Beginners Yoga House: Most People ‘Almost’ Never Design Their Life

Friday, December 26, 2025

Most People ‘Almost’ Never Design Their Life

Hey there,

Days like this: after Christmas and the space between years have a way of slowing everything down.

They create room for reflection - the honest kind.

And sitting in that quiet, surrounded by family, warmth, and a life I'm deeply grateful for:

I found myself thinking about something important: None of this happened by accident.

About fifteen years ago, I made a deliberate decision to redesign my life.

And I know this with certainty: If I hadn't done that work back then, I would not be living this life today.

Which is why, whenever I work closely with people: founders, creators, high powered achievers, I ask them one question.

The question is simple:

If you continue living exactly like this… where will your life be in the next 5 years?

Most people never pause long enough to ask it.

Not because they don't care or that they lack ambition, but because no one ever taught them how to redesign their life.

We're taught how to work harder. How to optimize. How to chase goals.

But we're rarely taught how to step back, re-priortize, ask ourselves what our soul wants that actually feels complete.

15 years ago, when I asked myself that question, my life looked very different.

Mindvalley was still young. I was running meditation workshops. I was based in Malaysia, traveling constantly, growing but without a clear picture of what "a well-designed life" truly meant to me.

And when I answered that question honestly: If I keep going like this, where will I end up in the next 5 years?.

The answer was unsettling to me:
I knew I'd keep progressing. But I wasn't sure I'd feel fulfilled. Or balanced. Or deeply aligned with my purpose in this lifetime.

That's when a friend introduced me to Jon and Missy Butcher.

A System That Changed My Whole Life

To work with Jon and Missy, I had to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Chicago.

Over 9,000 miles. For a singles system. At the time, it felt almost absurd.

But what they guided me through wasn't goal setting: It was life design.

They helped me map my life across 12 different dimensions that actually mattered.

And the system they taught us was integrating all these 12 dimensions into one roadmap.

Now here's my first lifebook in 2010.

And since then, I revisit my Lifebook every single year.

Every time I do, I'm reminded of the same truth:

Clarity creates calm. Calm creates aligned action. And action deepens self-belief.

My Lifebook is my Northstar. It's my re-calibration and allows me to focus on what I truly want to do in my entire life.

An Invitation: Design Your Life With Me (Live)

This Sunday, December 28, I'm hosting a live Lifebook session.

Joining this live is the most natural step you can take at the end of this year.

Reserve Your Free Spot

In this live session, I'll guide you through:

A clear life assessment across key dimensions (you will assess with me live)
Why traditional goal-setting fails (and what works instead)
How to begin designing your life, like I did in 12 different areas - that feels aligned, balanced, and deeply intentional
The exact methodology I've used and revisited for over 15 years