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“In order to expand your mind and grow, you have to clearly see the stories you are living by."―Maria Reynolds
Take a few minutes for self-reflection this morning and get fired up to live your absolute wildest dreams (on your terms).
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THIS WEEK'S EPISODES
Ep35: On The Fence? 5 Reasons to Have Kids
Ep34: Why You Should Live In An Expensive Zip Code
Ep33: The Hard Administrative Truths to Living Abroad
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DECIDE THE NEXT PODCAST EPISODES
I had brunch with an entrepreneur friend of mine this week and wanted her honest feedback on my new podcast; Life On Your Terms.
1. Feedback on what topics she'd want to hear, and
2. how to increase listenership.
She had the brilliant idea to ask you, the listeners and readers, what YOU want to hear on future podcasts.
So I'm starting this email to you with a request: can you please HIT REPLY and tell me:
What 2-3 topics are you most interested in hearing right now?
What specific challenges/problems would love for me to address? (What questions have you googled recently?! Is a good place to start)
List your specific ideas for podcast episodes here.
A MARRIAGE STRUGGLE
Thank you for being honest in your feedback and suggestions, let me reciprocate some honesty back to you...
This past week I had two back-to-back coaching calls with my coach, Marie, about a challenging dynamic in my marriage.
A dynamic going on for months that I couldn't figure out how to get myself out.
My typical pattern is to just "figure it out myself". But without help, I admit that I was blind.
In relationships, we can
Luckily my coach is incredible. And the coaching focused 100% on my dynamics and patterns that were working against me.
Forget my husband's part in it: What was I doing? What was MY role in it? Who am I being when these situations happen?
I admit that it took a little bit for me to say FINE, I can't change him, so I've got to change myself.
FINE, I'm gonna take a hard look at myself and all the ways I'm being that feeding this situation.
FINE, I'll own my half!!
But trust me when I owned my half -- BOOM, I also took all of my power back.
When I decided that I will slam the breaks on a few patterns I was trapped in, this week I had:
What was my action step?
I disengaged. I simply observed and witnessed. I stopped interfering.
I stopped "should"ing on him. I stopped always asking him questions. I stopped trying to rescue or be a peacemaker.
All of these things were within my power.
As I did it, I realized that disengaging wasn't about avoiding or running away from the problem, but it was an active, spiritual practice brimming with rich action steps and information.
Disengaging became a powerful first step for me.
There was nothing "small" about it.
THE QUEEN OF COACHING
Truthfully though, as much of a queen of coaching I feel I am, I believe Marcia Reynolds when she said, "we cannot coach ourselves."
I would have been blind to the deeper patterns I was running. I needed help to see.
This is why I have monthly coaching calls for myself. It's like a health checkup for my soul. Where all my biggest dreams and goals can come rushing into my life; the more I change and grow myself.
if you want a coach in your life, for the good, the tough, and everything in between as you aim at your absolute best life, I'd love to be that person for you.
Let's make Quarter 4 and the sprint into 2024 YOUR BEST YET.
Coaching exercise
DECIDE THE NEXT PODCAST EPISODES
I know for you want the real and honest stuff from me -- about business, about marriage/partnership, about kids, about health, about life.
I'd really like to hear the HONEST stuff you'd want me to address on future podcast episodes.
The taboo. The counternarrative. The non-mainstream. The countercultural. The stuff we often keep hidden to ourselves.
I will do my damn best to get into the podcast arena and speak to what you want to hear about.
Email me at tracey@livlitceo.com and tell me:
What 2-3 topics are you most interested in hearing right now?
What are the real, honest, vulnerable challenges/problems in your business/life, that you would love for me to address?
List the specifics here.
What questions have you googled recently?! I can answer them :)
Listen to Ep35: 5 Reasons to Have Kids
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I hope you got a lot from today's email and this week's podcast episodes.
Thank you for your precious time in joining me and I'll see you on the podcast -- and via email next Saturday.
I love you. Let's go.
xx Tracey
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Co-Founder and International Coach at Liv.Lit! Coaching and Training
P.S. Follow and listen to all episodes of Life On Your Terms on: Spotify, Apple, Stitcher, and Libsyn.
P.P.S. Let's build a dream life you don't need to escape from: Book a call today
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