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Welcome to another episode of Choose Your Next Yes, the podcast where we dive deep into discovering and pursuing your God-defined purpose. I'm Dr. Mel, and today we're talking about one of the most important elements in making a successful career change: confidence. Whether you're contemplating a shift to a new field, starting your own business, or taking a leap into freelance work, confidence is key. Let's explore how you can cultivate it and take bold steps toward your next career move.

Ladies, are you in a new season of your life? Feeling like you're stuck in an endless loop of searching but not quite able to make those big life decisions? Or maybe you need a little spark of courage to chase your dreams. If you're ready to get unstuck and thrive, welcome to the Choose Your Next Yes!

I'm Mel, a seasoned midlifer and mom of grown-ups. Trust me, I've seen my fair share of little plot twists–as I hit midlife. From getting divorced to getting downsized at work, life’s thrown me a few curveballs. It led to stress, and anxiety, and left me feeling like I had misplaced my clarity and courage. But guess what? With God's help, I found my peace, purpose, and the guts to take action on some big life decisions. Today, I'm living my best life thriving personally and professionally.

Now, my mission is to help you clarify God's voice, empowering you to confidently say 'yes' to what truly matters and 'no' to everything else. Together, we’ll focus on relationships, self-care, finances, health and more, to choose the right “ yesses,” clarify YOUR life's purpose, be courageous and pursue your personal and professional dreams.

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When you look back on your life, your career, and your accomplishments, did you accomplish everything you wanted to? Can you even remember what you wanted to accomplish? Wouldn’t it have been nice to have a record of your goals and where you would be right now?

• Are you in a new season of your life?
• Are you searching for clarity so you can make a career change?  
• Do you just need the courage to switch careers? 
• Are you ready to follow God's plan for your life? 

Welcome to Choose Your Next Yes! Hi Kindred. I'm Mel, a professional midlife woman, mom of grown-ups, coffee, and Jesus lover. I have had a lot of big life changes and I haven’t always been clear about God’s plan for me. This lead to stress, anxiety, and a lack of clarity and courage to make a career move. I finally started listening to God’s voice to find clarity and peace and stopped being scared to move and achieve my career transition goals.   

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Sometimes the smoke from the fire can impede how we see things and create a big pile of ashes that the can not possibly be turned into anything beautiful. God can create beauty from anything and turn our ashes into beauty.

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Ladies, are you in a new season of your life? Feeling like you're stuck in an endless loop of searching but not quite able to make those big life decisions? Or maybe you just need that little spark of courage to chase your dreams? Well, if you're ready to get unstuck and thrive, then welcome to the Choose Your Next Yes!

I'm Mel, a seasoned midlifer and mom of grown-up. Trust me, I've seen my fair share of little plot twists–as I hit midlife. From getting divorced to getting downsized at work, life’s thrown me a few curveballs. It led to stress, anxiety, and left me feeling like I had misplaced my clarity and courage. But guess what? With God's help, I found my peace, purpose, and the guts to take action on some big life decisions. Today, I'm living my best life thriving personally and professionally. 

Now, my mission is to help you clarify God's voice, empowering you to confidently say 'yes' to what truly matters and 'no' to everything else. Together, we’ll focus on relationships, self-care, finances, health and more, to choose the right “ yesses,” clarify YOUR life's purpose, be courageous and pursue your personal and professional dreams.

It's time to reboot, take bold action, and live life limitless.

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 Making life decisions can invoke stress and anxiety when you aren’t sure what the best decision is or when there are too many options. Stress and anxiety can interfere terribly with your physical and mental wellness. It can be a vicious cycle of stress, anxiety, and decision paralysis. Whether it be finding that perfect career to fit you, buying a new car or house, or deciding whether to sell a business you already own, today, let’s talk about how to take the stress and anxiety out of career and major life decisions. 

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Resources:
How Anxiety Interferes With Decision-Making – And How to Stop it Intruding
02* Do You Struggle with STRESS and ANXIETY? Tips to Identify Triggers and Control Your MENTAL WELLNESS
45* 6 Ways to Know God's Will For Your Life in Every Midlife Decision You Make

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You’ve decided that you’re ready to work from home. What are some of the top work-from-home options? There are so many options out there but what are they and what options are perfect for your skill set? Today, let’s talk about some of the top work-from-home options as you transition your career.

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• Are you in a new season of your life?
• Are you searching for clarity so you can make a career change?  
• Do you just need the courage to switch careers? 
• Are you ready to follow God's plan for your life? 

Welcome to Choose Your Next Yes! Hi Kindred. I'm Mel, a professional midlife woman, mom of grown-ups, coffee, and Jesus lover. I have had a lot of big life changes and I haven’t always been clear about God’s plan for me. This lead to stress, anxiety, and a lack of clarity and courage to make a career move. I finally started listening to God’s voice to find clarity and peace and stopped being scared to move and achieve my career transition goals.   

