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Setting Your North Star: How to Create the Future You Actually Want

If you want to grow next year, and navigate your next big growth plateau you’ll need much more than just tactics.

So many business owners come to me after they’ve already invested in all the usual solutions, the business coach with generic templates, the untested group program, the marketing guru promising leads, the mastermind that felt inspiring… but didn’t actually move the needle.

They’re smart.
They’re committed.
They’ve tried.

But they’re still stuck at the same plateau.

Why?

Growth doesn’t stall because you need more tactics. It stalls because you’re solving the wrong problem.

Most programs offer one of two things:

  • Mindset without strategy: which feels good but doesn’t move the business forward.
  • Tactics without context: which creates activity but not sustainable growth.

Neither addresses the real issue.

The leaders who come to me aren’t beginners. They are ambitious go-getters who have proven success. They’ve built something meaningful.

They’ve done the work, and they’ve tried the standard solutions.

But now, good enough has become not enough. They feel the call for something different. They know they’re meant for more. 

If you want to grow next year, and navigate your next big growth plateau you’ll need much more than just tactics.

You need direction.
You need clarity.
You need your North Star.
And you need to become the person who can carry your vision forward into the future.

Why the North Star Matters

If you’re tired of feeling reactive, like a firefighter in your own business, pulled into the weeds of a never-ending to-do list… it’s time to shift out of Operator mode and start thinking like a CEO, being an embodied leader, and doing what strategic leaders do.

Because the future isn’t something that arrives someday.

The future is something we create today. Right. Now.

When you choose a North Star, you begin to work the future in the present. You stop responding and reacting, and you start consciously creating.

Your North Star becomes the anchor, the direction, the filter for every decision. It’s not a resolution. It’s not a nice idea. It’s not an affirmation. 

It’s a leadership declaration. 

One that aligns your actions and identity with the future you’re building.

Our future begins now. And the future is calling you forward.

A North Star Is Built on Powerful Inner Commitments

A true North Star goes deeper than goals. It asks you to get radically honest about:

  • What you are a commitment to.
  • Why this future matters to you.
  • What success looks and feels like.
  • How this commitment will shape your actions.
  • The practices and habits you must build.
  • The old identities and beliefs you must release.
  • And who will support you along the journey; not just with strategy, but with accountability and heart. 

This is how you move from staying comfortable in your zone of genius…to consciously creating your calling.

This is how you build a business — and a life — that matches the person you are becoming.

Your Future Starts Today

Next year isn’t waiting. It’s already in motion.

Your North Star is the first step toward scaling intentionally, leading confidently, and creating a business that feels aligned with your deepest vision — not one that pulls you into chaos.

If you’re ready to step into that future with clarity and strategy, I’d love to support you.

When you’re ready to turn your hustle into scalable success, here are 3 ways I can help you:

  1. Get a step-by-step blueprint for reaching your business goals this year. Grab my Business Success Planner here.
  2. Book a 90-minute focused deep dive strategy session to identify your North Star and the aligned path to Jumpstart your Business in the next 90 days.
  3. Lead with clarity, alignment, and impact. Check out my YouTube Mini Trainings on Business and Leadership.

About Michela Quilici

Michela Quilici is an engaging professional speaker, international bestselling author, and award-winning entrepreneur. With over two decades as a Business Growth & Leadership Coach, Consultant & Strategist, she helps high-achieving leaders and business owners bridge the gap to their next level of growth—focusing on strategy, communication, and leadership.

Her mission is to ignite leaders to unlock their potential and businesses to grow. She is passionate about creating roadmaps that ignite leaders to take inspired action to navigate their growth on purpose using a soul-fed, self-led, strategy-fueled approach.

She has been featured in Forbes, USA Weekly, and Canadian Living Magazine, is a Forbes Coaches Council member, and serves as the official speaker coach for TEDx VU Amsterdam 2025. Recognized as Speaker of the Year 2025 (Business Growth & Self-Leadership), Michela delivers transformative experiences that ignite clarity, confidence, and action.