Hi, I'm Kelly Sherl

a Mindset Coach, Reiki Healer, Relationship Builder, Founder of AABL Philosophy & CEO of Redefining Busy with a passion to inspire and be of service to others.

"I believe we're all being called back to ourselves."

For a long time, I wore busyness like proof that I was doing life right.

It looked like success.
It felt responsible.
And from the outside, everything appeared to be working.

But inside, something was missing.

I had become very good

at doing...and very

distant from being.

I moved from one commitment to the next without really inhabiting my life. My days were full, yet I felt strangely disconnected from myself. I was tired in ways rest didn’t touch. My health, my passions, and the things that once grounded me quietly slipped to the edges.

At the time, I told myself this was normal. That staying busy meant I was keeping up. That it was safer to move fast than to slow down and ask harder questions.

What I see now is that busyness had become a kind of armor. A way to avoid stillness. A way to avoid listening to what was asking to change.

That truth came into focus during a moment of unexpected stillness. Sitting alone in an airport, far from home, overwhelmed and unable to push it down any longer, I realized how far I had drifted from the life I once imagined for myself.

Not because I had failed.
But because I had outgrown the pace I was living.

Redefining Busy began as a personal reckoning, not a business idea. It was my decision to stop living on autopilot and start paying attention again.

Today, this work is an invitation for others to do the same. To take back ownership of their time, their inner world, and the quiet voice that knows when something no longer fits.

Not by rejecting responsibility.
But by redefining what it means to live well.

GET TO KNOW ME

SOMETHING I DO EVERYDAY:

Practice gratitude. Finding things to be grateful for each and every day cultivates more joy, inner peace and abundance in your life.

Because gratitude can boost your mood, it's no surprise that it can also improve your overall mental health.

WHEN I'M NOT WORKING, YOU CAN FIND ME:

Outside of my work, life looks slower. I spend a lot of time writing, meditating, and caring for plants and animals. I love running, hiking, and being outdoors, and I’m happiest when I’m with my family, especially when we’re traveling and exploring somewhere new.

I’m also working on my second book and continuing to deepen my spiritual practice.

MY BEST ADVICE TO GIVE OTHERS:

My best advice is this.

Your life belongs to you, and your power lives in the present moment.

Not in who you used to be.
Not in some future version of yourself.
And not after you reach a certain milestone.

Change begins when you start listening to what’s true right now and choosing from that place.

Looking back, I can see how much of my life was shaped by over-scheduling and over-committing.

I kept my calendar full and my days packed. At the time, it felt productive. Responsible. Even admirable. Staying busy gave me a sense of purpose and control, and I rarely questioned it.

Filling every moment left little room to notice what felt misaligned or unfulfilled. It kept me from sitting with the quieter questions about where I was headed and whether the life I was living truly reflected who I was becoming.

In trying to be everything to everyone, I slowly lost touch with myself.

That way of living eventually caught up with me. Not all at once, but gradually. Through exhaustion. Through strained relationships. Through the quiet grief of realizing I had postponed too much of what mattered.

It took time to see that my worth was never tied to how much I could fit into a day.

The real shift came when I began shaping my life around intention rather than obligation. When I started choosing a pace that honored my values, my energy, and the parts of me that needed space to breathe.

Now, I let my schedule reflect what truly belongs.
Not just what’s expected, but what feels meaningful.

That decision changed everything.

What I understand now is that the
pace itself was doing the protecting.

It was my
Wake up Call

There came a point when I stopped negotiating with myself. Not in a harsh or forceful way, but in an honest one.

I could see how often I told myself I didn’t have time. How “busy” had become the explanation for why my health, my inner life, and my relationships were always postponed. Nothing dramatic. Just delayed. Again and again.

What shifted wasn’t discipline.
It was awareness.

I began to notice where my energy was going and what it was costing me. I started making small, intentional choices that supported my body, my mind, and my emotional wellbeing. Not perfectly, but consistently.

As I cared for myself more fully, everything else began to change.

I felt clearer. More grounded. More at ease in my own skin.

And perhaps most importantly, I became more present in my relationships. I stopped living half in the moment and half somewhere else. I learned how to be where I was, without distraction or urgency pulling me away.

Presence changed the quality of my life.

Not because everything became easy, but because it became real.

This is the way I live now.
And it’s the way I guide others.

What became clear to me was that alignment isn't something you force. It's something you return to.

I began by quietly re-evaluating what mattered most. Not out of urgency, but out of honesty. I noticed how little space I had been giving to the things that brought me genuine joy and a sense of aliveness.

As I slowed down, I paid attention to what stirred something in me. What felt nourishing. What made me feel present rather than productive.

It struck me how easy it is to move through life without truly inhabiting it. To exist inside full days while feeling disconnected from ourselves.

I didn’t want that kind of life anymore.

So I chose to live with greater intention. To be more discerning with my time and more mindful of what I allowed to shape my attention.

Not to control life, but to be awake inside it.

So this brought me to come up with the A.A.B.L. PHILOSOPHY

When I first started the Redefining Busy blog and community, I realized that we have the power to make the changes we seek in our lives. That we are able (AABL) to change into who we seek to be.

The AABL Philosophy is broken down into 4 mindsets to focus on to redefine busy and take back control our power to reclaim our lives.

What does the AABL philosophy stand for and mean?

Alive: doing things that set your soul on fire.

Awake: living with intention and purpose in all that we do.

Balance: cultivating mindsets and habits that enable a healthy body, mind, and soul.

Love: being present and engaged in relationships.

Masterclass Coming Soon!

Change is rarely instant, and it isn't always comfortable. But it is possible when it begins from awareness rather than pressure.

You don't have to overhaul your life overnight.

What matters is your willingness to notice what no longer serves you and to make small, honest choices that bring you back into alignment.

Over time, you learn how to release what feels heavy or outdated. You begin to trust yourself more. Saying no becomes clearer. Old patterns loosen their grip. And your inner world starts to feel steadier.

This is how an intentional life is built.
Not through force, but through presence.

You have more influence over your life than you may realize. Not by controlling everything, but by choosing where your time, energy, and attention go.

Redefining Busy is an invitation to look at your life differently. To question what “busy” has come to mean for you, and to decide what you want it to mean going forward.

This work isn’t about doing less for the sake of it.
It’s about living in a way that feels honest, grounded, and true.

If you feel called to that kind of life, I'd be honored to walk beside you...