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Episode 121: Making Mess Come Alive: A Fresh Way to Find Focus Mid-Career

In this episode, I speak with Ingrid Iill, a strategic sketching expert who helps entrepreneurs and leaders uncover the deeper structure in their work. Through her Signature Pattern Discovery process, Ingrid reveals how a clear and visual understanding of your story, passions, and personality can bring order to the chaos—and provide a guiding light for career or business direction.

We explore how to spot your personal “gravitational centre,” the power of working visually, and what can happen when you start to sketch your way out of uncertainty. Whether you're an entrepreneur or a mid-career professional feeling scattered or stuck, this episode offers a fresh and compelling approach to finding clarity.

✏️ What We Cover in This Episode

  • How Ingrid helps people “make mess come alive”

  • What the Signature Pattern Discovery process involves

  • Why your work might feel disconnected—and how to reframe that

  • The role of sketching and visual thinking in uncovering hidden clarity

  • How this approach supports mid-career reflection and reinvention

  • The concept of the “Secret Sentence” and how it guides your work

  • Reflections from Ingrid’s own breakthrough during a mastermind retreat

  • Why clarity doesn’t always mean simplifying—sometimes it’s about seeing the pattern in the whole

🔗 Links and Resources Mentioned