Attention to Intention

The stories that we tell ourselves. When was the last time we took a moment to check them? We are  going there, my friend.  This episode of #shareyourstory Dr. Carla Fowler lays it on us as we talk about these stories that we tell ourselves & how to do the thing we're never taught to do: check their truth.  This badass doctor turned performance coach founded the company THAXA out of a pas...

I was having many Darth Vader moments last week, you ever do that? Catch yourself yelling at your family, flipping out at the email, cursing the cars in traffic & then afterwards go 'oh, perhaps I overreacted?' I did this 5 minute microstep and it changed the rest of my day & that, my friend, is what I'm sharing with you on this episode of Attention To Intention. It'll...

My FRIENDS - are you ready for a soul food, kitchen table conversation? That is what we have in store in this feature of #shareyourstory.  I very well may single white female this guest, my dear friend & badass human, Jill Vanak.  Jill Vanak, PHD MBA MSN BSN (DAY-YUM Girl!0 is an author educator, research scientist, daughter, sister, fabulous friend (I can vouch for that) & podcast host th...

You know those gut whispers that you have to do 'the thing' but you don't know what to do so you keep doing the sh*t you know you shouldn't because it's 'easy' & 'it's comfortable' Sending the emails late in the night when you know you should be off the screen Pouring the 3rd glass of wine because everyone else is  Staying in the loveless relat...

We all have a tribe, a network of people who want to support us. It's up to US to put out the ask. And that's where we struggle. 1 we don't know what we want (we're not clear enough) & 2  we don't want to 'overstep' This #shareyourstory with my friend & Herclub founder, Stephanie D'Angelo, will have you walking away with nuggets on how to leverage th...

You ever have one of these: You say the wrong thing. You screw up the email. You forget crazy sock day at your kids school.  And then BOOM. You are buckled up in this rollercoaster of how much you suck, why you always do this, you don't do anything right (let the rocky style battle in your mind with you versus you continue) Having one of these moments this past week where I felt, I flopped on...

Leadership is HARD, my friend, isn't it? I've never understood how climbing the corporate ladder means being farther away from the thing that you were good at & knee deep in spreadsheets & fires & being your teams therapist. I was a leader that fell flat on my face & was a real asshole in the process. Thought everyone should work like me & annoyed & irrated when t...

These words popped off the page to me: Your Life Is A Direct Result Of The Decisions You Make (allow that one to sink in, my friends) When you think of the decisions you make in a day, are they supporting or holding you back from the life you want? The decision to eat the bag of chips, even though you'll feel like sh*t on the other end of it The decision to stare at the sneaker & not move...

I think tribes intertwining are one of the best things in life. I take it very seriously when someone says I have to introduce you to someone. I think there's something cosmic about it. Which is why when I mutual friend suggested that Cindy Novotny and I meet each other I was game. I am thrilled to bring my friend & spunky badass human Cindy into this months feature of #shareyourstory.  W...

WHEW, my friends. Let me tell you this, resting does NOT come easy to me. The last few weeks with the world hitting pause has been really hard on me. When you are use to going through life at 1,000 MPH, you just can't hit the pause button like everyone so quickly says 'enjoy the moment' 'enjoy the pause' 'take the rest' EASIER said then done, my friend. This epis...

Are you sick about hearing how to make this the best year of your life? The weight loss program. The online matchmaking. The  sign up for this course. Live your dreams with this planner. SHOVE IT! 80% of NY resolutions fail, my friend, 80%! Its these pie in the sky ideas to make these drastic leaps & they neve rwork because it's not attainable & by February you feel like shit about yo...

How often do you find yourself in constant sprint mode? Sprint mode to get the tasks done. Sprint mode right into the holiday hurricane.  Sprint mode into the New Year. The person that gets left behind in this Olympian pace sprint that you've set for yourself is YOU In this episode, I share with you this birthday gift to myself that didn't cost a thing & can be done in a few moments...

