What do you do when you reach a crossroads and you have to make a decision?

You have to go left or you have to go right.

And when you make that decision, you can no longer look the other way.

Well, that's kind of where I'm at.

I came to a crossroads and I had to make a decision.

I've had this podcast and I love this podcast.

We're halfway through the second season, but a lot of things happened in my life where I just no longer have the capacity to do the podcast.

And so I was left with two decisions.

One, do I continue and burn myself out along the way?

Two, do I say that's a wrap and I end the season early and I stop the podcast altogether?

And those were kind of the two options I was debating back and forth for a long time.

And then it dawned on me that I could have a third.

So sometimes we have a clear decision of a right or a left, but sometimes you can create your own path.

You can create another path that goes somewhere in the middle.

And so what I've decided to do is to continue the podcast, but only with off the cuff episodes.

Why?

Because the off the cuff episodes are easy for me.

They're about five minutes.

They're actually the most listened to.

Podcast episodes, I think because people just like to get little doses of truth or little doses of nuggets of wisdom There are so many podcasts out there that are an hour long an hour and a half long 45 minutes long But there's not a lot of really short podcasts.

So I think I've actually created a space for myself there.

And that also allows me to keep doing what I love, which is just sharing encouragement, sharing tips, sharing things that I feel can make a positive impact on people's lives, all in the name of encouraging people to prioritize their own well being and to live a life that is aligned with their values and their purpose.

That is what excites me.

That's what keeps me going.

And so that's what I'm going to do.

So we're going to be doing off the cuff episodes only.

I'm hoping I can do it weekly.

I think so.

We'll see.

But sometimes you just have to give yourself grace and ask yourself, what, why am I doing this?

And what's the outcome?

And is anything else being impacted?

Sometimes your hands are just too full and something has to give.

And so in this case, it's those full episodes and the interviews because they take a lot out of me.

I'm doing a lot more speaking engagements and coaching, so I just don't have it to go, but this is not really about me.

This is really for anybody out there who's forced to make a decision or feels forced to make a decision.

I think a lot of times there is Just decision paralysis where people are unable to make a decision, but sometimes in life you just have to move forward.

Now, I'm not going to lie.

I kind of sat in limbo for the last month, which is why you haven't heard from me because I wasn't ready to commit to a new decision.

And I was still thinking maybe there was a way that I could do full interviews and full episodes still, or I was thinking I had to quit and let it go.

Yeah.

And sometimes the power of a pause is good, like before making any final decisions, because if I had decided a month ago, then there just would be no podcast.

Or maybe even two or three months ago, then we would have just stopped.

But the power of a pause is good.

And the clarity really only came in the last, I would say, week or two, because multiple people have come up to me, or called me, or messaged me or just spoken to me at an engagement, something, and talked about my podcast.

And I keep thinking, wow, well, if I had shut it down, then they wouldn't even have that frame of reference to talk about.

So.

So sometimes the power of a pause creates another path for you or allows you to see what other possibilities exist when needing to make a decision.

And of course, this decision is still aligned with my values for work life balance and having personal time for myself and doing something that's sustainable and enjoyable.

Because if I don't enjoy it, then I'm not doing it.

And I think a lot of people are doing things that they don't enjoy because they're just kind of stuck in the routine or stuck with what they're, they've been doing before.

So that would be my encouragement to you is take a pause, but find decisions that can still align with your values and align with your joy and create that third path for yourself if you need to, or go right or go left, until next time, continue to serve yourself, your loved ones, and your community from a full cup.