Discovering Courage Podcast

It's never easy moving on, even when it's your choice. Today I bid you farewell and tell you why I've made the decision to stop recording new episodes of the Discovering Courage podcast, at least for now, and how we can stay connected. Facebook @thecouragecatalyst Instagram @thecouragecatalyst YouTube Patricia Brooks - Carefree Expat  

Ever find yourself needing something and struggling to find it?  Living in France this is a more common occurrence than I had hoped it would be.  The benefit that I'm gaining is that I've learned to think outside the box to get what I need.  This episode will give you a question that can help you think outside the box and find a way. Click here to Register for Courage Concept Free Membership Site for Additional Materials to Help You Live Your Dreams. Growing Bold: How to Overcome Fear, Build Confidence, and Live the Life You Love

Are you struggling to get the results you say that you want?  Perhaps you are working hard to reach a goal but don't seem to be getting anywhere. Or maybe you find yourself procrastinating even though you believe the thing you aren't earnestly working toward is right for you. This concept sheds light on the deeper intentions you have that might be derailing your success. Click here to Register for Courage Concept Free Membership Site for Additional Materials to Help You Live Your Dreams. Growing Bold: How to Overcome Fear, Build Confidence, and Live the Life You Love

Some people believe that blonds have more fun or that "nice guys" finish last. These statements might seem harmless, but they (and many others) are at the core of why so many people are not living the lives they would like to. With this concept, I question limiting beliefs and help you break them so that you can move forward in a manner that is in line with your core values and goals.  Click here to Register for Courage Concept Free Membership Site for Additional Materials to Help You Live Your Dreams. Growing Bold: How to Overcome Fear, Build Confidence, and Live the Life You Love

Are you taking life for granted, pushing off the things you want to do until later because you are afraid of taking a chance?  This concept will help you set a meaningful goal and work to achieve itin spite of your fears.  Click here to Register for Courage Concept Free Membership Site for Additional Materials to Help You Live Your Dreams. Growing Bold: How to Overcome Fear, Build Confidence, and Live the Life You Love

When was the last time you were really put off by someone avoided interacting with him or her?  What did you gain from that?  What could you have gained from being more open to them? This concept shows how we can learn something from everyone, even those people we don't particularly like. Click here to Register for Courage Concept Free Membership Site for Additional Materials to Help You Live Your Dreams. Growing Bold: How to Overcome Fear, Build Confidence, and Live the Life You Love

Doubt and fear beget doubt, fear, and failure.  When we tell ourselves we want one thing, yet focus on the opposite we will not accomplish what we want.  This concept will help bring the counterproductive thoughts you might be having into your awareness so that you can change them and have the success that you seek.   Click here to Register for Courage Concept Free Membership Site for Additional Materials to Help You Live Your Dreams. Growing Bold: How to Overcome Fear, Build Confidence, and Live the Life You Love

Have you ever felt you should do something that didn't quite make sense and so you followed the logical course of action?  What were your results?  When I've been in this situation I'm often disappointed with the results and with myself.  This concept will help you learn to trust and follow your intuition. Click here to Register for Courage Concept Free Membership Site for Additional Materials to Help You Live Your Dreams. Growing Bold: How to Overcome Fear, Build Confidence, and Live the Life You Love

Where did the time go?  I quit my job and moved to France almost four years ago, and my transformation has been incredible.  In this episode, I discuss where I've been, what I've accomplished, and where I'm headed next (including news of my YouTube Channel Launch)! Watch it here: https://youtu.be/lrDg0gmhMuM Music Credit: Track: Ikson - Last Summer [Official] Music provided by Ikson® https://www.iksonmusic.com

Have you ever felt like you didn't have any options?  Have you ever made a decision from this place? When you do this it can be a quite disempowering feeling.  But when you recognize that you have more options than you thought, and when you select the option that is going to help you reach your end goal, you feel powerful.  This concept helps you recognize that there are more options and ways of thinking about them than you think. Click here to Register for Courage Concept Free Membership Site for Additional Materials to Help You Live Your Dreams. Growing Bold: How to Overcome Fear, Build Confidence, and Live the Life You Love

Ever take time off with the intention of continuing certain daily routines only to fall short?  This exact thing happened to me recently and it didn't feel good. I started to felt guilty for not getting more done. 

We can gain a lot from the necessary and sometimes unpleasant or tedious things in life -- that is if we learn to accept them and acknowledge their yet unseen purpose. In this episode, you'll hear a couple of examples and learn how you can use this idea to move through the tedious stuff of life more gracefully.

It's so easy to live life on autopilot, allowing circumstances to tell you how to feel.  But it doesn't have to be that way. When you take control of your attitude and detach your mood from what is going on around you, you can change your life in incredible ways.  Courage Concept #107 tells you how to do this.

