Episode #32 How Knowing Where You're At Will Help You Determine What You Really Want In Life

01/07/20 • 30 min

Bounce Back Like A Badass! with Cat Coley

Happy Happy New Years my fellow BADASSES! Thank you for being here. I hope that you had the most amazing holiday spent with your loved ones, doing the things that excite you and bring you joy! And that's what this episode is all about...figuring out what brings you joy and executing on it to really get super clear on what you want! But it's not always that easy, right? First we need to do some inner work (btw just in case you've yet figured it out - it's always about inner work ;).

We spend so much of our time trying to find the solution to our problems and fix what seems to be broken - by searching for it outside of us. Whether that's through burying ourselves in our work, giving to everyone around you other than yourself, scrolling...scrolling...scrolling until your fingers are numb, shopping for anything and everything or trying to fill every second of our lives with things to do - so that we don't actually have to spend alone time with ourselves. Those are some of the sneaky ways we avoid going inward.

But in this episode I'm going to 'force' you to do just that! The only way to figure out what you want is to know where you're at. And the only way to do that is to ask some tough questions and for you to be truly open and honest with yourself. Now, I've done these assessments before and honestly, I've lied to myself about where I was at because it was just too difficult to face my truth. But doing so was a disservice to myself, because the only person that loses out is me. So, I hope that when you go through the 3 things I'm going to ask you to do - that you are open and honest with yourself and not allow your own self judgement get in the way of getting real clarity on what it is that ignites you from the inside.

Wishing you the most amazing start to this brand new year! I hope this episode inspires you to get super clear on what it is you want and take the next steps to create that life! I would so love to hear from you ~ and I would love to spread the word on this podcast that I'm so proud to create for you! If you can screen shot this episode, add me to your Instagram stories & tag me @ (https://www.instagram.com/catcoleycoach/) I will pick one LUCKY person to do a FREE one hour coaching call to talk about whatever you need help and guidance with - just for tagging me! So, listen to the episode, find the spark that ignites you and then go on Instagram and tell me all about it!

Thanks love - See you Inside! xo Cat

Thanks love - See you Inside! xo Cat

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Episode #31 Bounce Back Is Back Like A Badass!

Hello Bounce Back Listeners! Yes, I'm back 🙌 I took a bit of a break from recording episodes to reassess what my goals are with this podcast. This platform was for me to share my personal and professional journey and all the while hopefully inspire you, the listeners, to also share your own stories! As I've embarked on this path I've learned so much about myself and I've also been able to explore different topics that fascinate me and that I want to share with you (again, with the hopes that it gives you something to think about as well - and possibly explore more of on your own).

So in the coming months I will be sharing more about my personal journey - because so many of you have asked. And also more about blending families - which is a situation that I didn't think would have been as challenging as it's been. I know that a lot of my listeners come from blended families and so many have asked how we've been able to manage and maneuver that complicated and intricate subject.

Let's just say it's about to get even more personal - however I will also be sharing my interview series of incredible women who have reinvented themselves and build an incredible life + business to be proud of. As well as of course giving you load and loads of tools so that you too can do the same! Cheers to a the end of 2019 and an even bigger cheers to the start of 2020 and a whole new decade!! xoxo - Cat

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Episode #33 If Not Now, Then When?

This episode is inspired by an unfortunate tragic event here in Los Angeles, CA but undoubtedly was felt around the world. That tragedy is of course the untimely death of the bigger than life Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and the seven other precious lives lost that day. This news hit like a ton of bricks and as the day unfolded I couldn't tear myself away from my phone. Half not wanting to believe and the other half wanting to know how this could have happened.

As the days have passed by I have read and watched so many millions of people share their own Kobe story of how he had touched and inspired them with his greatness, his tenacity, his drive, his focus, his pursuit of being the best he could be, his kindness, his generosity and his genuineness. There's no doubt that he was a legend not just in the sporting world, buy beyond and he will be greatly missed.

As shock and disbelief has turned into sadness and anguish, I know that time will continue ticking - as I've said before, time stops for no one - not even someone who has inspired millions of people around the world. Of those that knew him well the one sentiment that I've heard being repeated over and over is "I wish I had spoken to him just one last time..." But that is how we are designed - we always think that there's going to be tomorrow so we put off the things that we should be doing today.

Kobe's tragic death along with the 8 others reminds us that time is not guaranteed - not even to someone the world sees as unbreakable and unsinkable. We have watched Kobe take the clutch shot time and time again, we've seen him play through injuries that would put nearly anyone in the ER, he has worked 100x harder than those who aren't as talented as he was, he's made mistakes and made bad choices with huge consequences and he's persevered, his accomplishments are massive and awe inspiring, he's played through criticism, judgement and intense pain. He had so much more to give the world - so much more to contribute - but from all that I've read about him was....he didn't waste a day. He didn't put off tomorrow what he could do today.

And although we will never see the silver lining with all the lives lost - I hope that what we can take away is we must go after the life we want with the same tenacity and drive that Kobe did. We must not waste time overthinking the process and JUST DO IT. That we never put off what can be and should be done today for tomorrow...because it's never promised. I'll see you inside the episode! xx Cat