The Good Life

Where life feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside

Hey there Reader,

“Consequences aren’t optional. It’s the nature of being finite that every choice comes with some sort of consequences. Because at any instant, you can only pick one path and must deal with the repercussions of not picking any of the others…

Freedom isn’t a matter of somehow wriggling free of the costs of your choice. That’s never an option. But of realizing… that nothing stops you doing anything at all as long as you’re willing to pay those costs…

The only two questions at any moment of choice in life is what the price is and whether or not it’s worth paying.”

— Oliver Burkeman, Meditations for Mortals

How often do we stall on choices, waiting for the perfect option with no downsides? The truth is, that option never comes. Every yes has a no attached. Every path leaves another untaken.

What changes when we stop resisting the costs, and start asking honestly: what’s the price, and is it worth paying?

✨ Tiny experiment: Practice the trade-off

This week, notice a choice you’ve been putting off. Write down:

The cost of saying yes.
The cost of saying no.
Whether the trade-off feels worth it.

The clarity often comes not from finding a cost-free path, but from accepting which costs you’re most willing to carry.

🖋️ Journal prompt

Where in your life have you been waiting for a “perfect” option without consequences?

What would shift if you decided that every meaningful choice has a price and chose anyway?

💌 Reader reflections: Your experiments, your insights

Every week I suggest a tiny experiment, and as part of my commitment to building community, I’d love to include your experience in the journey.

Have you tried facing a choice by naming its trade-offs instead of avoiding them? Did it change how you felt about moving forward?

Hit reply and tell me about it. I’ll share reflections in future newsletters (anonymous if requested) so we can learn and grow together — one tiny experiment at a time.

📘Club Corner — Week 1 kick-off

This week we’re beginning Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman, a four-week reflection on what it means to live fully within the reality of our finite lives.

The book is structured around daily meditations on themes of being finite, taking action, letting go, and showing up. It’s less about squeezing more in, and more about making peace with the truth that every choice has costs — and that’s what makes it meaningful.

👉 Click to join the Book Club here (it's free).

You’ll receive a monthly reading guide, weekly reflections, and a gentle end-of-month worksheet to help you turn insight into action. No pressure — just meaningful progress at your own pace.

🌱 Step into more

When you stop waiting for the perfect option and start living into the choices that matter, you create space for growth and joy — even with the costs.

If you’re ready to explore what that could unlock for you, here’s how we can work together:

🌱 Flourish— 6 sessions to transform one pillar of wellbeing — Positive Emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, or Accomplishment — with practical tools and sustainable habits.
🌱 Life Beyond the Checkbox: Self Discovery — a 9-week journey to reconnect with your identity, values, and purpose.
🌱 Life Beyond the Checkbox: Life by Design — a 6-month coaching partnership to help you create a sustainable, joy-filled life aligned with what matters most.

🌱 Not sure what you need yet? → Schedule a free 30 minute consultation.

All programs are rooted in the same intention as today’s reflection: to make choices that align with what matters, even with the costs.