Unabashed You

How many opportunities have you talked yourself out of before you even started?

We call it being practical. Being realistic. Knowing our limitations.  But sometimes it's just fear dressed up as wisdom or thought work that needs cleaning up.

This young woman has said yes to a full life.  Danae Cosman, is a Christian life coach for parents of newborns, a homeschooling mom of five, and someone who describes herself as optimistic, friendly, and adventurous.

With Danae we are exploring what it means to ‘choose your hard’ and be grateful, that your hobbies don’t have to be visible, and that not one of us is a mere mortal.

Having a full life does not come wrapped up in a bow.  There is growth in the uncomfortable.  Just ask the butterfly.

You don't have to be fearless to move forward. You just have to be willing.  And maybe that next YES will change more than you could imagine.  There is only way to find out.

Danae is our guest this week.  We are in the series Now What, God? Discovering Your Next Assignment.

This is Unabashed You. Let's talk.

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If you are like me, you don’t like to be wrong. 

I’m not sure exactly where it comes from, okay I do know my family of origin takes pride in being right, and stronger than that, my desire to excel gets in my own way to risk and to try.  I want to be good at everything I do.  But is that necessary.  No, and it’s not helpful either.  Being wrong is a critical part of growth and I do want to experience things, even the things I’m not good at.   

Are you willing to try things even if you want be great at them in the beginning?

Can you use some more information to make decision?

Do you put pressure on yourself to make the right decision?

Do you know you’ll be okay even when you get it wrong?

What if God is directing you to a new path - will you trust his invitation?

We are looking at 5 reasons why being wrong is progress.

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Right now Unabashed You Coaching is focused on helping women stuck in ‘what to do next’ reset their purpose with messy action. (This can certainly apply to the men too.) 

Well, what is messy action?  It’s the act of doing before you feel fully ready.  It’s doing things at a B- instead of curating the perfect A. 

You can only get better at something by practicing, sometimes over and over again.  Sure ’thinking about things’ is fun but it will take decision and action to move forward.

We’ve got 5 reasons why messy action is not only a good idea, but the best idea for you. Today.  Now.

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Transitions. What comes after the big thing?

After the big thing: grown kids, career, relationship-loss (you name it), there is still you, and you are still here. You woke up today so that’s a pretty good sign.

But what do you want? Think about it. Make a list.

And you get to want what you want - you really do.

Why would the God who loves you deny you? I don’t think he does. Sure the timing might not be right or maybe it isn’t good for you. Those are good ‘nos’ from him.

Yet, how do we find his direction? How do we listen for his voice?

We’ve got 5 ways to help guide you into your next chapter. And if you want your own copy give us a shout at[email protected] or go tounabashedyou.com for more. Your next chapter starts today.

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If you’d like to receive ongoing inspiration via email, and/ or if you want to attend our monthly FREE webinar, email us at: [email protected].

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Let’s start here: Whether you say yes or no you still don’t have control. 

That is a piece of inspiration Lyndsay Raffield shared during our conversation and it’s a great reminder.  She’s right.  You actually do not know how something is going to go either way - not fully.  

She is a goofball by her own admission and loves to make people laugh.  In fact that is how we met.  She and her friend posted a funny reel on Instagram and I messaged her with a compliment.  A sweet conversation began from there and here we are.

Finding purpose in the make-up line Restore Collective, Lyndsay understands that women want to feel beautiful.  She has found new friends with the shared goal of supporting women.  It’s given her a way to help them be seen and valued, something she cares deeply about.

Lyndsay’s advice for you in finding purpose is to surround yourself with people who will support you, people you can be yourself with.  Find your people, and then do for them, and no doubt, they will do for you.  That’s love.  It does.  

You can find Lyndsay on Instagram: lyndsayontheway.

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If you’d like to receive ongoing inspiration via email, and/ or if you want to attend our monthly FREE webinar, email us at: [email protected].

