TALL POPPY SOCIETY
TALL POPPY SOCIETY
The place where you switch on the light and see that you consume far more than you create, exit the waiting room of potential that keeps you safe, but unseen... and master the practice of momentum that plants you in the leading roles. This is your shift from shrinking violet to the tallest poppy in your field.
TALL POPPY SOCIETY
The place where you switch on the light and see that you consume far more than you create, exit the waiting room of potential that keeps you safe, but unseen... and master the practice of momentum that plants you in the leading roles. This is your shift from shrinking violet to the tallest poppy in your field.
• ACT I •
SOMETHING FEELS OFF
• ACT I •
SOMETHING FEELS OFF
You aren't short on information.
Or ambition, education or work-ethic.
You are drowning in it.
Brilliant ideas.
A stack of books beside the bed.
Qualifications. Degrees.
You've done life in the step-by-step fashion they told you to follow.
YET... THE THING YOU'RE WAITING FOR ISN'T COMING
You've spent years SEEING others fly
Planning your own takeoff.
Readying your wings.
Engines running.
Waiting for the green-light from the control tower.
But you're still on the ground.
Still waiting...
You've spent years SEEING others fly
Planning your own takeoff.
Readying your wings.
Engines running.
Waiting for the green-light from the control tower.
But you're still on the ground.
Still waiting...
But instead of questioning the system...
You suck it up.
Keep on keeping on.
Take it on the chin.
Put it down to luck or timing.
Or the Mercury Retrograde.
You buy another mindset book to help you be more resilient, or how to manifest, or how to overcome your money mindblocks.
You go to the next rehearsal.
And the next.
You sign up for that new course.
Fill up more notebooks.
Ask Ai for help.
But the breakthrough that's "just around the corner" just turns into just another corner.
HOW MANY MORE YEARS WILL IT TAKE?
Because that holding pattern you've perfected is wearing a hole in the backstage carpet.
HOW MANY MORE YEARS WILL IT TAKE?
Because that holding pattern you've perfected is wearing a hole in the backstage carpet.
• ACT II •
THE ENEMY IN WAITING
The Waiting Room is the most CROWDED place on Earth
It's choc full of talented people.
Not literally.
Psychologically.
The by-product of compulsory education that was built by ruling class industrialists who needed a workforce that was punctual, docile and highly tolerant of repetitive tasks. And now entire industries profit from it.
It was never designed to teach us to think independently, grow wild, or take our own stages. We mastered the art of waiting for instructions, trusting the system, and preparing. Managed by fear. Furnished with self-doubt.
It still works.
We were indoctrinated this way from Grade 1.
A belief installed that keeps promising our breakthrough is just around the corner.
YOU'VE BEEN PAYING LAND TAX IN THE WAITING ROOM ALL YOUR LIFE - AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT
YET MOST OF US ARE ATHEISTS WHEN IT COMES TO THE WAITING ROOM
We deny it's existence.
Yet how many times have you seen others...
Waiting to lose weight.
Waiting for retirement.
Waiting for the right moment to launch.
Waiting until it's perfect.
Waiting to get the bigger house.
Waiting for the promotion.
Waiting for the breakthrough.
Waiting for the right numbers to come up.
Waiting to do more waiting.
Instead of getting up and walking out of The Waiting Room, we take patience meds. Take up our window seats to watch those who've already escaped. Numb. Cope. Therapy. Vacations.
Scroll.
THEY LIED
The personal development industry.
The corporate ladder.
The schooling system.
The religions.
The business coach.
The patriarchy.
The New Year resolutions to be better.
Do better. Improve your grades.
File off the rough edges.
Polish your strengths. Reduce your weaknesses.
Be a smarter, more good-looking, well-behaved Muggle.
All just wallpapering tactics in The Waiting Room.
THEY LIED
The personal development industry.
The corporate ladder.
The schooling system.
The religions.
The business coach.
The patriarchy.
The New Year resolutions to be better.
Do better. Improve your grades.
File off the rough edges.
Polish your strengths. Reduce your weaknesses.
Be a smarter, more good-looking, well-behaved Muggle.
All just wallpapering tactics in The Waiting Room.
What? Nobody told you that you're wearing a Muggle Costume
Muggle: the ultimate product of The Waiting Room. Conditioned by schools, religion, and the corporate matrix to be compliant, predictable and ordinary. Completely blind to the fact that they have an extraordinary, wild, Tall Poppy inside.
