Choose Your Path Podcast: Recent Episodes
Colette Topfer
Hey out there? Colette here......A wife, working mother of two, retired Army Officer, and master of all the chaos.Join me while we chat about all the things life decides to throw at us! The good, the bad, and more often…….the crazy. So If you have a little crazy in YOUR life, you’ve found the right place. Welcome to the Choose your path podcast...now let's jump in!!
It's been a few years here at the Choose your Path and Badass Butterflies Podcast and a few changes along the road. But our time has come to an end here after a lot of thought and conversations (mostly with myself) I am grateful for all the support along the way but that is all for now. but who knows, I may just pop up again when you least expect it.
Until then...... Get out there and do what makes you happy!
Love Colette
yep we do all the things but just know you aren't alone and you have to take a moment to take a break from the emotional hopscotch called life!
You can do it!
Hey there Badasses …….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or better yet head over to apple podcasts and leave a quick review. Also, check out all the links in the show notes and Instagram **page where you might even find some amazing resources and a little tough love. Hit me up if you need a little extra push today and remember you’re a badass so get out there and do great things!
Have a great week!**
Hey there Badasses …….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or better yet head over to apple podcasts and leave a quick review. Also, check out all the links in the show notes and Instagram **page where you might even find some amazing resources and a little tough love. Hit me up if you need a little extra push today and remember you’re a badass so get out there and do great things!
Welcome to 2023**
Hey there Badasses …….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or better yet head over to apple podcasts and leave a quick review. Also, check out all the links in the show notes and Instagram **page where you might even find some amazing resources and a little tough love. Hit me up if you need a little extra push today and remember you’re a badass so get out there and do great things!
See ya next YEAR!**
Rediscovering yourself
So many things change over time. I had this conversation with my kids not too long ago.
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Hit me up if you need some help and remember you’re a badass so get out there and do great things! Take care, have a great day, and I’ll chat with ya next week……..
**I've been thinking a lot about the podcast these days and often wonder why the hell I keep doing it and then every week I feel the pull back to the microphone. It's like it's calling me to speak into it. I honestly rarely know what I am going to speak till about 12 hrs maybe even 30 minutes before I do the mic test. Then I often ask myself why I keep doing these. Is it for the 4 downloads I get per week (umm probably not) So I just kept letting my mind wonder about this craziness.
Today I will dig into the why and how things keep pulling me to keep doing them.
If you are interested in a little more about the group I talk about on the podcast then definitely check out a really cool group I am a part of and love called Everyday Enchantment with an amazing lady named Stacey Andon (who also has a podcast with the same name Everyday Enchantment w/ Stacey Andon) Click Here**
Until next time! Get out there and kick some ass, yes I said it.
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Hit me up if you need some help and remember you’re a badass so get out there and do great things! Take care, have a great day, and I’ll chat with ya next week…….. Colette
Do you ever find yourself trying to organize things to set yourself up for success in life? Maybe making it a bit easier to do what you need to do to get it done successfully?
Today I have a story to share about this very thing and how maybe making things a little more uncomfortable can push you to be better in the end.
Let's dive in!
Hello Badass Butterflies!……. If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or head over to where you listen to podcasts and leave a quick review. Also check out all the ideas, hacks, and fun on Instagram@_bbpodcast_
Hit me up if you need some help and remember you’re a badass so get out there and do great things! Take care, have a great day, and I’ll chat with ya next week……..
A quick pulse check on all the things for 2022. Listen in on my update for the last week also. Travel, Concerts, and Fun for the win!!
Hello Badass Butterflies!……. If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or head over to where you listen to podcasts and leave a quick review. Also check out all the ideas, hacks, and fun on Instagram@_bbpodcast_
Hit me up if you need some help and remember you’re a badass so get out there and do great things! Take care, have a great day, and I’ll chat with ya next week……..
Live Laugh and Over IT
Rainbows and Unicorns right??! Nope not always and it's ok….
Hello Badass Butterflies!……. If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or head over to where you listen to podcasts and leave a quick review. Also check out all the ideas, hacks, and fun on Instagram @colettetopfer_cfl
Hit me up if you need some help and remember you’re a badass so get out there and do great things! Take care, have a great day, and I’ll chat with ya next week……..
**You are probably wondering what in the world is happening right now. Now Badass Butterfly is in french? No :) I remember a few years ago when my daughter was taking cooking lessons, the very first lesson taught Mise en Place - Everything in place. This applies to so much more than just cooking and we will go through all the ways you can apply this to day-to-day life! Don't forget to tag me in your everything-in-place plans this week!!
Hello Badass Butterflies!……. If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or head over to where you listen to podcasts and leave a quick review. Also check out all the ideas, hacks, and fun on Instagram**@_bbpodcast_
Welcome to Badass Butterflies!!
Trust me! All those little things out there you are afraid to do.... YOU CAN and I will chat about how.
Hey everyone…….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick review. Also, check out the Instagram page where you can find some other amazing resources and random ideas.
And if you ever need some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to chat. We never have to take this journey alone! Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
Welcome to Badass Butterflies!!
Thats a wrap! Summer is coming to an end and I will recap some of the summer craziness in this conversation today.
Hey everyone…….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick review. Also, check out the Instagram page where you can find some other amazing resources and random ideas.
And if you ever need some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to chat. We never have to take this journey alone! Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
Welcome to Badass Butterflies!!
Thanks for joining in the fun. Watch for some amazing conversations with so many great topics. All for you!
