Cultivate What Matters

You're feeling it. The end of the year, with all of its bells and whistles, is coming at you like a freight train. Christmas music has been playing for months, and if you haven't already purchased ALL of your gifts, you feel behind.

Do you want to take a break from the hustle and bustle? And refocus on what really matters?

Me, too -- and today's episode of the Cultivate Your Life podcast has some really good news for you!

Get the show notes and the full transcription at CultivateYourLife.com and find more tips and encouragement from Lara at LaraCasey.com.

Have you ever gone through the motions in life? Feeling frustrated, like you want to do things differently, you want your life to change, and yet you keep doing the same things over and over again? I've been there. In this episode of the Cultivate Your Life podcast, we're going behind the scenes of the creation of the PowerSheets® goal planner, and we're going to get you unstuck along the way.

Get the show notes and the full transcription at CultivateYourLife.com and find more tips and encouragement from Lara at LaraCasey.com.

Ever get the feeling life is passing you by? You think, Where has the time gone? And the next thought that comes to your mind: Am I using this gift of a life well? I've had that thought, too. And then one night, I wrote down a little promise to myself—a promise that's since been shared millions of time on the internet. Maybe you've seen it: it's a quote that says, "You know all those things you've always wanted to do? You should go do them." In this episode of the Cultivate Your Life podcast, we're going to chat about the real story behind those words—and why they resonate so strongly with people, eight years later.

Get the show notes and the full transcription at CultivateYourLife.com and find more tips and encouragement from Lara at LaraCasey.com.

Have you ever made good plans—and your plans didn't go as planned? I know how you feel. It's so frustrating!

In this episode of the Cultivate Your Life podcast, I'm letting you in on something that hasn't gone the way I thought it would this year (something that will surprise you!).

Get my 3 simple steps to move past disappointment and hear the whole story about why this is my last podcast episode for a few weeks. Ready to move past the frustration—with a few laughs along the way? This episode is for you!

Get the show notes and the full transcription at CultivateYourLife.com and find more tips and encouragement from Lara at LaraCasey.com.

You're more than halfway through 2019!

Have you set any goals you're feeling "blah" about right now? Perhaps you're wishing you'd been more consistent in your faith—maybe in Bible reading, prayer, or perhaps, like me, in trusting God over your worries.

Ready for a fresh start with your faith?

In this episode of the Cultivate Your Life podcast, you'll learn 1 simple way to grow your faith. (There are also some surprises for many of you in this special episode!)

Get the show notes and the full transcription at CultivateYourLife.com and find more tips and encouragement from Lara at LaraCasey.com. P.S. The all NEW Write the Word Collection launched! These refreshed and limited-edition volumes are going fast—shop now!

Need some fresh air? Let's go into the garden together! In this MUST-LISTEN mini episode, you'll step out into my garden here in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and find out why we're dancing in the garden! Feeling like your faith is growing slowly—or not at all? I'll share with you the one thing I did to grow my faith—no perfection required! We have a lot of fun in this episode together! Get ready for a delightful journey into the garden every other week—no green thumb required!

Get more episodes, show notes, and the full transcription at CultivateYourLife.com. Find more tips and encouragement from Lara at LaraCasey.com.

Have you had a difficult time saying no lately? Saying no is hard, so you always say yes. Yes, I'd love to do that for you. Yes, I'll be there. Yes, I'll get it done. Yes, yes, and one more yes. And now you're feeling stretched thin—like you have no control over that three-letter word that keeps slipping out of your mouth! I have been there a billion times over! Until I started asking myself 3 simple questions that helped me stop the YES train. In this episode of the Cultivate Your Life podcast, my friend Emily P. Freeman joins me to chat all the things decisions and saying yes to the right things. You'll learn the 3 key questions to ask yourself when faced with any decision, big or small, that will help you say YES to what matters and no to all the rest—with confidence! Let's talk!

Get the show notes and the full transcription at CultivateYourLife.com and find more tips and encouragement from Lara at LaraCasey.com.

Have you ever wondered what makes a really great business tick? Ever wanted to pull back the curtain and see what it's really like to cultivate what matters in work? I'm taking you behind-the-scenes of the ten years of Cultivate What Matters. Alongside my long-time coworker, Emily Thomas, we'll walk you through 10 things we've made happen (and a few we didn't!) in the last decade of business. In this episode, you'll learn how your small, intentional decisions, all tied to a purposeful WHY, can add up to a meaningful legacy. Let's talk! Get the show notes and the full transcription at CultivateYourLife.com and find more tips and encouragement from Lara at LaraCasey.com.

Well—2019 is almost halfway over.

This year has not gone like you thought it would. Time feels like it's flying. You feel like it's too late to make progress on anything this year. You started all wrong, you've gone from feeling behind to feeling like the year is over. You feel like you've failed. But, this year isn't over—not even close! In this episode of the Cultivate Your Life podcast, I'll walk you through three steps to make the rest of 2019 count, no matter how it started. You're going to hear from women just like you who are struggling with their goals, and you'll learn how to break free. We're going to finish this year strong together—with joy! Let's talk!

Get the show notes and the full transcription at CultivateYourLife.com and find more tips and encouragement from Lara at LaraCasey.com.

Need some fresh air? Let's go into the garden together! In this special mini episode, you'll step out into my garden here in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and learn that it's not too late to grow good things in your garden—or in your life! Take back your summer today. Get ready for a delightful journey into the garden every other week—no green thumb required!

Get the show notes and the full transcription at CultivateYourLife.com and find more tips and encouragement from Lara at LaraCasey.com.