Decision Masters

In this week's revisit episode, we're talking about being BEHIND. But we're NOT talking about how to catch up on the mountains of stuff you're behind on. No time management — No delegating — No uber-efficient productivity plans. In reality, those are all Tylenol. 💊 Sometimes they help make the pain go away.  But they never address the root cause of the problem. Which means it has full permission to keep showing up, for the rest of time.  And we really don't want that because...thinking "I'M BEHIND" every second of the day feels terrible.  So in this episode, I challenge the entire notion of "behind." 🤯 I ask some questions that may bend your brain a bit. And then I ask some questions that just might set you free. In my experience, no one's life (or career) has EVER exploded when they let go of the idea of "I'm behind." So that's what I propose we do. You just might take back control of your workload, your pace and your sense of inner peace — worth it!   LINKS! THROUGH JAN 27 ONLY! Commit to 2025 goals YEAR-ROUND with Quarterly Private Coaching More episodes on BEING/FEELING BEHIND: #38: When You're Constantly Disappointed with Yourself #84: Ditch the "I'm Behind" Mindset (for good) #85: Part 1: The Problems You Really Need To Solve if You Always Feel Behind #86: Part 2: The Problems You Really Need To Solve if You Always Feel Behind What's your DECISION STYLE? Take the Quiz! Need to say NO? Here's your 11-minute Crash Course on Saying NO Guilt-Free. Want to know your options for working together? Book your free no-strings consultation

This may be a revisit of a previous episode (#121), but January is a perfect time to update your Core Values! Whether you're going through a big life change or you've simply experienced an internal "season shift," now is a great time to check in and update your Core Values. The best questions I can offer to make this easy are: What do I want influencing my choices right now? Three months from now, what will I be happy having done / tended do / avoided? In this episode, I walk you through my own conversation with myself (on a dog walk) during which I updated my Core Values — YES it can be that easy! I remind you of the guidelines of crafting your Core Values, and let you know how to get the most out of them. So you can make the best, most aligned, trustworthy choices going forward, and create the life you really want!   LINKS! THROUGH JAN 27 ONLY! Commit to 2025 goals YEAR-ROUND with Quarterly Private Coaching What's your DECISION STYLE? Take the Quiz! Need to say NO? Here's your 11-minute Crash Course on Saying NO Guilt-Free. Want to know your options for working together? Book your free no-strings consultation

We hear a lot about physical fitness around New Year's, but what about mental fitness? Particularly — making the most of your mental ENERGY? Today we're covering 3 ways you're going to save mental energy this year, so you can redirect it to things worthwhile (you know...like your hopes, dreams, health and dog cuddles). Here are three mental energy wasters you're going to let go of (and what to do instead): Agonizing over other people's choices Ruminating (yes, you can stop, I swear!) "Thinking" about things    LINKS! THROUGH JAN 27 ONLY! Commit to 2025 goals YEAR-ROUND with Quarterly Private Coaching What's your DECISION STYLE? Take the Quiz! Need to say NO? Here's your 11-minute Crash Course on Saying NO Guilt-Free. Want to know your options for working together? Book your free no-strings consultation

We all love a good goal-setting sesh at New Year's, right? But are you setting the BEST goals?  And are you setting yourself up to succeed or fail? There are 4 keys to setting goals you'll truly love achieving this year - Here they are! 0:00 Why the "How" Matters 2:12 Key #1 - Set and Specify 5:37 Key #2 - Don't Scale Down! 10:00 Key #3 - Take Action 12:26 Key #4 - Use Your Calendar   LINKS! NEW! Commit to 2025 goals YEAR-ROUND with Quarterly Private Coaching What's your DECISION STYLE? Take the Quiz! Need to say NO? Here's your 11-minute Crash Course on Saying NO Guilt-Free. Want to know your options for working together? Book your free no-strings consultation

Want to know my biggest lessons (as a Decision Coach) this year?   Here they are! And they can all help YOU too. From people-pleasing to defining success, from boundaries to self-trust - Starting next year with these lessons in mind will put you ahead of the game! 0:00 How to Find Your Year's Lessons 2:00 Lesson #1 - Boundaries 4:37 Lesson #2 - Go at Your Pace 8:30 Lesson #3 - Self-Trust 13:17 Lesson #4 - Savoring 15:15 Lesson #5 - Make it Your Own LINKS! NEW! Commit to 2025 goals YEAR-ROUND with Quarterly Private Coaching What's your DECISION STYLE? Take the Quiz! Need to say NO? Here's your 11-minute Crash Course on Saying NO Guilt-Free. Want to know your options for working together? Book your free no-strings consultation

