"Contentment Isn’t Settling – It’s Savoring." | Episode 23: WORDS MATTER
In this episode of WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, invites you to pause and challenge the belief that contentment means settling. With her original quote, “Contentment isn’t settling – it’s savoring,” she explores how chasing The Next can quietly rob us of The Now.
Through real stories and honest reflection, Deanna reminds us that savoring the present doesn’t mean slowing down—it means showing up. It’s choosing to root yourself in what’s already good, even as you reach for more. Because when you stop rushing past what matters, you start truly living the life you’ve worked so hard to build.
What Listeners Will Learn:
• Why The Next is stealing your Now
• The difference between settling and savoring
• How contentment fuels your drive—instead of killing it
• What research says about presence, joy, and burnout
• How to anchor your day in three moments that matter
Memorable Quotes:
• “Contentment isn’t settling – it’s savoring.” — Deanna Ley
• “What if this life I'm racing through is the one I've actually worked so hard for?”
• “The Next is stealing my Now.”
• “Settling holds you back, while savoring sets you free.”
• “The problem isn’t the dreaming and the doing—it’s forgetting to live while you dream and do.”
• “You don’t have to chase the next thing to prove that you’re worthy of this one.”
This episode challenges you to stop hustling past your joy and start experiencing the life you’ve already built—one moment, one breath, one choice at a time.
Your WORDS MATTER, because YOU MATTER.
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