What ceilings have you unconsciously built that have kept you from achieving your goals?  These limits are self-created and can be removed once you recognize they are illusory.  This concept will help you build confidence in yourself and remove limiting beliefs so that you can pursue and achieve that which is most important to you.

Do you hesitate to ask for what you want or need? Whatever your reasons for not asking, the answer is a sure no. This concept will help you stop tolerating what life gives you and ask for what you want.  

Are you struggling to get the results you want?  Perhaps it is a matter of taking a piecemeal approach instead of using one refined system.  Courage Concept 104 will help you get clear on what it is you want to experience when it comes to getting results. 

"Feel the fear and do it anyway."   This is easier said than done, but Heather Smith did it and now she is enjoying a life where she feels free to be her.  In this episode, she shares her story and how she was able to make a move to Cambodia sight unseen and create an incredible new life for herself there.  

Why aren't you where you want to be?  Is not having money a factor?  Well listen to this concept and find a new way of thinking about this constraint!

Have you had a million-dollar idea that you pushed aside or ignored only to forget about it?  Maybe you even saw your idea developed and marketed by someone else.  Well, it's time to start paying attention to these random musings of the mind and take note of them.  This will not only fuel your creativity, but it will help you get in tune with and learn to trust your intuition creating more flow in your life. 

Do you have trouble saying no?  Do you find yourself participating in things that just don't feel right to you?  Then this episode is here to help YOU find the confidence in yourself and in your intuition to do what feels right.

Are you always starting something new but never seem to get to the finish line?  Do you wish you were more persistent in working toward and reaching your goals?  Well, these three factors will help you follow through and actually getting to where you set out to.

Feeling starved for anything can turn you into an animal of sorts.  This includes feeling like you don't get enough respect, appreciation, love, or anything else you would like more of.  This concept will help you get more of what you want and build your confidence in the process.

Don't let attachment to people and things keep you from growing.  Even if you value loyalty, you can learn when it's time to let go and do so gracefully.  This concept tells you how!

Are you putting off something that is truly a priority for you because you don't THINK you have the time to do it?  Perhaps it's time to assess your priorities and set or reset your meaningful goals.  Doing this will give you a sense of freedom and ground you in your integrity.  This concept helps you do this.  

Do you think it takes a huge change in your life to increase your level of confidence?   Think again.  This week's guest Shola Abidoye, a successful entrepreneur, authority in customer acquisition, and citizen of the world, sets the record straight and shares awesome ways for you to build your confidence and expand your comfort zone one small challenge at a time so that you can experience the life you truly deserve. Contact Shola at www.ellelytics.com/podcast  

Do you ever find yourself doing something that feels easy but you sense that making a change might be in your best interest?  What do you do in those circumstances?  This Concept will help you think through making changes, when you have fallen into a rut that no longer serves you so that you can live your life more fully, more authentically

Have you got an important meeting, interview, or presentation that is creating a bit of uncertainty for you?  Why not try visualizing your event in advance?  This concept talks about practicing in your mind (or even physically) so that you can reduce the anxiety that you might be feeling.

Sometimes in life, it seems like we can't get a break.  We work hard, help others and still it seems like life is against us.  Today's guest, Iris, shares how in the midst of what seemed like a life falling apart, in letting go her circumstance changed.  She shares tips on how to let go and focus on the how so that you can achieve with greater ease and flow. Iris Bio Iris lives in the Republic of Serbia with her boyfriend whom she met online in the midst of the pandemic, a divorce, business closure, and selling her house. In the past, Iris has opened and closed multiple businesses and managed a total of 12 stores as a district manager at the height of her career. She now works as a psychic, online, and will soon be using her ESL certification she obtained a year ago to teach English. Along her journey, Iris has experienced what many people would consider failures; however, she continues to work on her dreams and is currently living one: living internationally while she helps others to achieve their own dreams through her work as a psychic. Contact Iris: https://www.facebook.com/healeririskanja  

Are you stuck in a rut, feeling like your life is contracting and that you are stagnating?  Maybe it's time to mix it up!  In this episode, you'll come to understand how staying put and in your comfort zone is a recipe for withering in life and you'll hear some food for thought that will help you move out of your comfort zone, expand your horizons, and mix it up a bit.

Are you the kind of person who jumps into new experiences with excitement or does the thought of doing this bring up stress and anxiety in you? I'm the latter, though I love the growth that comes from spontaneity and stepping out of my comfort zone.  This concept gives you tips on stepping up and trying and doing new things without being prepared to in advance.  

Ever feel lost and wonder if all you've worked for wasn't what you were supposed to be doing?  Burcu Onaranel had so she made a change, a big one. She left a nice corporate job and her native Turkey and moved to the USA without knowing the language.  In doing so, she faced her fears.  Now she embraces life outside of her comfort zone and the joy that was waiting for her there.

