Coming Out Gold

In episode 42 of the podcast, we are starting a new series focused on daily rhythms.  Over this three-part series, we will learn to make room in our lives for growth, determine how we want our life to look, and then eliminate anything that doesn’t align with the vision you create.  Our first bite-sized foray into this will focus on how to edit your life.

It is time we all got off the hamster wheel of hustle so we can wake up our dreams and design a life where our time, energy, and resources are balanced and well-managed.  We will follow a pattern where we:

Downsize

Donate

Delete

This will ensure you make room for what you want and determine how you want your future to look.  Then you can eliminate anything that doesn’t align with this picture.

For too long we have been women moving through life on auto-pilot being pushed by the pace of life instead of being intentional about choosing each step.  It is time we became women moving with clarity who run on purpose toward the lives we want to live.

Buckle up, buttercup, we are diving into part one of our Daily Rhythms series!

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Welcome back, Lovie!  thatI am thrilled to have you here with me today as we dive into this week's topic: tackling seasons of transition.

Question time:  Are you someone who grabs a new book and flips to the last few pages to see how it ends before diving into chapter one?  Or are you someone who just jumps in ready for whatever twists and turns the story brings? Or do you read basically the same book by different authors over and over so you know how it ends?

What I find about this pattern of being is that often we read books the same way we live. Some of us need to know how the story ends.  Others like to drop anchor and stay in place while others jump in head first and lean into whatever life brings.  Do you relate?

This time of year often brings transitions. Teachers are wrapping up summer vacation and heading back to the classroom.  College kids are headed off to university leaving home for the first time and leaving parents empty nesters.   Littles are entering new grades or heading off to kindergarten for the first time.   Different sports start to kick off, and people start new hobbies and activities.   Others are heading to a new job or starting a whole new life.   Add to that the transitions we all face but none of us want - like death, divorce, and moving.

The truth is all of life is a transition.  Waking/sleeping, morning/evening, working/playing...I could go on forever.  We have to participate in transitions whether we want to or not.  Because of this, I think it is time to normalize seasons of transition which involve us telling the truth.

In episode 41, we will learn to tackle transitions like a boss and establish guardrails in our lives to keep us on track and moving in the direction of our dreams.

Are you ready?  I know I am!

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Today I threw away the script and bullet points and decided to have a bit of a catch-up.  I wanted to share where I am and what is coming up.  I also wanted to request some help with a new series I want to do focused on friendships between women - the good, the bad, and the beautiful.  Please listen through to the end to see how you can be part of this new series.

If you are interested in hiring a coach and ready to make some changes in your life, please consider a free discovery call with me. You can find the scoop on my website:  rscoachandstrategist.com

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I confess making decisions hasn’t been a life-long challenge for me. In truth, I have had to be a very decisive and swift decision maker in order to survive. That said, I have long struggled with making sure the ones I made were approved by those around me. As I have said before, mistakes in my life carried the weight of rejection, so I've always wanted to make the right ones. Add to that my trauma brain being a natural overthinker, and things can get messy. Over time I have tried several tactics to ensure I make the “right” decision. Recently though, I have stumbled upon a new framework that I believe could be a game-changer for anyone suffering from the stress of making decisions.

In today's episode I will share with you my CSI tactic which consists of:

If you evaluate your decisions through the filter of capacity, stewardship, and impact, you will find yourself saying yes to the things that propel you forward with intention in the direction you have decided you want to move.

Listen to this episode for details on how to be an epic CSI agent.

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As a coach, I have been so blessed to work with a wide variety of women. My heart has ached with them as they navigate some incredibly challenging seasons. I’ve watched how having a weak posture brings challenges to their lives. The results of this posture have piled so deep that standing in their full power and strength seems impossible. Long seasons of poor posture have left them requiring some serious adjustments to straighten their spines, adjust their footing, and start moving with confidence from a place of power. Women cannot continue to drag around the sack of shoulds and expect to be able to have a strong, powerful posture. We must change this.

In today's episode, I am going to give you some tools to help you:

If you are ready to be a confident woman able to move through life from a posture of power and strength, episode 38 is for you.

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There is a pandemic among women in the world beyond the one we all think of. The virus: a lack of confidence. I think that's because we are always chasing our do instead of our who. We focus on competence because we are trying to prove our worth when we should focus on our who we were created to be instead.

Most women express they have taken one too many hits to their confidence when the truth is they long to own who they are and who they aren’t. They want to feel confident in what they bring to the table.