This #ShareYourStory feature came from an LinkedIn message supporting each others cause. Here's to the power of doing something for someone without an expectation of anything in return. When you feel down in the dumps, there is nothing more soul quenching than hearing a girlfriends words to know that you're not alone. May this conversation with my friend & badass soulful human, Kolle...

You ever work at a Herculean sprint to get the work project done and the moment you hit send, you tie a little bow on it, you get sick? You keep saying 'you're fine, you're fine' battling against the world, taking care of everyone in your life, only to get sick every season with the flu bug?   You have that friend that is always not feeling well & has the tendency to buy on...

Dang! What a mic drop that is.   What part of yourself are you embarrassed by, are you ashamed from, and that you run from?  After watching the Jonah Hill documentary called Stutz (watch it, my friends!). Dr. Stutz talks about this shadow self - this version of ourselves that we never give ourselves the courage to listen to, to talk to, and spend our whole life running from. This episode is giving...

This #ShareYourStory feature came out an Instagram reel. I want to highlight the lesson in all this, to post the thing that you're hesitant to post because even though you may criticize the way you look or how you sound - someone needs to hear it. This conversation with my new friend & badass human, Dr. Robert Zeitlin, is centered how the power of letting go (a lesson I've been taugh...

When was the last time you STOPPED & celebrated where you are in your life? Are you constantly focused on achieving, being doing the next step? If you find yourself saying 'I'll be happy when..' THIS episode is for you, my friends. In this episode, we unpack a simple microstep that will have you appreciating & celebrating where you are in your journey. USE this 4 step micros...

This obsession we have to hold onto things. To People. To Places. To Things. Even when we know we're headed for something better. We struggle with this letting go, of being where we once were & the identity that comes we are leaving behind. In this episode, we talk about the life raft you've been hanging onto (I share my own) & the courage to place it down & the questions to...

I was HOOKED on this Stephen Spielberg documentary & as I heard this award winning pioneer of American film, the most successful director of all time talking abut his insecurities. How he felt alone as a kid & he used this loneliness behind the screen to build the connection with the audiences he was so hungry for. How true this is of so many of us. Using the thing that brought us to our k...

So many of us think that we have nothing to say, nothing to contribute, our story / our words they don't matter. I'm here to tell YOU they do!! Sharing your story, Sharing the lessons you've learned on your journey, it DOES make a difference in helping someone navigate their own journey. In this episode, we talk about the power of sharing our stories, of not clamping up under the ma...

You ever feel like the treadmill of life is like you're in a never ending Barrys Bootcamp where the instructor is yelling 'faster & faster' & you think to yourself, I'm not going to make it.  AND QUE, LIFE! As life has been moving fast in our household, I've found that with this shakey ground these little habits that keep me grounded have gone to the waste side. It...

WHEW! How wild the mental matrix that this journey of life gives us? Just when you think you left the 'funhouse', life has  way of throwing you RIGHT back in it. These moments of fear, of guilt, of anxiety & when we feel like we're out of control, reverting back to old habits . What we're talking about this week, my friends, is the test that every relationship, every journe...

Does seeing the word 'negotiation' make you cringe? Make out into hives? There's a gymnast that appears in your stomach? Hand Raised (to all of it!) I now realize that I've been looking at negotiation under the wrong lens and I want to share with you the lessons that I learned this week (two microsteps) that will change the way you look at negotiation. Referenced In Episode: Br...

The quality of our life is dependent on the quality of our communication. Most importantly with ourselves first (and isn't that the relationship we're never taught how to have). This week we're talking about how to talk to that roommate that lives in your head and is a real asshole.  The asshole that tells you that you can't do the thing, that it'll never work out, that go...

My word this year has been TRUST. Learning to trust myself. Learning to trust that what is meant for me will always find me. As a type A'r who struggles with getting her validation from the outside world & achieving, saying the word trust is easier than believing it. That, my friends, is what this months #shareyourstory is built on. How to trust so that you can turn down the volume from t...