Resources:

Book: Educator to Entrepreneur: IGNITE Your Path to Freelance Success

Let me help you determine the next steps in your Career!
Grab a complimentary Career emPOWERment Session

email: melinda@empowereducator.com

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You’re kids have left the nest or are in high school and really pretty self-sufficient. Now, you’re ready to focus on yourself again. You have been thinking about working from home and now you can focus on making that dream a reality. Today, let’s talk about how to make the transition to working from home in the next phase of life.

• Are you in a new season of your life?
• Are you searching for clarity so you can make a career change?  
• Do you just need the courage to switch careers? 
• Are you ready to follow God's plan for your life? 

Welcome to Choose Your Next Yes! Hi Kindred. I'm Mel, a professional midlife woman, mom of grown-ups, coffee, and Jesus lover. I have had a lot of big life changes and I haven’t always been clear about God’s plan for me. This lead to stress, anxiety, and a lack of clarity and courage to make a career move. I finally started listening to God’s voice to find clarity and peace and stopped being scared to move and achieve my career transition goals.   

Resources:
01* Prayer, Passion, and Perseverance: 3 Steps to DEFINING God’s Plan for Your CAREER
04* Feeling Stagnant In Your Life? Pursue Your Purpose With Passion and Persistence, Set BIG Goals, Fail Forward
12* Are You an Entrepreneur? How To Pray For the Success of Your Business
15* Do You Need Courage To Start a New Career? 4 Ways to Know When and How to Change Jobs
30* Why Choose Your Next Yes? Confidently Change Careers in Midlife and Be Who You Always Wanted To Be
56* God's Design For Your Purpose in Midlife

Book: Educator to Entrepreneur: IGNITE Your Path to Freelance Success

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How do identify when you think about yourself? What roles do you fill and what nouns or adjectives do you think about as your personal identifiers? Before you listen to the meaty part of this episode, stop and write down all the ways you identify yourself. Then let’s dig into how God identifies you. 

• Are you in a new season of your life?
• Are you searching for clarity so you can make a career change?  
• Do you just need the courage to switch careers? 
• Are you ready to follow God's plan for your life? 

Welcome to Choose Your Next Yes! Hi Kindred. I'm Mel, a professional midlife woman, mom of grown-ups, coffee, and Jesus lover. I have had a lot of big life changes and I haven’t always been clear about God’s plan for me. This lead to stress, anxiety, and a lack of clarity and courage to make a career move. I finally started listening to God’s voice to find clarity and peace and stopped being scared to move and achieve my career transition goals.   

Resources:
58* Chaos to Clarity: 6 Steps to Make Your Identity Clear as You Pursue Your Midlife Career
56* God's Design For Your Purpose in Midlife
18* IDENTITY CRISIS: Finding Yourself Again in the Next Phase of Life
Colossians 3:9-10
Ephesians 1:4
Isaiah 53:5
1 Peter 2:24
Isaiah 54:14

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Find God in the depths of who you are and who He designed you to be. Let Him speak life into you and into every part of your journey. Are you following the career and life paths that God has set in front of you? Are you trusting  God to give you clarity and calm your chaos and confusion? Let’s talk about finding clarity in the chaos and confusion of who you are now vs. who you were designed to be. 

• Are you in a new season of your life?
• Are you searching for clarity so you can make a career change?  
• Do you just need the courage to switch careers? 
• Are you ready to follow God's plan for your life? 

Welcome to Choose Your Next Yes! Hi Kindred. I'm Mel, a professional midlife woman, mom of grown-ups, coffee, and Jesus lover. I have had a lot of big life changes and I haven’t always been clear about God’s plan for me. This lead to stress, anxiety, and a lack of clarity and courage to make a career move. I finally started listening to God’s voice to find clarity and peace and stopped being scared to move and achieve my career transition goals.   

Resources:
John 15:16
56* God's Design For Your Purpose in Midlife
18* IDENTITY CRISIS: Finding Yourself Again in the Next Phase of Life
15* Do You Need Courage To Start a New Career? 4 Ways to Know When and How to Change Jobs
30* Why Choose Your Next Yes? Confidently Change Careers in Midlife and Be Who You Always Wanted To Be

Book: Educator to Entrepreneur: IGNITE Your Path to Freelance Success

Let me help you determine the next steps in your Career!
Grab a complimentary Career emPOWERment Session

email: melinda@empowereducator.com

💃Sisterhood of Marvelous Midlife Women Please join us on Facebook to get support and encouragement during this next phase of life.

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