They want to see themselves as strong, powerful, confident women able to withstand whatever life brings. They want to sit down the bag of lies this world has told them about how they don’t measure up. They want to start seeing themselves with clear, kind, loving eyes and share that reality with the world trusting it will embrace and welcome them.

It is time women started rebelling against systems that have long held them prisoner. It is up to us to stop following old narratives designed to keep us small and start kicking down prison doors so we can walk in our full authority.

Listen to episode 37 for some strategies on how to end the shame and step boldly into the world with confidence and strength.

Head here to find the blog version of the episode. And if you are interested in hiring a coach and ready to make some changes in your life, please consider a free discovery call with me. You can find the scoop on my website:  rscoachandstrategist.com

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In episode 36 we are talking about a way of being I believe is costing us our dreams, our goals, and our well-being - mentally, spiritually, and physically. We are diving into what I call the rhythm of rush. It’s a pattern women have long set for their lives, and I think it is time we slam on the brakes and become present in our stories.

If you are a woman feeling run ragged from rushing, then this episode is for you!  If you are a woman ready to move with deliberate steps being present where your feet are planted, and fully aware of where you are walking, then this episode is for you.

Are you ready to have your time back?

Are you ready to rest without feeling guilty?

Are you ready to hand back some of the heavy expectations you've been asked to carry?

Do you want to slow down enough to enjoy the ordinary moments of life?

Take a listen to this episode for tips on how to end the rhythm of rush.  As you work through learning to slow down you will learn things about yourself you didn’t take time to see during the frantic rush.  Let those things inform you about ways to better control the pace of your life and give your soul what it needs.

Head here to find the blog version of the episode.

If you are interested in hiring a coach and ready to make some changes in your life, please consider a free discovery call with me. You can find the scoop on my website:  rscoachandstrategist.com

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Today is a real talk episode where I share something I am learning in the hopes that you, too, can benefit from it.  The lessons stem from me beginning a new chapter working with a local not-fo-profit which is taking me outside my home office for the first time in over a decade.  There have been some STRUGGLES!

First up is how surprised I was at my reaction to wearing shoes all day every day.  (Who knew?!?!)  Secondly, I am trying to figure out how all the beautiful souls who have worked outside their homes get things done - like laundry and cleaning.  (It is a whole new journey for me!)  And lastly, I am learning how to balance this beautiful new opportunity with my coaching business and podcast along with my life.  In the lessons, I am reaching for new rhythms and processes while also practicing being patient with myself.  I hope you will take a listen and find something to laugh at or contemplate for your own life.  And if you have helpful tips, please send DM on my socials below.  Your girl needs some help.

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Have you ever had an interaction with another person where you are asked to participate in something they are passionate about?  You are super excited to accept this opportunity.  Yet somehow, you find this person has decided you offended them.  Before you know it and without the courtesy of a conversation you find the offer to participate has been rescended, and you are left wondering what happened.

In today's episode of the podcast, I want to chat to you about a situation like this I experienced recently.  I had so many feelings about it - seriously!  To process them all, I decided to take my less-than-pleasant experience and turn it into a teachable moment for us all.  Hopefully, in doing so, there will be some redemption.  Fingers crossed.

Grab your favorite beverage and snack and settle in for some storytime, real talk, and a dash of raw honesty.  May we all learn something from this conversation.

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Have you ever read the book Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend? I feel certain I mentioned it in an early episode. I read it over a decade ago and it radically changed my life. One of the sections that have long stuck with me was a discussion on how we all wear backpacks full of boulders from different moments of our lives. Often though, there are boulders we carry that aren’t ours to carry. They could be some others handed us and asked us to hold. They could be things we took upon ourselves without even realizing it. Regardless of how they got into our backpack, many can be traced back to our origin stories so let’s talk about that.

Too many women feel burdened by the weight of twisted mindsets often rooted in their origin stories. They are held prisoner to these false narratives and keep repeating broken patterns. It’s time for us to be women ready to drop some boulders out of our backpacks so we can stand tall and proud, certain of who we are and what we bring to the world. If you're ready to drop the baggage and step into a new narrative, one where you are free to be yourself and chase your dreams instead of parroting the tired script that has held you prisoner far too long, then hopefully, this episode will provide some tools to help you work on this. Press play and dive in so you can start living a better story today!

If you are interested in hiring a coach and ready to make some changes in your life, please consider a free discovery call with me. You can find the scoop on my website:  rscoachandstrategist.com

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