Personal Growth & Family Life - Caroline de Posada

I feel weird sharing this

Happy Sacred Sunday!

Greetings from the sky! I am currently on a plane flying to Austin, Texas to surprise my son.

Do you ever do something that feels like the truest expression of yourself?

Last night, as I packed my carry-on for a one-day trip, a visualization popped into my mind. I saw myself entering the airport, going through security, and boarding the plane. It was like replaying a movie I have watched many times before.

But the vision stirred something deep in me.

A spark of bliss.

You’d think the joy was because I was going to see my son. And I am so excited to surprise him. But that wasn’t it.

It was genuinely coming from the travel itself. Which, at first glance, makes no sense.

So I asked myself: where is this feeling coming from?

There is something about traveling alone that feels deeply, unmistakably like me. Maybe it’s because I grew up with a father who traveled solo so much of his life. Not sure, but I do know that my soul recognizes this as an important part of my human experience. The freedom to jump on a plane. The choice to honor that desire. Every step of the process feeling authentically mine.

I feel independent. I feel at peace. I feel at home.

What fascinates me is that I am such an extroverted person and I love people. I do not consider myself a loner in any way. And yet, that movie of walking into the airport, going through security, and boarding the plane alone feels the most like me.

I realize I may have just shown you how weird I am 😬

But here’s why I’m sharing it. One of the practices I have in Living with Intention is to choose a theme for the month (for myself and our Bliss’n Up Community). The theme is one tool we use in re-aligning each month and making sure we are heading in the right direction. This month, I chose the theme: Ask April.

Ask April is dedicated to the questions worth sitting with, getting comfortable with, and worth asking.

Here’s one: Notice when you preview a moment about your life that sparks a deep emotion. Then ask yourself: what is it about that moment that is provoking that feeling? Because the more you notice those moments and name them, the more you can nurture a life that feels authentic and true.

That is what I want most for you. A life that feels like the truest expression of your soul.

And it starts by asking good questions.

This week on the podcast I’m sharing three questions that may be keeping you stuck and how to reframe them. I’ll give you a little hint: if you’ve ever struggled with finding your purpose, this episode will meet you right where you are. Listen to it, then come back to this email. I think you’ll see these true expression moments differently.

As for me, I’m signing off to go give my boy the biggest hug and kiss and enjoy one more adventure in his teenage life.

Sending you so much love, today and always.

P.S. This month I’m offering complimentary Life Audit calls, and the first round filled faster than I expected. More dates are coming later this week. If you want to be first to know when they open, comment LIFE AUDIT below and I’ll make sure you hear about it before anyone else.

April 12, 2026

Personal Growth & Development · Personal Growth & Family Life · Relationships

Remember to celebrate the progress

Happy Sacred Sunday!

Today I want to explore the difference between living in the gap and the gain, and why success filing and celebrating the progress matters so much.

This Sacred Sunday is a special one for my company. We have officially reached the 100th episode of the Bliss’n Up Podcast.

That’s nearly two years of zero missed Sundays, weekly episodes, and so much love poured into content designed to elevate your mindset, wellness, and relationships.

I did some digging into the numbers today. Did you know that 44% of podcasts never make it past three episodes? Only about 20 to 25% reach ten. Of the shows that pass three episodes, 90% don’t make it to twenty. And only roughly 6% of all podcasts ever reach 100 episodes.

In terms of consistency and effort, I consider this a success.

Now, in terms of listenership and downloads, here is what my numbers say. Roughly 14,000 audio plays across platforms. Over 4,500 hours of total content consumed. Nearly 1,000 people who actively follow or subscribe. A 66% engaged listener rate, which is well above the industry benchmark of 20 to 30%.

Although I am honored to have this much listenership, by industry standards, these are modest numbers. I am a long way from making it as a top podcast in my space.

And here is exactly where I get to make a choice.

If I focus on my progress, my effort, and the impact I have made since May of 2024 … I get to celebrate. If I compare myself to the podcasts I admire and fixate on how slowly my show is growing … I skip the celebration entirely.

Celebrating success isn’t about your circumstances. It’s about your decision.

Because you will always have evidence of the gaps and the gains. You get to decide which one you nurture.

