Live reVised with Christie Browning

If you've been around here for any length of time, you know how much I absolutely love journaling! I believe in its power and in its healing as well as the perspective and awareness that comes from this practice. In this episode, I am sharing five benefits of putting journaling into your routine and then to top it all off... I am giving you my best tips on how to get started if you've never journaled before or maybe fallen a bit rusty in the practice.

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In the last episode of the Live Revised Podcast, we talked about the importance of rest. Today we're following that up with some simple ways you can add rest to your routine. From finding some time at the beginning or end of your day to adding some fun to your day-to-day tasks, I'm sharing 9 different ways I personally incorporate rest into my routine. 

'Tis the season for hustle and bustle, busy holiday calendars and lots on our plates...

But what about rest?

It's hard to really enjoy life when you're going through the motions and running on fumes. And the key to being out best and enjoying life is ... rest.  So let's breathe some life back into your days. Let's grab ahold of purposeful rest that refuels and recharges you. Something that makes you feel alive again. Brings peace to your spirit and tranquility to your mind. 

In this episode, we're talking about giving ourselves permission to rest and the truths surrounding rest. Just how can you be intentional about making rest a habit? We're diving into just that in this episode (and the next... so stay tuned).

Ever heard of that ol' saying.... "count it all joy?" Well, it's actually a scripture verse that can leave us feeling so irritated when someone reminds us to do that very thing on a day where we aren't feeling very "joyful."

In this week's episode we're talking about how to count it all joy ... not by denying our "non-joyful" feelings, but in conjunction with them! If you are tired of feeling like bad days and emotions dictate your joy... this episode is for you!

"To be happy, one must enjoy the scenery even when circumstances take us on an alternate course." - Louise Workman

Do you like to go behind the scenes? See how things are really done or what it's really like in someone's world? If you are thinking... yep, that's me... this week's podcast episode is for you!

I'm taking you behind the scenes of my journaling process - sharing my tips, my prompts, my practices. If you've been thinking journaling is something you want to get into, or you need to revive your practice, this episode explains it all!

"What is happiness? Well, it's being too busy to be miserable... or it's a triple-dipped ice cream cone." - Louise Workman

If you're living and breathing... you're busy. We are all busy. Maybe we're busy doing different things, but the bottom line is... we fill our 24 hours to the brim and then some. In this episode, I'm going to challenge your mindset on time. When we are faced with an overloaded calendar and to-do list, we don't necessarily need better management of time, we need a better mindset for the time we have, how we perceive it and what we choose to do with it. 

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If you've ever sat around a campfire, you know there's a science to keeping that fire going. It takes the right amount of firewood and airflow to keep those flames roaring. However, get too much firewood shoved into that firepit and you'll lose the airflow, thus choking out your fire. The same happens in our lives. We let distractions, life's circumstances, a lengthy to-do list, and mundane days choke the life out of our fire. In 2021, we all are teetering more towards burnout than passion, but it doesn't have to be that way.

On this podcast we talk a lot about purpose... and today is no different. We're going to chat about three keys to living with purpose:

Locating your purpose | Investing in your purpose | Developing your purpose

How do you find your purpose? What does it take to nurture that purpose once you do find it? And how am I going to live with purpose every day? We answer these questions and more in this episode. PLUS... I'm bringing you up to speed on all that's been happening behind the scenes here at Revision Motivational Company. Below are a few links referenced in today's episode:

I had the extreme pleasure to be a guest on the "Who Ya Know" show with Trevor Houston and his team... what a fun bunch of guys! 

This show streams live each week and helps to motivate and inspire job seekers, but our conversation was powerful for all people no matter what transition of life you might find yourself in. We have conversations about purpose, staying motivated and even some Biblical truths to help you on your journey.

It's the beginning of a new month... the perfect time to get refocused on taking action and getting stuff done, right?

I know that feeling, but I also know the feeling of watching the time slip through my fingers. I know what it's like to have life blow up and derail all my plans and good intentions. But what if you could stay focused even in the middle of life's upsets to your calendar and well-meaning goals? What if you could continue to see progress and direction even if things don't go according to plan?

In this episode, I'm walking you through exactly how I prep for the month so that I can be sure that my best intentions become more than just wishes but become actions. I'll share how I keep my time and energy applied in the areas that matter most in my life. I'm also sharing with you the goal tracker I use to know what I need to do each day or each week to get me where I want to go this month...

It seems that no one like to wait or be put in a holding pattern. We often see a pause as punishment. But what if we could learn how to find purpose in it... and better yet, what if we could embrace the rest, recovery, reflection and revision in that season of pause. Today I am sharing my personal progress in what has been my season of pause. It hasn't been without frustrations... I like to be on the go! But taking a time out doesn't have to be punishment and I've learned some valuable lessons in my current pause that I'd love to share with you!

1. Embrace the plateaus

2. Engage during the pause

3. Elevate your success quotient

Referenced in today's episode is the great word of wisdom: "He that sharpens the ax will fall more trees."

