Let’s not let our exhaustion define us.
I nearly gave up in February. And by giving up, I mean everything. Nothing was going well. I wasn't performing well in any of my many roles. And, quite honestly, I realized rather quickly that I was in what I coach my clients through all the time -- a very messy...
Ep. 16 Reclaiming a Lost Cultural Identity with Mindy Tsonas Choi
Do you think of yourself as being brave? I know that for me, I am always seeing myself as not brave enough. And yet, I have done some pretty courageous things in my life. In my Brave Life & Leadership Coaching, this is a common discussion. Just how brave should we...
The Discomfort Between Comfort and Courage
When you want to do something really brave and really scary, there is a period of total discomfort. It's a feeling that we all know well. That stage of discomfort is a very challenging place to be. But if it were easy we wouldn't move through it so quickly. In today's...
The Courage to Leave an Oppressive Church with Mara Irvin Clements
Part of The Brave Yes Journey, I have learned, is to unwrite some of the stories that are etched into our minds and bodies from childhood. As little girls, we grow up doing what our family tells us to do. As modern mothers, we see the flaw in this pattern and many...
10 Energizing Habits to Boost Your Morning Motivation
Do you ever have to drag yourself out of bed? Do you wonder what the most energizing morning routine would be to start your day? Are you tired of waking up and grabbing your phone when you could be doing other things? Have you been frustrated that you don't get up...
Ep. 13 — Returning to Who You Really Are with Victoria Kageni-Woodard
Imagine waking up each day to go to work and rather than dressing to feel confident and beautiful, you dressed to hide your beauty and your radiance. Now, imagine changing that story so that you can finally own who you are and shine more brightly in the world. That's...
EP 12: Walking a Brave Middle Path with Your Mother with Karen C.L. Anderson
Learning how to accept yourself is a journey. And I am pretty sure that journey begins -- and sometimes ends -- with the way we see ourselves through the eyes of our mothers. It's not easy to be yourself when it seems like everyone --- even your mother -- wants you to...
The Power of Discovering Your Strengths
Your strengths are your superpowers. Your strengths are what will carry you through these hard times. Your strengths are what have already carried you through. So why do you focus so much on your weaknesses? In today's episode, I'm sharing a bit more of the first...
3 Shifts to Make if You Wake Up Tired Every Day
For nearly 10 years, I have woken up by 5 a.m. each day. Even on the weekends. Even on vacations. If you wake up tired every day -- even before you've gotten out of bed -- there are 3 simple shifts you can make starting today. How you wake up each day is vital to how...
You are not your Job: How to Find Your Identity Beyond Your Career
If you want to find your identity beyond your career, you may find the self-discovery process of learning about yourself a valuable and fun exercise. And YOU being more you is exactly what this world needs right now. We are in the middle of what has been dubbed a...
Permission to Explore Your Brave Yes
You get one life. You get this one precious life to do something amazing. To live in pure soul alignment. To lead with joy. Or to make an impact. And yet … you are just dialing it all in right now and laying low. Hiding in your comfort zone. Hiding from all the hard...
You don’t need self-discipline, you need rhythms, routines & habits
Many of my private coaching clients hire me because they have big goals for themselves and they want to learn how to be more self-disciplined to reach them. Being more disciplined is a highly sought after aspiration. After all, we spend years establishing bad habits...