Her CIQ Story
She Went Anyway.
Nicole · Healthcare Professional
ROOMS · Friendship & Social Life
“My children were getting older, my friendships had changed and I realized I had built a life that was full of responsibility but short on new experiences. My More was connection, adventure and becoming socially curious again.”
My children were getting older, my friendships had changed and I realized I had built a life that was full of responsibility but short on new experiences. My More was connection, adventure and becoming socially curious again.
WHAT HER MORE LOOKED LIKE
A bigger life, even if she had to walk into it alone. Nicole wanted evenings that weren't planned around other people's schedules and friendships that were chosen, not inherited from carpools and committees.
THE MOVE
She went anyway. To the dinner she almost talked herself out of. To the event where she knew no one. She stopped making her plans conditional on a companion and discovered that walking in alone was the price of admission to a life she actually wanted.
WHAT CHANGED
Her calendar filled with things she chose. New names became real friends. The woman who used to wait for an invitation became the one extending them.
"I wanted a bigger life, but I kept waiting for someone to come with me."
WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW THAT YOU WEREN'T DOING BEFORE CIQ?
"I go anyway. I book the ticket, I walk into the room, I introduce myself first. I've stopped treating my own life like something I need company to attend."