A Decided Difference

Anger can be a healthy emotion when it moves you to action. In this week's podcast episode, LouAnn examines how to use the anger you feel to your advantage.

Does fear keep you from moving forward into a life you know you will love? In this week's podcast episode, LouAnn talks about the meaning of courage and how to find it.

When you make any kind of change, from a minor change in your thinking to a major change in your life, it takes time for the difference you have decided to make to feel right. Two key actions help make changes stick. One is to practice, and the other is to keep practicing. Find encouragement to persist in this week’s podcast from A Decided Difference.

Going through change is seldom without conflict as well as joy. Change is defined by mixed emotions. If you can hold compassion for yourself as you go through the process of change, you can find more satisfaction and less stress in the experience. Learn more in this week’s podcast from A Decided Difference.

Accepting help is difficult for many strong, independent people. It can become easier when you realize the giver also receives gifts through giving. Learn more in this week’s Decided Difference podcast.

Disruptions can destroy your plans, but they can also lead to better results down the road. In this week’s podcast, LouAnn explores how to cope in the face of disruption and how to harness its power to create change.

There are no beginnings without endings. This is one of the reasons we delay change. We hold ourselves back, even when we know we would be happier if we made a change. In this week’s podcast, LouAnn explores what it means to choose a new beginning.

What happens when your internal critic takes over? Would your life really be better if you listened to what he or she has to say? In this week’s episode, you will get a closeup look at LouAnn’s inner critic, Little Miss Goody Two Shoes.

Deciding what you want to do, be, or have is only one step in the process of change. Carrying out the decisions you make means taking the long view, taking the first step in what may be a very long journey, and giving up things you might want to keep, even if you know they are bad for you. In this week’s podcast, you’ll find the tools you need and encouragement to make positive change.

A year from now, what will you celebrate—or regret—because of the decisions you make today? Making conscious decisions is the best way to take control of your own life and your own destiny. Hear more in this week’s episode of A Decided Difference.