EP419: Today’s guest is Linda Ward, a life coach and writer with a passion for adventure, self-love, and personal growth. Linda shares her incredible journey of spending three transformative months in Italy with her husband, an experience sparked by her husband's dream and their shared love for travel.

Linda reflects on major life transformations, including her divorce at age 47, and how she found love, first for herself and then with a new partner, in her late fifties. She emphasizes the power of loving yourself, building confidence, and embracing courage to follow what lights you up, even when life presents challenges.

In this episode, we talked about:

• Creating deep, meaningful connections through travel, while facing the challenges of a worldwide pandemic.
• The power of small steps toward dreams and not letting fear hold you back from what you truly desire.
• How she was able to find courage and confidence after her marriage ended unexpectedly.
• Her take on the phrase “fake it until you make it,” and how to use it to help you.

Linda explains how Italy became not just a destination but a place of deep personal transformation, where daily habits of self-love and positive self-talk led to profound growth. She opens up about how this adventure allowed her to navigate life’s challenges with courage and joy.

Her wisdom as a life coach shines through as she offers practical advice for others who want to pursue passions and create a life filled with joy and adventure, no matter their stage in life.

For anyone facing challenges at midlife, Linda’s story will leave you hopeful and excited about embracing life and exploring new adventures and will provide practical advice to help you take those first steps.

Other ways to find and connect with Linda are:

Website: https://www.couragedaily.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CourageDaily4U

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/couragedaily4U/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-ward

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EP418: Today’s guest is Amy Weiland Daughters, an accomplished keynote speaker, letter writer, satirist, sports journalist, and the award-winning author of two books: Dear Dana: That time I went crazy and wrote all 580 of my Facebook friends a handwritten letter and You Cannot Mess This Up: A true story that never happened.

Known for her deep love of storytelling and human connection, Amy shares the fascinating story behind her first book and how it led to reigniting old friendships, forging new, meaningful connections, and changing lives. Amy also has a deep love of sports, which she and I connected on, and which is how Amy’s writing career got started.

In this episode, we talked about:

• The power of old fashioned letter writing and how taking the time to put pen to paper is a true act of kindness which is sure to bring unexpected surprises to both the sender and the receiver.
• Real life examples of letters that have made a difference in someone’s life.
• How following your intuition and having the courage to trust that inner voice will never steer you wrong in life.
• The clever way Amy uses time travel in her second book and why it’s something everyone should try.

Amy is absolutely convinced that when human beings connect individually in a meaningful way that nothing can separate them, and this conversation with Amy is packed with heartfelt wisdom and stories that will resonate with anyone interested in cultivating deeper human connections.

Amy is a delight to humankind and will surely inspire you to pick up a pen or pencil and drop a note to someone you know and may have been thinking about before you pressed play on this episode. Let the fact you are listening today be a sign to reach out and connect. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by!

Other ways to find and connect with Amy are:

Website: https://www.amydaughters.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amyweinlanddaughtersauthor

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smokinhotamys/

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EP417: In today’s episode I have two special guests, Laura Smith and Tasha Lorentz, who have joined forces to create a unique event that brings together experts in the field of organization, crossing a wide range of topics - from tips on how to better organize/declutter your home, to mastering your health through meal planning, and even understanding the mindset that drives disorganization - that, if you participate, has the potential to create a better life for you and the people you share your life with.

Their Get Organized HQ Virtual Summit is an annual event that takes place this year from Monday, 9/9 through Saturday, 9/14 and offers over 100 free sessions in a vast array of topics, all focused in some way on getting more organized.

They invited me to be a speaker this year so I invited them to come on the podcast and share:

• Why they do this event which revealed Laura’s heartwarming story that led to her passion about organization.
• Why they designed it they way they do with such a wide range of subjects, many of which might be unexpected topics when it comes to disorganization.
• How Laura and Tasha met and began working together, and how the job Tasha accepted changed the trajectory of her life.
• The logistics of the virtual event: how it works and the opportunities it presents to learn new things and meet like-minded people and improve your life.

To sign up for this event, CLICK HERE. Listeners are encouraged to take advantage of the free sessions which kick off on Monday, 9/9. Once you sign up, you will receive emails every day on what sessions will be available to watch as well as how to get lifetime access to all of the sessions.

My session will be aired on Friday, 9/13 at 10am EST and will be available to watch for 24 hours.

If you are listening to this episode AFTER 9/14, when the event is over, you can CLICK HERE to grab the ALL ACCESS pass which gives you immediate access to all of their 2024 event content, including lots of extra freebies and bonuses from the speakers and from Laura and Tasha.

Sign up today, then hop into the Facebook Group - you’ll get the link in email after you sign up - and start learning how to foster a more organized, peaceful and joyful home environment. And please tell your friends about it! They’ll love you for it!

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