Your Personal Mission Control: Why Going It Alone Is a Myth

First published 5 April 2026

I stayed up far too late this week watching the Artemis II launch, absolutely mesmerised by the sheer audacity and spectacle of sending humans back to the moon after over half a century.

But here’s what struck me as I watched: we celebrate the astronauts – the brave souls strapped into that rocket – but they didn’t get themselves there alone.  Behind every astronaut is an entire team of mission control specialists, engineers, doctors, psychologists, and support crew.  We even saw some of them as they retracted the walkway to the capsule attached by cables!

Hundreds of people working in perfect coordination to make sure those 4 people can achieve something extraordinary.

No one gets to the moon alone. And yet, when it comes to our own goals and dreams, we so often try to do exactly that.

We decide we want to make a change, set a goal, chase a dream – and then we isolate ourselves with it.

We tell ourselves we should be able to figure it out on our own, that asking for help is somehow admitting defeat or making us seem somehow less deserving or worthy..

Your Body Already Knows This

From a kinesiology perspective, our bodies are literally designed for connection and support.

Our meridian systems don’t work in isolation – they’re interconnected pathways that rely on each other for balance.  When one meridian is blocked or overwhelmed, others step in to compensate.

That’s not weakness; that’s intelligent design.

The Heart meridian, which governs not just physical circulation but our capacity for connection and joy, thrives when we’re in supportive relationships.
The Spleen meridian, linked to our sense of grounded-ness and stability, strengthens when we feel held by community rather than struggling alone.

Even our chakras work as a system. The solar plexus (personal power) works better when the heart chakra (connection) is open.  The throat chakra (expression) flows more freely when we feel supported by our root (safety and belonging).

Your energy system knows: you’re meant to have a team.

Building Your Mission Control

So here’s what I invite you to do this week: take some time to acknowledge your achievements – the things you’ve worked hard for and accomplished.

Write down at least three. 

Really see them.

Then, for each one, ask yourself: who was in my mission control?  Who encouraged you?  Who held space for you?  Who believed in you when you wobbled?  Even if you felt like you did it “alone,” I bet there were people who played a part.

Now, make a list of what you still want to achieve.

The dreams that feel big.

The goals that scare you a little.

And then ask yourself: who needs to be in my mission control for these?

Maybe it’s an accountability partner.  A mentor.  A coach or therapist.  A friend who asks the right questions.  Maybe it’s me, helping you navigate the blocks and beliefs that keep you stuck.

Whatever moon-shot you’re aiming for, you deserve a team working to support you.

If you need a hand to get that ball rolling, do reach out.

Every mission control starts with someone brave enough to say: “I’m ready for launch, but I can’t do this alone.”

And that’s not weakness.

That’s wisdom.

With love from ground control,

Angela

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Seriously though – write those lists.  The act of putting pen to paper is the first step in making those dreams real.  Your future self will thank you.

And if I was in any doubt as to whether this was the right topic, just as I went to press save to then send this, the screensaver on my TV switched to a shot of the moon that I took (even if it was just from my back garden with a tripod and a zoom lens)!  I’ll take that as a sign that someone needed to read this/take on the challenge!