Have you forgotten the truth about YOU? Has life become a wet blanket on the fire of your soul? When we lose sight of who we are and what we are supposed to be, we can suffer from feeling disconnected and lost. You can vigorously shine as the bright light you are meant to be... how you were meant to be. Master Counselor Rebecca Dawson walks us through some tips on how to get back in touch with ourselves so we can love who we are!

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On this week's episode, we're talking with my friend Tina B. Get ready to have some laughs, chat about goats, and learn a lot about owning and telling your story. Tina's ideas and tips on how to use your story for your purpose is so incredible and I think you will love getting to know her!

Have you caught on to this practice of picking a word for the year?

It's a thing that's really popular this time of the year... as we prepare for a new year to come and say goodbye to the old one.

But... do you really need to pick a word for the year? If so, how do you go about picking one? And if I pick one today, how in the world do I stay focused on that word all year long? We answer all these questions in this episode of the podcast... AND... I am sharing my word for 2021, plus telling you how my word for 2020 really became an anchor for my heart and mind this year!

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Have you ever noticed a gift or talent inside of yourself but maybe been a little apprehensive to step into it? Maybe you recognize a gift, but just not sure how others will receive it if you start living it out? Feel like the thing you are most gifted to do is so far left of what everyone else you know is doing?  This episode is for you!

My guest this week is author, poet and speaker Traci Neal. Although she began writing at age 5, it wasn't until she was 30 that she decided to step into a writing career. Feeling the pressure to fit into the "normal" career path, Traci tried to make teaching her thing, but it just wouldn't work out. That's when she turned back to her gift of writing and embraced what she was most gifted to do.

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Catch up with Traci on her website to learn more about her writing and connect to her social media channels.

This episode features my dear friend and health coach, Kim Waggoner. Kim shares with us her unconventional way to approach wellness that leaves you feeling free and able to love your body and the journey its on. If you've ever found yourself stuck feeling as if the topic of wellness meant fad diets, restrictive have-tos, no-pain-no-gain ideas... well, Kim is going to challenge you to think differently.

Kim Waggoner has been an RN for over 25 years and a Health Coach for 3 years. After a personal health crisis in 2010, she made it her mission to help others take a holistic, simplified approach to their health.  Kim is a mom of 2,  Mimi to 1, and lives with her husband, Eric, on their organic farm outside of Etna Green, IN. One of Kim's favorite healthy living strategies is practicing gratitude.

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Anxiety. Stress. Panic attacks. Do any of these sound familiar?

It's common for us all to have moments where we feel stress or anxiousness. But don't shirk it off as just a common feeling you're stuck living with. It might just be something our bodies and our brains are trying to get us to be aware of. In this week's episode, Anxiety Relief & Mindset Mentor Catherine Dean is my guest and she shares her personal story of how she suffered from debilitating anxiety and panic attacks. Her fight to breakthrough now serves as inspiration to help others work through the same. Y'all... this episode is packed with great advice and tactical how-tos to really help you get through those panic-packed moments.

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You've heard the phrase "taking a leap of faith?" Well, what about taking a leap to faith? Let me introduce to you my dear friend Heather Lytle, who shared with us all how she pushed past fear and uncertainty to launch a new business, grow personally and spiritually, while also working past some limiting beliefs. This is a FUN episode and you will laugh. Heather's humor is contagious and explains why I love her so much!

ABOUT HEATHER:

Heather Lytle is a confirmed homebody, introvert, cat lady and new business owner who is passionate about the written word and helping organizations to create consistency and transparency through the development of policies and process documents. With nearly a decade of experience, Heather left the corporate world to provide these individualized services to small businesses. When she’s not writing or correcting the grammar on graffiti, she enjoys being at home with her hubby and cats or planning trips to baseball stadiums. 

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Have you lost a little bit of faith... in life? In yourself? In others? In God? Let me help you revive your faith in this week's podcast episode. We're using a New Testament story that is one of my favorites and I know it will do your heart a lot of good, too! It's the story of Jesus and his miracle of turning a few loaves of bread and some fish into a meal that would feed more than 5,000 people. And while the story in and over itself is powerful and amazing, there is a deeper lesson here in the example Jesus offers us... it's exactly what we should be doing in the face of a challenge or a hard time or when we're feeling as if we aren't enough or at the end of our rope. 

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It's one thing to say we need to appreciate our personal value or that we need to know our self-worth.... but it's a whole other thing to actually live that way! Why is it that we struggle so much to believe and act as the unique, precious, priceless creatures that we are? The world and its messages sure don't help us in that area. We are bombarded with comparison, forcing our minds and hearts to measure up. We are hit with an "ideal" image or lifestyle, all the while we feel pushed to form fit into this fake "ideal." 

In this episode, I am challenging you to think differently. To speak differently. And to get fierce with fighting for and hanging on to your self-worth. This episode was recorded during our annual women's summit and believe me... the women on the other side of the conversation were fired up to walk in their value and declare their self-worth!

