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This Friday at 12:00 PM (ET), I'm looking forward to welcoming Brianna Holfoth to PTBYB Live. Bri and I met through Cadre where we are contributors. Cadre is a community committed to supporting bette…

This Friday at 12:00…

This Friday at 12:00 PM (ET), I'm looking forward to welcoming Brianna Holfoth to PTBYB Live. Bri and I met through Cadre where we are contributors. Cadre is a community committed to supporting better Mental Health, and over the past year we've discovered a shared passion for helping people reconnect with themselves during life's most demanding seasons. Bri is a wellness and mental Health advocate who helps ambitious women pursue meaningful careers without sacrificing their wellbeing. Her work encourages people to reconnect with what she beautifully describes as "the truth within themse…

Most people think resilience comes first. I don't. One of the discoveries that's reshaping PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® is this: Before we can fully draw on our resilience, we often need to restore acces…

Most people think re…

Most people think resilience comes first. I don't. One of the discoveries that's reshaping PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® is this: Before we can fully draw on our resilience, we often need to restore access to ourselves. When we reconnect with what remains true—our identity, values, hope, and the resilience we've already been practicing—we begin feeding the resilience that helps us keep moving forward. Perhaps resilience isn't something we create. Perhaps it's something we reconnect with. If you're carrying more than most people can see, I hope this short reflection encourages you today. P…

There was a day when I left my surgeon's office believing there was no way forward. After years of surgeries and chronic pain, he looked at me with compassion and simply said: "I'm sorry. I wis…

There was a day when…

There was a day when I left my surgeon's office believing there was no way forward. After years of surgeries and chronic pain, he looked at me with compassion and simply said: "I'm sorry. I wish there was something I could do to help." I drove home devastated. Then I opened a blank planning document. For years, I believed what changed my life that afternoon was the plan I wrote. Looking back, I think I was wrong. I think it was the planning that began changing me. Before my circumstances changed… Before my pain changed… Before my future changed… Something inside me b…

What if hope isn't missing? What if it's simply waiting to be recognized? In this short excerpt from PTBYB Live, I explore one of the most meaningful discoveries we've made through PLAN TO BE YOUR B…

What if hope isn't m…

What if hope isn't missing? What if it's simply waiting to be recognized? In this short excerpt from PTBYB Live, I explore one of the most meaningful discoveries we've made through PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST®: Sometimes, when we rediscover parts of ourselves, we rediscover hope. Perhaps hope isn't something we have to manufacture. Perhaps it's something we learn to recognize again. If you're carrying more than most people can see, I hope this brief reflection encourages you to reconnect with what remains true—and discover the strength, hope, and resilience that may already be present. PLAN…

Where is hope hiding? When you're navigating chronic pain, Grief, overwhelming Stress, Caregiving responsibilities, or life's unexpected challenges, hope can feel distant—or even absent. In this s…

Where is hope hiding…

Where is hope hiding? When you're navigating chronic pain, grief, overwhelming stress, caregiving responsibilities, or life's unexpected challenges, hope can feel distant—or even absent. In this solo PTBYB Live, I invite you to explore a different perspective. Rather than asking, "How do I create hope?" we ask: "Where might hope already be present?" Together we explore: • What you're carrying that most people cannot see • Why recognizing reality is the first step toward encouragement • How hope can be found in unexpected places • The relationship between …

What are you carrying right now that most people cannot see? In this solo PTBYB Live, I explore a simple but powerful question that has become increasingly important throughout my own journey of navi…

What are you carryin…

What are you carrying right now that most people cannot see? In this solo PTBYB Live, I explore a simple but powerful question that has become increasingly important throughout my own journey of navigating more than 50 years of chronic pain and resilience. Together we explore: • Why acknowledging what we're carrying can be deeply encouraging • How putting words to our experience helps us reconnect with ourselves • Why understanding is often the first form of encouragement • The hidden loneliness that can accompany pain, grief, stress, pressure, and adversity • How recognizing …

