EP 317 - Writing Your Eulogy: A Life-Changing Practice for Intentional Living

We’re back! 🎉 After a refreshing two-month sabbatical, Teresa and Erica are stepping into 2025 with renewed energy and a focus on what truly matters. In this episode, we’re getting personal about how to live a life rooted in rest, not rush, while embracing intentionality in every area of life.

Teresa opens up about a deeply reflective process she does every year between Christmas and New Year’s—a practice inspired by the book Living Forward by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy and intertwined with her own REALIFE Process®. From prioritizing relationships to redefining success, this annual ritual sets the stage for living a purposeful and holistic life.

Together, we talk about:

✨ How reflecting on your legacy can shape how you live today.

✨ Why relationships should be at the heart of your priorities.

✨ Practical ways to turn big-picture dreams into actionable steps.

✨ The power of connecting to your real self, real life, and real work.

Whether you’re looking for fresh inspiration to kick off the new year, practical tools to plan with purpose, or just a moment of connection, this episode has something for you.

Resources Mentioned:

📚 Living Forward by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy

📚 Do What Matters by Teresa McCloy

🛠️ REALIFE Process tools and assessments

Join us as we explore what it means to live with intention and embrace a holistic way of life in 2025.

🎧 Tune in now, and don’t forget to follow the podcast so you won’t miss any of the amazing guests and conversations we’ve got lined up this year!

TIME STAMP:

00:00 Welcome Back to Doing What Matters

01:20 Reflections on Sabbatical

03:34 Year-End Reflection Process

04:34 Living Forward: A Life Management Process

07:18 Implementing the Real Life Process

11:11 Personal Reflections and Future Plans

19:35 Encouragement for Newcomers

22:58 Conclusion and Upcoming Episodes

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About Teresa McCloy:

Teresa McCloy is the founder and creator of the REALIFE Process®, a framework designed to empower individuals and groups with the tools, training, and community needed for personal and professional growth. Through the REALIFE Process®, Teresa is on a mission to help others grow in self-awareness, establish sustainable rhythms, and enhance their influence and impact by integrating faith and work into their everyday lives. She lives with her husband of 42 years on their 5th generation family farm in central Illinois and enjoys great coffee, growing beautiful flower gardens and traveling as much as possible. 

About Erica Vinson:

Erica Vinson helps clients walk through defining moments with confidence and courage enabling them to move forward in freedom and embrace fearless living. As an ACC Credentialed and Certified Professional Life & Leadership Coach, she uses wisdom from all 3 Centers of Intelligence to help clients gain deeper self-awareness and grow in relationships with others both personally and professionally. Erica is a certified REALIFE Process® Master Coach, an ©iEnneagram Motions of the Soul Practitioner, and has a certificate in Spiritual Transformation through the Transforming Center. She lives in the Metro East St. Louis area and enjoys spending quality time with friends and family, golfing, tennis, boating/water skiing, traveling, is a bit of a technology nerd and loves learning!