Get ready to revisit this episode ANY time you need, friend. Too much to do with not enough time? Stressing about all of it?  These are the questions to ask yourself! Make sure to listen to all 16 minutes to know how to use them best 'cause when you do, THEY WORK.  What's the goal? Does this have to get done? (Right now / Today?) Do I have to be the one to do it? What would make it easier? What am I assuming?  LINKS! NEW! Commit to 2025 goals YEAR-ROUND with Quarterly Private Coaching What's your DECISION STYLE? Take the Quiz! Need to say NO? Here's your 11-minute Crash Course on Saying NO Guilt-Free. Want to know your options for working together? Book your free no-strings consultation

Whether you're worried something will be hard, convinced it will be terrible, or just nervous about how it'll go... Deciding in advance is a skill you want! Visualization, confirmation bias and target fixation have powerful influence over what we experience in reality. And they ALL begin in our minds. This week, I'm teaching a skill I've used to help countless clients not only adopt a more positive, proactive and empowered mindset about something — they've actually used it to CREATE a better experience in the end. I'm deciding in advance my holiday travel AND my 2025 will both be great. Care to join me?    LINKS! NEW! Commit to 2025 goals YEAR-ROUND with Quarterly Private Coaching What's your DECISION STYLE? Take the Quiz! Need to say NO? Here's your 11-minute Crash Course on Saying NO Guilt-Free. Want to know your options for working together? Book your free no-strings consultation

Ever agonize over how people will react to what you say? Does the anticipation of people's reactions ever cause you to change what you share...or even what you do? I've worked with so many people who make inauthentic decisions because of this fear of what people will think of those choices. Today, I want to equip you to feel more empowered in these situations - so you can make the decisions you really want to (without waiting or agonizing for so long!). Listen in for the key to influencing how people react to your news, questions and ideas.   LINKS! What's your DECISION STYLE? Take the Quiz! Need to say NO? Here's your 11-minute Crash Course on Saying NO Guilt-Free. Ready to talk about getting clear, intentional & sure of your choices?  Book your free consultation Join the Alignment and Accountability Club Hire me for two weeks to consciously, confidently work through a decision with the Make a Decision Package

Happy Thanksgiving, real-time listeners! Today, and going into the final season of the year, I want to give you two of the most accessible and life-changing tools in the Decision Mastery arsenal: "Inquiry" (aka "The Work" aka deflating stress) "Savoring" (aka emotionally & neurologically maximizing a good moment) Gratitude can be easy to dismiss as "a habit I never started and won't today, so....oh well" or "a mindset that doesn't come naturally so....meh." But the two angles on it we explore today — one coming from a stressful experience, one coming from  a positive experience — are a new take. Listen in for these EASY, DOABLE ways to be instantly less stressed -or- more present for the good stuff happening around you. Enjoy!   LINKS! What's your DECISION STYLE? Take the Quiz! Need to say NO? Here's your 11-minute Crash Course on Saying NO Guilt-Free. Ready to talk about getting clear, intentional & sure of your choices?  Book your free consultation Join the Alignment and Accountability Club Hire me for two weeks to consciously, confidently work through a decision with the Make a Decision Package Byron Katie: The Work (or "Inquiry") Process Dr. Rick Hanson TEDx Talk: "Hardwiring Happiness"

Thinking through my recent BIG decision to move (which I made quickly with relatively little friction*), I realized I need to call out some BIG mistakes people can make in situations like these. *Note: "little friction" does not mean "zero emotions or stress"...those are normal human experiences and we're not selling snake oil here Here's what I didn't do, that I don't want you to either: I DIDN'T make "bad feelings" = bad things I DIDN'T try to make all the decisions at once I DIDN'T focus on what I didn't know And I DIDN'T try to keep the stakes low at any cost This episode will help you make your next big choice quickly and confidently. And if you're in the MIDDLE of a big decision, it'll help you figure out what's creating extra stress right now that you can change!   LINKS! What's your DECISION STYLE? Take the Quiz! Need to say NO? Here's your 11-minute Crash Course on Saying NO Guilt-Free. Ready to talk about getting clear, intentional & sure of your choices?  Book your free consultation Join the Alignment and Accountability Club Hire me for two weeks to consciously, confidently work through a decision with the Make a Decision Package