Hey everyone…….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick review. Also, check out the Instagram page where you can find some other amazing resources and random ideas.
And if you ever need some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to chat. We never have to take this journey alone! Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
**Be Kind - Be the bright star for yourself and others. Hey and guess what....it's FREE. Today we will chat about little ways you can be kind in your world to maybe just brighten someone else's world a little.
I challenge you this week to a few random acts of kindness and tag me in them or tell me about them. We can make this world a little better one random act of kindness at a time.**
Hey everyone…….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick review. Also, check out the Instagram page where you can find some amazing resources and a little tough love.
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to chat. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
Are you at a crossroads in life and is it stopping you in your tracks? Today I am talking about how we are all badass butterflies and are able to get through the "STUFF" to get to where we need to be in whatever chapter of life we are in! You CAN do this!
Hey everyone…….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick review. Also, check out the Instagram page where you can find some amazing resources and a little tough love.
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to chat. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
Surprise! Guess who?! I am here with a quick summer check-in to see how YOU are doing, what I have been doing, and some things to think about it.
You may even learn something new and exciting!!
Have a fantastic summer and I will chat with you again very very soon!!
Hey everyone…….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick review. Also, check out the Instagram page where you can find some amazing resources and a little tough love.
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to chat. Take care and have a great day!!!
TTFN..... For those that don't know that one..... Ta Ta For Now.
Not forever but for a break, Everyone needs a summer break (even if you ARE still working), and find out on this episode what my plan is for this summer!
Big plans, big changes, but coming back better than ever!
See you soon!
Colette
**Be yourself, feel like yourself and it’s ok.....
We will dig into this today along with an interesting story.
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If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to chat. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
So much noise out there today, so many distractors
So much social media (don’t get me started on all the platforms that suck us in)
The news (is there ever any good news): conflicts, crime, court cases, and so many other things!
Honestly all the people around you in what seems like a constant competition of all the things….
I have some news for you (and myself as well)
Mind your business. Don’t worry about the other stuff going on around you. Make sure you are taking care of yourself, your family, and your inner circle because in the end all that other stuff out there doesn’t affect you. You control You!
Some things we can all work on (including me) to help with this.
**Let’s challenge ourselves for a week to practice these 5 steps I will give you......
Admin notes - I am thinking about a Summer Hiatus but would love to know if you want me to keep going, change it up, go in a different direction, or anything..... Let me know. I would love your feedback!**
Hey everyone…….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also, check out any links in today’s show notes for the instagram page where you can also find some amazing resources and a little tough love
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to chat. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
Courage.
What is that one thing that is stopping you in your tracks. Take a hard look and let's try and figure out what is holding you back.
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If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to chat. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
**Here is a little piece of goodness for your Wednesday
Hey everyone…….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also check out any links in today’s show notes for the Instagram page where you can also find some amazing resources and a little tough love**
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to chat. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
Today join me for a quick dose of inspiration. As I am listening to "Can't Hurt Me" by David Goggins, he said something that struck me and made me think back through all the years of my own life.....
Find Power in Your Story
Use the things you run into in life to power you through...
You've got this!
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If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to chat. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
Hey all! It’s been a few weeks and it's been on my mind. How am I challenging myself?
75 Hard - Yea I know you’ve probably heard about this and are thinking ugh that’s too much but for one this is the Choose your path podcast, not the choose Colette’s path podcast so here is why I am doing this….. Come listen to why and what it's all about.
www.75hard.comHow are you challenging yourself? What things can you do to keep that drive? Think about that this week and come up with something. Little or big, just come up with something!
**So there you have it for this week and I hope it gives you the inspiration to get out there and take on something you’ve been wanting to do.
You’ve got this! I believe in you! Until next week, take care!**
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If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to chat. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
**This week I took a hard look at a question I was asked a week or two ago. It’s funny if you would have asked me these questions a few years ago I would have had the answer in a snap. But lately, these questions have caused me to think about my purpose….
Today we will talk about those questions and how do YOU fit in?
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If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to chat. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
Short and simple this week. Maybe its just the thing you need to hear.
Hey everyone…….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also, check out any links in today’s show notes for the Instagram page where you can also find some amazing resources and a little tough love
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to chat. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
EPISODE 40!!
This week lets do a lightning round where I answer 10 random questions about all the things!
Are you curious about the answers? Then join me for the fun! Let's GO!
Hey everyone…….If you love this, or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick review. Also check out my instagram page where you can also find some amazing resources, and a little tough love.
If you are ready for some help, fun, or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to chat. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
Welcome to a flashback episode from 2021. I am going to reshare a little about my story and explain that it's completely ok to be a little weird in life.
That's what makes each of us special!
Have a great week and ENJOY!
Happy 1 year of the Choose Your Path Podcast recording from my hotel room in Hawaii. We will chat about the podcast, the future, Hawaii, my mind, and all the amazing things.
Thanks to everyone who continues to listen to the podcast and I look forward to another year!!
See you next week!
**Hey There, Colette here, and today I want to talk a little about what is Normal? What might be normal to you may definitely not be normal to someone else and that's ok! But the bigger thing is we need to be aware, empathetic and understand that everyone is so different in so many ways.
Today I have a couple of stories to share about my normal and how it is definitely different than other normals. And guess what..... It's ok!**
Hey everyone…….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also, check out any links in today’s show notes for the Instagram page where you can also find some amazing resources and a little tough love
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to chat. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
CYP 36 - Credit where Credit is due
**Yes, I did post a toilet on my Instagram feed this week. I was hesitant but then I thought….WHY the heck not…… and I'll tell you why…..
