What if the decisions you’re avoiding today are shaping the future you’ll regret tomorrow?
In this episode, we get real about aging, identity, and the quiet danger of indecision. One in three women ends up in a nursing home. The average life expectancy for women is 81. For many of us, we’re already halfway there—yet we’re still letting fear, comfort, and passivity decide for us.
This isn’t about fear-mongering—it’s about waking up. Because you don’t drift into a strong, vibrant, purposeful life at 80—you decide your way there.
We’ll unpack:
- How delay gives fear the microphone and silences your calling
- Why passivity wears the mask of wisdom (but steals your future)
- The powerful connection between gratitude, giving, and becoming
- What it means to age by design vs. age by default
- Why the small, boring decisions you keep avoiding matter most
If you’ve been waiting for the right time to step into the next version of yourself…
This is your call to stop drifting and start deciding—on purpose.
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) - Intro
(01:30) - Start of the training
(04:40) - Gratitude vs. resentment
(12:01) - Urgency matters (don't wait)
(18:29) - Developing integrity & trust with yourself
(21:20) - Final thoughts
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