The Goal Getter Guide with Jen Laffin

In today's episode, we're diving into a captivating topic – the profound lessons we can learn from the growth journey of butterflies. I often use nature's wisdom to illustrate our personal development path, and butterflies are a remarkable example that holds valuable insights. Episode Highlights: Metamorphosis and Growth: As we find ourselves in mid-August, the sight of butterflies...

Do you have a book inside you that is waiting to be written? Wait no more because on this week's episode of The Flight School Podcast, we are chatting with Book Coach Caroline Malloy, Ph. D. Caroline loves to help women find new ways to be brave by writing their book. Whether you are a newer writer or a seasoned one, Caroline can coach you through the entire process of writing a book. In this...

Welcome to the Flight School Podcast's Summer Shorts "Accelerate Your Growth" Episode 7. In this episode, we delve into the significance of taking responsibility for our own success.  We discuss the importance of acknowledging our power to succeed or fail and how this realization empowers us to create the growth and success we desire.  Furthermore, we explore the impact of the choic...

In this episode, we explore the importance of choosing the right perspective while working toward success.  It's natural to notice mistakes and challenges as a means of self-preservation, but fixating on them can hinder our growth and progress. We discuss how embracing the messy process is essential and how shifting our focus can lead to more motivation and positive outcomes. Episode Highligh...

What if your journey to success was compared to a roller coaster ride? Today's episode of our Summer Shorts series is here to show you the exhilarating parallels between your personal growth and the ups and downs of a roller coaster. As your host, Jen Laffin, I'm here to guide you through these twists and turns, helping you understand how to embrace the lows as a natural part of your rid...

Welcome to our Summer Shorts Accelerate Your Growth series, Episode #4.  Just as nurturing a garden takes time, patience, and care, achieving your goals requires similar dedication.  Join us as we uncover the valuable lessons a garden can teach us about persistence, self-care, and the journey to success. Key Points: Planting the Seeds of Action: Just like a garden starts with seeds, your goals beg...

Welcome to our Summer Shorts Accelerate Your Growth series, Episode #3.  In this episode, we delve into a crucial aspect of your growth journey that is often overlooked but immensely significant.  We'll discuss the power of saying "YES" to your success, regardless of the obstacles that come your way. By making a deliberate commitment to achieve your goals, you empower yourself to ta...

Welcome to our Summer Shorts Accelerate Your Growth series, Episode #2.  Today, we are exploring a crucial topic that often hinders progress: resistance.  Join us as we delve into understanding what you've been resisting and how acknowledging it can propel you toward success. Episode Highlights: Reflecting on Resistance: Take a moment to consider this important question - What are you resisti...

Welcome to Summer Shorts Episode #1, our 7-part series of inspiration to help accelerate your growth and success.  Today, we have a vital question that demands introspection and reflection. When my coach, David Neagle, asked me this question -- and I explored my answer -- EVERYTHING changed.  Join us as we delve deep into uncovering the roots of your growth and unlocking the potential for your suc...

In this episode, we delve into the reasons why tiny procrastinations may be hindering your chances for success and what actionable steps you can take to overcome them. Most of us are eroding our self-trust banks without even realizing it and the results can be deadly for our goals and our success. Procrastination erodes our self-trust, which is the unwavering belief that we will follow through on...

This episode of The Flight School Podcast is really fun! As you may know, I am a huge fan of doubting your doubt. But maybe you don't know exactly how to doubt your doubt. In this episode, I share five doubt thoughts I experienced as I worked on a new offer for my business. This won't work. No one will be interested. You don't know what you're doing. This is a waste of time. Do...

As we enter the second half of 2023, it's important that you evaluate the progress you have made on the goals you set for yourself this year. Are you happy with where you're at? If so, GREAT! Keep doing what you've been doing. If not, then this episode is for you. In this episode, you'll hear two recent audios that I shared with my community on LinkedIn that are designed to get...