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Let’s start with the statement: The worst day of your life is only 24 hours. 

This came out of the mouth of a 20 year-old and it stopped me in my tracks.  Yes, that is so true when you think about it, and a great way to endure hard times.  I marveled at the wisdom of Lawrence C. Harris.  How could he arrive at the kinds of thoughts he shared during our conversation?  

Lawrence had emailed me and asked if he could be a guest on the podcast.  I liked that it wasn’t a formulaic request and I could feel his authenticity from afar.  

He describes himself as a public speaker, author and advocate for teens and young adults to believe in themselves, think differently about their future, and make better choices.  How empowering is that?  

Here is the chat we had.  It’s well worth the listen, and then tell me what you think.

You can find Lawrence at lawrencecharris.com.

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If you’d like to receive ongoing inspiration via email, and/ or if you want to attend our monthly FREE webinar, email us at: [email protected].

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In our youth we probably fantasized about growing up, getting married, having kids, maybe having a career but we likely didn’t imagine what our lives would be like after all of that.

I know I didn’t.

So this episode we are looking at 10 practical ways to discover what’s next because you’re not done yet.

It’s the opener for the series Now What, God? Discovering Your Next Assignment.

You don’t have to know exactly what comes next. You just need to be ‘brave enough’ to take a small step forward.

That’s your challenge.

Thanks for being part of the UY conversation.

If you’d like to receive ongoing inspiration via email, and/ or if you want to attend our monthly FREE webinar, email us at: [email protected].

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Her heart is for the stay-at-home mom.  

She wants each one to choose happiness through cleaned up thoughts, and simple strategies.  While it may sound like a tall order Nicole Gardner is well aware of how important the role of mother is in having six herself, and being one of ten.  

Since becoming a coach she better understands how we can transform our lives by changing our thoughts which will result in showing up differently, even happier.  Nicole has done the work herself and it changed her life.     

Nicole is our guest this week for our series What’s with All the Coaches and Why you Might Want One.  This is part two of our conversation.

You can find her on Instagram at Mom Coach Nicole.

She has a podcast coming soon called Becoming.

Thanks for being part of the UY conversation.

If you’d like to receive ongoing inspiration via email, and/ or if you want to attend our monthly FREE webinar, email us at: [email protected].

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Nicole Gardner is bubbly, energetic and engaging - those would be my three words to describe her. 

She is already a certified life coach and is working towards a second certification.  

One of the things she keeps handy is the idea that life is 50/50, there’s some good stuff and some that’s not, no matter what.  You get to choose how to look at and it will be transformative if you let it.

Her family has a motto, something they say nightly after prayers, Come what may, and love it.  It is all at once hopeful, present-minded and brave not to mention inspirational.  Her clients will definitely get a lot of goodness from working with her.

Nicole is our guest this week in our series What’s with All the Coaches and Why you Might Want One.  This is part one of our conversation.

You can find her on Instagram at Mom Coach Nicole.

She has a podcast coming soon called Becoming.

Thanks for being part of the UY conversation.

If you’d like to receive ongoing inspiration via email, and/ or if you want to attend our monthly FREE webinar, email us at: [email protected].

The Unabashed You website has a page for each guest of photos, quotes and a blog with embedded audio at unabashedyou.com.

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Burnout is real. 

Putting too much of ourselves, and our lives, into our careers can make us miss out on the work life balance we need. 

Mel Wilson left her job to begin the next chapter of her career, and to restore a happier home.  It was not easy.  It was hard, and it was messy.  But she knew it was the next step.  Mel shares that messy action can build a beautiful life, if you let it.   The thoughts you have around what’s happening can be checked, and even changed. 

You can build the future you imagine, the one you actually want.

Mel is our guest this week in our series What’s with All the Coaches and Why you Might Want One.  This is part two of our conversation.

You can find her at Proof not Perfect or email her at Mel@ Proof not Perfect.

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So be encouraged and continue to listen, read and be inspired. 🍐