Listen in....its a good one.**
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If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to chat. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
It only takes one person to make an impact.
Hey everyone…….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also, check out all the links in today’s show notes for the Instagram or Facebook page where you can also find some amazing resources and a little tough love
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to jump in with ya. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
I am so glad you joined me today for a quick conversation about a few things….
This has been weighing on me recently because I have been thinking about all the people that have come in and out of my life and wondered why is it people sometimes just kind of fade out of your life for one reason or another?
I used to let it really get to me, almost bother me…. Like what did I do? But then I started thinking about all the things……. And a few things donned on me…… I realized that
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need whether internal or external. It may be for a short period or a long period but they are there for a reason. Some you will stay in contact with for your entire life while others are in and out for a reason (and it's ok!) Just like you might be the very reason you are in and out of others' live.
So when does this happen?? Let's chat about a few.
“Not everyone you lose is a loss”
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If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to jump in with ya. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
Hey everyone it's me…… Colette and this is episode 33 of the Choose your path podcast. I am so glad you joined me today for a quick conversation about a few things….
Being Proactive, Time Management, and the struggle makes you stronger.
So today's challenge is to hit that time-out button, look around and find areas you can be more proactive, manage your time a little better and figure out how you can make that struggle a little more successful.
You’ve got this!!
Hey everyone…….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also check out all the links in today’s show notes for the Instagram or Facebook page where you can also find some amazing resources, a little tough love, and Wednesday wisdom videos.
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up!
Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
New Years is so overwhelming
Why do we set ourselves up for disaster by setting these goals, ambitions, and crazy things so big and so overwhelming that you get so stressed out that you just ignore the whole thing?
Yep, we literally set them and then boom forget them.
So today I will share some ways I get 1% better every day and minimize stress in my life.
If you like this podcast then you will love the book Atomic Habits by James Clear where he digs even deeper into how you can create systems and processes to get 1% better every day!
I challenge you if you are in a rut to start thinking….. How can I transition from goals to systems and improve every day!
1% - that's all it takes.
Post it, tag me. I would love to see everyone out there giving their 1%!!
Hey everyone…….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also, check out the Instagram or Facebook page where you can find some amazing resources and a little tough love.
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to help. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
All my favorite things…..
**2022!! So to start off the year I thought I would share some of my favorite things right now! These are the things really helping me find success in different areas of my life right now!
Let's Dive In.....**
Planners / Commit30 Click Here
AudioBooks / Audible Click Here
Nutrition / Eat To Perform Click Here
Home DIY @eastcoastfloridadiy
Cleaning DIY @momthatlovestoclean
Podcasts We Can Do Hard Things / This is Joy and Claire
iPhone Apps / Stepbet Click Here / Instacart Click Here
Email Manager / Mailstrom Click Here
In the Kitchen / Pampered Chef Click Here
Fitness / Peloton Click Here
Hey everyone…….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also check out my Instagram or Facebook page where you can also find some amazing resources, a little tough love, and some fun videos.
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to jump in to help. Take care and Bye for now!!
In all the craziness life brings.......deep breath.......be grateful
Have a safe, healthy, and happy 2022 and I can't wait for a new year of Choose Your Path!
Let's GO!
**22 for 2022!
It’s your time and how can you make the most of it?
Find out what’s on my 2022 to do list!
Here are a few of my highlights but listen to the podcast for the rest:
- Become a new healthy version of myself
- Weekly phone cal l with family
- Pick up three pieces of trash a day
- Create a "Now" Album
- Walk Walk Walk
What are YOUR 3 words for 2022? I will share mine!**
Try out Step Bet and walk walk walk with me…… https://waybetter.com/profile/stepbet/membership
I challenge you this week to create your very own 22 in 2022 to-do list! Share some of your to dos on social media and tag me!
Hey everyone…….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also, check out all the links in today’s show notes for the Instagram or Facebook page where you can also find some amazing resources and a little tough love.
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to jump in with ya. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week to wrap up 2021……..
2022 is coming!!
What's your plan? Join me to hear how I planned 2021 and how to prep for 2022!
Hey everyone…….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also check out all the links in today’s show notes for the instagram or facebook page where you can also find some amazing resources, a little tough love, and Wednesday wisdom videos.
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to jump in with ya. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
bye for now!!
It's a new season.... literally and figuratively. Things are always changing but how are you adjusting to those changes?
Join me where I will share a few of my changes and adjustments to calm the chaos in my life and around me.
Hey everyone…….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also check out all the links in today’s show notes for the Instagram or Facebook page where you can also find some amazing resources, a little tough love, and Wednesday wisdom videos.
If you are ready for some help, have a podcast idea, or even want to have a conversation, hit me up! Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya in a couple of weeks……..
bye for now!!
**In the last couple of weeks, two people who've inspired me through my military career passed away and I took some time to reflect on what they meant to me as a leader, and mentor to me.
The funny thing is they didn’t even realize they were a mentor to me and I wanted to explain that in today's Choose your path podcast chat…….
Hey everyone…….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also check out all the links in today’s show notes for the instagram or facebook page where you can also find some amazing resources, a little tough love, and some fun videos.**
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to jump in and talk with ya. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..
bye for now!!
