Unfilter Yourself

I've been asked a lot recently, if there was one success strategy I could recommend everyone implement, what that strategy would be. But I don't believe there is really one single success strategy that will work the same for everyone. Because everyone is wired differently, and because everyone has different motivations and different skillsets, different strategies become important for different pe...

Anytime you're faced with deciding whether to say yes or no to an opportunity, you need to consider the opportunity cost. Because saying yes to one thing means you're saying no to something else. After you've considered the opportunity cost and you've made your decision, it's important to remember that "No" is a complete sentence. And it doesn't require an apology. And regardless of which opportun...

You've heard the phrase - It takes money to make money! But is it true?? Do you really have to HAVE money to MAKE money?? In today's episode, I tell you why I say NO! In all fairness, there is value to having money to be able to invest in the coaching and the resources to be able to make money FASTER. But that doesn't mean that's the only way. There is no shortage of free information out there, if...

In today's episode, I talk about the dangers of toxic positivity. I talk about what it is and how it leads to shame, guilt, inauthentic relationships, and unhealthy coping mechanisms. It threatens a person's ability to regulate emotions in a healthy way, and, at its most extreme, can even be abusive or used as a gaslighting tactic. Toxic positivity devalues a person's emotions and dismisses a pers...

Today's episode is about perfectionism. So many of us struggle with perfectionist tendencies. It's the "all or nothing" mindset. The idea that, if it's not perfect, it's not good enough. And while there's something to be said for aspiring to do things well and for creating things that are high quality and for pushing for bigger goals, there's also a danger in getting too caught up in this mindset...

Today on the podcast, I talk about my practice of  choosing a word to set my intentions at the beginning of every single year . And every year I stamp this word on a bracelet and wear it as a daily reminder of my intention. For 2023 my “word” was actually 3 words… " do hard things"   I had a lot of goals and a lot of visions for the year ahead and I knew it would take...

In today's episode, I reflect on two conversations I had with two different coaches who each gave me feedback on the same project I've been working on, but whose feedback completely contradicted each other. As I thought about the contradictions in their feedback, trying to determine who was right and who was wrong, I realized neither was wrong. Both were sharing perspectives from completely differ...

In today's episode I talk about givers and takers. Giving and receiving. But from the perspective of being a chronic "over-giver". I talk about how being a chronic over-giver can devalue what it is you're giving. How always being a giver and never allowing yourself to receive can actually be coming from a place of ego and judgment against those you perceive as "takers". And how, if you want to tak...

In today's episode, I talk about this tendency people have to complain about circumstances in their life, but then refuse to do anything to change those circumstances. It's important to take ownership of our decisions - to accept that choosing not to change something that isn't serving us is a choice to remain stuck - and in taking ownership of our decisions, we lose the ability to complain about...

When starting something new, like building a business, some people really enjoy figuring out every little piece that goes into creating it and running it on a day to day basis. Some people like to understand everything that goes into it and enjoy having a hand in all the moving parts. For other people, though, this can feel overwhelming. Other people would rather just do the parts they enjoy and l...

In this episode I talk about my end of month audit practice, which helps me intentionally align my month to follow. In this audit, I look at the ways I spend my time, how I spend my money, my progress toward my goals, and my sleep. I use my 30-Day Purpose Journal as a tool for reflecting, I use my calendar and planner for evaluating my schedules, my bank account spreadsheets for looking at my numb...

When I was in the middle of a significant health and fitness journey and struggling with feelings of unworthiness and a lack of self-love, one of my coaches asked me: When was the last time you set a goal just around doing something fun? I realized I never had. Doing so, however, helped me to connect with my inner child, helped me to tap into the part of my brain I sometimes forget to tap into, an...

In the midst of a busy season, it's really important to intentionally practice tapping into your intuition. Saying yes to every opportunity may seem tempting, but getting wrapped up in the energy of "doing" can make you say yes to things you really should be saying no to. In this episode, I talk about how I learned how to recognize the signs my intuition gives me and how I learned to trust those s...

I've been hearing these conflicting message a lot recently in the personal development space: one camp spreading the message that "you can have it all", and the other camp saying you most certainly cannot. And if you've been hearing these conflicting messages, as well, I'm here to share my take on them - which is that neither is fully right and neither is fully wrong. I believe everyone has their...

If you're anything like me, you love learning. You love information. You love podcasts and books and taking courses and joining groups where you can learn new things. But it can be easy to get caught up in all the learning and not leave yourself enough time or bandwidth to actually integrate what you're learning. And real transformation requires intentional integration.  Sometimes that means...

In this episode, I talk about how momentum creates motivation. By creating even small amounts of momentum, you can generate the motivation to tackle tasks or goals that you might otherwise put off. Things as simple as doing laundry or washing dishes - just one small step can lead to a chain reaction of motivation. I also talk about how important it is to give yourself credit for each accomplishmen...

In this episode, I explore the topic of comparison and how we often try to imitate others' success by copying their actions and energy. When in contrast, what we really should be doing, is showing up authentically in our own energy and with our own message. Social media is one area where many people seem to fall into this trap - we try to imitate what other people are doing because we see the succ...

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Recently, I've been hearing a lot of people in the coaching world say things like... If something is meant for you, it won't miss you. Or... if you're truly meant to do something in this life, it's impossible to miss it. I disagree. I believe it's VERY easy to miss what's for you. So in this episode, I share 5 very important strategies that can help you NOT miss what's for you. I talk about the im...

In today's continuation of our Relationship Series, I talk about the complexities of betrayal within relationships and how to navigate a relationship that has experienced a significant betrayal. I lay out the important steps you need to go through in order to navigate a situation of betrayal within a relationship. You need to allow yourself to feel your feelings. You need to allow yourself the tim...

Today we continue in our Relationship Series with an episode on the 5 reasons you might be struggling to cultivate the next-level relationships in your life that you say you want to have.   The first reason is that you aren’t putting yourself in the rooms where these women are. If you’re the smartest person in every room you’re in, you’re in the wrong rooms.   The...

Today we continue our Relationship Series talking about our "inner circle" relationships. There are three distinct types of relationships that I believe should have a place in our inner circle: mentors, mentees, and those to accompany us on our journeys. I believe it's important that we all need to seek out support, provide support, and have partners to walk alongside us. We need to cultivate rela...

Today we continue our Relationship Series talking about attachment styles. An attachment style is more or less how you show up in your relationships, whether those are parent-child relationships, your friendships, your dating relationships, your marriage, or your partnerships. It’s how you behave in relationships. I dig into some the motives behind those behaviors, the inherent desires that...

Over the next couple of weeks, I am releasing a series of episodes that I’ve titled the {Relationship Series} .     Today, in the first episode of this series, I talk about how every relationship – every friendship – serves a specific purpose in our lives. Even if the relationship doesn’t turn out to be a lifetime relationship. Even when a relationship comes to an...

In today’s episode, I talk to Eryka Morehead, the CEO of Collaborative Planning Group. As the founder and CEO of Collaborative Planning Group, she leads a team of independent insurance brokers providing life, disability, and long-term care insurance, as well as other financial products to their professional clients.    Eryka shares with us her journey as an entrepreneur, which bega...