Time to Pivot

WOW! We’ve made it to 100 episodes of this podcast and I couldn’t have done that without you! In honor of this exciting milestone, I’m acknowledging and celebrating YOU and your many pivots, both personally and professionally. 

Whether big or small, learning to pivot is an art and can be the difference in staying stuck and stressed or living the life that’s meant for us. Having this platform to share our experiences as we strive to embrace change and pivot with confidence has been such a gift. 

Thank you for joining me week after week on the Time to Pivot podcast. My hope is for you to feel supported and encouraged through faith and simple strategies I’ve used to get me through to the other side, plus the additional pivots my brilliant guests share in service of others too. 

A special thanks to those of you who contributed your personal pivots and well wishes on this 100th episode! 

Highlights:

(04:07) Pivot or miss the magic

(09:12) The lightning bolt

(20:40) Pivoting across the world... and landed next door

(30:22) Expect plot twists, not roadmaps

(46:48) Blessings are hiding in plain sight

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After decision fatigue hit hard (more on that in the last episode) I knew I would have to capitalize on my small, but still noteworthy, quick bursts of energy. 

Ever feel exhausted and a moment of creativity or inspiration surprises you, and then you let it pass? After hitting a major wall since our home and community were devastated by the Palisades fire, I didn’t think I could make one more meaningful decision. I kept letting momentary glimpses of an idea or a quick surge of motivation fizzle out, which only caused me to stay stuck physically and mentally in an unhealthy cycle. 

I’m sharing how I slowly, but surely, am pulling myself out of the negative, unmotivated headspace and maximizing the bursts of energy that’ll keep me moving forward. I know my future self will thank me for it! 

If you’re in a similar position of little to no motivation, trust that you can get out of it. Reach out so I can offer encouragement and ways to pivot. 

Highlights:

(04:35) Bottling those Energy Bursts

(08:39) We don’t always get the rest we NEED

(15:45) Spinning out- Nonstop thoughts in our head

(26:05) Get Up. Do it. Now.

(29:02) Kickstart that Domino effect

Mentioned:

Episodes from my Mom’s Organization Motivation Podcast (Hit SUBSCRIBE for easy organizing strategies!)

Ep 34: Help Your Future Self

Ep 96: Paralysis by Analysis

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The weight of our situation finally caught up with me and I’m sharing 3 things that are helping me get through it. 

I realized after the adrenaline wore off, post Palisades fire evacuation, broken ankle, and a surprise remediation of our temporary home, that my brain had hit a wall. The thought of making one more decision caused me to break, and it just so happened to fall on my birthday. 

On this episode I’m talking about the importance of calling it what it is (decision fatigue), focusing on the positive results of small decisions, and asking for help at every turn. 

I’m pleased to report that there’s hope to be found and a light at the end of the tunnel should you find yourself in a similar place. 

Highlights:

(06:31) Birthday Breakdown & Emotional Burnout

(21:43) Recognizing Decision Fatigue- Name It & Claim It!

(27:55) Celebrate the Little Wins

(36:17) Ask for Help (Seriously, Do It)

(42:01) Keep It Real & Keep Pivoting

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It’s not so easy to embrace the tough stuff and keep moving forward with confidence and positivity, but small commitments can be a game-changer for your health and well-being. 

With all the craziness and uncertainty life has brought us in the first month of 2025, I’m learning a lot about myself and how I operate when faced with major challenges. For example, I know that committing to appointments, not skipping or cancelling them, making plans in advance, and showing up has kept me going when I’d rather stay in bed and in denial. 

Let’s talk about some simple steps that can help you keep pushing through when life gets difficult. You can do it. I believe in you! 

Highlights:

(2:33) From Lockdown to 100 Episodes!

(7:42) House Fire, Broken Ankle, and… Mold?

(15:21) The Unsexy Truth About Moving Forward

(21:10) The Doom Scroll Dilemma

(25:38) Finding the Good (Even in the Messy Middle)

Mentioned:

Episode 94: Counting Blessings in the Fire

Episode 96: Pivot to Opportunity 

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How can we positively shift our thinking in the midst of a necessary pivot, when fear, stress and uncertainty might be outweighing our confidence? 

These last two months of 2025 have brought more life-changing events than I expected in the whole year! While it’s easy to go to the sad or broken-hearted place and stay in bed for days at a time, that won’t serve me well for long. 

Instead, I’m choosing to look at a home and city on fire, a broken ankle, and a delayed temporary housing situation as new opportunities I wouldn’t have received without the tough stuff. 

I’m sharing 3 opportunities we have to grow during a time of pivot. Let’s seize them and become more resilient together, shall we? 