Also known as: Shrinking Violet. Wallflower.
They dressed you in this costume probably around the time you learned the word 'no' as a baby.
THE HIDDEN PRICE OF THAT HIDDEN umbilicle cord
You need freedom. Independence.
You don't need a boss. You hate small talk.
Your skin crawls at the word 'networking'.
But... working FOR yourself can mean working BY yourself. That comes bundled with distractions, procrastinations, 'I don't know what to do next' thoughts, self-doubt, ruminations. And loneliness.
The Waiting Room trained you to struggle when you work for yourself. When you have a desire to stand out, go your own way, play bigger... do what you were born to do.
Unless you cut the cord and walk out.
THE HIDDEN PRICE OF THAT HIDDEN umbilicle cord
You need freedom. Independence.
You don't need a boss. You hate small talk.
Your skin crawls at the word 'networking'.
But... working FOR yourself can mean working BY yourself. That comes bundled with distractions, procrastinations, 'I don't know what to do next' thoughts, self-doubt, ruminations. And loneliness.
The Waiting Room trained you to struggle when you work for yourself. When you have a desire to stand out, go your own way, play bigger... do what you were born to do.
Unless you cut the cord and walk out.
BUT JUST AS YOU START LOOKING FOR THE EXIT SIGN...
You decide you've not ready.
You've not got the all-okay.
So you default back to rehearsing for 'one day when'.
Unknowingly still seeking approval permission from bosses, coaches, gurus, parents, partners, teachers, ex partners, ex bosses... Mrs Johnson from Grade 7.
Calling it politeness.
Constantly waiting... planning... expecting... hoping to manifest all the things.
And the Earth spins around the Sun a few more times.
The Waiting Room is where good intentions die of old age.
ENOUGH
YOUR REHEARSAL IS OVER
AND YOU NEVER NEEDED THAT PERMISSION SLIP ANYWAY
You have...
A song to record
A book to finish
A business to run
A plane to fly
A stage to own
A field to grow wild in
The gate is unlocked. Time to exit.
• ACT III •
SHRINKING VIOLET TO TALL POPPY
TALL POPPY SOCIETY: WHERE THE AIR IS FRESHER
A Private Membership like you've never seen before
THE AH-HA MOMENT
You never did belong in The Waiting Room
THE EXIT DOOR
A live, music-driven momentum practice
THE SHIFT OCCURS
From Shrinking Violet to Tall Poppy
TALL POPPY SOCIETY: WHERE THE AIR IS FRESHER
A Private Membership like you've never seen before
THE AH-HA MOMENT
You never did belong in The Waiting Room
THE EXIT DOOR
A live, music-driven momentum practice
THE SHIFT OCCURS
From Shrinking Violet to Tall Poppy
FIRST COMES...
THE AH-HA MOMENT
YOU NEVER BELONGED IN THE WAITING ROOM ANYWAY
And guess what?
If you've seen yourself in the story on this page you've just realised:
The door was never locked.
You never needed anyone's permission to be great.
That it's only a silly Muggle Costume - not who you are.
Those endless rehearsals to feel ready were the wrong protocol.
It's time to get MOVING & SHIFTING.
The Tall Poppy Society only exists for those two things.
THE EXIT DOOR:
A live, music-driven momentum practice
In a digital studio. Timers running. Cameras on. Mics muted. Multiple live classes a week. No replays. No overwhelm. No wrong time to start. Zero catching up. Zero falling behind. Zero homework.
THE EXIT DOOR:
A live, music-driven momentum practice
In a digital studio. Timers running. Cameras on. Mics muted. Multiple live classes a week. No replays. No overwhelm. No wrong time to start. Zero catching up. Zero falling behind. Zero homework.
MORE LIKE GYM
LESS LIKE A SCHOOL
You don't get fit by watching exercises.
You get fit by doing the reps.
So, in the Tall Poppy Society we don't watch.
We do.
On a repetitive basis.
The work that gets you known,
makes moolah
and moves the needle.
The work that 99% of people avoid doing.
Creating media for launches.
Practicing The Shift with our PowerLooping method.
Writing content pieces.
Writing bios that describe what you do perfectly.
Posting there and then so you don't back out.
Promoting your offers, events and tours.
Shipping the damn products instead of perfecting.
Making the call. And then the hard call.
Sending the email.
Doing the back office stuff.
Making your messaging and headlines snappier.
Getting the numbers to your accountant.
