The old adage that "seeing is believing" may be true, but I also know the power of believing in seeing – that is, in the power of visualisation.

Over the thousands of hours I have coached people, helping them to actually see what it is they want is at least half the battle... maybe more than half!

So in this week’s episode, I talk about:

• how we are so sure that we don't know what we want – and how that's rubbish!
• how to tap into our subconscious to realise our deep desires (it's not as "woo woo" as it sounds!)
• three things to build into a visualisation exercise to ensure it's effective

To find out more about my new minicourse, go to bellareynolds.com.au/real-goals Why not spend an hour this weekend having a play? It may be the best hour of your week!

For my freebie all about burn-out, go to bellareynolds.com.au/retirement

The smoke screen behind me doing this ultramarathon was actually all about my confidence.

A common reason I hear from my grinding Gutsy Ladies about why they are feeling stuck is because “I don't have the confidence to make the next step”. I recognise this – I've said it and felt is myself.

So in this week’s episode, I talk about:

• the ironic first step in rebuilding your confidence after a set-back or just time wears you down
• reframing opportunities and dreams in a way that you feel confident about
• my model of REAL Goals and how it's going to be a gamechanger for your confidence levels

To find out more about my affordable new minicourse about R.E.A.L. goals, go to bellareynolds.com.au/real-goals

For my freebie all about burn-out, go to bellareynolds.com.au/burnout

When I work with clients, it’s always interesting to hear how long it takes for them to use the word “should” – as in “I should just go to the gym” or “I should really be happy with what I have”.

The word “should” is so pernicious because it shows that we have outsourced our goals and desires – we’ve let other people become the expert of our life.

In this week’s episode, I talk about:

• where our shoulding starts and where we lose the feeling that we are the expert in our lives
• the difference between a "should" goal and a R.E.A.L. goal
• how to stop shoulding, start wanting, and become the expert in your own life

To find out more about my affordable new minicourse about R.E.A.L. goals, go to bellareynolds.com.au/real-goals

For my freebie all about burn-out, go to bellareynolds.com.au/burnout

Fearing that we are not enough often fuels us to people please or work towards certain markers of success that can lead us directly into full-blown burn out.   And while many of us were raised to put others before ourselves, if you are stuck pleasing everyone else before yourself, you are not going to take the time to live your best life. And a Gutsy Lady is focused on her best life!   In this episode, I talk about:

• why the fear of not being enough leads to people pleasing and unattainable ideas of success
• some practices that can help you recognise your patterns and change your thinking
• how to start actually finding ways to please yourself in a safe and self-caring way

To download my workbook on dealing with burn out, go to bellareynolds.com.au/burnout

As a newly anointed mother-in-law, I have been thinking a lot about my own experience entering a family as a daughter-in-law and the layers of family business and succession planning.   So in this episode, I discuss:

• three tips for matriarchs to navigate succession planning in a family business – especially a family business on the land
• what characteristics to seek out in someone who will help you through the process
• why now is not the time to defer your dreams and urges for something new or different

To download my free guide about retirement planning, go to bellareynolds.com.au/retirement

Welcome to my Fear Series! I'll be sharing insights into the fears I hear most often come up with my clients... in the hope that it may show you just how normal your own are

So in this episode, I discuss:

• how deferring to others for their opinions is a habit many of us got into an an incredibly early age
• what happens when you realise you want something entirely different to your current life
• three simple tips to stop being so afraid of what other people think
• a practice you can start bringing in today to help you connect with what you want

To download my free guide about burn out, go to bellareynolds.com.au/burnout

I was blindsided in my mid-40s with the realisation I wasn't anywhere near where I needed to be financially.

With bugger all superannuation, I made a few choices that have gotten me to where I am 10 years later: well and truly on my retirement pathway. In this episode, I want to share with you five things I wish I had known at 45, and also, I want to:

• remind you that it's never too late... but that sooner is always going to better
• call out the myth that superannuation is the only way to retire, and that retirement happens at 67
• discuss how retirement is not all or nothing – I'll share about active, hybrid and phased retirements
• highlight the potency of remembering that you can choose what you want

Download my free guide to getting on the same page about retirement at bellareynolds.com.au/retirement

Most people actually do know what they need to do to be healthy. The challenge is actually not knowing how.

That's because there's so much behind the reason we want physical changes, but we stop at the surface level. In this episode, I share:

• the number one reason that wanting to just lose weight is a dead end
• what most midlife women are Googling (ie. you are normal!)
• why and how to get to the heart of your weight loss desires

To download your free 5 Whys worksheet, go to bellareynolds.com.au/5-whys

In this week’s edition of The Gutsy Ladies Podcast, I really wanted to address blindsidings that are unfortunately all too common in midlife – the things that seem to come from no where and disrupt everything we thought was true. 

In this episode, I talk about:

• what I mean by "blindsiding" and why I think it hurts more in midlife
• my number one tip to get unstuck after a blindsiding
• my own story of being blindsided in midlife

To download the free guide I mention about turning your blindsiding into a blinding success story, go to bellareynolds.com.au/blindsided

When we talk about midlife, we most often hear talk of menopause symptoms, like hot flashes, weight gain and lack of sleep.

But I want to talk about three environmental things that can trip us up in midlife – and they're all well within our control.

In this episode, I talk about:

• How unrealised crap can come back to bite you in your downtime
• The concept of active boredom and how to recognise it in yourself
• Three non-woo woo mindfulness techniques that could help you

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Are you starting to think about retirement, but your husband isn't on board? Download my free guide to get on the same page with this next chapter of your lives. Go to bellareynolds.com.au/retirement