Emily Bruning is singing because she is filled with joy.  Happiness is great but joy is better.  It’s deeper and it’s lasting.  She has made the best out of a pivot and changed course from the inside out.  She had a restaurant job she was good at and worked with people she enjoyed BUT there was that returning feeling that something was missing.  I miss theater was what she realized.  Emily could have settled instead she listened to the nudge and did something about it.

First she started by asking herself some hard questions.  Then she wrote about them to get clearer on the answers.  Emily took a leap of faith, she didn’t have all the answers, that is where trust comes in.  Once again she chose theater because this was the missing piece, where her heart always was.  She set that goal and kept after it until she made it happen.  All along the way she created routines that helped get her there, one for the morning and one at night.  These habits helped build and provide direction for her, they have brought her the joy that results in singing all the time.

Emily has been on the podcast before in Daisies Help Me Breathe episodes 13, and Takeaways and Looks Ahead episode 40.

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Your own life experiences really color your perspective.  They are a custom made kaleidoscope to how you see things, the choices you make.  During our conversation, Sara Marsh shared that we view others through our own lens.  Everyone has a story.   We may assign a particular storyline to them to fill in the gaps based on us, not necessarily them - human nature and all that.  Sara’s point is maybe it’s better not to, but to see things from their perspective, not our own.

This is especially true when it comes to her son.  She calls parenting the best and worst experience of her life, and anyone who has children gets the truth of the high highs and the low lows.  Throughout their lives together, Sara’s son inspires her to be in the present moment because that’s where he is.  Through being a brave, kind and funny kid from the system she sees he is a survivor, and she is all too happy to give him the best start to life possible.

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Sometimes a pivot comes from within.  You want to change something.  What about when the thing coming is external?  For Shannon Ziolkowski, the company she worked for since college was moving headquarters from Minneapolis to Miami.  She did not want to make that geographical change and uproot her life.  Shannon chose to stay.

Staying would mean leaving the company she loved.  Faced with lots of change she did three things to pivot.  First, she rewrote her resume even though it’s something she hates to do.  Looking at her accomplishments, she got some help in how to translate those in an appealing, marketable way.  Next she put herself out there creating a digital presence and applied to many openings posted.  Not easy but necessary.  Then she networked.  Connecting, talking with others she was able to lean on the people in her circle as she valued their opinions.  All the while she took the advice she would give to her 10-year old self: Believe in yourself.  Your decisions will be ok and it’s going to work out.

Shannon was on the podcast before in You Can Still Have Fun in the Sun episode 153.

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You can hear it in her voice.  It’s inviting, warm and knowing.  Wilma Hollis is passionate about sharing the goodness of God.  She shares that we underestimate him.  “He is more Daddy, not so much Father.”  We are his children and as she further explains we are not to leave any crumbs on the table.  God has so much more for you than you could want for yourself.  Wilma wants to encourage you with this knowing.

Not understanding the connection between our words and our outcomes, is how Wilma frames life speaking to you.  And that’s the title of her book, Life Speaking 101: Speak Life and Win.  “You have the ability to speak God’s words and get God’s results.”  Another layer deeper than most of us tend to think.  I like Wilma’s observation that God  speaks for the solution of the light instead of speaking the problem.  Certainly something to ponder.

You can find Wilma at her website Life Speak 101 and on Instagram Wilma Hollis Life Speak.

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Her dream is for more girls to have flying opportunities.  Jenn Aupke is an accomplished pilot herself and she knows how life changing aviation can be.  In addition to her military career she co-founded The Milieux Project to help this dream take shape.  The non-profit educates girls to realize they have personal power, for them to know they have potential, and to push into it.

As Jenn shares, aviation is the great equalizer because as you learn to fly the confidence gets built in regardless of your gender.  She wants this kind of an experience for everyone and is focusing on girls to help provide the possibilities.  And in this way they won’t have to compare themselves to anyone else because they will trust themselves and they will soar.

You can find Jenn at The Milieux Project, and on Instagram Jenn Aupke.

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Most every episode a guest says something that hits me as a profound truth, one I have  probably heard before and forgotten, and certainly one I need to be reminded of.  Robyn Rebold-Smith spoke of making choices very intentionally.  How giving her ‘best yes’ to one thing meant saying no to other things.  No to things that she would be missing out on but would give more quality and strength to the ‘yes’ somewhere else.  I have been sitting in this wisdom, how simple and balanced it is.

Robyn is committed to being real and that means having challenging conversations when necessary. She investigates and gathers information to see things from all perspectives.  Then she looks at her part in the situation to see how to make things better.  She loves people and wants to have positive impact. And her greatest passion? Raising the two human beings that call her mom.

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This 15-year old was quick to say yes to being on the podcast. Again.  Talking about the big pivot of heading into high school, Indya Hazlett had three important things to share: have a close friend to go through the experience with you, choose a mentor who has been there before, and pay attention to what you like to do.

You never know; you could turn that thing you you’ve always liked to do into a profession. Indya plans to be a stylist after after high school.  She has known it for a long time.  Her favorite thing is to get ready.  That entails a bit of make-up, a flattering hairstyle, a killer outfit and a kickass attitude.  And guess what?  Indya has all of that in spades.

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The very thing she tried to hide, her voice, is exactly how God has used her.  Jessica Williams went from wondering if she was worthy of his love to knowing she is.  Her willingness to be vulnerable encouraged others to do the same and as she shared her story it opened the door for others.  Jessica turned her message into a book, Healing from Past Wounds.  And who doesn’t have some of those?

As Jessica explains, things have been chosen for you.  Passion has been given to you.  There is a plan for your life.  Are you willing to surrender and trust?   If so, sit back and still yourself.  Listen and pay attention because the very desire you have is a call on your life.  You were meant to be you.  Jessica no longer asks permission to be who she is.  She already knows.

You can find Jessica on the website Warrior Women IC; on Instagram Warrior Women IC (same handle for FB); on YouTube Warrior Women in Christ (same tile for podcasts).

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This woman.  My three words for Isha Casagrande? Generous. Driven. Beautiful. And not just her appearance although she’s got that for sure. Her heart.  It’s as fine as they come. Her joy is to inspire women to be comfortable in their own skin. That can start as simply as a smile on your face first thing in the morning, and putting something on your body that makes you feel good.

As Isha shares there is a lot of good going on in our lives but we need to be careful because the bad screams louder which then tends to get our attention.  So what will you focus on?  Take it slow, steady, and be a planner so you can free up some time to be.  Keep the quiet time simple.  This is what she has learned.  Isha knows who she is, and knows her calling.  Can we each say the same?

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He believes in partnerships.  Professionally he’s worked for some big-name women launching their shoe divisions.  Personally Gene Berkowitz believes you’ve got to get out there and make the best of this life.  He not only says it, he does it.  Work hard, play hard is his motto.  And after putting in the years in a very successful fashion career it’s time to pivot and to play.

Gene and Dwight have bought a home in the California desert so they can enjoy their down time.  With dog Diesel that will be easy to do.  He’s looking forward to some new challenges as he wants to continue to learn and grow.  One thing on the bucket list is to volunteer for causes he believes in.  That’s one of the ways you can get out there.  Gene will continue to look for ways to make things better.

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