Life by design,
not by default.
Step out of the day-to-day. Get clear on the life you want. Start making choices that move you toward it and feel more alive along the way.
SOUND FAMILIAR?
Maybe nothing is wrong. Maybe something is just stirring.
Maybe life is good, and you’re still wondering what’s next.
Maybe you’ve built something you’re proud of, but you're not sure it still completely fits.
Maybe there’s a decision, idea, dream or next chapter quietly asking for your attention.
Or maybe you’ve simply been so busy living your life that you haven’t had much space to ask:
What do I actually want from here?
WHY THIS WORKS
Sometimes you don’t need another answer.
You need enough space to hear your own.
Space
Permission
Structure
Spark
Step outside the noise long enough to slow down, hear yourself think + notice what matters.
Set practicality aside for a moment and give yourself the freedom to explore what you’d really love.
Use thoughtful questions + simple frameworks to give shape to what’s bouncing around in your head.
Reconnect with curiosity, possibility + the energy to explore what could be next.
Connection
Share what’s surfacing + discover what becomes possible when good humans think and dream together.
INTENTIONAL LIFE DESIGN
Life happens whether you design it or not.
Intentional life design is pretty simple:
Get clear on the life you want. Notice where you are. Start making choices that move you toward it.
One conversation. One decision. One experiment. One step at a time.
Dream first. Design second.
We’re really good at asking How would I make that work? before we’ve even decided Is that what I want?
Oftentimes, the first step is giving yourself permission to imagine what could be possible - without getting buried in the logistics.
Then we turn the practical brain back on and start building.
IF YOU’RE AFTER
HOW WE GET HERE
Direction
A clearer picture of your future
Momentum
A life that feels like yours
Space to slow down, and better questions.
A three-year vision, written in your own words
Choices that line up with what you value + what matters most
Small experiments that move the vision into real life
Design the life you want, so you can live the life you love.
TWO WORDS WE USE A LOT
Vision
(noun)
Stoke
(noun)
Being present, curious, connected + engaged in your own life. Stoked = alive. It’s growing, having fun, doing meaningful work, laughing with people you love, getting outside, and actually being in your life while it’s happening, hard parts included.
A picture of the life you want three years from now. A compass, not a contract: it gives you a direction to walk in, and it’s allowed to change as you do.
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
Meet Marty.
For more than twenty years, I’ve worked to make workplaces better so people could live better lives.
Along the way, I spent a lot of time helping organizations get clear about where they were going, what mattered most, and what they wanted to build.
Somewhere in all of that, I started wondering:
What if we brought that same intention to the way we build our own lives?
That question became Stoked By Design.
I’m not here to tell you what your life should look like. That’s yours to decide.
My role is simple: create space, ask good questions, share a few useful frameworks, and help you see what can be hard to see when you’re buried in the day-to-day.
HOW TO WORK TOGETHER
Clarify. Build. Live.
Different seasons call for different kinds of support.
WORKSHOP
CLARIFY THE VISION
Discover what you want
Step away from autopilot. Take stock of where you are. Give yourself permission to think + dream BIG about what could be next.
ONE-ON-ONE
BUILD THE VISION
Turn clarity into real life
Explore priorities, decisions, experiments, and next steps that move the vision closer to reality.
COMMUNITY
LIVE THE DREAM
Keep what matter alive
Walks, experiences, dinners, gatherings + retreats with good humans who are intentionally building meaningful lives.
See What’s Next
FEATURED ⸱ CLARIFYING A VISION FOR YOUR LIFE
What do you want life to look + fell like three years from now?
A three-hour workshop for anyone ready to step out of the day-to-day and picture what they want life to look and feel like three years from now.
A clear picture of the life you want. And the feeling of finally exhaling.
You’ll leave with a workbook filled in by you. You’ll also start to see what’s already moving you toward that picture, what may be pulling you away, and what you might try next.
LENGTH
About 3 hours
GROUP
up to 12 people
NEXT DATES
December 3, 2026
FROM PEOPLE WHO’VE SAT IN THE ROOM
“In just a few hours, you will walk away feeling more aligned and excited about the direction of your life.”
- Nate Guggia
You don’t need to perfectly predict the future.You just need to participate in it.
Your vision can change. You can change. The point is not getting the future exactly right — it’s becoming more intentional about what you’re building now.
What’s still waiting for someday?
Between the Lines
Little notes on what makes us feel alive.
Good questions, ideas worth bouncing around, little sparks of inspiration to help you see things differently, notice what matters + keep building a life that feels like yours.
Plus, first word on upcoming workshops, walks, gatherings + retreats.
No set schedule. Just a little stoke when inspiration strikes. 🤙
Because someday is a dangerous place to store the things that make us feel alive.
Rather talk first? Book a 15-minute chat.