**Hey everyone!
So I am trying something new……. So bare with me and hopefully, this will allow me to share this in various areas. So let me explain. If you haven’t heard of the Wisdom App let me share real quick……**
Wisdom is still in the process of being developed but you can find it through the Apple app store. Long story short is in this app you can go in and listen to amazing top mentors talk about every topic under the sun. While you are in there you can choose to jump on and talk one on one with the mentor speaking at the time. It's very cool and I look forward to chatting with you about all the things. Go check it out......WISDOM **So let's get back at it and talk about today’s topic………. Understanding your Why? This may not be the typical talk because the first thing I do when I hear “What’s your why” is often a big sigh and say to myself ugh here we go again with the same answers.
I dig in deep to my own why..... Let's GO!**
**Hey everyone welcome to this week's little dose of the choose your path podcast.
This one is probably geared towards the moms out there crushing it. But honestly, everyone should probably hear this. I felt like I needed to hear this so it's probably a safe bet others need to hear it also. It's never easy to do all the things and that's ok.
I have always been one to try and do it all myself and I have very recently realized it's ok to be ok.
Today we will chat about it...... Let's go!**
If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also check out all the links in today’s show notes for the Instagram or Facebook page where you can also find some amazing resources, a little tough love, and Wednesday wisdom videos.
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to jump in with ya. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..bye for now!!
Hey out there? Colette here, A wife, working mother of two, retired Army Veteran, and master of all the chaos.
Are you ready for a whole new Choose Your Path Podcast Vibe?
Join me while we chat about all the things life decides to throw at us!
The Good, the bad, and more often…….the crazy. So If you have a little crazy in YOUR life, you’ve found the right place. Welcome to the ALL NEW Choose your path podcast...now let's jump in!! **It doesn’t have to be all or nothing. Choose the things that you are doing well and expand on them. Don’t fall into the overwhelm of trying to do everything.
Just remember it can be as little or as much as you want to do. The big thing is to just keep going and never give up. The only time we are guaranteed to fail is if we give up and that's just not going to happen!!**
**So this week get rid of that overwhelm and decide the little things to start working on to get you closer in the direction you want to be moving and write it down!
Post-it notes are great reminders of what you would like to accomplish!**
Hey everyone…….If you love this or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or head over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also check out all the links in today’s show notes for the Instagram or Facebook page where you can also find some amazing resources, a little tough love and support.
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..bye for now!!
It's been 8 weeks?! What in the world! Listen in and find out what made me plug back in!
It's great to see you again. It's never too late to get back up and start again!
Thanks for joining me on episode 21!
Today I am talking about unplugging! Its ok to disconnect for a while and reevaluate. I just did for two weeks and I will share what I learned with you!
I challenge you to unplug this week and take some time to figure out where you are and where you want to go in life.
Hey everyone…….If you love this, or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also check out all the links in today’s show notes for the instagram or facebook page where you can also find some amazing resources, a little tough love, and wednesday wisdom videos.
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to jump in with ya. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..bye for now!!
It's Episode 20 AND its my BIRTHDAY!!
Today is the day I am grateful to celebrate my birthday and I wanted to share my top 5 reflections from the past year!
Enjoy and have a great day and I will see you soon!
Colette
The comparison game! be grateful with what you have and be hungry for more. Today I am going to talk through 5 things to help you get over that comparison stress you might find yourself in day to day…….
**Focus on YOUR strengths
Define your version of success and happiness
Focus on YOUR growth
Celebrate your own wins
Be grateful
So there it is! STOP COMPARING! So now I have a challenge for you. Seriously! Here we go….. Go through your social media and those people that stress you the heck out because you feel like they are doing more, getting more, or just causing you to second guess yourself……**
Delete! Unfollow! Thats it! Get that out of your newsfeed and stop letting it control you! Easy right?! Go do the work, get it done, post on social media and tag me that you are “CLEANING HOUSE” no more stress for you!! You will be so glad you did.
So there ya go…… until next time, have a fantastic week and I will see ya next time on Choose your Path.
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If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to jump in with ya. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..bye for now!!
I want to talk about making hard decisions.
I want to talk about this because I have been in the middle of a hard decision for about a week and I just made my choice and moved forward. Sometimes things are tough…. But you have to do what is right for you, your family, your goals.
I want to share 5 things I think about when I make those tough decisions……..
- Pros/Cons - but don’t over analyze making that decision
- Get Clear on what you want / What’s Important / think long term
- How to help make a smooth transition / NEVER BURN BRIDGES
- Don’t choose something because you are “Supposed to” / Stop the “What ifs” / Does this fit into your plan?
- Take a DEEP BREATH and Listen to your gut because I promise you your gut knows.
Do what makes you happy and gets you closer to your goals.
Hey everyone…….If you love this, or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also check out all the links in today’s show notes for the instagram or facebook page where you can also find some amazing resources, a little tough love, and wednesday wisdom videos.
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to jump in with ya. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..bye for now!!
I received this topic from my facebook group and I know its a common one among alot of folks out there regardless of age! Healthy Habits!
So I am going to share a few of my healthy habits to answer the questions. Here were the questions I received from the group…..
1 - I love working out but would love to know how to workout smarter....if you only have 30 mins a day 4-5 days a week what is the best workout to do for the most benefit? Also, always have nutrition issues....best ways to get your protein in? Best meal prepping tips?
2 - Pushing past the discomfort of trying new things. Ex: running sprints, riding the bike and the panic sets in that you’re dying when you really aren’t... then never pushing past that feeling.
**So I am going to try and cover all these things in 3 different categories: fitness, nutrition, and a little bit of embracing the suck and I will get into that a little more as we move along with this podcast.
