Intuition: Your Joy Compass

This shit really works. And apparently, my gallbladder wanted to prove it.   What happens when life puts everything you've been practicing to the test? In this episode of  Intuition: Your Joy Compass , I'm sharing a very personal experience involving an unexpected gallbladder attack, emergency surgery, five days of intense pain, and the surprising peace I experienced right alongside it.   For year...

What happens when intuition and neuroscience sit down for a conversation?   In this special guest episode of Intuition: Your Joy Compass , I'm joined by Hannah Rogers, a neuroscience PhD candidate at UMass Chan Medical School, for a fascinating conversation about the brain, intuition, fear, pattern recognition, and our remarkable capacity to change.   Hannah takes us inside the world of neuroscien...

Self-awareness starts with noticing when you've left yourself behind.   In this episode of Intuition: Your Joy Compass, I'm talking about a phrase that stopped me in my tracks: self-abandonment. We do that, don't we? In the quiet, everyday moments when you say yes while your body is screaming no, push through exhaustion, ignore what feels off, or leave your own needs somewhere in the rearview mirr...

Self-trust is built every time you stop leaving yourself behind.   In this episode of Intuition: Your Joy Compass, I'm talking about how self-confidence actually grows, and it has far less to do with becoming fearless than it does with becoming someone you can count on.   Every time you keep a promise to yourself, speak up when something matters, rest when your body asks, pause before reacting, or...

What if you're not living on purpose... but on autopilot? Have you ever caught yourself saying something your mother used to say or reacting exactly like your father? Your brain isn't trying to sabotage you. It's simply running old programs. In this episode, we explore how those automatic patterns shape our decisions, relationships, and self-talk, and how to interrupt them with intention instead o...

Have you ever noticed how many of our daily decisions we make simply because they feel familiar? The way we handle pressure. The way we set boundaries. The way we view hard work. The way we hold ourselves back from outshining the room. The rules we grew up with served a purpose. Most of them were brilliant childhood survival strategies, and I know many of you carry them too. But lately I've been p...

Have you ever noticed how much time we spend trying to recover from life?   Recover from childhood. Recover from relationships. Recover from burnout. Recover from loss. Recover from all the things we wish had gone differently.   Please don't misunderstand me. Healing matters. I've done plenty of it myself, and I know many of you have too. But lately I've been pondering... What if recovery isn't th...

We've all been told that if we want to grow a business, make big moves, or step into our next level, we just need more confidence. But if we are being completely honest? Confidence is a bit of a con. It is highly situational, fleeting, and usually only shows up after the hard work is already done. If you are waiting to feel completely sure of yourself before you raise your prices, pitch that big c...

Do you ever find yourself editing down your dreams before they even have a chance to take root? There is a tendency, especially among smart, capable women, to minimize what we actually want. We tell ourselves, "I don't need much, I'm fine," or we worry that having big ambitions somehow makes us greedy or ungrateful for what we already have. But wanting more doesn't mean you don't appreciate your l...

Do you ever find yourself staying in a relationship, a business partnership, a volunteer gig, or even a local group long after it has stopped lighting you up? Often, we praise traits like loyalty, resilience, and grit. But there is a profound, quiet wisdom in recognizing when something is complete. In this episode, we explore what it looks like to leave a situation cleanly, without guilt, without...

You don't have to feel fearless to move forward. In this episode of Intuition: Your Joy Compass, I share a very real (and slightly hilarious) moment from a walk along the cliffs in Rhode Island, where my brain decided a 12-inch drop was basically the end of my life. Spoiler: I survived… with a little creativity, a lot of self-talk, and yes, a very humbling "sit and scoot" moment. This conversation...

You're not the emotional shock absorber, and you were never meant to be. In this episode of Intuition: Your Joy Compass, I share a raw, unfiltered realization that stopped me in my tracks: how much of my life I've spent doing an invisible job no one asked me to take on, managing other people's emotions, smoothing chaos, and holding everything together at my own expense. We talk about how these peo...

