Get Your Life Back on Track
In the time it takes to pour your coffee
You don’t need another planner.
You don’t need a weekend away.
You don’t need to blow up your life.
You just need 15 minutes a day—six small pauses—to stop disappearing and finally feel like you again.
Last week, Sarah told me:
"I’ve read all the books, bought all the courses, even went to a seminar once. Nothing sticks. I don’t need another hack. I just need to breathe."
Sarah is not alone.
When making your morning coffee is the most peaceful part of your day, you know something needs to change.
There's Maya, who stays up late answering "just one more" work email until her brain won't shut off.
There's Chris, who looks calm in every meeting but feels like she's barely holding it together.
And there's Elise, who's so many things to so many people (parent, partner, manager, friend) that she can't remember what she actually wants anymore.
They’ve all tried to push harder, organize more, and keep performing at their peak. But under the surface, they’re exhausted and afraid that slowing down means falling behind.
Any of this sounding familiar… perhaps personal?
Productive on the Outside, Disconnected on the Inside
Thousands of people feel this way. I know, because I’ve been there too.
For years, I lived by the checklist.
I hit every deadline, answered every message, showed up for everyone else—and somewhere along the way, I disappeared.
One morning, staring at my cold coffee, I realized it was the only quiet moment I had all day.
The truth is, this doesn’t happen because you’re doing something wrong. It happens because your brain has been trained for survival mode, responding, reacting, rescuing. The smarter and more capable you are, the easier it is to stay busy fixing everything except yourself.
Your brain learns that chaos is normal.
It grooves in the habit: keep going, don’t stop.
That’s why pausing feels impossible—because the pattern has become your safety net.
The fix isn’t to overhaul your life.
It’s to interrupt the pattern.
When you create tiny pauses in the noise, your brain wakes up again.
You start noticing what’s draining you, what’s fueling you, and what actually matters.
That’s what the Coffee Break Kickstart does.
It gives you six intentional moments to stop running on autopilot, step out of survival mode, and come home to yourself.
☕ Coffee Break Kickstart
Six days. Fifteen minutes. Lasting clarity.
If you want to finally stop feeling like you’re living on autopilot…
If you want to clear the mental clutter and get back your sense of self…
If you want to wake up steady instead of bracing for impact every morning…
It all starts with Coffee Break Kickstart.
You’ll learn how to create tiny, meaningful pauses that shift everything—without quitting your job, ignoring your kids, or adding more to your to-do list.
The Kickstart gives you:
A crystal-clear picture of what really matters
Micro-habits that fit your life (and actually stick)
Tools to eliminate the mental clutter
A renewed sense of calm, clarity, and you-ness
How It Works
Day 1 – Pause & Check In
You’re running carpool, juggling meetings, reheating the same cup of coffee for the third time. This is where you finally hit “pause.” You’ll check in with yourself because you can’t change what you don’t notice.
Day 2 – Create a 90-Day North Star
Instead of chasing everyone else’s priorities, you’ll define one clear direction for the next three months so you stop feeling pulled in twelve directions.
Day 3 – Craft a Clarity Statement
When you’re lost in the swirl, this single sentence becomes your reset button, a reminder of what matters most.
Day 4 – Eliminate the Noise
You’ll learn to cut the distractions and simplify the mental load so your brain can finally exhale.
Day 5 – Make One Promise
Forget dozens of new habits. You’ll make one small, meaningful promise you can actually keep and feel the confidence that comes with following through.
Day 6 – Design Your Daily Anchor
Instead of waking up bracing for the day, you’ll create a daily anchor that acts as your personal compass. It helps you start steady and end grounded, no matter what life throws your way.
Final Wrap-Up – Build on What You Started
This isn’t six-days-and-done. It’s six sparks that grow. You’ll leave knowing how to keep your momentum going without adding more to your plate.
Hi, I'm Dr. Mary Barnes.
My clients tell me I’m the calm in their chaos. The person who helps them see what’s really happening and find their way back to center.
As a consultant, educator, and researcher in human and organizational learning, I’ve spent over twenty years helping people and teams turn chaos
into clarity.
But more importantly? I know what it feels like to lose yourself in the noise.
And I know how powerful a single pause can be in helping you find your way back to yourself.
That’s why I created Coffee Break Kickstart.
Here's what you get when you join:
6 guided audio sessions (less than 5 minutes each)
Simple worksheet prompts to help you capture insights quickly
A pattern-interrupt framework that fits your real life
Lifetime access so you can revisit whenever life feels too loud
All for just $27.
That’s less than your next dinner out—and it lasts longer, too.
Because you deserve 15 minutes that are finally just for you.
Too overwhelmed to even start?
That’s exactly why this exists. Fifteen minutes a day will give you literal and mental breathing room to put yourself back on your own list.
Don’t drink coffee?
No problem. Do it during your lunch break, in the pickup line, or any moment you’d normally scroll your phone.
Worried it won’t work?
If you’ve made it this far, it’s already working. You’ve stopped long enough to imagine something better. That’s your first step back to yourself.
And yes—it’s only $27. Because a reset shouldn’t be a luxury.
Most people think they need a vacation, a new job, or a total life overhaul.
But that’s not true.
What changes everything are the micro-shifts, the tiny pauses that stop you from disappearing.
That’s the Coffee Break Kickstart.
Fifteen minutes a day. Six days.
The way back to you.
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