Dr. Mel Vandevort - Career Coach, Midlife Mastery Coach, Woman Entrepreneur, Empowering Woman

Choose Your Next Yes! Change Careers, Midlife Woman, Empty Nester, Mindset, Life After Forty, Life After Fifty, Decision Making

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*Are you in a new midlife or empty nest season of your life?  *Are you a professional woman searching for clarity about a career switch? *Do you need the courage to start your own business? *Are you a Christian ready to confidently follow God's plan for your life and career?   Welcome to Choose Your Next Yes! Hi Kindred. I'm Mel, a professional midlife woman, mom of grown-ups, coffee, and Jesus lover. I have had a lot of big, life changes and I haven’t always been clear about God’s plan for me. This lead to stress, anxiety, and a lack of courage to change careers completely. I finally stopped...

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Dr. Mel Vandevort - Career Coach, Midlife Mastery Coach, Woman Entrepreneur, Empowering Woman

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Oct 25, 2024

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Part 2 | Activate Your Power as a Midlife Woman and Let Your Past Propel You Into Your Purpose With Kay Ready *68 30.06.2023

Send a text Kay Ready is the definition of reinvention, from her past trials and tests, she definitely knows what it takes to go from the pit to purpose. With having over 25 years in the sales industry, she is able to use her experience and expertise to educate others to create a substantial income from home. She is anointed to impact everyone she connects with.  As a business coach and speaker, K...

Part 1 | Activate Your Power as a Midlife Woman and Let Your Past Propel You Into Your Purpose With Kay Ready *67 26.06.2023

Send a text Kay Ready is the definition of reinvention, from her past trials and tests, she definitely knows what it takes to go from the pit to purpose. With having over 25 years in the sales industry, she is able to use her experience and expertise to educate others to create a substantial income from home. She is anointed to impact everyone she connects with.  As a business coach and speaker, K...

Be You On Purpose and Claim Your God Defined Destiny in Your Next Phase of Life *66 23.06.2023

Send a text Sometimes it’s hard to know who you want to be. There are days when you feel like you don't know who you are and that you may never know your purpose. There may be times when you struggle with imposter syndrome or feel like a fraud. It’s time to stop being what you think you're supposed to be, reclaim your true identity, and be the real you on purpose.  Are you in a new seaso...

Are You Intentional in Your Movements Forward? How To Be More Productive, Accomplish More Goals, and Define Your Purpose *65 19.06.2023

Send a text Are you being intentional while working toward your goals or are you simply being busy and never making any of your goals come to fruition?  We can all fall into the trap of busy vs. productive and never make our dreams a reality. Goals setting should help you be more productive, not more busy.  Are you in a new season of your life? Are you searching for clarity so you can make a caree...

Dear Future Me…Let’s Talk About Your Goals Past, Present and Future *64 16.06.2023

Send a text When you look back on your life, your career, and your accomplishments, did you accomplish everything you wanted to? Can you even remember what you wanted to accomplish? Wouldn’t it have been nice to have a record of your goals and where you would be right now? Are you in a new season of your life? Are you searching for clarity so you can make a career change?   Do you just need the co...

Beauty In the Ashes: When Being In the Fire Impedes Your Plans and Progress *63 12.06.2023

Send a text Sometimes the smoke from the fire can impede how we see things and create a big pile of ashes that the can not possibly be turned into anything beautiful. God can create beauty from anything and turn our ashes into beauty. Youtube: Ashes to Beauty Ladies, are you in a new season of your life? Feeling like you're stuck in an endless loop of searching but not quite able to make thos...

62* Do You STRESS Over Major DECISIONS? 5 Ways to Take the Anxiety Out of the Decision Making Process 09.06.2023

Send a text   Making life decisions can invoke stress and anxiety when you aren’t sure what the best decision is or when there are too many options. Stress and anxiety can interfere terribly with your physical and mental wellness. It can be a vicious cycle of stress, anxiety, and decision paralysis. Whether it be finding that perfect career to fit you, buying a new car or house, or deciding whethe...

