About this Episode:

We don’t always get love right. At work, at home, in parenting — sometimes our reactions don’t reflect the love we want to give.

That’s life. That’s being human.

The gift is this: we always get to reset.

To reflect on the choices we made, acknowledge what didn’t align with love the verb, and then make a different choice next time.

Boundless love isn’t about perfection. It’s about being aware, being willing to pause, and embracing our capacity to give and receive love again and again.

We cannot create enduring success if we are not committing to agreements with one another.  

We make two-way agreements—formal or informal—when we care about something or someone, and the desired outcome depends on our actions AND the actions of someone else. 

The problem is . . . too often people think they’ve made an agreement but what they have really made are assumptions.  

Assumptions kill outcomes, intentions, projects and relationships.   

Construct a two-way agreement such that both parties can commit.  

About Trish: 

To give love is a choice. And making that choice is how we create true success in our lives, yet for countless reasons, it can be the hardest choice to make.   

Trish inspires you to make that choice each day.   

Trish made five critical choices on her journey from the pit of despair—childhood sexual abuse, drug addiction and near suicide—to the peak of success: embracing boundless love. And you can, too.   

Trish Kendall | Inspirational Speaker | Choose & Become Podcast Host   

Connect with Trish:  

www.trishkendall.com  

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What does it really take to grow—not just in leadership or work, but in life? If you long for others to become all you know they can, this episode gently reminds you: we must walk with them, not just cheer from the sidelines.



About Trish: 

To give love is a choice. And making that choice is how we create true success in our lives, yet for countless reasons, it can be the hardest choice to make.   

Trish inspires you to make that choice each day.   

Trish made five critical choices on her journey from the pit of despair—childhood sexual abuse, drug addiction and near suicide—to the peak of success: embracing boundless love. And you can, too.   

Trish Kendall | Inspirational Speaker | Choose & Become Podcast Host   

Connect with Trish:  

www.trishkendall.com  

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trish-kendall/  

Instagram: instagram.com/trishkendallspeaks  

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@trishkendallspeaks  

Inspired by Atomic Habits—what if choosing love became a daily habit?

Not the emotion—the verb.

Love, the action.

We can stack it onto the moments we already have:

A meeting.

A hello.

A moment of quiet.

That’s how we create enduring success—for ourselves and for others.

About Trish: 

To give love is a choice. And making that choice is how we create true success in our lives, yet for countless reasons, it can be the hardest choice to make.   

Trish inspires you to make that choice each day.   

Trish made five critical choices on her journey from the pit of despair—childhood sexual abuse, drug addiction and near suicide—to the peak of success: embracing boundless love. And you can, too.   

Trish Kendall | Inspirational Speaker | Choose & Become Podcast Host   

Connect with Trish:  

www.trishkendall.com  

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/trish-kendall/  

Instagram: instagram.com/trishkendallspeaks  

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@trishkendallspeaks  

What is the “want to” that is fueling your development journey? 

That want to is what pushes us to grow—to learn, to choose, to become.

What are you an expert at? 

Not THE expert. But an expert. 

The kind of expert who doesn’t need to cite other people’s work—because it lives in you. 

Because it is at the core of who you are. 

For me? 

I’m an expert in giving and receiving love—the verb. 

And in making choices. Especially the kind that create enduring success. 

What about you? 

We have all experienced something that requires resiliency to move forward.  

A roadblock. A fear. A quiet voice telling us we’re not enough. 

Resilience isn’t about comparing who’s had it worse—it’s about how we respond. Over and over again. 

And through it all, we get to choose: 

To grow. 

To give all our love. 

To receive the love others want to give us. 

In Episode 98 of Trish Kendall Speaks, I reflect on what it means to validate our experiences and create enduring success—one choice at a time. 

About Trish: 

To give love is a choice. And making that choice is how we create true success in our lives, yet for countless reasons, it can be the hardest choice to make.   

Trish inspires you to make that choice each day.   

Trish made five critical choices on her journey from the pit of despair—childhood sexual abuse, drug addiction and near suicide—to the peak of success: embracing boundless love. And you can, too.   

Trish Kendall | Inspirational Speaker | Choose & Become Podcast Host   

Connect with Trish:  

www.trishkendall.com  

My sister Maria was 18 when she found out I was being abused too. 

Her fierce love overpowered her pain—and she poured everything she had into protecting me. 

She’s the reason I’m here. 

She’s my hero. 

Don’t mess with her.

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