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#187: When Limitations are Stalling Your Decision

02 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Limitations: Problem… or shortcut? If you’ve ever hit a point in a decision where you feel stuck, frustrated, or boxed in by your options, this ep...

#186: Hate Networking Less with Laura Brennan (Expert Interview)

26 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

If the idea of “networking” makes you want to disappear into your couch, this episode is for you. Because what most people think networking i...

#185: Why Smart People Second Guess More

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Why do smart people second guess decisions so much? 😱 In this episode, we unpack a simple formula that explains why intelligent, thoughtful people ...

#184: Are You Living in Decision Leftovers?

12 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for one of the most life-changing check-ins you can do: How much of your life right now is intentional, and how much is just leftovers? In t...

#183: The Solution to Option Overload

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Option overload is one of the fastest ways to make a simple decision feel impossible. (If you've ever spent more than twenty minutes picking your seat...

#182: Is Post-Decision Panic Normal?

26 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Post-decision panic: normal, or a problem? If you’ve ever made a decision and immediately felt nervous, urgent, or like you needed to undo it, yup, ...

#181: Is Righteous Victimhood Limiting Your Choices?

19 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re talking about righteous victimhood - the mindset where you’re more focused on what’s unfair than on what you can do next (and e...

#180: What To Do About "Competing Priorities"

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

 Competing priorities. BOO. 👎 This is where a lot of smart, self-aware people get stuck — feeling like everything is equally urgent, equally...

#179: Can "Competing Values" Complicate Decisions?

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re continuing last week’s core values conversation and tackling the moment I really don't want you to worry about:  “What if ...

178: How to Make Easier, Faster Decisions Using Core Values

15 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today's the day 🙌 Time to update your Core Values. Because when those are clear, decisions get dramatically easier. Here's where we go today: ...

#177: How to Hold Regret Without it Holding You Back

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A lot of people are carrying decisions from last year they wish had gone differently — and I don’t want you spending the entire first chunk of 202...

#176: How to Think BIG in 2026 (Even if 2025 Beat You Up a Bit)

01 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year! 🎉 Whatever happened last year, today I'm asking you to think big for 2026. And I get it - 2025 asked a lot of people...

#175: Decision Detox: How to End the Year Strong and Aligned

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s time for an End-of-Year Detox! This is a perfect time of year to clear mental clutter, zoom out on what actually matters, and align your next 9...

#174: Shame vs Guilt (and Why it Even Matters)

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve ever bent a decision around “not wanting to feel guilty,” this one’s for you. Today we separate guilt (outward, action/outcome-focu...

#173: The #1 Mistake People Make in Judging Their Choices

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever judge your decisions by how things turned out? Yup - you and most everyone else! And it’s one of the biggest mistakes we’re all m...

#172: 3 Tiny Decisions to Make Holidays Less Stressful (Yes, Now!)

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The holiday season can be joyful…and exhausting 🫠! But what if you could make it easier now - before the rush begins? In this episode, I’l...

#171: The Simplest Formula for Faster Decisions

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Some choices just don’t need to take hours of your life. Dinner, outfits, where to put that picture frame…low-stakes decisions often feel heavy b...

#170: Why Small Choices Feel So Big

28 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wonder why deciding what’s for dinner or where to hang a picture can feel like a high-stakes exam? 🤯 It’s actually not a "bad outcome" tha...

#169: When Staying the Course is the Smartest Move

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, we talked about when changing course is the smartest move. This week, we’re flipping the script: what if the wisest thing you can do is s...

#168: When Changing Course is the Best Move (and How to Do it with Less Drama)

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Changing course doesn’t have to mean you’ve failed, given up, or lost your edge. Nor does it have to be the biggest drama of the decade! In this e...

#167: These 5 Decisions Cut My Daily Mental Load in Half

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You make hundreds of decisions every day — but what if a few bigger ones could make all those small ones easier? In this episode, I’m sharing 5 fo...

#166: Expert Interview! A Decision Checklist You'll Use for Years with Shannon South

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve ever said “I can’t do this alone, but all of it needs to happen” — this episode is for you! Today I’m joined by virtual assistan...

165: Train Your Brain to Spot Good Decisions (and Make Good Decisions Easier)

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You’re smart, capable, and constantly improving — but if you still end most days wondering what you actually accomplished (and low-key doubting ev...

#164: Expert Interview: How to Make Better Money Decisions with Financial Coach Christina Edel

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you've ever felt stuck between “being good with money” and actually enjoying your life — this conversation is for you. In this episode, I’m...

#163: Satisficing: Your New Favorite Decision Shortcut

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you spending six to seven work weeks every year just deciding what to eat, wear, and watch? 😳  Sorry not sorry — it's true. The ave...

