Freedom and stability are not opposites. You can live a life that honors both. Welcome to another episode of To Your Success! In today’s episode, Christer and Elin explore the common feeling of being forced to choose between personal freedom and life stability. They share their own experiences leaving stable jobs and facing the fear and uncertainty that come with pursuing a freer, more fulfilling life, emphasizing that the real cost lies in regret, not in the discomfort of change. They also unpack why freedom isn’t selfish but rather an awakening, showing how strong relationships are built through continuous growth. Finally, they encourage listeners, especially high achievers, to embrace gradual, intentional growth through practices like a morning routine that aligns the mind with their goals, reminding us that true freedom is about creating a life that authentically fits who we are. Thanks for listening!

Key Points From This Episode:

• The topic for today’s episode: freedom versus stability.
• Why you shouldn’t have to choose between freedom and stability.
• Christer expands on the inner tug of war of freedom and stability.
• How regret is a cost you pay for the rest of your life.
• The reason Elin wanted to travel (and sell everything) that first year.
• Key message: freedom wakes you up, it doesn’t make you selfish.
• How great relationships are created when we let the other person grow.
• Why freedom and stability are not opposites.
• The importance of defining the type of freedom you want.
• Adopting a morning routine and why it’s key to your success.  
• Change as a verb: it’s not just something you can think about.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Proctor Gallagher Meditations

Dr. Joe Dispenza Meditations

The Freedom Morning Formula

Christer Johnsen Coaching

Christer Johnsen Coaching Email

Christer Johnsen on LinkedIn

Christer Johnsen on Instagram

Christer Johnsen on YouTube

Christer Johnsen on Facebook

Elin Solheim on LinkedIn

Have you ever built a life that looked perfect on paper yet still felt something was missing? In this episode of To Your Success!, Christer Johnsen and Elin Solheim talk about what happens when outward success does not match inner fulfilment, and why even the dream job can feel wrong. They share their own experiences of redefining success, moving through fear, and learning to listen when life no longer fits. They also dive into the traps of identity, expectations, and comfort, and how to break free by being honest about what you truly want. Together, they explore how courage, mentorship, and self-awareness can help you rebuild a life that actually feels like yours. Tune in to discover how letting go of success on paper can open the door to freedom, purpose, and authentic success.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Learn what ‘success on paper’ really means and why it can still leave you unfulfilled.
• Hear how Elin avoided the trap by daring to pivot early and follow her instincts.
• The success trap: identity tied to title, recognition, and stability, but still feeling caged.
• Discover the common signs that it is time for you to move on and how to reframe fear.
• Explore the difference between negative and positive stress and their impact on fulfilment.
• Find out why feeling off or unfulfilled does not equate to failure and what it actually means.
• Practical steps for creating the life you want and how working with a mentor can help.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Christer Johnsen Coaching

Christer Johnsen Coaching Email

Christer Johnsen on LinkedIn

Christer Johnsen on Instagram

Christer Johnsen on YouTube

Christer Johnsen on Facebook

Elin Solheim on LinkedIn

Are you looking to enjoy effortless freedom with a dream career you’ve created? Then tune in to this episode of To Your Success! Christer and Elin are back with another episode, and today, they discuss the shortcut to creating a dream career. Christer shares the pivotal steps that shaped his journey to success—from setting bold, ambitious goals to trusting his instincts, embracing risk, and learning from mentors along the way. Through compelling stories of climbing the corporate ladder, he reveals how those choices ultimately led to a profound shift: trading the conventional path for a life of freedom, purpose, and global impact — one he now embraces while sailing the world with Elin and mentoring clients across the globe. Thanks for listening, and as they always say, “To Your Success!”

Key Points From This Episode:

• How Christer started to create his dream career: the smartest thing he ever did.
• He shares an anecdote of just before he became a CEO. 
• The role his mentor played in his life.
• Why asking for help is a strength and not a weakness. 
• What is leadership: the difference between a manager and a leader.
• The power of setting goals.
• Challenging yourself to think positively.
• How writing the company goals into his contract helped him achieve them.
• The hamster wheel of the corporate world.
• Who you become on the way to reaching your goal.
• Key steps to take to empower you to create a great career.
• A quick summary of today’s conversation with Christer and Elin.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Proctor Gallagher Institute

Proctor Gallagher on YouTube

Be Daring Be Different

Christer Johnsen Coaching

Christer Johnsen Coaching Email

Christer Johnsen on LinkedIn

Christer Johnsen on Instagram

Christer Johnsen on YouTube

Christer Johnsen on Facebook

Elin Solheim on LinkedIn

Can you really build freedom and success in just 5 hours a day? In this episode of To Your Success, Christer and Elin explain how focused, productive hours can completely transform your life and business. They share the routines, structures, and mindset shifts that helped them sail around the world while running their company, and break down why goals matter only if you commit to the daily actions that make them real. They delve into how to identify the three most important goal-achieving activities, why setting high goals is crucial, and the fine line between stubborn and stupid. Listeners will also gain insights into why taking a structured approach to achieving your goals is key, how to avoid procrastination, and Christer and Elin’s goal-achieving routines. To discover how you can create a life that truly feels like you in just 5 hours a day, tune in now!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Learn why five productive hours are better than long, unfocused days.
• Explore why deciding on one or two goals instead of many is key.
• Find out about the real purpose behind setting a goal. 
• Tips for identifying your three most important goal-achieving activities.
• Unlock the power of planning your day in sprints.
• What it means to work on the business as well as in it.
• How to avoid procrastination through practical, daily routines. 
• Why your mind works best when tomorrow is planned.
• A real-life system for balancing adventure and work.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Christer Johnsen Coaching

