Every December, we choose a word for the year ahead. A word that feels hopeful. Inspired. Safe. This year, I chose a word I wasn’t ready for: Push.

I thought pushing meant doing more.
Instead, it meant becoming more.

Push asked me to stretch emotionally, mentally, spiritually, and professionally in ways I could not have planned for. It forced me to step into rooms that made me question if I belonged there. It demanded courage I wasn’t sure I had.

And it changed me.

I said yes to public speaking when every cell in my body wanted to run. I stood on a stage at the university I graduated from — a full-circle moment of stepping back into a place that shaped me, now as a woman rewriting her story in real time.

I flew to Poland alone to teach leadership and civic engagement. Airports, foreign languages, navigating unfamiliar places. Old me would have declined. This year, I went anyway. And I returned with proof that I can do hard things — because I just did.

I always dreamed of creating space for women that was deeper than networking — a space where collaboration, connection, and genuine support scale lives and businesses.

That is what The Patch became. A movement. A place where women rise together.

And I wrote the book I’ve talked about writing for years. Not in theory. Not with pretty Instagram quotes. I wrote it. For real.

Push knocked down the doors I needed to walk through.

2026 isn’t my year to hustle harder.

It’s my year to focus.

Focus means:
• No more scattering my energy
• No more saying yes to everything
• No more urgency driving decisions
• No more sprinting without direction

Focus means:
• Clarity
• Precision
• Depth
• Sustainable growth

Push built the foundation.
Focus builds the future.

The Patch Community is where focused women build.
Where accountability becomes standard.
Where collaboration accelerates growth.
Where momentum doesn’t stall halfway through the year.

And in 2026, we gather again:

The Women Rising Summit — September 25, 2026
This isn’t an event to attend.
It’s an experience to feel.
A catalyst. A shift. A spark.

Get in the room with us.

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Join The Patch: dandelion-inc.com/patch

If something is stirring in you while reading this — pay attention.
You didn’t build everything you’ve built to stay small.

Let’s grow with focus, depth, and intention.

Together.

Keep Going—with Support

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