Wake Your Dream

Annaliese and Alan dive into the sometimes frustrating journey of personal growth, inviting you to reflect on your own ups and downs, and see your experiences with new insights. Here's some of what you'll discover as you listen: Exploring Growth as a Process: - Reflect on how your personal growth journey is actualyl like you having a toolbox filled with practices you can do daily, and helpful insi...

Annaliese and Alan discuss the importance of nurturing your marriage beyond society's stereotypes (and stereotypes you might have in your own mind), emphasizing that when you personalize and get more intentional about your actions, it strengthens the bond between you and your partner. You’ll Hear About: -Don't Outsource Solutions: Instead of turning to quick fixes from friends or the internet, Ann...

In This Episode: Annaliese and Alan dive deep into the transformative power of asking questions to gain more confidence in understanding and navigating your life situations and making better decisions, personally, professionally, and relationally. Unveiling Assumptions: We explore the idea that sometimes we get stuck because our minds are operating on assumptions that might not be accurate. By ask...

In This Episode: Join Annaliese and Alan in this enlightening episode as they delve into the challenges and unexpected advantages of facing your weaknesses head-on. Annaliese emphasizes the transformative power of self-compassion on the journey of personal growth, highlighting the profound impact it can have on your life. You'll Hear About: -Understanding Your Weakness: Annaliese encourages you to...

Annaliese and Alan delve into the experience of making and following through on commitments, and the essential role your thoughts and actions play in staying true to them. Annaliese emphasizes that your daily routines either help you engage with or avoid your commitment journey. Key Things You'll Hear: 1. Emotional Awareness in Commitments: Annaliese highlights the impact of emotions on you follow...

In This Episode: Annaliese and Alan explore practical ways to people-please less and experience genuine change in your daily life. Annaliese emphasizes the importance of prioritizing self-care and understanding that people-pleasing doesn't serve you. It's time to care for yourself just as much as you care for others. You'll Hear About: - The key to people-pleasing less is to notice you have a choi...

In This Episode: Annaliese and Alan unpack the common habit of people-pleasing, something so many of us do without realizing it. Annaliese highlights that even though we don't notice it sometimes, recognizing when we fall into this pattern and understanding its impact can guide us towards living more authentically and get better results personally, professionally, and socially. You’ll Hear About:...

Join Annaliese and Alan in a down-to-earth conversation about the powerful role Christian faith plays as a foundation and anchor in our everyday lives. Annaliese opens up about her personal journey, navigating the ups and downs with God and life. This episode explores practical ways to integrate faith more naturally in your day as you let it shape your priorities, habits, and goals. Key Takeaways:...

In this episode, Annaliese and Alan talk through how it feels to handle negative feelings and life's problems. Annaliese sheds light on the idea that while your instinct might be to minimize or avoid negativity, if you acknowledge and learn from it in the moment, it paves the way for being your true self and moving forward in the direction you want. What You'll Discover: Why Not Minimizing Negativ...

Annaliese and Alan dig into the everyday challenges of living with anxiety, sharing insights that have helped them and others in handling anxious thoughts. As Annaliese experiences anxiety during this episode, she walks you through her real-time strategies for catching it, managing it, and staying empowered while you handle it for yourself differently. You'll Hear About: Little Choices of Power: P...

Annaliese and Alan talk about how to help yourself stay present and embrace daily challenges and frustrations as you try to live intentionally. Annaliese shows you the significance of micromoments, those tiny pockets of time scattered throughout your day, and how you can use them to choose more acceptance and gain the peace you need. What You'll Discover: Impact of Focused Moments on Growth: Learn...

In This Episode: Annaliese and Alan dive into the intricacies of addressing your needs inside your marriage and relationships. Annaliese underlines the importance of trusting yourself, embracing honesty, and navigating growth openly—especially when it's different from your partner's path and experience. What You'll Hear About: - Discover the key to maintaining balance and connection by trusting an...