Christer Johnsen Coaching Email

Christer Johnsen on LinkedIn

Christer Johnsen on Instagram

Christer Johnsen on YouTube

Christer Johnsen on Facebook

Elin Solheim on LinkedIn

What you believe about yourself sets the limits for what you can achieve. In this episode of To Your Success!, Christer Johnsen and Elin Solheim explore the power of self-image and how it shapes your results in life. They share stories from Christer’s transition from CEO to mentor, showing how stepping into a new identity can feel like letting an old version of yourself “die.”

Together, they unpack why we often fear positive change, how to face insecurities head-on, and why your self-talk matters more than you think. From using “I am” statements to building a new self-image through repetition, Christer and Elin offer practical insights for shifting from fear to confidence and aligning your goals with who you truly want to be. Tune in to discover how to rewrite the story you tell yourself, love the process as much as the outcome, and create a life that feels effortless and fulfilling!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Kicking off autumn with a focus on self-image and personal growth.
• Christer’s journey from CEO to mentor and letting the “old him” go.
• Why we fear change, even when it leads to positive transformation.
• Facing insecurities and choosing to focus on what can go right.
• The power of self-talk and “I am” statements in shaping your reality.
• Using imagination, will, and discipline as superpowers for growth.
• Redefining yourself when life roles shift, like after kids leave home.
• Setting goals you truly want and not those driven by others’ expectations.
• Learning to love the process as much as achieving the outcome.
• Repetition and persistence as the keys to building a new self-image.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Christer Johnsen Coaching

Christer Johnsen Coaching Email

Christer Johnsen on LinkedIn

Christer Johnsen on Instagram

Christer Johnsen on YouTube

Christer Johnsen on Facebook

Elin Solheim on LinkedIn

Our thoughts shape our reality, and our brain is the instrument that makes it possible. In this episode of To Your Success!, hosts Christer Johnsen and Elin Solheim explore how to harness the power of your mind to create the life you truly want. They share insights from neuroscience and personal experience, explaining why sustaining the feeling of already having your goal is key to achieving it. From visualisation and imagination to tuning your focus like a radio, they reveal how to shift your thinking and strengthen your will to stay aligned with your vision. Along the way, Christer and Elin discuss practical tools like goal cards, morning routines, and gratitude, while also unpacking research on happiness and intentional living. Tune in to learn how to train your brain for success and for a powerful reminder that the journey matters as much as the goal!

Key Points From This Episode:

• How your inner voice reflects and shapes your self-image.
• Using your imagination to visualise the life you want.
• A coaching story: making sales tasks fun to overcome resistance.
• Using your brain as a receiver to tune into different frequencies.
• How 70,000 daily thoughts shape the patterns in your brain.
• Why positive thinking changes both perception and reality.
• How visualising success creates the same neural pathways as action.
• Using tools like goal cards, routines, and visualisation to stay focused.
• How intentional activities can drive 40% of happiness, according to research.
• Practising gratitude, optimism, and deep relationships.
• Remembering that the journey matters as much as the goal.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

 Be Daring. Be Different
The Power of Awareness

Think and Grow Rich
Ep 25: The Power of NOW

Christer Johnsen Coaching

Christer Johnsen Coaching Email

Christer Johnsen on LinkedIn

Christer Johnsen on Instagram

Christer Johnsen on YouTube

Christer Johnsen on Facebook

Elin Solheim on LinkedIn

Summer is a beautiful time to focus on relaxing and reconnecting. Whether with yourself, nature or family and friends. But even amidst the rejuvenation, it can also be a place for summer-inspired purposes. In this special episode of To Your Success!, Christer and Elin summarise their summer, sharing what they've worked on and how they've truly taken time off. They discuss their summer-inspired goals, share insights on an upcoming sales program and explain why it was so important to completely dedicate time away from work. They also highlight the importance of allowing partners the space to simply be themselves. For more about their summer, be sure to tune in and hear how they’ve ensured they are energised and ready to kick-start the fall. Thanks for tuning in! 

