Embrace the suck is a common phrase used by the Navy Seals. It’s a reminder to lean into suffering (instead of pushing it away). Embracing the suck is a catchy turn of words to encourage us to get comfortable being uncomfortable. While most of us will never find ourselves on a battlefield, we can learn from our special forces how to thrive in adversity.

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What is yours to do? Do you know? I’m not 100% certain what is mine to do next—yet! I am waiting and listening. In this episode, I share my sense that something new is on the horizon—a new project, plan, offering. I talk about what is blurry but emerging and how I don’t want to know, until it is time.

Are you willing to be vulnerable? Asking the question is often enough to make space for a flash of realness or creative genius to come through. Still riding on my recent breakdown/breakthrough, I share how I’m ready to be seen in a whole new way.

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– Brene Brown Ted Talk – The Power of Vulnerability

Let her go. Let her be! Those were the words that followed my recent breakdown/breakthrough. In this episode, I talk about my vulnerability hangover—the good, the bad and the transformational. While it wasn’t comfortable, the ride through the fire was worth the trip (I think).

[Warning] I was born driven and I have to say that it comes with its shadows. In this episode, I share a breakdown/breakthrough in real time. Tune in if you are willing to sit in the discomfort with me. This one is as raw and unscripted as it gets.

Non-Time – a stretch of emptiness where our imagination roams free. During these pockets, these spaces between or before tasks, we often see the bigger picture and make connections. When do you experience non-time? If you don’t yet, let’s talk about how to find some.

What if we did less but did it better? In this world of “more is better,” more and more of us are feeling overwhelmed and burned out. What if we flip the switch and do less but focus on doing better? Tune in to hear how I’m playing with this new perspective and what I’m finding out.

You’ve heard it before. Slow down. Haste makes waste—yada, yada, yada. But it’s not until you “have to” slow that that this reminder really sinks in. In this quick hit I share why this Type A has been forced to slow down and what I’ve learned along the way.

Be here now. How do you get there? What shifts you below your busy mind? We all have activities and places that get us out of thinking and into the present moment. It’s really helpful to know those handful of state shifters that make you feel grounded and clear. Tune in for some prompts. You may be surprised what you’re already doing to “be here now” every day.

Eat the ugly frog first! Before you do anything else, tackle that hard job. Before your mind gets too busy or you lose your courage, complete that most important thing of the day.

While I eat my ugly frog first on most days, I’ve also come up with a cheat. Tune in to hear my work-around and how I plan out my morning.