Before you meet, engage with each of the six resources below. You do not have to engage with every resource but try to choose at least three that feel most relevant to you right now. For each resource, you are simply invited to notice what resonates using the prompts below.

Resource 1: It’s impossible to excel at everything (5–7 minutes)

As you engage, notice:

• Where you still hold yourself to an “excel at everything” standard
• Trade-offs you already make but rarely name
• Any sense of relief or resistance that arises

Resource 2: Learning from your career timeline (20 mins)

As you reflect, notice:

• Which ‘ups ‘ or ‘downs’ you actively chose and which arrived by default
• Where your energy increased or drained over time
• Patterns in how you say yes, delay decisions, or avoid saying no

Resource 3: Values-based decision making (20 mins)

As you engage, notice:

• Which values feel most alive for you right now
• Where your current commitments align or clash with those values
• Decisions you may be postponing because values feel unclear or conflicted

Resource 4: Letting things go (Fishing from a river, not a pond) (10 mins)

As you reflect, notice:

• Where you are holding on out of habit or fear rather than choice
• Assumptions you make about scarcity, loss, or missed opportunity
• What it might mean to trust that other opportunities will come

Resource 5: Being strategic with your time investment (apply the 80/20 rule) (10-15 mins)

As you engage, notice:

• Where a small proportion of effort creates disproportionate impact
• Where you may be over-investing out of habit, obligation, or visibility
• Tasks or roles that could be “good enough” rather than optimised

Resource 6: Being strategic with your time investment: pay it forward to your future self (10 mins)

As you reflect, notice:

• Where today’s demands crowd out tomorrow’s needs
• Activities that feel like an investment rather than immediate delivery
• What your future self might thank you for starting, stopping, or protecting now

The structure below is held collectively by the group. You may choose to rotate who keeps an eye on time or simply move together through the stages.

1. Arrival and framing (5–10 minutes)

• Brief reminder of purpose: learning from different perspectives
• No pressure to have implemented anything yet
• Agreement on confidentiality and respect
• An explicit intention that everyone will have space to speak

2. Resource reflections and shared learning (30–40 minutes)

A simple round:

• One insight that landed “What stayed with you most from the resources?”
• One insight that challenged or puzzled you

Pay attention to differences in how you engaged with the materials. The aim is collective sense-making, not consensus. Encourage one another to ask: “What did you take from this that I didn’t?”

3. Coaching-style reflection: so what? (20–30 minutes)

Each participant shares:

• One thing I will do differently (a behaviour, decision, or boundary)
• One thing I am still unsure about
• One thing I might explore next (information, support, or perspective)

Peers respond with curiosity rather than solutions:

• “What is important about that?”
• “What would help you to get more clarity?”
• “What would it be/feel like in a year’s time if you implement a change?”

4. Closing and commitments (5–10 minutes)

Each person is invited to name:

• One small action they are choosing to take (or consciously not take yet)

Optional:

• Who else they might speak to or share their commitment with
• What would help to stay motivated
• What might get in the way, and how can they overcome that?

This can be very light-touch and self-directed. Possible options include:

• A personal note to self
• A follow-up peer conversation
• Exploring another relevant resource
• Bringing a question to a mentor or senior colleague
• No reporting back is required, however peer group members may request this to create accountability for their intended actions.