Again these are the things I do and what works (most of the time) for me. You have to ENGAGE the SUCK, and you have to keep going……. Just like I tell my kids!**
JUST KEEP GOING! With fitness, nutrition, life, all the things.You can take these ideas and blow them off, roll with them, or you can reevaluate and do what works for YOU because in the end that is where you will find the most success.
So there you have it. No magic. Just the hard honest words. I hope these words get to you and drive you to keep going. So my challenge to you this week is to look in that accountability mirror right now and figure out what you ultimately want and how you are going to go and recharge and find the success you are looking for. Post it on Social Media now, share it with the world to hold yourself accountable. Remember, YOU’VE GOT THIS. I believe in you.
RESOURCES
Bad Peach Fitness https://www.youtube.com/c/BadPeachFitness
Hey everyone…….If you love this, or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also check out all the links in today’s show notes for the instagram or facebook page where you can also find some amazing resources, a little tough love, and wednesday wisdom videos.
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to jump in with ya. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..bye for now!!
This week I decided to just have a good conversation with you guys. Talk about a few topics and call it a day. So instead of giving you the top 10 list or dig deep into something specific, I wanted to look back over the past week, 3-4 topics came to mind from conversations and there was a lot learned and realized in those discussions. So let's dig in.
Join us for all the amazing details!
Hey everyone…….If you love this, or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also check out all the links in today’s show notes for the instagram or facebook page where you can also find some amazing resources, a little tough love, and wednesday wisdom videos.
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to jump in with ya. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..bye for now!!
So with all these feelings and thoughts flooding my brain this week thinking about most of my favorites heading out into the real world and even my own kids growing up and moving on to bigger and better things I thought I would talk a little bit about perspective.
The definition of perspective is - a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.
Lets talk about a few things that can often affect your perspective and ways you can fix that!
- Ditch the negativity
- Stop shoulding
- Start thinking bigger picture
- Show a little gratitude
- Move!
Ahhhh Perspective right! So I challenge you…….TODAY…….. right now……...to try these things, think about your perspective. Could it use a little work? Well now is the time. It’s time to make a shift!
Hey everyone…….If you love this, or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also check out all the links in today’s show notes for the instagram or facebook page where you can also find some amazing resources, a little tough love, and wednesday wisdom videos.
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am always ready to jump in with ya. Take care and have a great day and I’ll see ya next week……..bye for now!!
Today I am going to talk through about 10 things you can do to keep yourself accountable and honestly and more importantly get shit done……
So lets jump in…...
- Get your mind right!
- Create a mission statement
- Set your priorities
- Write everything down / Create lists but use them wisely
- Do one thing at a time - multitasking can crush you
- Rewards
- Emphasize your strengths and improve weaknesses
- Time management / VALUE your time
- Look back every so often / get feedback
- Keep yourself accountable / possibly find someone!
I hope you enjoyed today's episode. I challenge you to get out there and get that SHIT DONE!
If you love this, or know someone that needs it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also check out all the links in today’s show notes for the instagram or facebook page where you can also find some amazing resources, tough love, and wednesday wisdom videos.
If you are ready for some help or even a conversation, hit me up! I am ready to jump in with ya. Take care and have a great day! See ya next week!!
Honestly do we ever really find our true self? I feel like it's like this evolution you are just always working on. You’re bettering yourself, you're always making minor changes to kind of get yourself to adapt to the environment around you.
While I was going through this process there were things that stood out to me and helped me figure out how to maneuver the direction I wanted to go…..
So I came up with another infamous checklist (this time we have the top 9 things) that helped me work through these issues and we will work through them in the podcast.
- Take a time out
- Understand who you are, not who you want to be or what OTHERS want you to be!
- What are you good at?
- Ask for help?
- Ask for feedback from those around you?
- Assess your Circle
- Take time everyday to just think.
- Write that stuff down, look at it, breathe it
- Finally…...JUMP
I hope you enjoyed today's episode and if you love it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also check out all the links in today’s show notes for some amazing people, places, and resources!
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Let’s Catch up! I decided this episode is going to do a few things! So you get to have a conversation with with me! Lucky YOU!
I am going to Catch you up on some things I am doing on Social Media, some collaborative work, tell a few stories and wrap it up! So many good things!!
**Your quick little pep talk for the week! Let’s do this!
Some Links from the discussions today:
75 Hard - https://andyfrisella.com/pages/75hard-info So I am continuing to work with Work It Career coaching with the amazing Lori Theriault https://workitcareers.com/**
Angel Work with Karen Raymond - https://www.voiceofangels.net/
The Accountability Partner Podcast with Tierra Jackson - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountability-partner/id1550174224
I hope you enjoyed today's episode and if you love it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. Also check out all the links in today’s show notes for some amazing people, places, and resources!
Thank you so much for joining me today Join me over in the Choose Your Path Podcast facebook group , or on instagram or on my facebook page. All the links are in the notes!
Have a fantastic week!!
**This week I just wanted to share a few things from over the MANY years that I contribute to my success in many areas of my life. Not a permanent list but when I find things that work, ya just stick with it! So today I will share 10 things (plus a bonus) that make my life better!
1 - I work out**
2 - I food prep
3 - Plan my weeks
4 - Time management is key
5 - Help when I can
6 - Share my stories
7 - I LOVE Podcasts! Listen for my top 5 I am listening to right now!
8 - I schedule family time
9 - i make sure i get alone time
10 - I call my family
**Listen for my bonus one as well.
Remember this quote from Author Shannon Alder “Sometimes the one thing you need for growth is the one thing you are afraid to do.”**
So get that list started. Put those things on it that you are afraid of and go for it. You just might find out it the thing you needed for growth!!
