Design Your Life On Purpose!

The holidays can be a stressful time.  For many it can be an over-stuffed calendar and a mega-to-do list.  For others the holidays it may be intense feeling of grief or loneliness that haunts us.  For most, we tend to raise the bar super-hero high which means we spend our time planning and doing and less time enjoying and savoring. So how do we stay present and not get hijacked by reliving the pas...

Whenever we create anything . . . things are gonna get messy.  It's actually the creative process itself . . . giving birth to something new and exciting . . . that causes this wonderful and sometimes scary mess.  Like the saying goes, you have to break a few eggs if you want to eat an omelet.  And so it is with creating our ideal lives.  What does it mean to "create" your life?  It means you are...

What is a right-sized life? A life that's exhilarating and engaging and also a life that doesn't require you wear a super-hero cape and have an IV of caffeine pumped right into your veins.  When are you doing too much and when are you not doing enough?  In this podcast, Cheri talks about the sweet spot between these two space . . . something she's calling tension. She's observed that people who ha...

"Out of sight, out of mind" might work for a little while, but eventually what you’re avoiding will come back and demand your attention. Besides, all that stuff you’re putting off is costing you dearly RIGHT NOW!  You think you’re not thinking about it . . . but you are. You can never run faster than your clutter and undone tasks.  So why not just deal with them once and for all. Let Cheri help yo...

Did you know that NOT doing something uses a lot of your precious energy~that procrastinating, avoiding and putting off things costs you dearly.  You already know this I'm sure. So why do we do it?  Why do we continue to lie to ourselves and act as if we have magical elves which come in while we're sleeping and do all the hard stuff for us, freeing us from having to "adult" and do what needs to be...

Did you know you can change your thinking?  Some (maybe even many) of our thoughts are out-dated, worn out, or just plain wrong. In this podcast, Cheri takes you through 6 steps to permanently change your thinking.  She uses the same steps you would take to remodel your kitchen and applies them to remodeling your thinking.  Just like a physical remodel, these steps have a cost, can be messy and so...

Disappointments are inevitable.  Darn it all!!! But how we deal with these disappointments can make all the difference in how much these bumps in the road affect us and our overall happiness. I this podcast, Cheri gives you four ways for dealing with life’s disappointments (two which her son with autism taught her!).  Four strategies she has discovered on her own journey through the ups and downs...

Are you wasting or leaking valuable, life-force energy? Most of us are. We waste energy by tolerating ANYTHING, big or small, that brings us down, makes us unhappy or stays our to-do list for too long.  In this podcast, Cheri helps you uncover your hidden leaks. She teaches you how to unearth what you're tolerating and then make a plan to plug those leaks! She reminds you when you do the important...

Imagine you're in a canoe and trying with all your might to paddle upstream.  You are straining and striving to go against the current.  You'd probably have to work exceptionally to make any progress at all.  Conversely, if your canoe were going WITH the current, your efforts and your progress would be easy and practically guaranteed! The same is true in all aspects of our life.  When we choose "d...

We’re all guilty of being a martyr or feeling like a victim from time to time.  But sadly, for some us, this becomes a way of life.  Many people blame others and refuse to take responsibility for what they do, say and have.  Not taking responsibility for one’s life is the BEST way to stay stuck and unhappy. In the podcast, Cheri shines a light on some of the classic characteristics of a martyr to...

Good stuff is all around us all the time.  So why do we humans often miss it?  Why do we march through life waiting for the other shoe to fall instead of joyfully expecting goodness? In this podcast, Cheri doesn't answer this question?  Rather, she gives you three strategies for turning that behavior around.  She knows that understanding WHY something happens isn't really necessary to make a chang...

We humans hold onto things.  From old, out-of-date clothes that used to fit to that hand-me-down furniture that's well passed it's prime.  We know these things should go . . . but we hold on to them for reasons that often puzzle and frustrate us.  We do the same thing with the stories and thoughts we have about ourselves and our life.  We hold on to those negative, hurtful, derailing stories that...

"We either live with intention or exist by default."  Kristin ArmstrongAll of us are given gifts, drive, ideas, desires, passions, etc. but sadly, many of us never declare them.  We never stake our claim to the life we really and truly want.  Rather we live our life by default; either squandering the gifts we've been given or never really pushing through the fear and resistance of real and lasting...

Cheri's mission for Life by Design is to encourage people to design their best life. But not just to design it, live it. Right Now. Today! See how a picture of discount roses stuck in a used tequila bottle can help you to clear your mind, clear your clutter and clear a path to the life you always intended.

Sometimes we don't get what we ask for  . . . that is  . . . until we do.  We all get stuck from time to time, wondering about what's next or trying to figure out what to do.  But in this podcast, your host Cheri Honeycutt talks about being professionally stuck for four years.  Yes, FOUR YEARS.  The irony is, she was motivational speaker and coach who helped people gt unstuck!  But stuck she was u...

Are you ready to clear a path to the life you always intended?   Explore what's working in your life and what needs to be shifted in this guided visualization with Cheri Honeycutt.  Cheri has also created a simple handout to accompany this mediation . . . a way to capture your insights.  To get your copy, go to www.cherihoneycutt.com and join the Life by Design Community.  You'll then receive a li...