The Unexpected Hobby (And the Third Quarterly Quest)

This morning felt like one of those quiet wins.

We had a guest speaker inside PTYA / LBA — and I had this full-circle moment.

Because before Lifestyle Business Academy… there was Part-Time YouTuber Academy.

And I am so glad I started there.

It taught me how Circle works.
How to show up to coaching.
How to attend workshops without feeling awkward.
How to exist inside an online community that is actually… alive.

It prepared me.

And just like Ali said — there would likely be one thing from PTYA that changed everything.

For me?

UltraSpeaking.

I cannot speak highly enough of that community (pun fully intended).

They offered two full weeks of free courses over Christmas. Two weeks. For free.

While the rest of my house was in sleep-in mode — no school, no commitments, cozy holiday vibes — I packed on my Canadian winter gear, turned on my camera, and showed up.

Every. Single. Day.

And every single person there?

Kind.
Encouraging.
Understanding.
Genuine.

It’s one of the safest spaces I’ve ever seen to practice public speaking.

Today in Aman’s workshop about showing up on camera without feeling awkward, I typed something that surprised even me:

“I don’t have a lot of hobbies, yet public speaking is something I’m finding I genuinely enjoy.”

That sentence felt like a milestone.

Because this isn’t about “growing a YouTube channel.”

It’s about finding something that stretches me — and realizing I like the stretch.

Later, in my weekly LBA pulse to Ali and the team, I admitted something else:

I know I’m not supposed to be expanding my warm network right now. I’ve got a ton of leads coming in. We talk about recovery. Rest. Momentum bursts followed by integration.

And yet…

I can’t help but record this officially:

Quarterly Quest 1: Cash Flow — Complete.
Quarterly Quest 2: Nailing Client Delivery Systems — In Motion.
Quarterly Quest 3: Unlimited UltraSpeaking.

Let’s see if I earn my reward.

And maybe that’s what this season is really about.

Not just scaling.
Not just systems.
Not just leads.

But becoming the kind of founder who enjoys showing up — on camera, in rooms, in conversations — and discovering that public speaking might just be the hobby I never knew I needed.

Balance and Bloom is growing.

But so am I.

And that feels like the real win.

💛



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