#162: A Simple Fear-Busting Tool You Can Use Daily

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Let’s talk about that low-key fear that shapes your day more than you realize. In this episode, I’m walking you through a simple mindset tool I us...

#161: How to Clear Mental Clutter with a Bottom-of-the-List Day (Close Those Open Loops!)

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling overwhelmed? All the small tasks you keep putting off might be contributing (more than you think)! This week’s episode is your permission sl...

#160: Mid-Year Reset: Reflect, Recalibrate, and Reclaim Your Goals

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re throwing it back to one of my favorite episodes from 2023: the Midyear Reflect & Reset.  It includes a free downloadable w...

#159: When Does Thoughtful Become Overthinking?

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you actually overthinking… or just being thorough? And how do you tell the difference? In this quick episode, we’re digging into one of the bi...

#158: The Costs of Overcomplicating Everything (and How to Stop)

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re tackling one of the sneakiest habits high-functioning overthinkers fall into: making everything harder than it needs to be. From yo...

#157: The Overthinker's Guide to Not Over-Planning

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when a former anxious overthinker goes to London with no plan? This week, I’m walking you through the real-life experiment I ran last m...

#156: Stop Second-Guessing Everything and Stand By Your Choices

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ok so you're an expert second-guesser. I've gotchyoo. And I've got a super simple solution for you too: You just need to change where your&n...

#155: Own What You Want (and Care Less What People Think About It)

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You don’t need to become a ruthless, self-centered robot to start owning what you want. You do need to stop writing your entire life around other pe...

#154: From Coping to Choosing: How I Got Back in the Driver’s Seat (and a Tattoo to Remind Me)

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

So... I got a tattoo. In a foreign country. On what looked like a whim. But (spoiler) this episode is about much more than ink. It’s about what happ...

#153: 3 Ways to Stop Maycember From Draining the Life Out of You

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you're already fried and summer hasn’t even started yet...this episode’s for you. Because May — or Maycember, as some know it — has a ...

#152: How to Be More Decisive by Mastering Self-Regulation

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we’re bridging the gap between decisiveness and self-regulation. Learn how to become a more effective decision-maker by understanding and ma...

#151: Be More Decisive by Dealing with Consequences Better

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ok - negative consequences aren't fun, but the good news is: getting better at dealing with them will help you become more decisive!  Let's ...

#150: How to Get More Decisive Using "Acceptance"

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling to make decisions? You might just be stuck comparing reality to what could be—and it's draining your energy. This episode breaks down how...

#149: When NOT Deciding is "Decisive"

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this installment of the series on How to Become More Decisive (woot!) I discuss a crucial but often overlooked aspect of decisi...

#148: The Trick to Being More Decisive

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This new series (!) is all about making decisions easier and more efficient using bite-sized wisdom.  Today, we'll explore how my dad's phi...

#147: Job Change - LOGISTICS

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do you organize the chaos pile that is your brain when you're thinking about changing jobs?  You pay attention to what decisions you're taski...

#146: Job Change - QUITTING GUILT

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here's something that comes up often when people are considering changing jobs - and it can lead you to staying somewhere you don't truly want to be f...

#145: Job Change - OVERWHELM

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Your overthinking, over-active, over-anxious brain might not like this episode. But YOU will, so listen on. Today's lessons will truly apply to a...

#144: It's Time to Stop Asking "Am I Good Enough?"

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How many years (decades?) have you been struggling with these questions? Am I doing a good enough job? What that a good enough response? Did I do...

#143: Trying to Make Non-Makeable Decisions is Keeping You Stuck *Revisit*

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're pulling from the DEEP archives today, y'all! You may or may not be familiar with the Principles of SIMPLE Decision-Making. Regardless, they're w...

#142: The Real Reason You're Afraid of People's Reactions *Revisit*

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to one of the most popular episodes of 2023! So many choices are influenced by our fear of eliciting certain reactions from other people....

#141: How to Achieve Goals WITHOUT Perfection *Revisit*

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I like to think of goals as mountains you want to climb. An obstacle "at the trail head" for a lot of people is this big misunders...

#140: How to Not Get Stuck Thinking "If only..." (aka The RAUL Episode) *Revisit*

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you stuck in regret? Ruminating on past decisions? Overthinking choices you could have (or "should have") made differently, and imagining how life...

#139: "I'm so behind" *Revisit*

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's revisit episode, we're talking about being BEHIND. But we're NOT talking about how to catch up on the mountains of stuff you're be...

#138: Core Values *Revisit*

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This may be a revisit of a previous episode (#121), but January is a perfect time to update your Core Values! Whether you're going through a big ...

