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I got a text that landed differently than most. It was from a woman who sat in one of my sessions back in June, and what she told me about breaking free from something she thought was permanent has stuck with me. It's making me wonder what you've got sitting on a list somewhere, what's been hanging over your head. And whether right now, in July, might actually be the moment you&apos...

Do you ever catch yourself saying "I just need more discipline" and then nothing changes? You're not alone in that loop, but the loop itself might be the clue. What if discipline was never actually the missing piece? In this episode, I'm breaking down why discipline without a real decision behind it never sticks, and what it actually looks like to put the decision first so the...

You are on track to leave on time, maybe even early, and then you decide to throw in one load of laundry or fire off one quick email. The next thing you know, you are late before you even make it out the door, running around feeling like your whole day got set on fire. I am not a one more thing person, and in this episode I get into why that habit costs you so much more than the few minutes you th...

We are wired for connection, so the words invitation only can stop us in our tracks and stir up old feelings we would rather not revisit. Most of us know the sting of being left off a list. What we forget is how much power lives on the other side of an invitation, and how often we are the ones quietly waiting to be invited to something we already want. I want to flip that this week and put your in...

Most of us are living in a quiet wrestling match. There are the things we have to do, and there are the things we actually want to do, and somehow the things we're excited about keep getting pushed to the back burner. We tell ourselves we'll get to them once life slows down or we finally have enough time, and that day never quite arrives. This is the 100th episode, and I'm going bac...

It's June, we're halfway through 2026, and something about summer always makes me want to refresh my planner and rethink how I move through my days. If you have ever caught yourself stuck in self-doubt, comparison, or that nagging sense that you're never quite enough, the truth is your thoughts are probably the ones running the show. In this episode I'm sharing one simple pract...

Some lessons you learn once, and they stick. Others you have to keep coming back to before they actually change anything. After 28 years of marriage, 98 podcast episodes, publishing a book, and more listener messages than I can count, I know which ones are worth repeating. In this episode, I'm sharing the lessons that have held up, the ones listeners wrote in about, the ones I keep coming bac...

Being present is one of those things that sounds simple until you actually try to do it consistently. It's probably one of the trickiest things to get right, and most of us are working on it more than we'd like to admit. A weekend away with my husband and grown sons gave me a front-row seat to what it actually feels like to stay there, not just show up, but really stay. In this episode,...

Something big is coming, and I want you to be part of it. I'm getting close to a milestone that honestly wouldn't exist without you as a listener of In 9 Minutes, and I'll be sharing more on Instagram so be sure you're following me @jennifersise . To start the celebration, I'm bringing back one of your all-time favorite episodes. This is the one about a daily nine-minute r...

Every incomplete thing on your list is quietly costing you more than you realize. I've been thinking a lot about James Clear's idea that every action you take is a vote for the person you want to become, and how that connects directly to the power of nine minutes. Nine minutes doesn't sound like much. But what happens when you string those nine minutes together, day after day, towar...

People connect exhaustion with doing too much. But what if it's actually coming from not doing enough? I asked a high-achieving CEO a question during our kickoff intensive that almost blew her socks off. Her answer? It told me everything. And I have a feeling yours might too. Episode Highlights: The question I ask new clients that reveals why they feel stuck and exhausted Why the balance betw...

There's probably something on your list right now that you've been putting off way too long. Maybe you keep thinking you'll get to it, or that you should be able to figure it out yourself. And meanwhile it just sits there, taking up space in your head. I finally said yes to something I'd been avoiding forever, and what came out of it surprised me. Nine lessons that go way beyon...

I have never had any desire to go to the moon, not even as a kid. But when Artemis Two landed back on Earth after a 10-day, 694,481-mile journey, I could not stop thinking about what it actually took to make that happen. Not just the science. The years. The planning. The thousands of people across 14 countries whose work quietly made it possible. This episode is about what we can take from that in...

There's something about summer that still feels a little magical, even as a grown up. But somewhere between the things we have to do and the things we want to do, it can slip right by before we even notice. In this episode, I'm walking through five ways to make your summer feel more like you actually planned it, without mapping out every minute. A little intention now can make a bigger d...

Every decision you make has a price tag, and most of the time you're paying it without even realizing it. Understanding the real cost of your trade-offs is the first step to making choices that actually line up with what you want. One yes is a million nos. That's not a bad thing, but it does mean you have to get intentional. In this episode, I'm walking through what it looks like to...

I stumbled on an Instagram reel listing 15 things husbands should know about their wives, and honestly, I couldn't even answer some of them about myself. That got me thinking about attention, expectations, and the quiet assumption that the people closest to us should just know. In this episode I'm walking through those questions, reacting in real time, and sharing five I'd add to th...

Have you ever tried to force something to work that just… doesn’t? That square peg in a round hole feeling is more common than we think, and it tends to show up in ways we don’t always recognize right away. In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on where this shows up in real life and why we keep trying to make things fit when they simply don’t. If something has been feeling off, frustratin...

Have you ever felt like you’re working harder than ever but getting nowhere? Like the effort is there, but the results just are not showing up. In this episode, I share a simple idea that completely changed how I think about effort, progress, and frustration. It comes from an old story about an axe, and once you see it, you cannot unsee it. If you have been pushing, grinding, and wondering why thi...

Have you ever stopped to think about how often you touch your phone in a single day? When I recently learned the average number, my jaw literally dropped. That moment forced me to take a hard look at my own habits and ask a question I couldn’t ignore. Am I owning my phone, or is it quietly owning me? If you’ve ever felt like your phone pulls your attention away from the people, moments, and work t...

Have you ever noticed how one small area of friction can quietly wear you down? That constant rub in your schedule, your home, or your relationships can steal more energy than you realize. In this episode, I’m inviting you to kiss friction goodbye by identifying the sandpaper spots in your life and finally smoothing them out. It’s not about fixing everything. It’s about picking one rub, calling it...

You can’t do it all, and you were never meant to. If you’ve been craving more margin in your life, I want you to lean in for this one. I see so many women living at 120% capacity and wondering why they feel exhausted, behind, or irritable. Margin is not accidental. It is intentional. In this episode, I’m sharing what margin really is, why structure actually creates freedom, and how you can start f...

Sharing is hard. Whether it's a phone, a car, or just your space, it comes with friction, but it also reveals things that are worth paying attention to. In this episode, I’m reflecting on what I learned during a season of sharing a car with my husband, and how some of the limitations I felt actually turned out to be invitations. • A season of limitation that shifted my perspective  • What I r...

It’s easy to believe change starts with someone else. But I’ve learned (and relearned) that the only person I can truly change is me. In this episode, I’m sharing a few humbling, heart-stretching takeaways from a recent marriage conference that might just apply to any relationship in your life. If you’ve ever felt stuck in patterns that don’t serve you or wondered how to really be transformed by t...

It’s been a year since It’s Only a Matter of Time launched, and I’ve had hundreds of conversations since then. But the thing I keep coming back to isn’t the book. It’s the heartbeat behind it. In this episode, I’m sharing the deeper reason I wrote the book in the first place, and why setting your time apart still matters just as much today. Not to be more productive, but to live with intention. To...

It’s amazing how much lighter things feel when we make just a few key decisions in advance. In this episode, I’m sharing three simple choices I make before every trip that help me feel more prepared, less rushed, and way more present. Whether you travel once a month or once a year, these practices, starting with a single note in the Notes app, might just change everything. If the thought of packin...