The Aligned Achiever with Siobhan Barnes
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The Two Questions I've Been Sitting With All Year (And the Two Books That Cracked Them Open)
Today I'm exploring what happens when you let two books rearrange how you think about the rest of your life. I spent this summer reading Dawn French's Enough and Jojo Moyes's We All Live Here, two novels about women at very different stages, reckoning with what a life adds up to. I couldn't stop thinking about them, and in this episode I tell you why. This isn't a strategy episode. It's a reflective one. I talk openly about being a woman in her 40’s, watching my kids go back to school, and feeling the particular weight of another year on the calendar. I share what a year inside a body-mind maturation coaching certification has taught me about the difference between age and maturity, and about a question my own coach asked me that I found surprisingly hard to answer: what are three things you want, and how can you be responsible for being the person who makes them happen? I walk you through my own three goals, one of which I've never said out loud before, and what it took to actually name them. I talk about my patterns that I’ve been working through.. If you've been waiting for permission to pause and ask yourself what you actually want for this next season of your life and career, then this episode is that permission. What are the three things you're committed to before the year is out? And what would it take to be responsible for making them real? I'll be sharing more long-form writing and reflections over on Substack soon, so keep an eye out if you'd like to go a little deeper between episodes. If you're in Hong Kong, the next cohort of the Watch Her Lead Academy is enrolling now. Pivot Pathfinders, my signature program, opens again this quarter. And if you'd simply like to talk through your own next chapter, one-on-one coaching support is always available. Reach out any time. The books I mentioned We All Live Here Dawn French's book "Enough"If you enjoyed this episode and The Aligned Achiever Podcast generally, I have a favor to ask 😍 Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify here. Those actions will help the podcast reach more people, and I would be truly grateful. Thank you so much.
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