Clarity doesn't need a performance. In this episode of Intuition: Your Joy Compass, I talk about something subtle but exhausting: performative clarity. That version of "being clear" where you're actually managing how you're perceived—over-explaining, over-preparing, overthinking, and checking if everything you say sounds wise, grounded, and "right." I know it well. I lived there for years. We'll e...

What if success isn't the problem… but what you believe it will cost you is?  In this episode of Intuition: Your Joy Compass, I'm calling out something I see all the time with brilliant women in business: the quiet fear of success. Not failure, success. Because somewhere along the way, we learned that more success means more pressure, less freedom, and losing ourselves in the process.  I'll get in...

Power doesn't come from pushing harder. It comes from getting quieter.  In this episode of Intuition: Your Joy Compass, I challenge the idea that urgency equals productivity. So much of what we hear in business culture says you have to hustle, push, and stay in constant motion to succeed. But in my experience as a coach, and in my own life, that kind of pressure often disconnects us from our intui...

Consistency shouldn't feel like punishment.  In this episode of Intuition: Your Joy Compass, I get honest about something that triggers a lot of inner critic noise: consistency. For many smart, capable women, the word alone feels like bootcamp. Pressure. Self-betrayal. Burnout waiting to happen. And I understand why.  I share how my nervous system still remembers a season of overworking, overprovi...

Clarity comes before certainty. In this episode of  Intuition: Your Joy Compass , I talk about something that quietly fuels self-doubt for so many smart, capable women: the belief that we need certainty before we move. Spoiler alert, we don't. I share the real difference between clarity and certainty, why a loud, busy mind is not the same thing as a clear one, and how waiting for guarantees often...

Feeling mentally cluttered as you head into the new year? You're not alone, and you don't have to stay stuck there. In this episode of Intuition: Your Joy Compass, I'm welcoming 2026 with a deep breath, a hopeful heart, and one powerful word: Clarity. After a bumpy 2025, I'm reflecting on how tuning in, rather than buying into outside noise, can help you access real direction, especially if you're...

Joy doesn't mean perfect; it means present. In this episode of Intuition: Your Joy Compass, we explore how joy isn't something to chase; it's something to allow, even when the dishes aren't done and the world feels a bit off-kilter. I share how joy became confusing for me growing up, but also how it's become the compass I now live by (with plenty of humor, horse metaphors, and real-life examples i...

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💌 Subscribe to my newsletter for the latest coaching help, courses, and discount codes. You'll also receive the "Getting to Know ME" Worksheet for free + a coupon for any item in my shop.  https://forms.wix.com/r/7029165650622808806 📝 Book a session with Me: https://www.vickibaird.com/book-online --- In this special episode of Intuition: Your Joy Compass, I'm pulling back the curtain on a major...

Let's retire the outdated idea that softness equals weakness. In this episode, I'm inviting you to explore what it means to be calm and commanding, soft and strong, gentle and effective. We're redefining power, not as force, but as presence. We'll explore: The Positive Intelligence perspective on Sage-led power. Saboteur myths about pushing being the way" The inner stability that changes how you s...

Saboteurs Assement: https://www.positiveintelligence.com/saboteurs/ --- Can we stop pretending to be soulful in business and actually do it?  Because the truth is: you can have a business that feels like  you and still be wildly effective.   In this episode, I'm breaking down how I've built a thriving, intuitive coaching practice without following someone else's funnel formula. I'll walk you throu...

Joy's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/upleveling/id1799955082 Saboteurs Assement:  https://www.positiveintelligence.com/saboteurs/ --- You weren't born to perform, unless you're Meryl Streep (She's soooooo good). You were born to be you.  But somewhere along the line, most of us got the message that we had to shape-shift, overdeliver, or hide our truth to fit in. In this episode of...

Join my upcoming Mindset Breakthrough Program: https://www.vickibaird.com/mindset-breakthrough-sign-up After 25 years in business, here's something I know for sure: I'm not for everyone, and I love it.  In this episode of Intuition: Your Success Compass, let's get honest about what it means to lead, coach, and live without trying to be everyone's favorite flavor. I talk about the gifts I bring to...