There are three main hurdles every high achiever has to learn how to overcome if they want to go from overwhelmed and burnt out into that high performance space where they’re truly creating a positive impact and have the energy, health, focus and motivation to get the most out of their life.  

Morning routines are a hot topic especially in the personal development space. I have a different perspective on them, though, and it all starts with a story of me being on a stage with the rest of my junior high band.

I usually share the song for this episode at the end, but I am going to switch things up today to help get us on the same page before we get into it. So before you keep going with this, please listen to the song Like Water, Like Earth by Christa Couture and then come back to me.

We fight to “keep it together” because we’re so terrified of falling apart. What will other people think? What will this mean for us? But what is this thing that we’re terrified of? What if by allowing ourselves to fall apart we’re not actually breaking - but unfolding

We are constantly being bombarded with questions that divide us, especially with social media and traditional media.But when it comes to things like human rights, religious beliefs and our freedom - do we have to pick a side?My answer?It depends.P.S. the song for this episode is Universal Soldier by Buffy Sainte-Marie

It’s New Year’s Eve and I’m standing on a small stage in a pub holding a bass guitar singing backup on a Keith Urban song with a small group of musicians from the band that I’m in. The crowd is into it, they’re singing along and dancing - everyone, including us, are having a good time. I’ve done this gig for three years in a row, but this time it’s different.

We have all had moments of deep suffering that have taken something from us, and changed our lives. But there is a point where those moments of suffering become anchors, holding us back from becoming who we were meant to be, living the life we were meant to live. Learning how to release our anchors is essential to our ability to move forward with confidence and grace, and in this episode I share the three steps you can take to make this happen.

While I will fight for your right to continue to practice whatever organized religion you wish to follow - I myself do not agree with organized religion in this episode I'm going to share a few reasons why.

The idea for this episode came from a recent episode of Ted Lasso where one of the main characters, Rebecca, is about to do something powerful and scary and huge all at once. And she looks in the mirror before heading out the door and she sees the five year old version of herself smiling back at her.It got me thinking…What would I want the younger version of myself to know? If I could write a letter to the younger versions of me, what would I say?Dear five-year-old me, we made it! 

Feeling down and out, like life's throwing you too many punches? This is for you.