Here is something else worth understanding about outcomes. We believe that once we achieve our goals, we will finally feel happy and stay happy. That is not actually how it works. Once you hit the goal, you move the goalpost. It may feel good for a moment, but it will not be long before you find yourself asking the question my friend Bruce Turkel wrote about: “Is that all there is?”

That is why I choose to enjoy the journey rather than fixate on the destination.

It took Joe Rogan five years before his show caught real momentum. But you cannot get to five years if you do not pass year one. You will not reach your 100th episode if you do not get past the first ten. Half the battle is simply the willingness to stay in the game.

Nobody in my life has modeled that better than my husband, Orlando.

For today’s episode, I invited him to join me for a conversation about love, marriage, transformation, and delayed gratification. He has taught me so much about staying in the game and never giving up. As it relates to our marriage, he is the one who taught me to focus on the gains instead of the gaps.

I will confess that it was Orlando who taught me how to be married.

So today I am celebrating the gains with you.

13 years of blogging. Almost two years of podcasting. 100 episodes. Loyal listeners. The best coaching clients a person could ask for. A devoted, caring, and supportive team (thank you Daisy, Jai Juan, Frances, and Fran!) And 19 years of marriage to a man I respect and admire deeply.

I also want to thank you, for being a part of my journey. Thank you for reading, listening, and sharing my work throughout the years.

Now it’s your turn. What are the gains you are celebrating in this season? Where are you showing up consistently, staying in the game, and making progress? I would love to celebrate you too.

And if you are ready to stop celebrating alone and want a container where this kind of intentional reflection becomes a weekly rhythm, I would love to connect with you. Book a complimentary Life Audit call here and let’s see where you are and what’s possible.

Sending you so much love, today and always.

The Gap and the Gain: The High Achievers’ Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success, by Dan Sullivan

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March 29, 2026

Life Lessons & Milestones · Personal Growth & Family Life

Are you savoring or striving

Happy Sacred Sunday!

This weekend was my first son’s seventeenth birthday. There’s something about that number that hits different.

A couple of years ago when Orlando and I celebrated our seventeenth wedding anniversary, it inspired me to create a series of 17 lessons we’ve learned over the course of our marriage. Our tenth anniversary was probably the most impactful, but seventeen was the one that invited the most reflection.

Orly’s seventeenth birthday was no different. I’ve spent the last few days in deep reflection, getting choked up at unexpected moments. My husband has felt the same, and we were both surprised by the emotions this milestone stirred up in us.

“You’d think last year would’ve hit harder,” Orlando said. “That was the year we got Orly his first car! But this one just crept up on me.”

My theory is that there are milestones you prepare for. We planned for Orly’s car for months. It was a year of execution, logistics, saving, scheduling, and teaching, so we were ready. Next year, we’ll be preparing for college, another milestone that demands focus and action.

But seventeen was different.
Just like our anniversary, this was a year that required nothing of us. Instead, it landed softly in our laps, giving us the rare gift of stillness and the chance to notice.

Notice how much he’s grown.
How much we’ve grown.
How far we’ve all come.

This year gave us permission to savor rather than strive.

And that’s exactly the theme of this week’s podcast episode.
I share the story of a coaching client who was craving more playfulness yet, like so many high achievers, was getting caught in striving rather than savoring.

It’s not about being perfectly playful every day.
It’s about collecting sparks—those core moments when you choose presence and connection. These are the memories that shape the story of your life.

Orly’s seventeenth birthday reminded me of that truth.

Every day of his seventeen years hasn’t been perfectly harmonious, meaningful, or playful. But when we look back, we remember moments—the ones we marked, documented, and cherished. The long days have condensed into short clips that play through my mind: riding bike together around the neighborhood, the years we walked to school together, eating white rice in bed at 3am when we were in South Korea, and so many more. (Scroll down to see a picture my mom captured without us knowing and you won’t see anywhere on socials.)

As you enter this week, I invite you to pause.
Give yourself the gift of gentle reflection.
Remember the moments that have brought you sparks of bliss.

And if you want to explore this balance between ambition and progress, tune into this week’s podcast episode.

Wishing you a week filled with sparks of clarity and joy.

Sending you so much love today and always.

Bliss’n Up Podcast

October 19, 2025