Where will you be in a year? Where do you want to be?

We often use these questions against ourselves. In this episode I talk about a different way of thinking about growth and change, one focused on our feelings.

Do you want to feel different in a year? Do you want to feel more joy, confidence, connection? This episode is for you. I also share information about my new six-week small coaching group, starting next month.

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Do you want to learn how to create the emotions that fuel positive change? My small group coaching program, The Year of You, starts next month.

We'll meet Tuesday nights from 7 - 8 pm CST on Zoom from Aug 20 - Oct 1 (no class Sept 24). It will be a supportive group of the best people! If there's a change you want to create in the next year, this is the place to be.

To sign up or for more information, go to ⁠coachingwithrachel.com/yearofyou⁠

Imagine knowing that there are people out there who are so happy when you succeed, who want only the best for you.

There are.

These are your good ancestors, and the best news is, you don't have to be biologically related to any of them.

And we too can be good ancestors to those who come after us.

This is a very different way of thinking than is usually encouraged in the United States, where I live, and thinking this way is a great way to tap into our power.

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I'm starting my first small group! Magic happens in supportive groups. We'll meet Tuesday nights from 7 - 8 pm CST on Zoom from Aug 20 - Oct 1 (no class Sept 24) for a combination of life-changing teaching and group coaching.

In a group, transformation is magnified and multiplied so even if you are not being coached, you are being coached.

Between sessions, we'll share successes and challenges in a private Facebook group and I'll be there to coach you through it all.

To sign up, go to coachingwithrachel.com/yearofyou

You love a tidy house, but can't seem to stop piling your junk mail on the dining room table. You want to exercise more, but keep hitting the snooze button in the morning.

There are often things that we genuinely want -- and yet, we keep not doing them. In this episode, I share a surprising reason: We don't actually believe we can do it. And we're smart -- Why would we put our energy to something that's impossible?

Believing we can have what we most want is key to making it happen. Take a listen and let me know what resonates!

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Our brains work really hard for us, but most of us ignore them most of the time. We don't take the time to appreciate them, love them, and give them the rest they need.

Respecting our brain, being kind to our brain, and celebrating our brain allows us to perform at a high level in ways that are sustainable. Rather than judging ourselves for not doing more, we focus on all our miraculous brain does for us day after day, which lets our brain show us more magic.

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I promise.

These are such powerful words. Most of us have made promises to other people -- to spouses, partners, children, friends . . . but what about promises to ourselves?

In this episode I explore the power of making promises -- and breaking others. Seeing the promises that shape your current life and deciding what you want to promise yourself moving forward is a powerful way to create a joyful and satisfying life.

If you've ever struggled with setting and achieving goals, take a listen to this episode to see if the language of promises speaks to you. And if goal setting totally works for you, consider adding in a few promises to yourself to take you even further, more joyfully.

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"Someday I'll write a book."

"Someday I'll change careers."

"Someday I'll start dating again."

Do you have someday thoughts like these? If so, how wonderful! Someday thoughts are magical because they're glimmers of our desires. They let us know that we want something different than what we currently have.

The problem with someday thoughts is that too often they stay someday thoughts. What we want is to change someday thinking into now action. We want to move forward on our dreams, so we can give ourselves what we most truly want.

In this episode, I show you how.

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Most of us avoid thinking about death. We think it's depressing and scary. But the fact that we die is what makes life so precious. Facing the reality of death is one way to crystalize what makes our life meaningful. In this episode, I offer three questions to clarify how thinking about death can help you to create a more meaningful, more enjoyable life.

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We all want to be happy -- maybe not all the time, but we do want lightness, joy, and delight in our lives. Yet often things get in the way -- work stress, family conflict, medical diagnoses. At these times, "choosing happiness" can seem like a mean joke.

In this episode I share how we can meaningful choose happy, even when life is challenging. In this episode:

⭐ How happiness is like ice cream and why it's useful to know what flavor you like

⭐ The difference between grown-up happy and pediatric happy

⭐ The power of adding happy to other emotions

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In episode #101, I talk about the thought, "Let it be hard," which is a way of accepting that sometimes life is just hard and it doesn't mean we've done something wrong.

Sometimes, though, we make things harder than they are by judging ourselves or telling ourselves that the hard way is the right way or the better way. At these times, "let it be easy" moves us closer to the life we want. Let it be easy is a way of dropping self-judgment and reminding ourselves that often the easy way is, in fact, the best way.

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Let it be hard.

Not a great start to an inspirational talk, right? When times are tough, we want things to be easier. What kind of suggestion is Let it be hard?

But Let it be hard is exactly the thought that helped me to feel better recently, after a crying meltdown. I tell you all about it in this episode and why Let it be hard might be exactly the magic you need.

And there's more magic on the way. Next week, I'll talk about the companion thought, Let it be easy and explain how these two thoughts function as a dynamic duo.

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