Ever wonder why it sometimes takes so long for you to attain your goals?  The answer could be in a disconnect between what you tell yourself you believe and what you believe deep down in your soul. When we understand what we truly believe and then take actions that support our true desires we can start thinking and truly believing in a way that will speed up our process. 

Do you discount compliments that people give you because you can't see the truth in them?  Perhaps you've got a blind spot.  I recently realized I had one.  Uncovering these blind spots and accepting and believing the good things people tell you about yourself can help you build your confidence. This concept shows you how.

Ariana Sutton grew up living in lots of different places within the United States. She is a self-professed military brat.  Her desire to experience new cultures outside the US sparked in her twenties and now she is living as a digital nomad.  We discuss the ups and downs of life as a nomad and how things to consider if you think this lifestyle is for you.

Has life pinched off your sense of curiosity?  Do you think you know the answers and so no longer bother to ask questions that could bring you greater clarity in life?  If so, why not start living life with a child's perspective where everything is new and intriguing? This episode will show you how and will free you to be more of who you know yourself to be!

Are you missing out on the success you say you want because of friction in your process?  Making things simpler, especially when you are starting something new, can reduce friction and increase your chances of completing what you start.  This concept shows you how!

What do you do when your plans for life after college get placed on hold indefinitely because of a once-in-a-century pandemic?  Autumn Green decided to explore a new country and culture and teach English in a small town in South Korea.  Autumn shares her experience and the fears she has faced and how she works through them.  

Do you add unnecessary struggle into your life?  I do, even though I work to minimize struggle in my life.

Are you making your projects more complicated than necessary by starting beyond your skill level or by trying to reinvent something unnecessarily?  Then listen to this Courage Concept.  It could be a game-changer!

Figuring out the right path for you to follow can be challenging, especially when you look at what everyone else is doing.  But when you follow your heart's desire and find a network that is supportive that can open you up to a new world of possibilities.  Kaity Rodriquez, through developing her self-esteem and self-confidence, has found a way to do just this.  She shares her journey from Miss New Jersey to therapist and author to future digital nomad and how you can tap into your own self-confidence superpower to live your best life.

Do you hyperfocus on taking steps to reach your goals or on how far away you are from reaching them?  I used to be solely focused on the metrics and how close or far from reaching my goals I was; however, lately I've gotten caught up enjoying the journey.  Both are important and this concept shares why striking a balance between the two can serve you well.

Have you ever gotten caught in the comparison trap where you look at the talents or accomplishments of others and get down on yourself because you don't think you measure up? If so, this concept will help you break free from that temptation and help you see how unique and valuable what you bring to the world really is.

Moving to a new country is challenging.  And when the official language there is one other than your native tongue, that can have you reeling.  But learning a new language even at an older age IS possible.  In this Roadmap to Adventure Solo Episode featuring your host, Patricia Brooks, you get a look into how I am learning and working to master the French language, even during the pandemic.  

Are you a victim of your expectations?  I know I had been, but once I learned I had more control than I realized over my circumstances and I made changes on my own and within myself, then everything changed. 

The skill of laughter is serving Pete Cann, The Laughter Man well.  But don't let his jovial nature fool you.  He is no stranger to dark times. What has brought him through them has been facing his fear and getting help. Now he has learned to infuse laughter into his life to stay creative, focused, and feeling good.

Do you spend enough time taking stock of your progress, congratulating yourself on how far you've actually come, as you work to reach your goals?  I know I hadn't.  But now I make a habit of this.  This concept speaks to the power of reflection during your journey to help you feel happier as you work to achieve your goals and also once you arrive.

Ever set out to accomplish something with a clear path in mind only to find off that straight path and on a more circuitous one?  I know I have and it can be so frustrating. But in this episode, I share why taking a different less direct path could help you in the long run. Click here to Register for Courage Concept Free Membership Site for Additional Materials to Help You Live Your Dreams. Growing Bold: How to Overcome Fear, Build Confidence, and Live the Life You Love

How many years do you have ahead of you before you can live life on your terms?  Diane Evans made a decision to live that kind of life now.  She and her husband left good jobs and moved to France.  After their return to the US, she left another good job to start her photography business, and she hasn't regretted a thing.  In this episode, Diane shares the ups and downs and how she manages to stay focused, positive, and on her new path.

Feeling lost and without purpose? Then develop a new habit, something you do consistently and that speaks to your core values, and watch your confidence soar. 

Are your thoughts leading down a path of more flow or greater resistance?  When we think "What if I try this new thing and it goes poorly?" we are setting ourselves up for things to go poorly.  A slow slog in life toward death.  When we think "What if I try this new thing and it goes well?" we will move forward, with greater hope and vibrant energy in our lives.  This concept details how to think more positively so you can get busy living.

Living abroad and moving about the world as Jamilia Grier has done for much of her adult life has given her a perspective that we all can learn from.  In this interview we talk about life in China, Singapore, and Connecticut, USA as well as ways to move out of your comfort zone to experience a richer life.