Highlights:

(1:20) When Life Throws Curveballs

(3:47) Faith Under Fire

(11:32) The Magic of Connection

(16:05) New Digs - New Adventures & Delays

(22:52) Rolling with Change & Sharing your Story

Mentioned:

Episode 94: Counting Blessings in the Fire

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Stringing the letters E-N-D-U-R-A-N-C-E onto a bracelet as my word of the year the night before the Palisades fire that destroyed our home and city, I couldn’t have imagined how much I’d need it. 

And if a devastating fire wasn’t enough, a couple weeks later I fell in our temporary home and broke my ankle. Amazing timing, huh? 

You can’t make this stuff up, so that must mean there’s a reason for it. 

Highlights:

(02:36) Gotta have faith

(05:53) Colossians 1:11…it’s a sign

(12:10) I realized it was OUR house!

(17:58) Just a little broken ankle

(23:23) When you feel like you CAN’T endure

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Episode 94: Counting Blessings in the Fire

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On January 7, 2025 our lives were changed in an instant. The Palisades wildfires that started above our home in the Highlands spread rapidly, burning nearly everything in our entire city. 

Despite a frantic evacuation with a couple of bulldogs, a terrifying scene of raging flames and smoke-filled skies that surrounded us on a gridlocked street, panicked drivers abandoning their cars as hot embers fell all around, a lot of anxious prayers, a surprise car companion, and the devastation that unfolded over the next few days, I’m counting my blessings. 

I’m in awe of the community support, the love of our family, the overwhelming kindness of friends and strangers, and the miracles I’ve witnessed.

This is our story. 

Highlights:

(04:05) It was perfect

(13:29) Winds of change

(18:02) 10 minutes to grab everything

(25:13) Who let the dogs out? (me)

(47:17) I mean, I love a good purge, but..

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When tragedy strikes, or maybe just everyday anxiety, let’s start adding positive thoughts to our “what if” questions and watch the blessings flow in.

I keep hearing Alanis Morissette's “Ironic” playing in my 90’s kid head when I think about the irony of the last two podcast episodes I recorded before the tragic Palisades wildfires burned our home and left our city in ruins. Did I seriously record an episode about “GO Time!” and now one about remaining optimistic when hit with unimaginable, life-changing loss? 

I can’t help but reflect on my last-minute word-of-the-year that I kept feeling pulled to the night before the unexpected fires, while at my friend’s home (that burned to the ground the next day) for Bible Study. The word ENDURANCE, which I mentioned in this episode, recorded the day before the fire, felt like the word I would need for 2025 although, at the time, I had no idea why. Again…the irony!!! You can’t make this stuff up.

Here’s the verse and prayer by the apostle Paul for the Colossians that sealed the deal for me when doing my research on what the Bible says about endurance. 

Colossians 1:11

(not lost on me that the verse has three 1’s)

“being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience.”

Highlights:

(06:05) Making good choices in 2025

(08:05) Some motivation from Brendan Burchard

(14:17) Maybe this was all part of a plan

(16:01) Shifting the way we’re thinking

(21:53) What’s waiting for you in 2025?

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Inspired by Genesis 12:1 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.” I’m focused on the order of the words. 

God said, GO! And I’ll show you the way. NOT, I’ll show you the way and then you can go. 

We may not know what’s ahead (That couldn’t be truer as my home has been a part of the devastating Palisades fire that has decimated our neighborhood since recording this episode…more on that in future episodes, I’m sure.), but I’m learning to simply make an effort to move forward (aka. GO!) and I’m trusting that God will reveal his plan in due time. 

Please pray for our city and the angel firefighters, first responders, and hometown heroes, who are working tirelessly and committed to serving us well. 

Highlights:

(04:02) The Jury’s out!

(13:28) Willing to take that step forward

(20:22) He wanted me to go

(27:10) Go back to the 1% rule

(29:18) Oh my goodness, it's been a decade!

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Instead of thinking you didn’t accomplish ALL of your big to-do list by the end of December, consider that you are actually ahead of your goals for next year! 

On this episode I’m discussing how you may not have completed some things you set out to do this year, but you set in motion what you’d like to focus on next. Completion of goals can sometimes feel anticlimactic, so enjoy the journey, and reflect on how far you’ve come with lessons learned and mini-wins along the way, getting you closer to the outcomes and impact you want to create. 

You’ve got this, and if you need some back up, I’ve got you girlfriend! Reach out through the links below and let’s get you set up to crush it in the new year! 

Highlights:

(01:45) Back to the Vision Board

(05:27) Not just end-goals…outcomes

(08:32) It was fun while it lasted

(12:50) Pick a date!

(17:04) A resounding “hey, you need to do this”

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