on their own terms. But first, I want to lay a strong foundation for us to build this house upon. So you're going to have to deal with hearing from just me for these first few episodes.
Alright, I want to kick us off with a question: what does alignment mean?
When you're aligned, you're making incremental actions every single day that move you forward, towards your authentic definition of success, whatever that may be, whether it's fulfillment, embodiment, achievement, through business or your personal life, alignment leads to flow away from the hustle mentality and towards true happiness.
Boil it down and you get this simple formula: alignment equals clarity plus incremental action.
Have you ever heard someone say you have to slow down to speed up? That slowing down is getting you clarity.
That's because you have to get clarity on where you want to go first before you can align your incremental actions. And I say incremental because this is not about flipping your whole life upside down. This is about making small pivots in our everyday thoughts and actions, or realigning them towards our goal.
But the first step is always clarity. Clarity is essential to knowing what direction to realign to. You have to know where that true, authentic North Star of your desire is, before you can set your direction towards it.
And those two steps are exactly what this podcast aims to talk about. I truly believe, and research will back me up here, that having information really click in your mind to the point of becoming a baseline truth isn't about reading or hearing it once, and boom, you got it. No. It's about hearing it over and over, in slightly different ways, usually from different sources, Until you hear it in a way that it fits into your brain like the missing puzzle piece.
We've all heard the advertising statistic about having to be exposed to a product for possibly anywhere from eight to twenty times before you're ready to purchase it. And that's why I wanted to bring on guests who are business owners, thought leaders, and maybe even some professors to talk about what alignment in their life looks like, what it means to them, and how it's played a part in their journey to where they are today.
I have been extremely lucky to find myself in rooms where I've naturally started having these conversations with these brilliant minds around me. But now I'd like to invite you in to the messy truth about how to lead a life that is truly, authentically fulfilling.
Welcome to Becoming Aligned As Fuuuuuuuck.
Buckle up, bishes.
I am so honored to have had you with me today on our journey to Becoming Aligned AF. I hope that this episode sparked some clarity, made you think, or even inspired a small shift towards the life that actually fits you. Remember, alignment isn't a one time destination. It's a practice: a series of small, intentional moves that get you closer to your own version of success.
If you're loving these conversations, make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode. And if today's topic spoke to you, share it with a friend who could use a little nudge towards alignment too.
Alright, that's it for me. Catch you next time on Becoming Aligned AF. Until then, keep leaning into what lights you up.
