I had the privilege of participating in this unique women’s gathering, and wow, was it worth it. 💫

I’ll be honest, it wasn’t easy to make it happen.

Driving 3+ hours, organizing family schedules, and stepping away from the usual routines felt challenging. Facilitating two life design collage sessions was the impetus to attend, but it was the lake, trees, beaches, open spaces, laughter, and incredible women that kept me energized, engaged, and excited. So much more than a getaway, this gathering was a chance to recharge, reconnect, and remember what it means to put yourself first.

Here are my five main takeaways from Sport and Spirit:

Summer can be both a dream and a challenge for ADHD creatives like me.

On one hand, the season offers wide-open days, long light evenings, and the freedom to wander, travel, or relax on the deck with a book and a cold beverage.

That looseness can feel expansive, energizing, and full of possibility.

On the other hand, without the grounding of structure, I often feel unmoored—flakey, scattered, and anxious.

The lack of clear plans or routines may look like freedom from the outside, but on the inside, it can create uncertainty and stress.

At eight years old, I stumbled into gymnastics and instantly fell in love. At 15, I represented Canada at the Olympics. Was it ambition, drive, or courage that led me to the podium?

Yes to all three, but more than that, it was exploring my limits upside-down that led to my lifelong pursuit of multi-passionate adventures, which include 65+ jobs in 40+ countries thus far.

For anyone pursuing (or thinking about pursuing) a non-linear upside-down life of purpose and passion, here are my life lessons to cartwheel through life with greater clarity, creativity, and confidence.

What if success wasn’t about choosing one path, but designing many?

The days of climbing a single career ladder, sticking to one field, or pursuing a linear path to success are fading quickly. Instead, a new paradigm is emerging—one that embraces variety, adaptability, and purpose-driven exploration.

This is the Portfolio Mindset—a dynamic approach to life and work that empowers individuals, teams, and organizations to thrive through intentional variety.

In anticipation of International Women’s Day (IWD), March 8th, let’s celebrate all week!

While social media explodes with #Empowerment posts, your inbox is filled with “20% off for women” discounts, and diverse women engage in serious discussions about our collective future, let’s take a moment to say thank you AND find other fun ways to recognize this day/week.

As a multi-passionate Portfolioist juggling multiple careers, passions, and projects, life is already a blend of juggling acts, balancing beams (hello, Olympian life!), and strategic chaos.

So, how do we celebrate IWD in a way that’s meaningful, creative, and, most importantly, fun?

Starting 2025 inspired by 85 books I read in 2024 - yay #Goodreadschallenge! 🧡 so many but I chose 3 fiction: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese + The Women by Kristin Hannah + Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty 📚 3 non-fiction: Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act + Sudhir Venkatesh’s Gang Leader for a Day + Iris Apfel’s Accidental Icon 💃🏼

Special mentions: The Glass Maker by Tracy Chevalier + Circe by Madeline Miller + Karma by Boy George (audiobook)

When we make space by decluttering and organizing our homes, workspaces, and lives, we let go of what no longer serves us to make room for what does. Make space for what matters most!

How does a multi-passionate portfolioist who craves excitement, adventure, and novelty find balance? By cartwheeling through life! Four probing questions to help you land your life’s cartwheels because what flips upside-down, must also land right side up.

Learn how to organize your paper and digital files using Jessica’s life category system. making time to create and review your personal filing system is crucial in staying organized and decluttered.

77 books. 12 top picks in fiction, memoir + non-fiction from Jessica’s 2022 Goodreads Challenge. Stories change lives, just look at this list!

The parts of ourselves we show the world is often “just the tip” of who we really are. Artist and life design coach Jessica Tudos discusses her upcoming online art exhibit “Submerged for a Reason!” where she calls in icebergs as her muse. She explains how “iceberg as metaphor” illuminates that which is submerged within all of us multi-passionate and creatives, and explores how to enable it to rise to the surface.

How do we manage life admin and organize day-to-day tasks in our increasingly complex lives? In this interview with author, writer, and podcast host Kate Hanley, Olympian turned life design coach Jessica Tudos talks about effective ways to manage our to-do’s as a multipassionate creative living a portfolio life.

Marie Kondo and an Olympian walk into a bar…and realize that determination and community support are key factors leading to success at the Olympics and in decluttering and organzing your life says Olympian turned decluttering coach and organizer Jessica Tudos.

In order to ditch overwhelm, guilt, and stress associated with disorganization, life design coach and organizer Jessica Tudos created the T.U.D.O.S. Technique, a proven 5-step process to help you declutter and organize your home, workspace, and life so you can thrive.

By uncovering her 2021 wins and revelations in 10 life categories, life design coach & professional organizer Jessica Tudos inspires us to dig deep, reflect on what matters most, and celebrate our wins in 2021.

Creating online in Ship 30 for 30, Write Like a MOFO, and Open Studio this fall provided motivation, instruction, engagement, and accountability. Here are the most important lessons I learned.

Learn how the Japanese concept of Ikigai can reduce stress and overwhelm while increasing happiness and contentment so you can live your best life.

Learn how MINDFUL ORGANIZING can declutter your home, workspace, and life so that you can bring more ideas. projects and passions to life productively.