Inside Voice Podcast

We're all coming off of a hard year. This pandemic has wreaked havoc on our lives. As with any hard times in our life, we are presented with a choice moving forward. Will we choose to let this past year destroy us or motivate us. You can use any difficult moments as fuel. After this pandemic and losing my mother this year, I want nothing more than to turn it all into something positive. I want to use it for me and for you. So who's with me? Who wants to choose life?

Does anyone else feel like we would be better served if resolutions began with the start of spring? Don't get me wrong, I love the new year with all of its goal setting, dream casting, and vision boards. However, it's hard to pull a 180 after the holidays. Spring brings hope, optimism, and a new gumption for life. So let's take a second to evaluate the year so far and to hone in on the resolutions that have become most important to us. Let's set a new mindset and get to work.

"Don't belittle the little things." - Joyce Meyer

I heard this on a podcast recently and it was definitely an AHA! moment. I have always been a believer in the little things adding up to make a big difference, but finally someone had said it in a way that made sense. When we chase after what we want in life sometimes we think we have to make big changes and rack up big accomplishments, but you know, more often than not it's the little things that have lasting power and make the biggest impact.

Sometimes life hits out of nowhere. Here you are living life, doing your best and feeling good and then BAM! You hit a brick wall. Losing my mother was and is a massive brick wall that just came out of nowhere. How do we get control again? I'm realizing a lot of it is found in the work we've already been putting in on us. This is why it's so important for us to continue growing each day. Our Inside Voice is going to be a beacon of light and hope showing us the way. Working on us is preparation for our life.

Whether we like it or not, grief is a part of life. We don't live forever and we will lose people on our journey. It's devastating, but thankfully we are not alone in this and we can lean on each other. I recently lost my mom and it hit me like a ton of bricks. Although it's still fresh, I'm doing my best to take care of me and navigate this in a healthy way. Today I just opened the mic to share things that have helped me in these early moments and I hope you can share what's helped you in the past too.

Guys, it's been one year of the Inside Voice Podcast. I can't thank you enough to being here and making this happen for me! This is something I've always felt was on my heart and I'm blown away that we've been doing this for 365 days. I've learned a lot this past year like; getting started has value, sticking with it builds character, and doing hard things is always worth it. Ultimately it al boils down to this, if there's something you want in life... there's no better time than now. GO. FOR. IT.

Mindset is incredibly important when chasing the things you want in life. It's more than just positive thinking... it's an attitude. This means you can choose your mindset and control it. You can also shape it and strengthen it. To do this we must work hard, get out of our comfort zone and, of course, let our Inside Voice out. Mindset comes from dedication to the craft day in and day out. To put it simply, it comes from showing up.

If you're here right now, it's because you have a dream on your heart. And the thing I've learned about dreams is that if it's on your heart, it's your responsibility. It's up to you to mold that dream and manifest it in your life. That's empowering because it means we have control! However, it also means that it's on you. If you want to see that dream come to life, you can't keep making excuses, blaming others, or hiding behind past failures. You've got to take personal responsibility for your dreams and starting taking steps to make them a reality.

Hey! Wanna talk about 2020 again? I know it's not our favorite subject, but I believe the year is worth looking at. If we truly want to be successful in this beautiful new year we need to analyze some things. So, as we do that, what are the things we can let go of and what are the things we want to hold on to? By looking at the good, bad and the ugly we can walk into 2021 with confidence and with proper tools to propel us forward.

Happy New Year! Many of us are walking into the new year feeling very optimistic and we've set new goals for ourselves. Please meet yourself where you're at as you open up this new chapter. Often times we start a new year expecting to be at our six-month mark, instead of at our beginning. This is where I believe we fail when it comes to new year's resolutions. If we can accept our beginning and give ourselves grace along the way, I believe we can accomplish all of those things we've set up for ourselves.