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This summer I launched
a university.
What did you do?
A fake university for people who are done asking permission to be real.
September is coming. Show up with a story worth telling.
Enrollment open now · Summer Session closes soon
One pushup. One year.
One completely different life.
Once upon a time I posted on Twitter: "If I do 1 pushup on January 1, and 2 on January 2... could I do 365 on December 31?"
Step one: Can I even do a pushup? Nope. Three on my knees. Step two: Start anyway.
By December 31 I did 365 pushups. I also dropped 30 lbs, went from a size 14 to a size 6, became a personal trainer, opened a yoga studio, wrote a book in a van, and became the main character of my own life.
None of that was a plan. It was just showing up — deliberately — for my own story instead of watching everyone else live theirs.
Spend as much time as you need figuring out what makes you happy. Then point your feet in that direction and go. Fuck everything else.
— Annie Anderson · Founder, Becoming Awesomer University · Yoga Moto Girl · Professor of Things That Shouldn't Work But Do
What I Did Last Summer
An assignment in living deliberately. In 100 days, it will be September. The first day of school. Essay time. You have two choices.
The Assignment
Go do something this summer. Make it deliberate. Make it yours. It doesn't have to be big — it has to be intentional. Anyone can watch people on TV live their lives and report back. We don't do that.
Weekly Prompts
Every week you get a nudge — a question, a challenge, a permission slip — to help you figure out what you actually want and go get it. No homework. Just life prompts.
The Campfire
A community of women who are choosing adventure over autopilot this summer. Share your wins, your disasters, your "oh queso, what just happened" moments. We want all of it.
The Essay
In September, write your "What I Did Last Summer" essay. Submit it. The best ones get published in the BAU anthology — and published authors get copies for $5 each. Perfect Christmas gifts.
Hey There September,
Where Did You Come From?
Just kidding, it's still May. But in 100 days...
Did I scare you a bit? Did you think for even a moment that it was actually September?
Probably not, but in 100 days it will be September again. And I personally don't want to arrive there without a few epic stories to tell around the campfire.
So now is the time to begin thinking about who you will be when you get there. The proverbial first day of school essay — telling us about the thing you did this summer.
I want you to win story time when it arrives.
It doesn't have to be big. But I would ask that you make it deliberate. Because anyone can watch the people on TV live their lives and report back.
We don't do that. We ARE the main character of our own reality.
So, respectfully, get yourself off the couch and go make some memories this summer.
I want to hear all about it around the campfire.
Stay Wild Child 🦄 xoxo annieGet Published.
Give It For Christmas.
Here's where it gets really good.
The What I Did Last Summer Anthology
Submit your end-of-summer essay in September. The best ones get selected for the BAU What I Did Last Summer anthology — a real book, by real women who chose to live deliberately.
If your essay makes it in, you can purchase copies of the book for just $5 each. Imagine gifting it to your mom, your best friend, your daughter — the women in your life who need a permission slip to go live their lives.
This summer could pay for itself. In stories and in books.
Published authors: $5/copy 🎄September is coming.
Go get your story.
Enroll now. Show up to September as the main character.
No refunds on adventures. No regrets on living.