#137: 3 Ways to Save Mental Energy in 2025

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We hear a lot about physical fitness around New Year's, but what about mental fitness? Particularly — making the most of your mental ENERGY? To...

#136: The 4 Keys to Setting the Best Goals (and SUCCEEDING) This Year

02 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We all love a good goal-setting sesh at New Year's, right? But are you setting the BEST goals?  And are you setting yourself up to succeed or fai...

#135: 5 Standout Lessons from 2024

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Want to know my biggest lessons (as a Decision Coach) this year?   Here they are! And they can all help YOU too. From people-pleasing to de...

#134: 3-Minute Checklist to Cut Your To-Do's (and Your Stress)

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Get ready to revisit this episode ANY time you need, friend. Too much to do with not enough time? Stressing about all of it?  These are the quest...

#133: Decide In Advance

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Whether you're worried something will be hard, convinced it will be terrible, or just nervous about how it'll go... Deciding in advance is a skil...

#132: How to Influence What People Think

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ever agonize over how people will react to what you say? Does the anticipation of people's reactions ever cause you to change what you share...or even...

#131: Two Spins on Gratitude You Haven't Heard Yet

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Thanksgiving, real-time listeners! Today, and going into the final season of the year, I want to give you two of the most accessible and life-ch...

#130: Don't Make These HUGE Mistakes with Your Next BIG Decision

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Thinking through my recent BIG decision to move (which I made quickly with relatively little friction*), I realized I need to call out some BIG mistak...

#129: Perspective-Taking and Delayed Gratification (Cognitive Biases Pt 5)

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Meet the final two Cognitive Tendencies and Biases in our series! Perspective-Taking and Delayed Gratification. 🙌 This episode will help you better...

#128: Negativity Bias (Cognitive Biases Pt 4)

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ok...we have a pretty good sense of Negativity Bias at the surface. Negative information has a greater impact than positive information, when it comes...

#127: Causal Attribution (Cognitive Biases Pt 3)

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How often do you assume you know WHY something happened? How quickly do you land on a conclusion about why something DIDN'T happen? Turns out, we...

#126: Confirmation Bias (Cognitive Biases Pt 2)

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You might be familiar with Confirmation Bias. But do you know how to use it to your advantage? What about a quick, easy way to make sure you're not be...

#125: The Fluency Effect and Planning Fallacy (Cognitive Biases Pt 1)

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We all want to make smart, thoughtful, "rational" decisions, right? But how do we do that when we're working with a biased brain? Today's episode is p...

#124: This is an IshYOU, Not an IshME (aka: When an issue has nothing to do with you)

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ok. So there's a problem. Maybe someone's saying it's your fault. Or they're implying it. Or you're just assuming it. What do you do? Well, if you're ...

#123: How to Make a Decision an “Experiment”

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The idea of deciding something "as an experiment" is appealing because it implies lower stakes and easier commitment, right? But how do you "experimen...

#122: The Key to Succeeding at Your Plan (instead of Judging It)

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How often do you set a goal - or create a plan to deal with a circumstance - only for it not to work perfectly and for you to end up feeling like...

#121: Time to Update Your Core Values

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Whether you're going through a big life change or you've simply experienced an internal "season shift," now is a great time to check in and update you...

#120: Committing to a Plan When Everything Isn't Perfect

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is that a problem? Or is it, in fact, the plan? This question sparked a huge aha for a client recently, and that's not the first time! When we'd ...

#119: How to Make Big Decisions Quickly (Real-time Tips!)

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes, you get to map everything out, take all the time you want and still create big, beautiful change. Other times — not so much. Life su...

#118: Planning for Periods of Change or Uncertainty

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Periods of transition and uncertainty can upend us.  And when you're thrown out of your norms, it's easy to make impulsive decisions you don't&nb...

#117: 5 Ways to Decrease Overwhelm THIS Week

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you're in a period of overwhelm, or it looks like you could be soon, this episode is for YOU. I have 5 actionable, super practical things you can s...

#116: EXPERT INTERVIEW: The Truth of How Your Style Connects to Your Mental Health with Kelsea Neal

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Want to feel more confident, unlimited and authentic? Happier? More "like yourself"? Have you considered how your style impacts all of this? After tod...

#115: EXPERT INTERVIEW! Own that You're a "Creative" - It'll Change Your Life with Paige Ray

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This conversation is for you if: You think of yourself as "creative"  You absolutely do NOT think of yourself as "creative" You've struggled wit...

#114: The Courage to Communicate a Choice

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to “I’ll Think About It” Part 3 🙌 A top contributor to the habit of delaying decisions for "later" is our fear of how peopl...

#113: How to Decide HOW to Decide

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to “I’ll Think About It” Part 2 🙌 A huge reason we put decisions off, drag them out, and end up making impulsive choices we...