I hope you enjoyed today's episode and if you love it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. I am always blown away with the nice things people are saying about Choose Your Path!
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Yay we are at EPISODE 10!! Crazy! I know its not 100 anything huge but to me it IS HUGE. because it's been 10 episodes where I have intentionally sat down and shared my thoughts, information and life experiences
my only hope is that even one person has benefitted from it. If you have…..keep sharing, keep listening, keep subscribing and joining me every monday morning!
Ok let's get to it.
Are you weird?? - Yep that was the name of Andy Frisella's RealAF podcast and I loved every minute of it. He talked about how everyone is weird and guess what, its a good thing. We see everyone trying to be like everyone else whether its on Social Media, in life, or wherever!
Its better to be YOU. Quirky, weird, special you! There was definitely more to it but that was the point. Be YOU because you are the only one like YOU out there and that's a good thing!
**I wanted to share a quick story because everyone is “weird” in their own special way (especially me) and thats what makes you YOU and that's what makes you special to people and relatable.
Listen in to hear my story!
Share this with someone if it hit you like Andy’s podcast hit me! As a matter of fact I will share his podcast link in the show notes. Its that important.**
So get out there and be weird! Embrace it! Live it!
I hope you enjoyed today's episode and if you love it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. I am always blown away with the nice things people are saying about Choose Your Path!
Thank you so much for joining me today Join me over in the Choose Your Path Podcast facebook group , or on instagram or on my facebook page. All the links are in the notes!
Take the 20 minutes to listen to the podcast that inspired this episode:
Andy Frisella - Real AF Podcast - Are You Weird? https://andyfrisella.com/blogs/realaf-podcast/69-are-you-weird
**Now just imagine if I would have sat down during high school and started laying out a plan or a dream of all the things i wanted in life and steps to get there?! Instead of blindly walking into the direction of what I thought I wanted I would have created the steps to get there in potentially a more efficient manner!
Without as many roadblocks or detours right?! Maybe even take months or years off the time to get there!**
So remember it's always important to have a life plan, but realize it's important to have one that might have more than one path!! Kind of a just in case path right?!
**So What the heck is a life plan?
We will talk about it!
What makes it successful? Here are some of the steps we will talk about......**
- Look at your future
- Plan your steps
- Eliminate road blocks
- Stay Balanced
- Clarify your Priorities
- Narrow down your options
- Do the Work
**I would love to start seeing some life plans. Even if they are just lists, you have to start somewhere to get anywhere. So tag me in those lists on Instagram @ColetteTopfer_CFL
I’ll give ya a cheer, comment or maybe a little tip for your big plan!!**
So get out there and start creating those plans!!
I hope you enjoyed today's episode and if you love it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review. I am always blown away with the nice things people are saying about Choose Your Path!
Thank you so much for joining me today Join me over in the Choose Your Path Podcast facebook group , or on instagram or on my facebook page. All the links are in the notes!
Have a fantastic day and I will see ya next week!
a little kindness even in the smallest ways makes a huge difference in your life or in somebody else's life.
It doesn't take a huge act to make a huge impact. It can be a small things like a picture or saying hi or asking how someone is doing that can ultimately make a huge difference in their entire day.
So I wanted to come on this week and just talk about kindness…...keeping it simple….
You know all the crazy stuff that is going on around us and just being present and understanding that everyone is going through different things and they may not show it on the outside but on the inside everyone has their baggage……..and some days can be pretty rough and even those you least suspect like my own first grader is having those types of dilemmas because of all the things around us.
So rather than letting the situation dictate what is going to happen we have to take charge and decide what we want and how we are going to get there. And being kind to yourself and those around you is probably your first step.
And let me tell you, when you are kind, your surroundings become a better place.
So I thought I would share a quick 10 reasons why you should be kind…..
- It feels good
- It’s contagious
- It can change someone’s day for the better
- It doesn’t cost a thing
- You just might make some new friends
- It can open your heart and mind to other people or other ideas
- Your are stronger when are kinder even to a mean person
- It can become a habit
- Kindness speaks all the languages
- People will always remember how you make them feel
BONUS - Kindness is SIMPLE.
So that’s it. The only message I wanted to put out there today. So get out there today and do me a favor. Be kind to someone today. That’s all I am asking. Seriously…..Thats it!
So I hope you have an amazing day. Be kind to one another and I will see you next time.
Take Care.
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So I am going to jump into about 5 things that go through my mind when this Yes or No question comes up. Again this is not about being a scrooge or an unsocial person but again its to prevent yourself from continuing to put yourself LAST when it comes to your goals and your success!
So let's dig in…….
- **Does it support your plan and goals
- You don’t owe anyone anything
- It doesn’t interest you
- Take care of YOU
- Your time is valuable
So say no and keep pushing forward with those things that support you and your goals for the future. Start putting yourself first and you will notice all the things around you start to improve! Stress decreasing, calendar opening up for things you want to do, you are happier with your choices and you are finally recharged by putting yourself and your goals FIRST!**
So get out there and crush those goals and start moving forward again!
I hope you enjoyed today's episode and if you love it, share it!! Or get over to apple podcasts and leave a quick positive review.
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Have a fantastic day and I will see ya next week!
Hello Everyone!!
This week let's talk about first impressions and why it’s important for High school students or anyone for that matter…..
