Life Design Retreat for Women

November 2024: Grand View Lodge in Nisswa, MN

How’s it going? Really.

We consistently hear from friends and clients who are feeling stuck and not sure how to make a change in their lives. We feel ya and we are excited to share our favorite Life Design tools to help you break it all down into small, actionable steps. Join us for the Life Design Retreat at Grand View Lodge in Nisswa, MN in November 2024 to start writing your next chapter on your own terms.

Life Design Retreat
is for you if:

  • You feel stuck in some area of your life and want to move forward

  • You are ready to take action but don’t know how to begin

  • You want to spend time on things that boost your energy and say no to things that don’t

  • Limiting beliefs are holding you back from living a bigger story

  • You crave a community of other inspiring women to share this journey with you

What to Expect

Start Where You Are

Take a look at the big picture. How well does your current life meet your needs? Choose where to take action. Start to dream up three plans for your next five years.

Try Stuff

Take action. Align your everyday activities to maximize energy. Explore how prototyping can help you test assumptions and sneak up on the future. Try on a few new life possibilities.

Get Unstuck

Invite your inner critic and inner champion to the table. Get clear on what feeds and shrinks each of them. Expose the fears whispering in your ear and push them aside as you walk forward.

Stay in Action

Commit to the next chapter that better meets your needs. Get clear on what might throw you off track. Bask in the support of this community of women as you turn the page to new possibility.

What’s in it for you?

  • Includes lodging, facilitated reflection, meals, and thoughtful surprises!

  • Includes a Designing Your Life workbook and reflection tools to help you get clear on what’s important to you, where you want to spend your energy, and what your next chapter feels like.

  • Balance of downtime and new learning. All activities are optional to meet your energy needs.

  • Each participant will have her own bed but may share a room. Roommate requests are available.

  • Room selection and spots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

  • Two experienced facilitators, Katie Selby and Sarah Wojnicki Smith, both trained by Stanford University in Life Design.

Meet the Team

  • Katie Selby

    Katie Selby

    Retreat Facilitator & Life Designer

    Katie gains energy by creating transformational experiences for people and loves to share the Life Design tools that have made such a difference in her own journey. Katie is a certified coach, compulsive baker, and trained in Life Design at the Stanford University d.School.

  • Sarah Wojnicki Smith

    Sarah Wojnicki Smith

    Retreat Facilitator & Life Designer

    Sarah finds it such a privilege to help others through transitions to uncover and become who they want to be. Sarah is a leadership, teams, and life design educator, coffee shop aficionado, and trained in Life Design at the Stanford University d.School.

Why we do this!

  • "This retreat was so impactful to me. Having time set aside to spend on yourself, think about where you want to be in life, and discuss it with this community of women helped me realize that it is possible to pursue ideas outside of my current life path and gave me the confidence to start working toward it."

    Aleah, Minneapolis, MN

  • "The retreat was instrumental for getting me in the right mindset. I gained valuable tools and knowledge for actualizing my dreams. We built a small but courageous community of women intent on being the designers of our lives rather than passive participants. Every small win, fear, and dream that was shared was met with grace, understanding, and support."

    Courtney, Las Vegas, NV

  • "I highly recommend the Life Design Weekend Retreat to anyone at any stage of life. Taking time away to analyze my intentions, my values and my reality and then to dream about my future was incredibly valuable. Katie and Sarah provided many helpful tools and exercises to really get to the heart of my goals and dreams and also how to make tangible steps to get there! I left inspired by the content and the community!"

    Lauren, Maple Grove, MN

Join the Waitlist

Please join the waitlist to be notified when our upcoming retreat will be open for registration. Feel free to reach out with any questions about individual coaching or the retreat to katie@quarterlife.coach.