61* Top Work-From-Home Midlife Career Options 05.06.2023

Send a text You’ve decided that you’re ready to work from home. What are some of the top work-from-home options? There are so many options out there but what are they and what options are perfect for your skill set? Today, let’s talk about some of the top work-from-home options as you transition your career. Career Clarity EmPOWERment Session Are you in a new season of your life? Are you searching...

60* How to Make a Midlife Career Change: 5 Steps to Working From Home 02.06.2023

Send a text You’re kids have left the nest or are in high school and really pretty self-sufficient. Now, you’re ready to focus on yourself again. You have been thinking about working from home and now you can focus on making that dream a reality. Today, let’s talk about how to make the transition to working from home in the next phase of life. Are you in a new season of your life? Are you searchin...

59* How Do You Identify Yourself? Know Who You Are and Take Your Place! 29.05.2023

Send a text How do identify when you think about yourself? What roles do you fill and what nouns or adjectives do you think about as your personal identifiers? Before you listen to the meaty part of this episode, stop and write down all the ways you identify yourself. Then let’s dig into how God identifies you.  Are you in a new season of your life? Are you searching for clarity so you can make a...

58* Chaos to Clarity: 6 Steps to Make Your Identity Clear as You Pursue Your Midlife Career 26.05.2023

Send a text Find God in the depths of who you are and who He designed you to be. Let Him speak life into you and into every part of your journey. Are you following the career and life paths that God has set in front of you? Are you trusting  God to give you clarity and calm your chaos and confusion? Let’s talk about finding clarity in the chaos and confusion of who you are now vs. who you were des...

57* Are You Becoming New Wine? Surrendering to God to Become The Woman You Were Designed to Be 22.05.2023

Send a text A while back a friend of mine and I were talking about some changes God has made in my life recently concerning my career and other midlife changes. He said three words that resonated with me. I want to talk to you today about those three words and their implication for me during this time of reset and transformation and relate them to one of my favorite songs. Are you in a new season...

56* God's Design For Your Purpose in Midlife 19.05.2023

Send a text What is God's purpose for your work?  Are you really pursuing your purpose or are you pursuing something that is not part of God's design for your life? God's design and purpose are bigger than your definition of success.  Are you in a new season of your life? Are you searching for clarity so you can make a career change?   Do you just need the courage to switch careers?...

55* Celebrating Motherhood: Lessons From the Proverbs 31 Woman 15.05.2023

Send a text Sometimes there are a lot of changes all at once. A lot of firsts and lasts that hit you all grouped together. For some of us, it can be a heavy weight that is crushing. For others, it can be a beautiful season that we can relish and grow from. Today, join me as I celebrate motherhood.  Are you in a new season of your life? Are you searching for clarity so you can make a career change?...

54* Part 2 | Lead Up: Pursuing God's Plan When Leadership Finds You with Tanya Engesether 12.05.2023

Send a text Have you stumbled into a leadership position when you weren't expecting it?  It can be a scary place to be. Don't back away from the opportunity.  Seek council and support and do it scared and see what happens.  Are you in a new season of your life? Are you searching for clarity so you can make a career change?   Do you just need the courage to switch careers?  Are you ready...

53* Part 1 | Lead Up: Pursuing God's Plan When Leadership Finds You with Tanya Engesether 08.05.2023

Send a text Tanya Engesether is a wife, a mom of two adult children, a leader, a Christian Life Coach, and podcaster.  Tanya has been in healthcare for over 25 years. She transitioned into leadership in 2007, first as a front-line manager and later advancing into a director role. How do you answer the call when God pushes you into a leadership role? How do you have Faith-led leadership in a secula...