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THE SHIFT OCCURS:
FROM SHRINKING VIOLET TO THE TALLEST OF POPPIES
You already know you are a square peg.
You get bored with average.
Restless with standing still.
You start things others don't get.
Your ideas are too big for The Waiting Room.
In Tall Poppy Society we practice taking off the Muggle Suit - aka Shrinking Violet, Wallflower or even Good Girl.
It's just a matter of making The Shift.
CASTING CALL
(AKA WHO IS THIS FOR?)
Looking for:
The unfinished author.
The hidden artist.
The quiet visionary.
The invisible expert.
The entrepreneur who keeps restarting.
The coach with seventeen notebooks, but no clue about how to market your ideas in a way that feels geniuine.
Those terrified they will run out of time.
Founders. Artists. Writers. Makers. Misfits.
AND THEN THERE's THIS thing...
The ADHD* factor. Yep. Let's go there.
Because whether diagnosed or not. Or you think it's just another bloody trend. People with ADHD brains are 300% more likely to start their own businesses.
In TPS, ADHD is a superhuman power - the Tall Poppy under the Muggle Suit. The problem was never your brain. The problem is that Room.
And P.S. TPS has been designed by an ADHD brain - so it fits like a square peg.
* anything that means you don't fit The Waiting Room mould.
AND THEN THERE's THIS thing...
The ADHD* factor. Yep. Let's go there.
Because whether diagnosed or not. Or you think it's just another bloody trend. People with ADHD brains are 300% more likely to start their own businesses.
In TPS, ADHD is a superhuman power - the Tall Poppy under the Muggle Suit. The problem was never your brain. The problem is that Room.
And P.S. TPS has been designed by an ADHD brain - so it fits like a square peg.
* anything that means you don't fit The Waiting Room mould.
"This will change your life."
Dr Khush, Lecturer & Nutritionist
"There are people better equipped for life and business because of Merilyn."
Deborah Jackson, Artist
Psst... at some point you have to stop preparing for your success.
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WHAT'S INSIDE THE TALL POPPY SOCIETY?
LIVE CLASSES AKA 'WORKOUTS'
You show up.
You work on it.
You finish it.
Repeat.
That's it.
No magic. No hype.
No twelve-step awakening.
Just repetitive execution.
The thing most people avoid.
And the thing that changes everything.
LIVE WORKOUTS THAT TURN "I'll do it tomorrow" INTO "I just did it"
Monday to Friday.
Three weeks on. One week off.
Live. Facilitated. Music-driven.
Here's an example of some of the classes we run:
The Red Pill:
Wake up, admit you never belonged in The Waiting Room, exit the building, take up the Tall Poppy Practice, and make The Shift to being the Tall Poppy you were born to be.
or The Blue Pill:
Choose blissful ignorance and return to the comfortable life inside The Waiting Room.
PLUS A WHOLE FIELD OF SUPPORT
With a bunch of peeps you'd feel comfortable turning up without makeup on.
And possibly your breakfast.
the MONTHLY RHYTHM
Three weeks on. One week off.
Week four is The Wild Rest - TPS goes dark. Reset. Rest.
WEEK 1
LIVE CLASSES
WEEK 2
LIVE CLASSES
WEEK 3
LIVE CLASSES
WEEK 4
the wild rest
STAY A YEAR AND GET THE LEAD YOUR WORLD RHYTHM
Four seasons. One year.
Jump in at any point.
By Season 3 people are asking you how.
SEASON 1
POWER
The Shift practice.
Being a Tall Poppy human, for life.
SEASON 2
BRAND
You finally know what to say when someone asks "what do you do". Genius named. Voice sharpened. Style locked in.
SEASON 3
REVOLUTION
The strategy and marketing stuff - but this time it fits you like a glove, even for those without 'business brains'.
SEASON 4
legacy
You stop building for this year and start building for the next 100.
Nobody grows wild alone
● The DIRECTOR ●
I SPENT THREE YEARS QUIETLY BUILDING SOMETHING THE WORLD HADN'T ASKED FOR YET
Merilyn Wilson Beretta · Founder & Director, Tall Poppy Society
For decades I've watched people take up residence in The Waiting Room.
I've done it myself.
Then I noticed a crack in the formula:
It was pretty easy to escape.
Because the door has always been unlocked.
So I exited. Shifted (finally).
Built Tall Poppy Society and started experimenting.
The Exit door you didn't know you needed.
