Self-Creation Media

Investing In H20 Fitness And Breathwork Sessions

By Stephanie August 24, 2026Groundwork Partners, Groundwork Promotions, H2O Fitness, Self-Creation ProcessBreath Control, Breath Hold, Breath Hold Trainer, Breathwork, H2O Fitness App

Groundwork Partners is hard at work today creating media for Annie and H2O Fitness. She was a joy to watch, sharing her knowledge and expertise, and capturing her laughter and personality. This particular shoot was focused on filming guided breathwork sessions that members can access weekly…

Take The Leap

By Stephanie August 16, 2026Groundwork PartnersPartnerships, Take The Leap

We often play partnerships so conservatively. We enter into the relationship and worry about holding up our end, or having another person not follow through. We have fear when we start working together, and distrust. All of these things are well understood. They make sense. Business…

Simplifying And Redefining Our Future

By Stephanie July 10, 2026Groundwork Partners, Groundwork Promotions, Self-Creation ProcessCreating The Future, Creating Yourself, Media Creation, Multimedia, Websites

We've had the opportunity to work with some great people (I say it all the time). We hope our partnerships will continue expanding and proving rewarding. I am in charge of creating Groundwork Partners website, and redesigning Groundwork Promotions website. I am thinking through the changes…

Lineages And Styles

By Stephanie July 5, 2026Groundwork Partners, Groundwork PromotionsBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Combat Sports, Combat Training, Martial Arts, Mixed Martial Arts

We have been representing Brazilian Jiu-jitsu for over a decade. We work with both gi and no gi, and I did not know much about Brazilian Jiu-jitsu during the first several years. I did not know about how all of our clients shared the same lineage.…

First Interview About H2O Fitness

By Stephanie July 1, 2026Groundwork PartnersApnea Workouts, Groundwork Partners, H2O Fitness, Partnerships, Underwater Training

Paul Holze did an interview this week for the first time about H2O Fitness. He has not been able to express things about the company like this yet, so he loved getting to talk to someone about it, and explain how things worked and the training…

Messaging With The Body

By Stephanie June 30, 2026Groundwork Partners, Groundwork Promotions, LifestyleMessaging, The Body, Warrior Mind

I have been working nonstop for 13 years, and the past 3 years nonstop on the present trajectory of everything. We have begun a new path with Groundwork Partners, and no matter how incredibly talented I could be with this, there is still something missing and…

Groundwork Partners And Partnerships

By Stephanie June 27, 2026Groundwork Partners, Groundwork PromotionsBranding, Investment, Marketing, Media Creation, Messaging, Partnerships, Promotions

We have our new phone open and functioning for Groundwork Partners, for both Tucson and San Diego locations. We are still in our developmental stages the company, and I'm hoping to have much information worked out in the next 6-8 months. I'm in charge of the…

Thinking To The Past

By Stephanie June 27, 2026Groundwork PartnersBeautiful Memories

I wanted to be a professional athlete, but mentally I was not able to handle it, along with other aspects of my life. It is painful realizing how much I wanted it, how much talent I had for it, and how I was not ready for…

Groundwork Partners

By Stephanie June 22, 2026Groundwork PartnersGroundwork Partners, Partnerships

Groundwork Partners is initiating a physical work space, corporate house and phone number, and everything should be fully functioning by the beginning of July. We are not ready to create a website yet, so we are holding off on that. But our contact information is on…

Champion Mindset

By Stephanie June 18, 2026Groundwork Partners, Groundwork Promotions, Self-Creation, Self-Creation ProcessChampion Athletes, Mindset, Physical Training, Professional Athleticism, Warrior Training

When we work with champions, we need a champion mindset. You cannot represent professional and champion athletes and take their work lightly. It is serious business. It isn't just about being available for them or promoting them well. It's not just about marketing for them or…

Great Experience

By Stephanie June 2, 2026Groundwork Partners, Groundwork PromotionsFitness Industry, Professional Athletes

We have been gearing more and more towards professional athletics or fitness. We love working with these people and industries. We like the seriousness of their mindset, the ambition, and the lifestyle promoted by both. Paul and I love being athletically engaged and involved. We both…

Breaking New Ground

By Stephanie April 13, 2026Self-Creation, Self-Creation Process, TravelBreaking New Ground, Evolution, Mastery