52* Embracing Fear: Following Your Calling, Even When You’re Scared 05.05.2023

Send a text It is a catalyst of panic, anxiety, PTSD, and phobias, sweating, shortness of breath,  rapid heartbeat and more. It is overwhelming, paralyzing, and limiting. ​It is FEAR. Today, let’s talk about getting past that fear even if you have to do it scared.  Are you in a new season of your life? Are you searching for clarity so you can make a career change?   Do you just need the courage to...

51* Positioned For Your Purpose: 5 Ways to Be Prepared When God Calls 01.05.2023

Send a text Are you positioned and ready to step into your God defined purpose at any moment? Don’t miss out on an opportunity simply because you aren’t prepared. Today let’s talk about how to position yourself to fulfill your purpose. Are you in a new season of your life? Are you searching for clarity so you can make a career change?   Do you just need the courage to switch careers?  Are you read...

50* Part 2 | The More You're Made For: How to Live Your Most Courageous and Impactful Story with Juliana Page 28.04.2023

Send a text What is your next season, quarter, or year going to be about?  How are you going to fill that time?   Kindred you have too much untapped potential that you now have the opportunity to use. It’s time to get clear on what you’re supposed to do next. Getting clear may involve simplifying your actions to remove excess noise and hear what God is really telling you to do. Join me today as I...

49* Part 1| The More You're Made For: How to Live Your Most Courageous and Impactful Story with Juliana Page 24.04.2023

Send a text What is your next season, quarter, or year going to be about?  How are you going to fill that time?   Kindred you have too much untapped potential that you now have the opportunity to use. It’s time to get clear on what you’re supposed to do next. Getting clear may involve simplifying your actions to remove excess noise and hear what God is really telling you to do. Join me today as I...

48* Total Eclipse of the Heart: Trusting God and Totally Surrendering Yourself to His Will for Your Career 22.04.2023

Send a text Are you holding back when it comes to trusting God? Are you really trusting Him and completely submitting to Him? It’s hard to surrender your dreams and goals to God and let Him completely lead. It is freeing to totally submit and relinquish decision-making to Him. Today, join me as I talk about totally submitting to God’s plan for your life and career.   Are you in a new season of you...

47* Part 2 | Mindfully Moving Forward: Spark Your Creativity and Inner Child In Midlife Decisions with Athea Davis 17.04.2023

Send a text Athea Davis is your extra sparkly, positive vibes, no nonsense educator, leader, and business partner.  She is all about mindfully thinking through your day and decisions.  We chatted about connecting with your inner child, understanding yourself and how you think, and being reflective about your thinking and your actions. Plus she tells us how to mindfully breathe.  Are you in a new s...

46* Part 1 | Mindfully Moving Forward: Spark Your Creativity and Inner Child In Midlife Decisions with Athea Davis 14.04.2023

Send a text Athea Davis is your extra sparkly, positive vibes, no nonsense educator, leader, and business partner.  She is all about mindfully thinking through your day and decisions.  We chatted about connecting with your inner child, understanding yourself and how you think, and being reflective about your thinking and your actions. Plus she tells us how to mindfully breathe.  Are you in a new s...

6 Ways to Know God's Will For Your Life in Every Midlife Decision You Make *45 10.04.2023

Send a text How will you know what God is telling you to do with your life and what decisions to make about all those big life choices? Does He really help you make decisions? Why would He even care about those little decisions anyway? Sooooo many questions. Today, let’s see what answers He provides. Are you in a new season of your life? Are you searching for clarity so you can make a career chang...

44* Part 2 | DARE To Begin: Use Your Negative Experiences For A Positive Outcome with Nichole Banks 07.04.2023

Send a text Nichole Banks is a well-known speaker, life coach, and author who has dedicated her career to helping individuals unlock their full potential and achieve their goals. With years of experience in the personal development industry, Nichole has developed a unique approach to coaching that emphasizes the importance of mindset, self-awareness, and action. As a speaker, Nichole has delivered...

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