Key Points From This Episode:

• What listeners can expect from today’s episode.
• They share what their summer priorities were and the summer-inspired goals they set.
• Elin details the sales programme she signed up for.
• Reconnecting with family and friends this summer.
• Why they chose to take time completely off this summer: setting priorities.
• Christer sheds light on the reason behind the physical goal he set for the summer.
• They discuss different aspects of his book, Be Daring, Be Different.
• The importance of allowing our partners to simply be themselves. 
• Why awareness is everything. 
• What they’re looking forward to for Fall 2025. 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Be Daring. Be Different.: Reverse engineering of life. From who you are to who you want to be

Christer Johnsen Coaching

Christer Johnsen Coaching Email

Christer Johnsen on LinkedIn

Christer Johnsen on Instagram

Christer Johnsen on YouTube

Christer Johnsen on Facebook

Elin Solheim on LinkedIn

As much as we rely on it to live in complete freedom in today’s society, money is not just hard work, doom, and gloom, but a fun opportunity for mindset shifts and becoming everything you want to be. In today’s episode, Christer and Elin encourage listeners to explore the fun side of earning a living by first explaining why many of us know less about money than we may realise. The bulk of today’s conversation is a close examination of the law of compensation as we uncover the importance of knowing your target market, the weight that gets lifted from knowing that you’re easily replaceable, what you can and can’t control, how to increase your value, and the joys of taking leaps of faith. We also learn how money is created, what this process teaches us about money as an idea, why money is both a skill set and a mindset, and how to build lasting wealth. To discover the power of daily money affirmations and how to make money more fun in your life, press play now!     

Key Points From This Episode:

• Why many people don’t know as much as they think they do about wealth and money. 
• Unpacking the law of compensation and particularly, how it affects today’s youth. 
• The role of specialised knowledge in the law of compensation. 
• Why you need to understand that you’re easily replaceable; the joys of this mindset shift. 
• Understanding what you can and can’t control, and learning how to increase your value. 
• Just do it: Risk versus reward.  
• How money is made, and why it’s more of an idea than its physical representations. 
• Why money is both a skill set and a mindset. 
• Defining wealth and how to build a wealth mindset. 
• Why money is an important topic of discussion, and how to make money fun. 
• Today’s action step: Money affirmations. 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Christer Johnsen Coaching

Christer Johnsen Coaching Email

Christer Johnsen on LinkedIn

Christer Johnsen on Instagram

Christer Johnsen on YouTube

Christer Johnsen on Facebook

Elin Solheim on LinkedIn

Life isn’t lived in the past or the future, it’s lived right now. In this episode of To Your Success!, Christer and Elin explore the power of living in the present and why it’s essential to creating the life you truly want. They share personal stories about shifting from constant striving to conscious gratitude and how embracing the now has transformed their daily choices, from shopping habits to goal setting. You’ll learn why the present moment is where all transformation begins, how to use tools like gratitude, imagination, and “I am” statements to shape your future self, and how letting go of fear, excuses, and the past can free you to focus on what matters most. If you’re ready to stop waiting and start living, this episode is a practical and inspiring guide to doing just that, right here and right now!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Why life can only be lived in the present moment.
• Choosing gratitude as a daily practice to shift your perspective.
• Understanding the idea of becoming your future self in the now.
• Using meditation to help you live in the now and reach your goals.
• How imagination and “I am” statements shape your identity.
• Letting go of fear, excuses, and limiting beliefs to achieve your goals.
• Discipline as the highest form of self-love and focus.
• Why forgiveness is key to releasing the past.
• A reminder that it’s your choice how you live this moment.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

The Secret of Deliberate Creation

Christer Johnsen Coaching

Christer Johnsen Coaching Email

Christer Johnsen on LinkedIn

Christer Johnsen on Instagram

Christer Johnsen on YouTube

Christer Johnsen on Facebook

Elin Solheim on LinkedIn

If you want a fun and purpose-filled life, you need to have goals and a clear path to achieving them. Today is all about optimising your life and habits to support that journey, beginning with the action plan that helped us reach our goals during a sailing trip in the Balearic Sea. Join us as we discuss the differences between a goal setter and a goal achiever, how to become a doer, an in-depth definition of “goals,” and the fear holding many of us back from our dreams. We unpack the characteristics of a goal achiever, the role of self-leadership, why goal acceptance matters, and where imagination fits in. You’ll also learn why goal achieving is a mental and personal process, how to fix your “I am” statements (and why it’s necessary to do so), and how radical acceptance can unlock real progress. Tune in to start turning your goals into reality, one intentional step at a time!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Insight into the action plan that helped us achieve our goals. 
• Goal achievers versus goal setters (and how to become an achiever). 
• Defining “goals” and the fear holding people back from achieving them. 
• Characteristics that define goal achievers. 
• Understanding the role of self-leadership in reaching your goals. 
• Goal acceptance, how the universe works, and where imagination fits in.
• The mental process of goal achieving and the time and effort it requires. 
• “I am” statements: understanding goals as a personal endeavour. 
• Radical acceptance, manifestation, and why goals are vital for progress. 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Christer Johnsen Coaching

Christer Johnsen Coaching Email

Christer Johnsen on LinkedIn

Christer Johnsen on Instagram

Christer Johnsen on YouTube

Christer Johnsen on Facebook

Elin Solheim on LinkedIn