Life Duo: Recent Episodes
Ivan & Ashley Gusztak
Welcome to the Life Duo Podcast! Your greatest gift as a leader is yourself. Our mission is to help you become the leader God created you to be and live out of your true self. God has been at work your entire life for you to embrace a unique calling for fulfillment. Let's discover and align with His work and continue the journey of finding life's purpose and priorities to finish well together.
https://lifeduocoaching.com
A must listen to interview with Terry Walling on transitions and getting the most out of the in-between times. Listen in as Ivan and Terry talk not only about transitions but issues of spiritual ambition vs spiritual alignment, "leaning in" in transitions and what Terry would have shared with his younger self. If you or a someone you know is in a transition, you cannot miss this episode!
Lifeduocoaching.com
Free "Transition Essentials E-book"
Terry Walling's book Stuck!
Recently I did an audio version of "Transition Essentials" by Terry Walling. Listen to my reflections from spending hours recording (I did the hard work for you 😛) and on why you and I NEED transitions in our lives.
Resources
Transition Essentials ebook download
Transition Essentials Audio version
We continue on with part two of Ashley's "stuck story." What happens when your circumstances don't change while feeling stuck? Ashley shares her story of how God works while we are still confused or uncertain of what's next.
Resources
www.lifeduocoaching.com
Transition Coaching
We have our first-ever guest on the podcast! Ashley shares her "stuck story" in navigating this transition in this unrehearsed interview. Have you felt confused, alone, uncertain or afraid for what is next? Listen in to Ashley's journey to find hope and courage in times of uncertainty.
Resources
www.lifeduocoaching.com
Transition Coaching
Our calling is a direction, but how do we discover that? How do we navigate the future with confidence and peace? I share one of the most impactful processes in clarifying the direction God is leading.
Personal Timeline Process:
Step 1 - Create personal timeline here
Step 2 - Start coaching here
Have you felt fear of missing what God has for you? I know I have. So often, we think of our calling as "static" - a place, position, or role we are to fulfill. "I am called to do this." But, with that can come added pressure of figuring it out or fear of missing it. The good news is that there is more to our calling. I share a fundamental shift in this episode from seeing your calling as "static" to "dynamic."
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Get started on discovering your calling here
I got poked in my body receiving acupuncture when Jesus shared simple yet perspective-changing words. So many ask, “if calling is more than what we do, what else could it be?” Listen in, and maybe what is shared may "poke" you in a good way.
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Get started with discovering your calling here
What is the process that God develops us over our lifetime? Do you know what He is focusing on in your life stage? Having this understanding changed everything for my leadership development. But not only that, it shifted how I lead others.
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Take the first step to discover what God is doing in your life stage here
How does God give us influence in our leadership? There is a process God goes takes us through. It starts with our wounding and ends with greater influence. Listen in as Ivan shares this process and what we can expect as God works in us.
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Take the first step to discovering what God is doing in your life here
As we begin to recognize how God works in our lives and align with it, how do we respond to Him? In this episode, Ivan unpacks the connection between trust and choices in our development with God.
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Make your sticky note timeline here
Ruthless Trust by Brennan Manning
Some of God's most significant and deepest work happens in us. So what is the process to aligning with His work? In this episode, Ivan shares the three critical steps of self-awareness, self-acceptance, and self-leadership.
www.lifeduocoaching.com
Get started on discovering what God is doing in your life here
As a leader, life is demanding and challenging. So how do we stay faithful to God for our whole life? It starts with taking ownership of our growth, rest, and renewal with God. In this episode, Ivan shares the importance and challenges of prioritizing "being" more than "doing."
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Do you want to know more about creating a "being statement?" Schedule a 30 min discovery call here to get started!
There are two fundamental areas in which God shapes us as leaders. In this episode, Ivan shares the importance of recognizing these areas, how they function together and aligning with God's work in them.
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Want to go deeper in your development? Schedule a 30 min discovery call here to get started
"God, just tell me what you want me to do!" So often, it is easy to get focused in our walk with God on what is next or what we can do for him. In this episode, Ivan shares how God crucially shifted his perspective, changing what he focuses on in his walk with Him.