Tall Poppy Syndrome Society
THE PLACE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WAITING ROOM DOOR
It's the cheeky middle finger to those who are have made THE WAITING ROOM their permanent home.
MOST PEOPLE SPEND MORE THAT THIS EVERY MONTH STAYING DISTRACTED
$99
AUD / Month
ALL-ACCESS PASS
THE FIRST MONTH IS FREE
Your card isn't charged until Day 29.
Stay a month. Stay forever.
Self-cancel anytime. Come back anytime.
No joining fee. No lock-in. No strings attached.
THE WORLD DOESN'T NEED YOU TO DO ANOTHER COURSE. IT NEEDS YOUR WORK. TODAY.
☆☆☆☆☆
“The day my path crossed with Merilyn is the day that changed the way I view everything”
Deb, artist, UK
"I found something deeper than just business coaching"
Naomi, fashion designer, Australia
"Merilyn gives us permission to find our way."
Sissy, health coach, Italy
"Merilyn's work isn't processes and techniques, it's a way of being. I will be forever in her debt not only for changing my life but the lives I impact."
Monica, branding specialist, USA
"Monday mornings aren't the same without my Tall Poppy class to set me up for the week - whether it's strategic planning or connection to my higher self (or both), it always makes me feel good and gets me into action. Not just any action, but what feels most aligned for me".
Karen, wealth coach, UK
"If you had told me I would go this far in a year, I would not have believed it. "
Jacq, spiritual coach, France
"GET OUT OF THE DAMN WAITING ROOM"
This isn't the aspirational statement you want to hear (But it's the only thing that works).
Who is Tall Poppy Society for?
For solopreneurs (aka people who work for themselves) who are done consuming and ready to finish the work.
You know you are meant for more.
You have work that needs to stand out.
And you're ready to be the person who can hold that.
Solopreneurs. Artists. Podcasters. Mentors. Consultants. Entrepreneurs. Authors. Coaches. Educators. Practitioners. Small business owners. Architects. Actors. Performers. Consultants. Writers. We even have a politician.
If your income depends on your voice, your ideas, your offers or your body of work…
Any age. Any stage.
The phrase "it's never too late" feels like oxygen to you.
Is it just for women?
Our community is primarily women. Men who align with our values are welcome.
How long are the live classes? And when are they?
Monday to Friday. 30–90 minutes depending on the class type.
Merilyn is based in Sydney, so classes run in her morning and early evening - covering multiple timezones globally.
Three weeks on, one week off.
What is the time commitment?
Asking this question is a bit like asking the time commitment of going to the gym. The more you show up, the stronger you get. There's no minimum. No catching up. Just come when you can and leave different every time.
What does it mean by three weeks on, one week off?
One week a month, TPS goes dark. No classes. No pressure. Your brain gets to exhale. It falls on the week of the New Moon - because rest isn't a reward, it's a natural part of our cycles. We call this THE WILD REST.
Are there replays?
Most classes aren't recorded. Just like at a gym - if you miss a session, you don't ask for a replay. You just come back next time. There's also a growing library of 40+ on-demand classes for when you want more.
Do you give refunds?
No. But you have 28 days free to know it's right before a cent is charged. And you can cancel anytime.
How can I cancel or pause?
Self-cancel anytime inside the Tall Poppy Hub. No questions asked. You can also pause for 30 days once a year - life happens. Go have fun. We'll be here when you're back.
How long do I have access for?
For as long as you're subscribed. Cancel anytime. Come back anytime.
Do I get access to 1:1 time with Merilyn?
Not as standard - but you'll have plenty of opportunity to ask questions live inside the classes. Private coaching with Merilyn is available as a separate offer inside TPS.
Earnings Disclaimer
We make no guarantees about results or income - those are up to you. We bring the structure, the community and the practice. You bring the work.
What's the Personal Development lie?
There's three actually:
The first:
'You have so much potential'
'Your breakthrough is coming'
'You're amazing'
'The world needs your gifts'
Feels nice for about 14 seconds. Luxurious sounding. Positive sounding. But without doing the work these things ain't happening.
The second:
The message of self-improvement, being fixed, blocks, mindset issues. These only reinforce 'not enough' thinking.
Taking ownership and responsibility isn't about admitting a mess up. Again nice. The real power is taking ownership and responsibility once you've had The Ah-ha moment. Once you've taken the red pill.
The third is a personal development industry lie:
The solution is the next course or programme they are selling.
The Practice Philosophy
LIVE - Because life happens live.
MUSIC-DRIVEN - Because every great movie needs a soundtrack.