The things we say to ourselves can make or break our success. When it comes to living a life of purpose and passion, the messages we play in our head have a huge impact on our actions as well as the confidence we have in what we are capable of. In this episode, I am sharing three messages that I've leaned into to help retrain my brain to think differently.

1). "I can figure it out" - this was a message to myself many years ago and recently Marie Forleo released a book entitled Everything Is Figureoutable. This message of "I can figure it out" reminds us that there is information we can gain, things we can learn and our own creativity that can help us keep moving forward in our goals and past our obstacles.

2) "It's okay to be unique" - what you want to do, the dreams you want to chase, the accomplishments you are striving for... this may not look like anything anyone else is doing around you. And that's okay! Be encouraged that what has been placed in your heart isn't placed there by accident. Step into your uniqueness and your unique greatness.

3) "Tomorrow I can try again" - we will fall short. There are days we won't be the greatest. We will make mistakes, experience setbacks and failure, but tomorrow is another day. Don't give up... you can try again tomorrow.

Do you know what it means to "hustle"... in life? In your purpose? 

In today's episode, we're talking about your everyday hustle. I'll be sharing what it is and what it isn't, I'll also give you three tips on how you can best apply this to your life.  

• “We don’t want to just be busy with activity. There’s a big difference between productivity and activity.” – Brian Buffini
• “Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” – Will Rogers
• “Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” – Leonardo da Vinci

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We all know how it feels to have our trust broken. We know how it feels to be the one who broke the trust, too.

Both scenarios are not fun ones and leave us feeling broken, raw, exposed, and hurt. But we don't want to stay in that painful place, so how do we really learn how to trust again? How can we heal so we aren't faced with the pain over and over?

In this episode, I am offering some encouragement for you to help you get to a place of healing. We are talking about the difference between true healing versus just putting a bandaid on the wound. We're addressing some ways you can walk back to trust. It's a good one, so let's dive in!

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I love this quote from Thomas Kelly: "We have hints that there is a way of life vastly richer and deeper than all this hurried existence, a life of unhurried serenity and peace and power. If only we could slip over into that center."

Life is busy. Our schedules are hectic. We cram a lot into our 24 hours and sometimes we pay the price. We feel stress, anxiety, overwhelm. It's as if the weight of all that we have on our plate is sitting on our chests and we can't breathe. We're being suffocated by all the demands, to-dos and pressures of life.

In this episode, I am sharing some ideas and helpful tools to shift this way of living to a more unhurried serenity, peaceful and powerful way of living. I find this topic to be so critical no matter who you are or where you're from or even what stage of life you may be in because the pace of our lives has a monumental impact on the depth of our lives. When we fall into the trap that our value comes in all that we do instead of simply all that we are, we wear busy and stress as a badge of honor. 

So this chat is about creating room to breathe and margin in life. It's not about doing more, faster or more efficient. But it is about pushing out the noise and chaos, pushing out what's not necessary, to allow for what's most important to rise to the surface of our hearts and minds.

If you would like to check out a really great book on the subject, read Keri Wyatt Kent's "Breathe: Creating space for God in a hectic life."

If you're frustrated by goals and goal setting... then friend, this episode is for you!

If you are overwhelmed with the question of what you want your life to be about... then stay tuned!

This episode is all about how to create and craft a life YOU love, and answering the initial questions to help you even define what that means.

Do you know the most important decision you need to make today? What is the singular focus you should dial in on in order to get closer to your dreams and your goals? What does it take to create a life you love? These questions are answered with one answer.... 

Getting to the bottom of this important and critical decision is what makes us move ahead faster to success and significance. Tune in to this episode where I share some personal insights from a waterpark experience and how that lesson led me to this one decision.

In this episode, I got to sit down with Christian singer-songwriter Hannah Schaefer and get an inside scoop on her new album "Who I Am." Hannah gives us a look into her writing process... even a fun interactive virtual writing event that allows you, her followers and fans, to write some songs with. As you listen to Hannah's journey,  you will learn how she has worked hard to keep pushing for her goals. She's persevered and weathered changes and up-hill battles that inspire us all to keep working for our own dreams.

As a bonus, we get Hannah to dish about married life and even play an impromptu mini-concert. 

Becoming debt-free was one of the biggest accomplishments in my adult life. My husband and I worked really hard at it. But it was more than just budgets and saving accounts. There was a heart and a mindset that had to take hold ... in me. In this episode, I share some of my mental obstacles to really embracing this challenge of becoming debt free. I also talk about how we stayed the course even when life knocked us back several times.  

Are you ready to make every day a magical day? Ready to shirk the mundane, stagnant feeling of life's day-in and day-out grind? In this episode I am sharing 6 specific ways to make life magical and how to make each day count. I mention several resources that I want to share with you, from tracking sheets to e-guides, so be sure to visit the link below to get to the show notes and access all these freebies!