Because I spent many years sick and I’m now feeling better, I am finally able to make time for things that I’ve wanted to learn about. Our business is expanding and we are evolving something else, and I could not pay attention to details before. I…

Professional Athleticism

By Stephanie April 8, 2026Self-Creation, Self-Creation ProcessAthleticism, Professional Athletes, Professional Sports

I have a passion for athletics, and in the past 2-3 years, I have worked with my business partner to create a public presentation and portfolio, which highlights and encourages more involvement with professional sports. It’s exciting because our efforts are paying off and we’ve had…

"The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul." -B.K.S. Iyengar

Brilliance Of Your Soul

"Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any." -Plato

Achievement

No Barrier

By Stephanie Stean January 11, 2026Self-Creation ProcessAthletes, Athleticism, Elderly, Fitness, No Barrier, Striving

"Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind." – Jackie Joyner-Kersee I just left a phone message with my business partner, because focusing on athletes and athleticism has been on my mind for a long time now and in the past 1-2…

Towards The Light

By Stephanie Stean January 9, 2026Groundwork Promotions, Self-Creation Process, TravelDoorway, Free Diving, Partnership, Travel

Be an opener of doors. -Ralph Waldo Emerson We want to open more doors in our work relationships through Groundwork. Paul and I had a business meeting today, and we were talking about partnerships. He has been saying for a long time, he does not want…

Reaching The Soul

By Stephanie Stean January 1, 2026Quotes, Sage Master Warrior, Self-Creation ProcessB.K.S. Iyengar, Mastery, Soul, Yoga

Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul. -B.K.S. Iyengar This is what I want to do, in the next phase of my life. "Use the body to reach the soul."

"The Self-Creation Process is about revelations, personal revelations. It’s about welcoming new challenges, and also creating our own personalized challenges. We tailor things to help us create ourselves into the people we want to be. We have a vision of ourselves, of what we want, of what we want to accomplish, and then we set our lives up for it. We align ourselves to our goals and we eliminate distractions."
-Stephanie Stean

Personalized Revelations

New Challenges Reveal Us

By Stephanie Stean December 26, 2025Groundwork Promotions, Lifestyle, Sage Master Warrior, Self-Creation, Self-Creation ProcessAthletics, Envision Yourself, Physical Training, Revealing Us, Revelations

New challenges have a way of revealing us....Our work ethic. Our mindset. Our health. Our discipline. All of it speaks. And all of it carries over, shaping how we show up in every meeting, every relationship, and every responsibility. -Paul Holze, President Groundwork Promotions Paul and…

"Quiet the noise. Trust the plan." -Our Purpose

Quiet The Noise

Training For Fearlessness

By Stephanie Stean December 23, 2025Groundwork Promotions, Sage Master Warrior, Self-Creation ProcessImmersion

I always say, I should have been born near the water. I love the water and unfortunately, lived most of my life away from it. I did not realize how happy it made me. My business partner moved to California in the past few years, and…

First Introduction To Competitive Jiu-Jitsu

By Stephanie Stean December 23, 2025Groundwork Promotions, Self-Creation ProcessBecoming One, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Forgetting Problems, Jiu-Jitsu, Merging With The Sport, Self-Creation

Right after we moved to the city, we started working with fitness and combat. We started photographing and covering competitive jiu-jitsu around 2013-14. We admired these athletes and the work they put into their practice and their competitive nature. There was a gym owner and coach…

Seeing Yourself On Film

By Stephanie Stean December 20, 2025Groundwork Promotions, Self-Creation, Self-Creation ProcessDiving, Fitness Industry, Interview Process, Physical Training, Seeing Clearly, Self-Creation, Your Body, Your Message

I asked Paul Holze, the President of Groundwork Promotions, what is the difference between what he feels when he sees someone else on film versus when he sees himself on film, doing something he is passionate about? How does seeing himself impact him? His answer was:…

This Is Our Job

By Stephanie Stean December 14, 2025Groundwork Promotions, Self-Creation ProcessAlignment, Athletes, Fitness Industry, Messaging, Your Body

What does it mean to make your body, part of your professional life? With Groundwork Promotions, I have been writing a great deal about the Self-Creation Process, especially for athletes and fitness. Over the past 13 years, we have worked a great deal with athletes and…