FACILITATED- Because some journeys are easier with company.
What is PowerLooping?
A practice we do inside The Mind Gym. PowerLooping™ identifies the thought, emotion or behaviour pattern that's keeping you stuck - and works it until there's a genuine shift in the body. New pattern installed. New actions flow naturally. No manifestation fluff. Just real, felt change.
What kind of live classes/workouts are there?
This is not a content library. You do not need another digital cupboard full of good intentions.
Tall Poppy Society is a live working office.
THE MAP ROOM
Write the week before it writes you. You came in with 17 tabs open and a vague sense of dread. You leave with a plan in motion already.
THE MEDIA CAFE
Think of this like a kitchen. We make stuff, we get messy. Watch yourself go from 'I really need to start showing up more on social media', to 'Wait. I just did'. In one class.
THE MIND GYM
This is where we practice PowerLooping - the fasting way to make The Shift from muggle to Tall Poppy. Doubt on full volume when you arrive. Can't remember what you were worried about when you leave.
THE COPY CAFE
Because writing 'I help you go deeper' is not going to pay the electricity bill. We fix that here. Messaging matters - more than you know.
CO-WORKING CAFES
Quiet co-working for deep focus and finishing. Work on whatever you want in the presence of the group.
THE BACK OFFICE
The practical business bits you keep avoiding. Sort the inbox. Sort the thing your accountant has asked for twice. We do it together - it gets done.
THE FINISH LINE
It's Friday again. Your to-do list is lacking ticks. A co-working cafe scheduled specifically to clear the deadlines before the weekend.
Less learning.
More making.
Less scrolling.
More shipping.
Less “I’m about to.”
More “It’s done.”
What's in the Village?
Places to hang out, get resources and support when you need it. This is changing and evolving all the time. In 2026 we have the following planned:
THE HUB
A private community to log into. On desktop or phone app. A place to find out what's happening, connect with others, share stuff etc.
THE RESOURCES
40+ on-demand resources for when you want more. Workbooks, classes etc.
THE YEARBOOK
The yearly downloadable guide you can print out and use to plan, strategise.
THE PODS
Optional small groups and pairs that meet in their own time - connecting either by geographic location, timezone or industry type. Friendship. Accountability. Body-doubling buddies.
THE MARKETPLACE
A directory to promote your stuff to other members.
THE STARTER
Monthly Orientation class for new members.
THE BOOKCLUB
Once a month on Sundays. BYO snacks, wine and pillows.
THE QUESTS
Seasonal challenges, with prizes, to have even more fun.
THE CONCIERGE
Not sure what to focus on? Request a bespoke playlist of classes just for you.
THE PAUSE
Life happens. Pause your subscription for 30 days. Send a postcard. We'll still be here when you get back.
THE BRING-A-POPPY (affiliate)
Refer someone you love. Earn on the side. No pyramids. Just good old-fashioned invites.
THE SEARCH PARTY
If you go quiet, we come looking (aka we will gently send you a few messages or emails to see if you are okay or need help). Discreetly. Because nobody gets left behind.
The Problem with the online business world
The online business world has trained you badly.
It keeps selling you the next answer.
Another framework.
Another blueprint.
Another content system.
Another “simple strategy.”
Every one of them whispers the same lie:
After this, you’ll be ready.
You won’t.
Readiness is the drug.
It gives you the hit of progress without the risk of being seen.
That’s why your notes are better than your website.
Your ideas are stronger than your offers.
Your voice memos are more alive than your content.
Your private brilliance is miles ahead of your public body of work.
And that gap is expensive.
It costs money.
It costs momentum.
It costs confidence.
It costs years.
Tall Poppy Society exists to close the gap.
You show up.
You choose the work.
You do it live.
You leave with something moved forward.
No performance.
No guru theatre.
No ten-module maze.
Just the work.
Done in company.
Again and again.
Is The Waiting Room real?
Not literally.
Psychologically.
It's the place where talented people spend years preparing.
Learning.
Researching.
Planning.
Thinking.
Tweaking.
Rebranding.
Vision boarding.
Healing.
Optimising.
Getting ready.
Getting clearer.
Getting certified.
Getting organised.
Getting one more course.
Getting one more breakthrough.
Getting one more sign.
And never quite boarding the damn plane.
At some point...
you have to stop preparing for your life.
At some point...
you have to stop researching your business.
At some point...
you have to stop redesigning the runway.
And take off.
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