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How do you identify what God is doing in your life? This episode explores why it is so important to ask ourselves this question. Ivan also shares how God works in our current circumstances and the overall development of our lives. The most significant work that is taking place in your life is what God is doing. So let's continue to discover what He is doing and align with it.
www.lifeduocoaching.com
Resources
Life long development
Timeline Exercise
It is one thing to know about the keys of transition, it is a totally different thing when you are in the middle of it. Transitions are difficult times, filled with more questions than answers. In this last episode on transitions, Ivan shares his heart to those who feel the full effects of transition. Don't give up. May you find the perspective, hope and courage to engage with all that God is doing in this time of your life.
lifeduocoaching.com
Resources
Transitions Playlist
Free Transition Assessment & Resources
Transitions Essentials - Free E Book
In this episode we look into how having a big-picture view of our growth helps navigate transitions. This season isn't disconnected from the others in your life, in fact, its a continuation of what God has been doing. Listen in and discover how having this perspective helps engage with what God is doing in your life.
www.lifeduocoaching.com
Resources
Create your personal timeline here
Think you are in a transition? Take the free assessment
Free E Book by Terry Wallings - Transitions Essentials
We dive into key #4 on how to navigate a transition well. Often we have a certain expectation when it comes to transitions. How long they will be, when they will end, what we experience etc. In this episode we talk about recognizing how God focused on lessons we've learned, not just what is next.
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Resources
Think you are in a transition? Take the free assessment
Free E Book by Terry Wallings - Transitions Essentials
Continuing with our keys to navigating a transition well we talk about "how do we begin to respond in our lives once we have identified what God is doing". This is often easier said than done. In transitions God begins to go after the deeper areas of our life and it can be painful to work through these areas. And yet, It is here that the deeper transformation begins in our lives.
www.lifeduocoaching.com
Resources
Think you are in a transition? Take the free assessment
Free E Book by Terry Wallings - Transitions Essentials
Once we have found a starting point in our processing our transition with God, what role do others play in this time? In this episode we explore the power and important of discovery and processing in our transitions. Understanding this key is vital to getting the most out of what God is doing in our lives.
www.lifeduocoaching.com
Resources
Free discovery session
Think you are in a transition? Take the free assessment
Free E Book by Terry Wallings - Transitions Essentials
Understanding the WHY of transitions helps us embrace them and align with the work God is doing. Transitions are a key tool that God uses to develop us as leaders and we want to get the most out of them. But once we recognize what a transition is and why behind it - where do we start? In this episode we explore the answer to that question.
www.lifeduocoaching.com
Resources
Four Questions Exercise
Think you are in a transition? Take the free assessment
Free E Book by Terry Wallings - Transitions Essentials
Come discover in this episode of the characteristics of a transition and the purpose of them. Transitions in life are never comfortable, enjoyable or desired. Often we ask the question of "Why?" "Why now? Why like this? Why God?" Yet transitions are one main tool God uses to deepen our growth in Him. Recognizing what a transition is and why God uses them is just the beginning in getting the most out of them.
www.lifeduocoaching.com
Resources
Think you are in a transition? Take the free assessment
Free E Book by Terry Wallings - Transitions Essentials
Terry Wallings book on transitions - "Stuck"
What are some of the ways that God develops us during our life? Have you considered how God may have used people, events, and circumstances to shape you? In this episode, we talk about answering these questions. As well, we talk about one crucial tool God uses in our journey - Transitions. One of the critical understandings is "it's not a matter of IF God is at work but..."
www.lifeduocoaching.com
Resources
Create your own timeline here
Free E Book by Terry Wallings - Transitions Essentials
Terry Wallings book on transitions - "Stuck"
Welcome to the first Life Duo Podcast! Join in this first episode as we talk about what this podcast is about, the journey we are going on and a very helpful resource in our growth with God.
Come check us out!
www.lifeduocoaching.com
Resources
"The Making of a Leader" - Dr Robert Clinton
Leaderbreakthru.com
