If you love personal growth books but struggle to finish them or apply what you read, this episode breaks down why that happens and how a personal growth book club can help everything finally stick. I’m sharing how slowing down, adding accountability, and learning alongside other women creates real, lasting change.

Key Takeaways

• Recognize why passive reading doesn’t lead to transformation

• Understand how accountability supports real growth

• Learn how to apply personal development tools to real life

• Give yourself both structure and grace

Common Questions This Episode Answers

• Why don’t personal growth books actually change my life?

• How can I stay accountable with self-development?

• Is joining a book club worth it for personal growth?

HELPFUL LINKS:

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Join Better With Every Book Club: https://thrivewithintention.com/bookclub

Take the free Shift Happens™ Quiz: https://thrivewithintention.com/quiz/

Book a free Clarity Call: https://thrivewithintention.com/call/

📰 Stay Connected

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📌 Mentions

Build the Life You Want by Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey: https://amzn.to/3YHuvyG

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If your goals are already losing steam, it doesn’t mean you failed. It means those goals were never aligned. In this episode, I’m showing you how to create goals that actually matter… goals that fit your real life, your identity, and the season you’re in right now.

This is Part 4 of the Goal Setting That Sticks series, where we turn reflection and clarity into goals you can realistically follow through on all year.

In this episode, we cover:

• What identity-based goals are and why they matter

• How to create SMART goals without losing alignment or soul

• Why milestones help goals feel doable instead of overwhelming

• Real examples from my own Big Five life areas

• How accountability and support change everything

• Better With Every Book Club: https://thrivewithintention.com/bookclub

• Free Goal Setting Planner: https://thrivewithintention.com/planner

• Shift & Thrive 1:1 Coaching: https://thrivewithintention.com/shift

• Take the Quiz: https://thrivewithintention.com/quiz

• Podcast Feedback: https://thrivewithintention.com/feedback

• Book Club Book for February: Build the Life You Want by Arthur Brooks & Oprah Winfrey

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Most people don’t struggle with goal setting because they lack discipline. They struggle because they never slow down long enough to clarify what they truly want.

In part three of the Goal Setting That Sticks series, we focus on desire before strategy. This episode will help you move away from “should” goals and toward goals that feel aligned, sustainable, and rooted in who you are becoming in midlife.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

1. Why clarifying desire is the foundation of goal setting that sticks
2. How hidden desires show up as restlessness and resentment
3. Why planning too early cuts off clarity
4. How to anchor your goals to your identity instead of motivation
5. Why focusing on fewer priorities leads to better follow-through

HELPFUL LINKS:

👉Get your FREE Goal Setting Planner – https://thrivewithintention.com/planner

👉Future You Visualization – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PCRmhpkFEml0_R7veFaSsO4ygfTS69kN/view?usp=drive_link

👉Better With Every Book Club – https://thrivewithintention.com/bookclub

👉Book a free Clarity Call: https://thrivewithintention.com/call/

✨Grab your free Goal Setting Planner: https://thrivewithintention.com/planner

We all know New Year’s resolutions don’t work… yet we keep making them anyway. In part two of the Goal Setting That Sticks series, I’m sharing a different approach. One that’s rooted in identity, alignment, and intention, not pressure or willpower.

Instead of starting with resolutions, you’ll learn how to choose a theme for the year that acts as your North Star and helps you follow through long after January.

In this episode, we cover:

1. Why resolutions fail (and why it’s not a motivation problem)
2. How identity drives lasting change
3. What a “theme for the year” really is and how to choose yours
4. Why future-you work makes follow-through easier
5. How to use your theme as a guide all year long

HELPFUL LINKS:

👉Future You Visualization: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PCRmhpkFEml0_R7veFaSsO4ygfTS69kN/view?usp=sharing

👉Free Goal Setting Planner: https://thrivewithintention.com/planner

👉Ready to see what coaching with me is really like? Book a free clarity call: https://thrivewithintention.com/call

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What if the reason your goals don’t stick has nothing to do with discipline or motivation… and everything to do with skipping reflection?

Be sure to download the free Goal Setting Planner and work through Part 1 alongside this episode. The planner and podcast are designed to work together.

In Part 1 of this 6-week series, I’m sharing a new way to approach goal setting by starting with a powerful year-end review. One that builds clarity, self-trust, and momentum before you ever set a single goal.

In this episode, we talk about:

1. Why rushing into goals on January 1st actually works against you
2. The four biggest reasons goals usually fizzle out by February
3. How reflection shifts you from lack into abundance
4. Why identity work matters more than outcomes
5. How a year-end review creates clarity for what comes next

✨ Get Started

1. Take the free Shift Happens™ Quiz: https://thrivewithintention.com/quiz/
2. Book a free Clarity Call: https://thrivewithintention.com/call/

📰 Stay Connected

1. Join the Thrive Tribe Newsletter: https://thrivewithintention.com/subscribe/
2. Visit the Website: https://thrivewithintention.com
3. Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivewithintentionofficial/
4. Podcast Feedback & Questions: https://thrivewithintention.com/feedback

Have you ever felt a pull toward something more… and then immediately felt guilty for it? In this episode, I’m talking about one of the most common, yet least talked about, midlife experiences for women. Wanting more even when your life is already good.

