In 9 Minutes

There are a little under 90 days left in the year, and if you've pulled out the goals you set back at the beginning of it, part of you might be channeling Fat Amy from Pitch Perfect and saying "crushed it." Another part of you might have a hand hovering over the "oh no, I haven't done any of that" end-of-year panic button.

Don't worry. We're going to kick that oh no feeling to the curb. I'm sharing 10 simple things, plus a bonus, that I believe can change the game for you over the next three months in your life and your work. None of them are complicated, and a few of them are actually fun.

Episode Highlights

• What to do with the goals you haven't touched since you wrote them down
• Why I stopped habit stacking my walks and what I'd been missing
• The everyday habit that leaves you feeling like a pinball machine

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Does your to-do list blow up every year during the holidays in November and December? For so many of us, the season we look forward to most turns into the one it takes weeks to recover from. When I looked into what holiday stress does to us, the numbers stopped me in my tracks.

This year can feel different. In this episode I walk through the decisions you can make right now, well before the rush, so you get to decide how the season goes. It all starts with one question I want you to answer boldly, and everything else builds from there.

Episode Highlights

• What holiday stress is actually doing to your brain
• The October text that made Christmas so much easier for my family
• How deciding early lightens your mental load before the season even starts

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How many times have you talked yourself out of something today? I've already felt resistance about ten times on my way to record this episode, and I'd bet you've felt it too. It shows up around the hard conversation you keep delaying and the project that keeps sliding to next week, and it's easy to mistake it for just not being ready.

There's a phrase that has been living rent-free in my head for a couple of years, and it has become my anchor when things get tricky. Resistance tends to show up right when you're reaching for something that matters, and naming it changes what you do next.

Episode Highlights

• Why the more important the goal, the more resistance you'll feel
• How the things you've already done count as proof you can move through it again
• The one question to ask about where resistance has been winning lately

Mentioned in the Episode
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield: www.stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art

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There are certain conversations you can see coming from a mile away, and somehow you still end up defending yourself, over-explaining, or saying something you didn't mean to.

In this episode, I'm talking about what changes when you decide in advance what you're going to say, so you're not scrambling for the right words in the moment. It's not about having the perfect comeback. It's about being able to respond from somewhere steadier instead of getting pulled into the same reaction every time.

Episode Highlights:

• The pattern that keeps pulling you into defending yourself in conversations you saw coming
• A prayer practice for the situations that keep showing up no matter what you do
• What changes when your answer comes from something steadier than a reaction

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I worked with a woman last year whose schedule would make your head spin. She came to me for coaching feeling like her family was sacrificing when she was working, and the people she worked for were sacrificing when she was with her family. She felt scattered all the time.

Anyone else?

In our time working together, one thing shaped how she moved forward with less overwhelm and more peace. It was something so small it's easy to write off, but once she started using it on purpose, everything about how she moved through her days changed. I'm walking through what that shift looks like and how you can start putting it into practice today.

Episode Highlights:

• Why the breaks you're most resistant to might be the ones you need most
• A simple trick to keep your breaks from pulling you into a distraction spiral
• How to turn a few spare minutes into progress on something you actually care about

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Ever notice how you can be moving through your day feeling pretty locked in, and then something shinier catches your eye and your focus is just gone? It happens more than we like to admit, especially when it feels like everyone around you is doing more, handling more, or juggling something you're not.

I'm talking about why blinders, yes, the kind horses wear at the track, might be exactly what you need right now. Not to shut out your life, but to get honest about what you're actually supposed to be focused on this season, and what you can finally let go of.

Episode Highlights:

• Why doing it all was never actually the goal
• A small trick to make your blinders impossible to ignore
•  How to figure out where you actually need to say no

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Do you ever hit a season where everything feels like trudging through mud, like you're dragging a ball and chain and getting nowhere fast? I've been there more times than I can count, and looking back, there was always one thing missing in those seasons.

Today I'm walking you through a simple nine-minute practice that clears your head, gets you out of frustration, and moves you toward who you actually want to be. 

It costs nothing, takes almost no time, and you can pick it back up any day you miss.

Episode Highlights

• Why looking at what's actually going right matters just as much as fixing what's not
• The one question that helps you let go of what's quietly weighing you down
• How nine minutes a day prepares you for the moments life actually falls apart

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There's a kinda chic trend going around, the one where everyone gets bold about what actually feels like them, from the perfect red lipstick to a crisp white button-down. I love it because it gives people permission to be specific and unapologetic about what works for them.

So I'm applying that same idea to something a little less Instagram-friendly, your quiet time or journaling routine. Because chasing someone else's formula almost never sticks, and the real answer might just be doing it your way, nine minutes at a time.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

• Why forcing yourself into someone else's quiet time formula usually backfires
• A simple three-question framework for approaching any passage you read
• How one woman used the nine-minute challenge to finally make her practice stick

Mentioned in the episode:
Favorite bible study to get started with: https://a.co/d/0g8GWQl0

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Is it possible to dread a school year that hasn't even started yet? Apparently, yes. And if that's you right now, this one applies to any new season, not just the one with backpacks.

I'm walking through what actually helps our family ease into busy seasons instead of just surviving them. It comes down to making a handful of decisions ahead of time and letting the people around you in on them, so you're not scrambling once life picks up speed.

Episode Highlights:

• A decision to make before you even lay eyes on a sign up sheet
• The system that closes the "what's for dinner" loop before it starts
• A tiny weekly tradition worth protecting no matter how busy things get

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If you've searched anything about reducing stress, improving focus, or finally finding more time lately, you're chasing the same thing almost every woman over twenty-five is chasing right now. There's no shortage of noise telling you how to get there either.

I found one thread running underneath all of it, and it's not about doing more. It's about clearing out what's already taking up space. In this episode I'm walking through why less stuff leads to more order, and a few ways to start clearing that space nine minutes at a time.

Episode Highlights:

• Why the low grade stress you can't quite name might be coming from somewhere you'd never suspect
• The one thread connecting stress, focus, time, and mood that most people never notice
• A surprising rule that changes how efficiently you actually get things done

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Here’s to more intentional connection and less grind … 9 minutes at a time!

Music by Max Sise