You want to move to the next level in your business or in life, but something keeps getting in the way. Have you ever stopped to consider that something could be YOU, First name ? Often, we don't even realize that WE are the ones that are making our growth difficult when we allow certain behaviors, habits, or thoughts to continue unchecked.   This is called self-sabotage and it's somethi...

Momentum is a tricky thing. When it's good, it's really good. And when it's bad, it's...really bad. Or is it? One thing is for sure, if you don't figure out how you use momentum for you, instead of against you, you're journey to success is going to be a lot longer and more frustrating.  Listen in to this episode of The Flight School Podcast to learn: Where momentum fi...

When you are a solopreneur or are looking to meet a goal, you will never be successful if you do not develop a strong sense of self-accountability.  When clients come to  me wanting help with their goals, one of the first things we look at is their self-accountability -- the habits they have in place that support them in showing up to do the things they say they are going to do. Because NO ONE is...

Are you someone who is so used to struggling to meet your goals that you can't even imagine what success would feel like? If so, you're not alone. Those raised with a lower - or middle-class mindset are not taught that success is even an option. We are taught that stability, security, and avoidance of failure are what matter the most -- and for a lot of us, this means doing what we know...

How do you prevent the urge to quit on your goal when the discomfort of doing new or hard things gets too strong? The answer is easy and is often overlooked -- You get clear on the reasons behind doing what you want to do. I call this knowing your WHY. Listen to this episode to learn: 10 questions you can ask yourself to uncover your why The important role your WHY plays in goal setting and goal g...

Did you know that there's one tiny choice that you need to make in your goal-setting process that you probably haven’t been making that has the potential to change EVERYTHING for you? It’s a choice that many of us miss when we set out to do hard things, but if we don’t make it, we are doomed to fail. That choice is saying “yes”. Yes to your goals. Yes to the results you want to create. Yes to...

The Messy Middle of goal work happens right after all the excitement and rush of starting a new goal wears off and the work becomes WORK.    Doubt becomes unbearably heavy.   And if you're not careful, it's where dreams go to die.   But knowing what the Messy Middle is, why you're there, and how to get yourself out can make all the difference between success and failure when you are...

Are you spending so much time learning all the things about what you want to do that you've unintentionally put off taking action to bring those things to life? Learning is GREAT. It's important to be educated and prepared for the journey you want to take. But there has to come a point where we stop the intentional learning and start applying it by taking intentional action. THIS is some...

You're probably familiar with what happens when a computer gets overloaded with too much energy -- it begins to buffer and eventually crashes out. But did you know that we humans buffer too? Buffering (for us humans) is what happens when we are trying to do hard things and we get overwhelmed with discomfort. We shut down and alleviate the discomfort by engaging in other, less-stressful behavi...

In this episode of The Flight School Podcast, you'll learn how to do something that you've probably never learned but will change EVERYTHING for you.  Today, you'll learn how to DOUBT YOUR DOUBT and I know the lightbulb above your head is going to shine just as brightly as mine did when I learned this technique. In this episode, I share: The two amazing books that taught me the conc...

When is the last time that you stopped to truly listen to the thoughts that are running unsupervised through your mind? If we don't tell our brain what to think, its natural default is to think the thoughts that we've been listening to for our entire lives. And like it or not -- those thoughts are probably what is holding us back from realizing our potential. We need to be intentional an...

When you set a new goal, do you also have a plan for accountability? The research is in and it shows that accountability is often the difference between success and giving up. Listen to this episode to learn: How to harness a 95% chance of being successful in your goal-getting The statistics of accountability (It's jaw-dropping!) Five different ways you can work accountability into your goal...

Let's talk about FEAR. Not the kind of fear that has you running away from spiders, but the kind of fear that has you running away from your dreams. Humans are biologically wired to avoid unfamiliar things, and our primal brains use the emotion of fear to keep us in our comfort cave whenever we try to do something new or difficult. But is following your dreams really something to fear? This e...