#112: 3 Keys to Deciding On the Spot

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to "I'll Think About It" Part 1! What keeps you from making a decision quickly — like, on the spot? When faced with a choice, a very na...

#111: Honest vs "Realistic" Self-expectations

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Where do the expectations you set for "what you should be able to do" in a day or week or month come from? I bring news!  If you've:  Been ...

#110: The Decision to Have FUN

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It seems like the more adulting we do, the harder it gets for FUN to be an effortless part of everyday life. But when you think about "fun" being...

#109: Do Your Standards Match Your Season?

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we're solving an issue I see costing a lot of people unnecessary time, energy and ANGST. You're going to assess if the standards and expectatio...

#108: What's the Worst that Could Happen?

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ok before you gear up for 20 minutes about "worst case scenarios," lemme stop you right there. Today's episode (inspired by my recent experience in Bu...

#107: Mini Mid-Year Decision Audit

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's summer-themed episode, we’re doing a mini mid-year decision check-in.😎 I ask you questions just like we were in a coaching sessio...

#106: Detox Your Decision Process

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wish you could just detox the crap that makes decisions difficult outta your system? Well, ok, you may not have ever thought about it like t...

#105: "Yes, and" - The Improv Tool for Making Good Decisions

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you've ever seen improvisational theatre that works, you've seen "yes, and" in action. It's the concept that helps scenes keep going (and growing) ...

#104: Self-Compassion in Everyday Decisions

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episodes 101-103 broke down what self-compassion is (and isn't), and how it can change the direction and quality of your entire life. YES PLEASE! So.....

#103: How to Act with Self-Compassion (the "Fierce" kind)

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know there are two kinds of self-compassion? It makes sense! Especially when you remember what the purpose of self-compassion is: to alleviate...

#102: How to Talk and Think with Self-Compassion

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get nitty 'n gritty, shall we?  What - exactly - does it look and sound like to "practice self-compassion"? To answer that, we first have t...

#101: The Truth about Self-Compassion

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's talk about the TRUTH of self-compassion. Today's intro episode is essentially 2-in-1 (more bang for ya' buck!). In Part 1 [0:00-20:26], we:...

#100! Build Self-Trust (in Under 10 Minutes)

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's Episode #100!! And we're celebrating with a GIVEAWAY 🎉 If you love the podcast, just leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts, scree...

#99: Selfish vs. Self-Honoring Decisions

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"I don't want to make a selfish decision" is something I hear a lot. "Here's exactly what I mean by that..." is not! This is why it's so easy to ...

#98: The Most Useful Question You're NOT Asking Enough

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This question will make you more productive, efficient and self-directed. When used correctly! Whether you're taking on a big scary goal or ...

#97: 4 Tactics for When You Don't WANNA Do the Thing

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

So you've made a plan. You've separated your Decision Time from your Doing Time, to save yourself some precious energy. (See Episode #96!) But now the...

#96: Why Separate "Decision Time" from "Doing Time" (Psst: It's to Save Energy)

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes, you need to think on your feet then act fast. It's not impossible — plus, you're really good at it! — but it does take a...

#95: How to Use High-Quality Questions to Be More Decisive

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you've ever gotten stuck or overwhelmed making a decision, you likely have experience with Low-Quality Questions. It can seem like your brain hurls...

#94: Why You Need to Change How You Think about GOALS

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have clear, specific goals? Are they written down? Do you talk about them with anyone regularly – check in on your progress and plans for pur...

#93: 4 (no, 5!) Things I Wish I'd Known about Emotions Sooner

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you're on a mission to understand yourself better, so you can both have more self-compassion and be more equipped to handle the heavy machiner...

#92: Dealing with Fear in the Decision Process: The DO's

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you could only pack 5 podcast episodes for a trip to a deserted island for the rest of forever, this would be one of them. How do you deal wit...

#91: Dealing with Fear in the Decision Process: The DON'Ts

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you're an overthinker, people-pleaser, indecisive or anxious...guess what. Fear is getting in the way of a lot of your decisions. Don't worry, I'm ...

#90: How to Cut Decision Time in Half When You’re Confused

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How to make a clear, confident decision when you're confused?  Well, that might not be the most useful question to ask here...Lemme try a rephras...

#89: So You Decided to Do a Thing But You Aren't Doing It...Now What?

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The decision is DONE, hooray!...But wait. You're not doing the thing you decided to do. (Ruh-roh.) Whether it's sending a simple email or putting...

#88: How Self-Talk Impacts Your Decisions

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Your inner dialogue is like a radio station that's always running. There are times you're super tuned into it and listening closely to your self-talk ...