What if resilience isn't only about helping ourselves? What if one of the greatest expressions of resilience is the way it strengthens the people around us? In this short excerpt from PLAN TO BE YOU…

What if resilience i…

What if resilience isn't only about helping ourselves? What if one of the greatest expressions of resilience is the way it strengthens the people around us? In this short excerpt from PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live, I share one of the core ideas within PTBYB: Your resilience is at its best when it multiplies. Whether you're navigating pain, pressure, uncertainty, grief, or a difficult season of life, the work you do to strengthen your resilience rarely stops with you. It influences your Family. Your friends. Your team. Your community. And sometimes, simply choosing to look at a difficult…

This Friday at 12:00 PM (ET), I'll be joined by storyteller, producer, entrepreneur, and podcast host Portia Booker. Portia is the creator and host of Groove with Portia, a globally recognized podcas…

This Friday at 12:00…

This Friday at 12:00 PM (ET), I'll be joined by storyteller, producer, entrepreneur, and podcast host Portia Booker. Portia is the creator and host of Groove with Portia, a globally recognized podcast built around a simple but powerful question: How did you find your groove through adversity? It's a question that feels deeply aligned with the heart of PTBYB. Throughout her life, Portia has navigated experiences that tested and transformed her resilience—including the end of a television career, a suicide attempt, becoming an entrepreneur while caring for her mother during the final year …

During my recent PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live conversation, Jennifer Rogers noticed something many people might have missed. She noticed pain. Instead of looking away or moving past it, she offered e…

During my recent PLA…

During my recent PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live conversation, Jennifer Rogers noticed something many people might have missed. She noticed pain. Instead of looking away or moving past it, she offered encouragement. Not the kind of encouragement that ignores reality. The kind that acknowledges what is difficult and reminds us who we are anyway. This is a reminder that resilience is not pretending everything is fine. Sometimes resilience looks like continuing. Sometimes it looks like honoring boundaries. Sometimes it looks like being yourself. And sometimes it begins when someone else noti…

"Where did you find hope?" Jennifer Rogers' answer surprised me. "I found hope in the mirror." In this powerful excerpt from PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live, Jennifer shares a simpl…

"Where did you …

"Where did you find hope?" Jennifer Rogers' answer surprised me. "I found hope in the mirror." In this powerful excerpt from PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live, Jennifer shares a simple but profound reflection about hope, self-worth, and what happens when we truly stop and look at the person staring back at us. Many of us look into a mirror every day. We brush our teeth. We fix our hair. We prepare for the day ahead. But how often do we truly see ourselves? How often do we stop long enough to notice what remains true? This conversation is an invitation to pause, become q…

PTBYB Live Preview This Friday, June 5 at 12:00 PM (ET) One of the questions I've been thinking about lately is this: How do we encourage ourselves when life becomes difficult? Not when everything…

PTBYB Live Preview …

PTBYB Live Preview This Friday, June 5 at 12:00 PM (ET) One of the questions I've been thinking about lately is this: How do we encourage ourselves when life becomes difficult? Not when everything is going well. Not when we feel confident and energized. But when we're carrying pain, disappointment, uncertainty, exhaustion, grief, or adversity. This Friday on PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live, I'll be joined by Jennifer Rogers. Jennifer is a two-time international best-selling author, speaker, podcast host, Reiki Master, energy worker, and empowerment coach whose life story reflects resilienc…

What happens when you can't do something the way you once could? In this reflection, I share something a friend reminded me about resilience: sometimes we need to lift our eyes from what's directly i…

What happens when yo…

What happens when you can't do something the way you once could? In this reflection, I share something a friend reminded me about resilience: sometimes we need to lift our eyes from what's directly in front of us and look toward the horizon. This is for you...and a friend whose walking videos have become an unexpected source of encouragement and a reminder that sometimes resilience begins by simply looking up. A small shift in perspective can change far more than we realize. Sometimes resilience means practicing Meaningful Adaptation: adjusting without giving up, adapting without losing ho…