Episode 49 - The Hero's Journey - How to discover your next step

SummaryJoanna explores the concept of the Hero's Journey as a framework for personal transformation, especially for women in midlife. She shares her own experiences, introduces four archetypes, and offers practical steps to recognise and embrace life's next chapter.KeywordsHero's Journey, personal transformation, midlife, archetypes, self-leadership, change, growth, coaching, tarot, decision-makingKey TopicsThe stages of the Hero's Journey and their relevance to personal growthIntroduction of the four archetypes: the Comfortable Settler, the Edgewalker, the Embodied Leader, and the No Ordinary WomanPractical steps to recognise your current stage and next moveThe role of trust, intuition, and decision-making in transformationUsing tarot as a coaching tool to understand personal evolutionSTRATEGY (Activation)1 - The first thing is to recognise your pattern.Where in your life have you already lived this journey?Where have you been the woman who chose to move… even when it was uncomfortable?2 - The second is to identify your current edge.What are you avoiding deciding right now?Not in a vague way Be SpecificWhat is the thing you keep coming back to… and then stepping away from?3 - And the third is to collapse the gap.What is your next move?You don’t need the full plan or a complete life overhaul overnightJust the next step that moves you forward.SOUL - JOURNAL PROMPTS (Deepening)Where in your life are you being called forward right now?What do you already know… that you keep telling yourself you don’t?Where have you completed a Hero’s Journey before — and what did it require of you?What identity are you being asked to leave behind?If you were to fully answer the call… what would you do next?And finally…If you don’t, what does your life look like in one year?Three years?Five?UNIVERSAL GUIDANCE - The Ace of WandsThe Ace of Wands is not about ideas.It’s not about thinking, analysing, or waiting until everything makes sense.It’s about ignition.It’s the spark.The moment something within you comes alive and says…this matters.This is the beginning of something new.A new direction.A new desire.A new version of you that is ready to be expressed.But here’s the truth about the Ace of Wands.It doesn’t arrive with a full plan.It doesn’t come with guarantees.It comes with energy.With potential.With a sense of this is yours if you choose it.And that’s why this card is so aligned with the Hero’s Journey.Because this is the call.This is the moment where something is being offered to you…and you get to decide what you do with it.You can ignore it.You can question it.You can tell yourself it’s not the right time.Or…you can pick it up.You can move.You can begin.So if this card resonates with you today, I want you to ask yourself:Where is the spark in my life right now?What is trying to come through me… that I keep pushing away?And what would it look like to trust that this isn’t random…this is the beginning of something.Because the Ace of Wands doesn’t ask you to have it all figured out.It asks you to respond.To the idea.To the desire.To the call.And that response…is where your next chapter begins.Try my NEW Archetypes quizI am excited to share that to support this important work I have created my NOW archetypes quiz to help you determine which stage of the Hero’s journey you are at right now AND what your immediate next step should be.CLICK HEREI would love for you to share with me which archetype you are so I can help you because I have lived every archetype so I will most definitely have been where you are.The Hero’s journey isn’t about thinking more. It’s about seeing yourself clearly and making a decision from that place.It’s an adventure – if you choose it.And if you recognise yourself as standing at the crossroads, on the edge of an uplevel just know this.You don’t have to stay there