The only way to get the work done is to do it--not reading about it, talking about it, or researching about it. But these things make us feel like we're making progress on the work.

Although planning and learning is necessary, it leads nowhere unless it's paired with action--small gritty steps every day that accumulate into success.

In this episode, I give you questions to ask yourself to help you pinpoint any "fake work" you're getting stuck on to avoid the real work and habits to get into to take on the work you want/need to do.

Parents, we all have good intentions, right? But when we coach our kids on careers, we often get tunnel vision and talk mostly about money. This episode gives you 10 questions to ask your teens to help them think about what they want out of life in general, what they value, and what they envision their lives to look and feel like.

You're giving them permission to think for themselves and flex their self-awareness muscle, which will serve them well all their lives.

Schedule some time with your teens to ask them these questions and remind them to answer honestly--not how they think they "should" to impress you.

Having a healthy body that moves every day takes intentional planning and goals that work for you. Small consistent habits will turn into who you are, so you'll begin to crave vegetables and exercise without relying on elusive willpower.

As is the case with everything in life, it's all about balance and figuring out what you need to make it enjoyable, so treating your body right becomes sustainable and not just a passing fad that makes you feel defeated when you give up.

No need to overhaul your life and make big changes overnight. That almost never leads to lasting change. Choose one of the 5 ways I list and stick with it for 3 months and observe how your brain and body slowly and steadily react.

Investing in better health today and instilling this value in our kids is worth it to lead to more overall contentment, joy, and focus in life.

Reach out to me to let me know which item you chose and what goals you have to be better to your precious body and mind!

People get nervous around the word "meditation," so in today's episode, I'm rebranding it. Let's just call it "quiet along time," so you can be free to make it yours.

Sitting alone in silence just for 10 minutes a day can help your brain find more focus and direction and release some anxiety.

If you make this part of your daily routine, you'll start to notice small changes over time that can snowball into bigger changes, all by sitting in silence with yourself.

Everyone loves to be noticed and to feel the work they're doing is recognized and appreciated, right? But we need to stop and ask ourselves if that's the main reason we're doing things.

When we continually seek external validation, we are essentially giving ourselves to others. We are doing things to impress them, but if we switch gears to do things for internal validation--to light up our values and purpose--our life feels drastically different.

Praise and compliments are great, but they land better when we're running on all cylinders and we feel we're doing things for the right reasons. In other words, compliments are the icing on the cake, rather than the elusive goal we seek to find.

It's getting harder and harder to stay focused, especially as the world throws more distractions and noise at us. In this episode, I walk you through 5 easy ways to start wrangling the caffeinated squirrel in your brain, so you can not only focus on your work but also start enjoying your work.

Being more focused takes daily practice and when you combine all 5 steps, there's no way you're not going to find yourself focusing more and giving in to procrastination less.

Once you know what lights you up and how you best show others who you are, it's time to put action to that knowledge. We all get stuck, wondering what our purpose is, but there's nothing like action to help you get moving to figure it out.

Your purpose in this life doesn't have to be earth-shattering or impressive--your purpose is to be your best self and live authentically. We pick up clues along the way, but the only way to do that is to take action and to check in with ourselves.

As always, I give you a homework assignment to help you transform today and do it again tomorrow.

Do you ever feel you have no idea what your purpose is in life? Good news: It's easy to uncover if you ask yourself a few questions and look at your life with fresh eyes. Your purpose can be several things, and it doesn't have to mean you make money from it. Purpose is how you show up as your unique self and share your gifts with others. This episode will walk you through 3 easy questions to discover what that means in your life.

Serving others is a core ingredient to having a meaningful life, but that doesn't give us an excuse to not also care for ourselves. In this episode, I give you 7 small things you can implement each day to make serving others more joyful, even when it can be exhausting. No shame in admitting that!

When you think of living a minimalist lifestyle, maybe you think of getting rid of all your possessions, but it doesn't have to be that drastic.

Minimalism means finding more focus, choosing quality over quantity, and setting boundaries for what you're willing to let into your physical and mental space.

It can be as simple as organizing your time or being more intentional with your food. When you do these small steps, you start to feel like you're in the driver's seat, and anxiety starts to fade.

If you have an area of your life you feel is overwhelming, this episode will help you slow down and take a look at that area and figure out ways that work for you to implement small changes that lead to long-term transformation and less anxiety.