So many times I've talked about first impressions with students, soldiers, junior officers and I have mentioned how important they are in life. As you’ve probably heard before……
You only get one chance to make a first impression........So with that, I decided to talk about 10 (YES 10) things you can do to make a good first impression.
- Be on Time
- Present Yourself Appropriately
- Be Yourself
- Smile
- Confidence
- Ask Questions
- Be Positive
- Be Polite and Listen
- Make Eye Contact
- Send a Thank You
So yes, there are a lot of things to remember when it comes to making a first impression but even just a few of these, even just one can set you apart from all the other people in this world so just remember taking that little extra time to make that good first impression could set you up for success in the long run.
I hope you enjoyed today's episode and if you love it, share it!!
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Thanks again for joining me and Have a fantastic day and I will see ya next week!
This week I am talking about Mentoring. Why its important for High school students, why its important to be one, and a little added bonus info at the end
So what is Mentoring?
Let's talk definition - A mentor is an experienced friend or confidant who is there to provide guidance and support in any number of ways and situations, including academically. Many of the world’s most successful business and world leaders credit mentors as key contributors to their success.
**My definition of mentor and how I have been one - Walking along side that person, Not doing it for them, not telling them how to do it, but to share experiences and things that i have been through to help them understand different avenues or ways they can get through something or get to something.
Today I will discuss 4 of many reasons why mentoring is so important.
- Hold Students Accountable
- Be Consistent
- Build Confidence
- Help with Career Exploration
Extra Resources from today's episode -
Gallop Strengths Assessments - https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/253862/cliftonstrengths-for-schools.aspx Challenging Coach by Dr John Blakey and Ian Day*https://challengingcoaching.co.uk/coaching-experts/* Maryland MENTOR*https://www.marylandmentor.net/* I hope you enjoyed today's episode and if you love it, make sure you screenshot it and tag me on social media, or head over to apple podcasts and leave me a positive review!**
Even if you can only reach one student or young person, you’ve made a difference. You never know, you can be that one light that student needed to make a difference. And to me, that's worth it.
Thank you so much for joining me today for this episode! Join me over in the Choose Your Path Podcast facebook group , instagram or on the facebook **page
Have a fantastic day and I will see ya next week.**
Today we will talk about Silver Linings
A silver lining is a sign of hope or a positive aspect in an otherwise negative situation. The phrase is often seen as part of the proverb…...Every cloud has a silver lining, meaning that there's hope or something good to be found in every bad situation.
I find myself having conversations with my students and silver linings come up more often than not.
Finding the positives, the teaching points, the lessons learned and so many other things that make us look at things differently and grow stronger from each situation.
So today I am going to talk through 5 reasons (even though there are so many more) why I choose to look for silver linings. And yes there may or may not be a story that relates to each one of those silver linings!
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One day we will all look back at this and have a fantastic story - every time you find yourself in a situation in life, you have a story and that story can change someone else’s life.
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Experience Life - be legendary, create your movie script and make it a blockbuster and do things that make YOU proud
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Always moving forward competing with yourself (getting better every day)
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Realize how grateful you are
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YOU HAVE THE POWER - to change your situation
So just remember this…..every day. Silver linings can actually help you move forward in life. Keep thinking ahead, stop looking back. Don't jump on the negative train or spend your time playing over the “what ifs” in your mind.
We all have a journey. Enjoy yours. Find those silver linings and live YOUR (no one else's) LIFE!
So thank you so much for joining me today for this episode! Join me over in the Choose Your Path Podcast facebook group , instagram or on the facebook page and share YOUR silver linings
T**hanks for joining me on another episode of Choose Your Path Podcast! I have thought about today’s topic a lot! First though, just a hint……...Hey parents, this one's for you!
So as I really started getting into teaching I quickly realized that there were a lot of things that were not happening especially at home. I would constantly ask the kids what their plans were when they when they left high school and a lot of them were like:**
I don’t really know where to start
I'll figure it out once I'm out of high school
**I am not sure what I would be good at
I'm going to ask you three questions three……………..three basic questions that's it and I just want you to think about them and how they relate to your own kids and their own thoughts on what they want to do after high school. Not YOU, not Society, No one else other than your student.**
I hope you have been thinking about it because its never too early to start planning!!
- **What are 3 things that your kids absolutely love? Hobbies, interests, etc
- What are 3 things your kids are great at? Natural gifts!?
- What are their paths After High School and/or have you talked about it?**
Bonus Tip - Start working with them now!! Prepare your teen to be self-sufficient away from home. This includes making major decisions regarding dating, drugs, alcohol, and sex, as well as mastering day-to-day living skills (cooking, cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping, paying bills, and managing a budget).
there are also programs out there designed to help you. I want to talk about one today.
I want to share one of these programs with you because my own son as well as myself have gone through this program. Work It was developed by Lori Theriault and its a program that allows students of all ages to experience the best personal and career inspiration that is packed into a single session.
Work It! trains up to 10,000 students each year. She inspires students to dream, create and capture their career path allowing them to do what they love today versus waiting until tomorrow.
I loved the program so much I knew I wanted to be a part of it and we’ve teamed up! You leave that session with a giant piece of paper with your map (developed in your own handwriting) of the steps in the direction you need to head. I’m here to tell you after my son and I did it, we lit up the excitement was there, and we were ready to do the work.
So what if they dont start doing the work? That's when we continue the process with them as an accountability coach and continue to make sure they are progressing and moving in the right direction.
Honestly I could go on about this forever because I am such a believer in the process! That could be your graduate OR YOU! going through the same process and I know it works as I am speaking on this very podcast, and that was part of my plan!
