Do You Wish More of Life's Transitions Announced Themselves?
Regardless of how varied our familial and cultural backgrounds, education, and professional and personal experiences, here’s one thing we can all relate to:
Things change.
Large and small shifts are afoot all the time.
However, as it pertains to the ones that have a much larger impact on us, you and I don’t typically notice them until after the shift has happened. That’s when our attention is grabbed.
I don't know about you, but I sure wish some transitions announced themselves beforehand. This way, I could prepare for what’s about to come.
Yes, that’s faulty thinking — because it’s not exactly how it works when it comes to life, business, and money. But I can still wish, right?! 🤭
Here’s the thing though: not only is it faulty, it’s not true.
It’s not that transitions don’t announce themselves. It’s that we minimize the small signals — until they become impossible to ignore. (Did you just whisper, “ouch?”)
If you think about the most recent shift you’ve experienced, whether it involved a key relationship, the condition of your finances, or in your business (or career), can you really, truly say, you were surprised?
Maybe the timing surprised you.
Maybe the magnitude surprised you.
But the shift itself?
If you’re honest…were there signals you felt before you could name them?
Signals…Not Just Spreadsheets
Because here’s what I’ve noticed — in my own life and business, and in the lives and businesses of my clients:
Before the numbers change,
Before the resignation letter or canceled agreement,
Before the pricing shift,
Before the dynamics of that relationship changes,
Before burnout becomes undeniable…
the body already knows.
There’s a tightness in the chest when you open your banking app.
A subtle hesitation before sending an invoice.
A heaviness on Sunday evenings that didn’t used to be there.
An irritation and shortness that feels disproportionate — but persistent.
We tend to override those signals.
We call them stress.
We call them fatigue.
We call them “just a busy season.”
But what if those sensations are early announcements?
What if transitions don’t arrive loudly — but whisper through discomfort first?
And here’s where this becomes important:
When we ignore those whispers, they don’t disappear.
They escalate.
The tightness becomes avoidance.
The hesitation becomes underpricing.
The heaviness becomes resentment.
The irritation becomes burnout.
And then we say, “Wow, this came out of nowhere.”
But, did it?
Or did it begin as something you felt before you could articulate it?
“The Body Knows”
Have you heard the saying, “the body knows?”
It posits that your body reacts before your conscious mind does. Maybe it’s a gut or intuitive feeling, or a physical or visceral sensation. Somatic practitioners say that the body doesn’t rationalize what the mind can.
The older I get, the better I’m getting at respecting the “signals” my body gives me about something…or someone.
Not to get all woo-woo, but if we slowed down long enough to tune into what our bodies are telling us, perhaps we wouldn’t try to wish the discomfort away.
Perhaps we’d learn to see it as the initial clarion call — not something to dismiss, but something to prepare for.
If you’ve read this far: yay!
I’m curious as to what came to mind for you — and how your body responded. Especially if what surfaced relates to the intersection of money, business, and life. (Send me a DM on IG. I ready every message.)
As you may know, I take every opportunity I can to remind you that you don’t manage money.
You manage your relationship with it.
And relationships are felt — long before they’re analyzed.
About Jacquette
I love to ask questions and spark aha moments. I love to talk about why success with money is about more than just the numbers, and how the cultural impact on the intersection of money, business, and life matters–A LOT! And, I really hope I help people feel seen, heard, and not judged—especially since money is emotional and personal.