We explore why that guilt isn’t truth, how desire is often a sign of growth, and why gratitude and wanting more can coexist beautifully. This is a permission slip for the woman who feels the tug but keeps talking herself out of it.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why wanting more in midlife doesn’t mean you’re ungrateful
• The conditioning that teaches women to shrink their desires
• How desire can quietly change the direction of your life
• The difference between growth and greed
• Simple ways to notice and release guilt when it shows up

✨ Get Started

• Take the free Shift Happens™ Quiz: https://thrivewithintention.com/quiz/
• Book a free Clarity Call: https://thrivewithintention.com/call/

📌 Mentions

• Playing Big by Tara Mohr

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• Podcast Feedback & Questions: https://thrivewithintention.com/feedback

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✨ Get Started

• Take the free Shift Happens™ Quiz: https://thrivewithintention.com/quiz/
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I just turned 50, and instead of dreading it, I feel more grounded, clear, and aligned than I ever have. In this episode, I’m sharing 10 lessons from my first half-century… the quiet truths I had to live my way into.

We’ll talk about why it’s never too late to start something new, how to think about aging in a way that actually feels empowering, what my 95-year-old grandmother taught me about how old we feel inside, and why fun, curiosity, and thought work matter so much in midlife.

If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re behind or running out of time, I want you to walk away from this episode knowing… you’re right on time.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why midlife is actually the perfect time to start something new
• How to hold the reality that you’re both “getting older” and “as young as you’ll ever be”
• What older women athletes and adventurers can teach us about what’s still possible
• How to make life feel simpler by asking better questions instead of just pushing harder
• Why your thoughts create your reality… and how to choose ones that support the life you want

📰 Stay Connected

• Join the Thrive Tribe Newsletter: https://thrivewithintention.com/subscribe/
• Visit the Website: https://thrivewithintention.com
• Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivewithintentionofficial/
• Podcast Feedback & Questions: https://thrivewithintention.com/feedback

✨ Get Started

• Take the free Shift Happens™ Quiz: https://thrivewithintention.com/quiz/
• Book a free Clarity Call: https://thrivewithintention.com/call/

You’ve heard about life coaching… but what actually happens in a coaching session, and how is it different from therapy? In this episode, I walk you through what life coaching really is, what it costs, who it’s for, and why it’s especially powerful for women in midlife navigating big (and quiet) transitions.

I share parts of my own story plus real client examples… from dating after divorce, to selling to ultra-wealthy clients, to no longer feeling invisible in midlife. If you’re curious about coaching but not totally sure it’s “for you,” this conversation will give you clarity, relief, and a grounded next step.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What life coaching actually is… and what it is not
• The key differences between coaching and therapy
• Why you don’t need a “big crisis” to benefit from a coach
• How coaching can transform your mindset, confidence, and next chapter in midlife
• What coaching costs, how packages work, and what a 12-week experience with me looks like

📰 Stay Connected

• Join the Thrive Tribe Newsletter: https://thrivewithintention.com/subscribe/
• Visit the Website: https://thrivewithintention.com
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• Podcast Feedback & Questions: https://thrivewithintention.com/feedback

Gratitude doesn’t have to be another “should.” In this episode, I share six simple, low-effort ways to build gratitude into your real life — the kind that fits between meetings, carpools, and midlife pivots.

These practices don’t require journals or routines… just small shifts in how you see and respond to everyday moments.

Takeaways:

• How to create automatic gratitude cues (even in the bathroom)
• Why sharing small compliments matters more than you think
• A family-friendly way to model gratitude at home
• How to reframe criticism with the “yes, and” method
• The surprising power of writing a gratitude letter

✨ Get Started

• Take the free Shift Happens™ Quiz
• Book a free Clarity Call

📰 Stay Connected

• Join the Thrive Tribe Newsletter
• Visit the Website
• Follow on Instagram

📌 Mentions

• Loving What Is by Byron Katie
• The Gratitude Diaries by Janice Kaplan

When was the last time you really stopped to notice how good you actually have it? In this episode, I’m slowing things down to talk about the hidden magic inside your everyday life—and how gratitude changes everything.

You’ll learn:

• Why gratitude is a mindset workout, not a mood

• How to reframe “ordinary” as extraordinary

• Three simple ways to strengthen your gratitude muscle this week

• Why my 95-year-old grandmother still says these are the good old days

It’s a simple, soulful reset for when life feels heavy or hectic.

HELPFUL LINKS:

✨ Get Started

• Take the free Shift Happens™ Quiz: https://thrivewithintention.com/quiz/
• Book a free Clarity Call: https://thrivewithintention.com/call/

📰 Stay Connected

• Join the Thrive Tribe Newsletter: https://thrivewithintention.com/subscribe/
• Visit the Website: https://thrivewithintention.com
• Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivewithintentionofficial/

📚 Mentions

• Atomic Habits – James Clear
• Outlander Series – Diana Gabaldon