If you are interested in that 2 hour deep dive Workit Career Planning Session Click Here to sign up with Lori today! Who knows we might end up working together after it!
Also come join me on instagram and on facebook , OH and in my new Choose Your Path Podcast facebook group**!
See ya next time!**
So today I want to talk to you about making the decision to follow through as well and relate it to how I am going to format these choose your path podcast episodes since they seem to relate.
A long time ago probably around 2012-2013 I decided I wanted to do something to put knowledge out there in the cyberspace area and I was trying to figure out what direction I wanted to go.
Blog, YouTube, Podcast
So I decided to kind of lay out the three different paths. Blog, Youtube, and podcast
Once I broke it down I looked at each one individually and I asked myself a few questions to come up with the best path to take on my new adventure.
When I looked at each path I asked myself these things…..
- Be honest with yourself about what you really want? Visualize yourself now and maybe a year from now? Are you still doing it?
- Does it feel right? Do you enjoy it? Are you passionate about it? What does your gut tell you? Are you having fun?
- Will this help others?
- Are you willing to do the work? Time, effort, commitment?
- Are you asking everyone else what you should do or are you making the decisions? At the end of the day the only one responsible for your decision is YOU!
We will get into each one of these in the podcast and you can apply them in the worksheet that you download.
So after all the brainstorming, questions, and contemplating, YES it came down to the podcast, because YOU KNOW WHAT…….. I LOVE them, I Listen to them myself, and I know I can reach so many people to help in so many ways.
So believe in yourself and don’t regret not taking the chance on the one thing that could change your life. Ultimately I knew if I didn’t do this or at least try this I would always have a sense of regret. I realized that even if I failed a little here and there I will always continue forward and take away lessons as I go.
So you'll find that in this podcast a lot of the episodes and topics I will cover are going to break down the topics into 3 paths (very similar to how I did it here and by the end of each episode you will have the tools you need to choose your own path and find your success. You will also find that most episodes will include a worksheet as well to help you get through it.
Thanks so much for joining me today and don’t forget to click here to download that worksheet, join me on facebook or instagram for more great info.
Don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out and if you have a minute it would mean the world to me if you left a review or shared with a friend. Let me know what topics you would like to hear and who knows I may read and give a couple shout outs on the episodes to my favorites!
Have a fantastic week, go crush your goals and I will see you next time!
**Today we are going to talk a little about habits. The good the bad the ugly and why it's important to build them. (obviously the good ones)
Here are some of my habits just to name a few**
- working out - Move my body every day. Some days harder than others but I still move and over the years that working out and movement has changed and in a future podcast we will chat about it.
- eating fairly healthy - I would say 80/20
- drinking water - Sounds simple right but seriously it's taken me FOREVER to really get it in every single day
- Walking - getting at least those 10,000 steps in daily and and just really being aware and then choosing to walk more when i can.
- setting up a weekly plan - Such an important thing especially when things start getting really hectic to sit down each Monday and put everything for that week on your calendar. I will have another podcast to explain how I do that and how it helps me with time management, not missing ANYTHING and just really feeling like I have more time in my day!
- Spending and Saving habits!! So important and the earlier you form this habit the more success you will have!
- Personal development - Oh My Gosh! Every single day! Just making sure my brain is soaking it all in in various forms (podcast, youtube, audiobooks, anything that I can learn from, improve my life, or get any kind of value out of, I am absolutely IN!!
Here are 5 reasons we dig into today about why it's important to form good ones
- Habits are who you are
- They help you reach your goals
- They can set a proper foundation
- They can replace motivation
- They are results driven
Bonus - Just for you!
- Self discipline
Thanks so much for joining me today and don’t forget to join me on facebook or instagram for more great info. Hey Don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out and if you have a minute it would mean the world to me if you left a review or shared with a friend. Let me know what topics you would like to hear and who knows I may read and give a couple shout outs on the episodes to my favorites like I did today! Have a fantastic week, go crush your goals and I will see you next time!
Hey there!! Welcome to the Choose Your Path Podcast. I am so excited about this, I have been wanting to do a podcast for a REALLY long time but to be honest I had no idea what I wanted to do or exactly how to go about doing it. But after some time I decided to jump in ……… And here’s why!
I grew up a military brat (my dad was in the Navy for 20 years), in a life of constant changes, overcoming obstacles and daily tests of my resilience helping to prepare me for the next phase of life.
So I enlisted into the Army as a private two years after high school and then fast forward 25 years later, retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. Success….yes but not without so many years of trying to figure out my journey as I went. I ran into countless obstacles, roadblocks and detours but always kept going, moving forward,figuring it out and adding those lessons learned to my life toolbox.
After retirement, I jumped right in to instructing cadets at a local High School Army JROTC. As I started working with Parents, and High School students, I realized very few young professionals (When I say young professional I mean between around 17-25 years old) have a plan! I decided this podcast is going to be dedicated to using my experience and life lessons to help guide others on their journeys in life.
My mission here is to share lessons I’ve learned through growing up in a constant state of transition, my career from Private through Lieutenant Colonel, High School teacher, and all the other adventures to help set you up on your journey for success.
So are you ready to Choose a Path? crush your goals? keep pushing and never give up?
Are you ready to create the future you’ve dreamed about?
Well You’ve found the right place….Welcome to the Choose Your Path Podcast.
And I can’t wait to get started! I’ll see ya soon!!
Make sure you hit subscribe so you don’t miss out on the first release coming in march!
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