About Progress

In this month's edition of "Dear Progressor," you'll hear from members of this community who called in and answered my prompt to share small tips that make a big difference. This episode is based on the idea that small wins build over time, in all aspects of our lives.

We get to hear from a school teacher staying organized, about the benefits of meal planning and calendar syncing, a laundry hack, how to meditate in a busy day, how to shift your habits and a genius way to store your garbage bags and wash your pillowcases.

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Are you a self-defined worrier? Though you are likely all too familiar with this feeling, let's define what it means to worry. Worrying is ruminating about a negative outcome, often times completely out of your control.

Kelley Wolf has worked to identify the methods for finding love over worry, and achieving a state of flow, or peace and joy. But she also recognizes that worrying will never totally disappear, and even gets vulnerable sharing her own recent worries. In doing so she walks us through her approach to working through those feelings, including the words she actually says out loud.

Although Kelley does share where she thinks you can start, and a few of her simple tips, we both emphasize that this is a slow, but worthy process. If you have struggled with an all-or-nothing mindset that leaves you spiraling in your worry, or completely numbing yourself to it, then this is the episode you need to just get started in a better direction.

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This is part of a monthly series that features real women, doing really cool things. I get to ask them "How do you...?" about whatever their particular field or hobby is, and we all get to reap the benefits. Whether you feel inspired to pursue the same thing you hear in these interviews, or just motivated to get started on your own passions, it's all in alignment with doing something that lights you up.

If knowing the what's and how's of sewing has held you back (even if you're guilty of already purchasing allll the fabric and the machine) then what Trina has to say is meant for you. Sewing is a skill that she initially did not like, but has grown to be enjoyable, even meditative, for her. This episode will light the spark you need to get started, sewing, quilting, or otherwise.

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Is the thought of creating a picture-perfect morning routine nagging you? Or really any routine that you feel like you should be implementing...

In this coaching call, you'll hear Rhonda who is a busy mom of 4 explain her current season's struggle. Interestingly, the problem she thinks she has turns out to be something quite different at the root. As we zoom in, we actually take the focus off of the expectations of an ideal morning, and realize what she is really seeking is connection. From there, we rebuild her morning.

We also cover what her routine will look like on the best of days, and more importantly on the worst of days, as she now sets out to intentionally grow her new habits. You can listen in and follow the same framework for whatever routine or habit you're trying to create. 

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We are all familiar with our 'comfort zones,' right? What if by staying comfortable, we're really staying stuck? The familiar things that we know feel safe, even if they keep us stuck. If you are really ready to change, you have to be willing to move into the discomfort zone. It's going to stretch you, just like an elastic band, but it doesn't have to break you.

In this episode I'm sharing two of my own personal experiences with this principle, and how learning to be uncomfortable propelled me into greater growth. When you listen, I urge you to try leaning into this kind of discomfort and see what changes for you.

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The Lazy Genius method, coined by Kendra Adachi, says that we should be geniuses about the things that matter, and lazy about the things that don't. And who's to say what matters? You are, don't forget it. Kendra took this concept and applied it to an extremely pragmatic part of our lives: the kitchen.

I asked you, the listeners, to submit your biggest kitchen-related pain points so that we could tackle them during this interview. Kendra didn't hold much back as she reveals her simple steps to help YOU tackle the 5 biggest challenges you face in the kitchen.

From tricky layouts, to meal planning, and every drool worthy Instagram kitchen in between, Kendra wants you to feel completely empowered to make your space a reflection of you and your values. An added bonus is that with these tools you may start with your kitchen, and end up transforming your life.

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I hope I'm not the only one feeling that post Labor Day desire to overhaul my whole life. So, if you're like me I'm going to encourage us to lean in! Sometimes when we get a big idea, we dive right in hoping that our own will can carry us through. Whether your big idea is a new habit, routine, or system, you can be more successful if you actually take a little time to make a plan first.

In this episode I'm sharing the new things I'm hoping to implement in my own home, including the grand scheme and also the small ways in which I'm kicking things off. By guiding you through what my plan looks like from far away, and up close, I will model for you how to do the same. Say goodbye to dangling habits that leave us feeling unsuccessful, with some simple shifts you'll create habits that stick and feel good to you, too.

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The Comparison Monster hijacks relationships, taints how we view our blessings, and prevents us from showing up for ourselves and others. If this is happening to you, you are not alone. I fall into the comparison trap often, and in this episode I'm illustrating an ongoing struggle with it that I'm facing.

I hope that you can visualize your own struggle right now and work through it alongside me in this episode. There are a few facts that we can't change about comparison, but there are shifts within ourselves that we can control. I have four tips, with accompanying simple phrases, that will serve any of us trying to defeat the comparison monster.

Lastly, you'll hear invaluable insight from other women in this community who answered my online call for advice. Don't let this seem overwhelming, it really starts small to overcome all the negativity that the comparison monster brings. You can start by tuning in to this episode, then simply identifying the times in your life where you feel comparison sneaking in, then tackle more from there.

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Since taking a little break over the summer I've missed being able to show the behind-the-scenes of my real life messy progress. This episode shares my recent highs and lows, how my habits are going, a Do Something List update, plus what I'm loving lately and an exciting update on the podcast.

Around here the goal is never perfection, just to keep trying, even if in very simple ways. I think you'll see that with all of the big changes going on for me, taking the smallest of steps has helped to keep me afloat and feeling like myself. As always, I encourage you to get messy, too!

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Ashley is in a busy season that many of you may relate to. She has 2 young children, and is pregnant with her third, having just moved to a new city and about to pursue a graduate degree. Her circumstances, without question, are leading to some exhaustion and even uncertainty about how to navigate her day-to-day life.

In this coaching call you hear Ashley explain her challenges, then work with me to slowly break down the issues, leaving with a plan to rebuild in a way that feels more aligned with who she is. Whether your pain point relates to having young children or not, the tools we sort through will undoubtedly help whatever struggle you are having. From creating even a small Do Something List, to finding exciting hobbies, then identifying a mantra to cling to, you can also leave this episode equipped with what you need to face your hard things head on.

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