289: How 5 Everyday People Transformed Their Lives Through 7-Day Challenges, Inner Work, and a Year of Consistent Growth

The Light Watkins Show

Light Watkins

Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Education

4.9 • 960 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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In this special episode of The Light Watkins Show, Light brings together five individuals from his online coaching program, The Year of Transformation, to share what really happens when you commit to inner change — one challenge at a time. Each of these guests started the program feeling stuck, burned out, or simply craving something more. Over the course of a year, they all participated in dozens of seven-day challenges designed to spark personal growth without blowing up their lives. The re...

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0:00.0	So I was three months into a brand new job after having been in the field of education for
0:08.2	22 and a half years, burnt out. And I had about three months of vacation between my former job
0:14.8	and my new job and I had gotten into some bad habits of just being a little bit on the lazier
0:19.3	side, letting myself slide. I honestly, I think
0:21.7	I tried to pass it off as I gave myself the okay to kind of slack off because I was burnt out
0:26.4	because I was so tired. I had broken my foot and I've been running for over 30 years, pretty avid
0:33.3	runner and not only could I not run, but I wasn't able to do any physical fitness at all. And I didn't
0:41.9	want to make unhealthy choices. I had gone through a breakup. It was a 10-year relationship and it was
0:49.0	like on and off. And then I just was like, oh, I'm done. I need to move. I was waiting on a job. I had applied for this job. And I was waiting like two years and it wasn't going through. And I thought, I'm just going to book a ticket to Spain and go live there and teach English for a year. And just so I can really start fresh. And then I saw a little yellow butterflies.
1:13.6	I worked with a girl called Grace and she had butterflies on her notebook and I remember saying,
1:18.2	oh, you like butterflies? She's like, yes. And then you came out the next day with your
1:24.1	advertisement for the year of transformation. he had a butterfly on it.
1:28.4	And I was like, oh, maybe this is what I need to do.
1:31.0	So I got a refund from the Spain trip, and I put it towards signing up to this year
1:38.0	of transformation.
1:42.2	A little over a year ago, I got the internal nudge to create what I can only describe as a year-long scavenger hunt for the soul.
1:50.5	I called it the year of transformation, and it consisted of dozens of seven-day many challenges that were spread across four three-month-long phases with increasing difficulty.
2:02.3	I've spent many years challenging myself in various ways, and I thought there's got to be
2:07.5	someone else out there who enjoys challenging themselves. But I wasn't sure how many people
2:12.1	will be up for it, mainly because, let's be honest, a year is a long-ass time to stay committed
2:17.3	to something that
2:17.9	doesn't pay you a salary. So I knew this was not going to be easy for everyone. But to my delight,
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