In This Episode: Annaliese and Alan talk about how your thoughts are creating a story in your head (all the time) to make sense and meaning of what you’re going through. Annaliese highlights the profound impact your thoughts have on creating a storyline in your head. This internal narrative is the main impact on whether you approach situations feeling unsure or confident. Understanding the thought...

In This Episode: Annaliese and Alan dive into the powerful impact of the definitions we hold in our minds, often subconsciously, and how they're shaping what's important to us. Take a real look at your definitions of goal-pursuing words like "organization," "success," and "productivity." Are these definitions working for you or against you? Annaliese emphasizes the transformative effect of taking...

In This Episode: Annaliese and Alan explore the profound impact of procrastination on your own confidence, and really show the significance of following through and living more from your core values. Learn how to live in more freedom from people-pleasing and start prioritizing yourself. You’ll Hear About: Procrastination's subtle yet negative effects on your identity and trust in yourself. Doing l...

Annaliese and Alan dive into the power of your words, and how they shape your personal growth journey. They emphasize the importance of the language you're using in your self-talk and how it impacts your ability to make progress. Annaliese highlights that the story you tell yourself can either empower you or stress you out. It's all about recognizing and adjusting your thoughts to steer your choic...

Annaliese and Alan talk about how when you’re working to make changes, it’s good to be aware that the ways you think about yourself make a huge impact on your new behavior, words, and thoughts, and your results. Annaliese brings up a mental tool that she’s created for herself and her clients called “Update Yourself”. This is the practice of thinking about yourself in a more empowered and capable w...

Are you giving yourself credit for even your smallest, daily steps? Annaliese and Alan talk about how this helps your confidence because you know you're going where you're trying to go. When you don't credit your progress, you'll feel stuck more quickly, believing there's an obstacle to where you're going and who you want to be. Crediting each step helps you think more capably and confidently and...

Annaliese and Alan talk about getting caught up in the feelings of right now. Bring yourself back to feeling more present and give your day another chance. Annaliese brings up ways to practice emotional self-care, and how to face and handle the struggle throughout the day so your mind can work for you, not against you. You can act like you DO have a choice even when you don’t feel like you do. You...

Annaliese and Alan talk about finding your Why and how knowing your inner reasons for making change is what helps you follow through. Annaliese brings up how finding your Why connects you with your actual purpose, and owning what you care about underneath your goals and the decisions you’re trying to make makes you feel like you matter in your life. You’ll Hear About: -Want to prioritize what actu...

Annaliese and Alan talk about how obstacles are a frustrating, but normal (and sometimes empowering) part of making changes in our life. Annaliese brings up how obstacles are challenging, but thinking new ways about them help you get better results than before. You’ll Hear About: Embracing Normal: Obstacles are a normal part of intentional living, and acknowledging they will happen is the first st...

Annaliese and Alan talk about making shifts to use your productivity to get more of what you want, even in the messy middle and uncertain circumstances. Annaliese brings up how daily productivity doesn’t have to feel so anxious! She shows how you can make shifts to a more peaceful and meaningful productivity. You’ll Hear About: -How to get things done AND make changes in life even when you feel fr...

Annaliese and Alan talk about how if you're going to make changes in your life and get better results, you're actually start with practicing thinking about and treating yourself differently. Annaliese brings up Radical Acceptance and Self-Compassion as Part 2 of mindset shifts that have helped her change and move forward from unhelpful past patterns. She's made shifts from being self-judgmental an...

Annaliese and Alan talk about the ways you intentionally (and unintentionally) show up in your life and how that impacts you. Annaliese brings up Extreme Ownership (taking full responsibility for the good stuff and the bad) as Part 1 of new mindset shifts that have helped her change how her life is going. It's helped her move from a victim mentality to acting and feeling more proactive and confide...

Annaliese and Alan talk about how different personalities and needs impact relationship dynamics for the better. Annaliese brings up why showing up as who you really are matters the most in your relationships. You’ll Hear About: -Being honest and real is the best way to help your relationships in a long-term way (especially marriage!) -Your partner's differences can help you grow. Ask questions in...