About Progress

When you think of your goals, are they the really big, New Year's Resolutions type? While a desire to totally revamp your morning routine, for example, is noble, it can be too large to be doable. To achieve change through sustainable growth you have to understand the keys to creating big routines by starting with small habits.   Not sure where to start? Sandra Chuma, Habits Coach and Podcaster, has some great ideas for how to break it down. She opens up about her own story from being born and raised in Zimbabwe, to building a company with her husband, and then attending university in her 40's, and more. Through mindset (fear of habits, anyone??), compounding actions, and a "failure plan," she teaches how you can have tangible and long-lasting success.   About a few other things...   If you're pumped about learning more about habits, but don't know where to start, get my free handout, "Sticky Habits for Progressors" HERE.   If you feel stuck, or lost, it's time to uncover who you are and belong to yourself again with my newest course focused on identity. It's never too late to find yourself! Get the 6 week audio course and workbook at Finding Me.   Quality matters with supplements. From protein powder, to energy-giving or calming drinks. Choose organic plant-based products with Organifi and get 20% off with the code ABOUTPROGRESS.   Sign up for the Go Getter Newsletter to get Progress Pointers in your inbox every Thursday.   SHOW NOTES Sandra's Instagram, Podcast, and Website Get 20% off Organifi with the code "ABOUTPROGRESS" Get my audio course on identity - "Finding Me" Try Better Help, today! Get on the waitlist for the Strive Hive, my monthly membership group Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show HERE Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram Songs Credit: DRIVE by Dj Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlas Music provided by FREE MUSIC FOR VLOGS AND VIDEOS bit.ly/freemusicforvlogs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you think about procrastination does it bring up some feelings of shame, maybe self-judgment? These complex feelings are common, so find out what your procrastination really means and how can you stop weaponizing it against yourself. By sorting out where your procrastination is coming from then you can see what your needs truly are and begin to develop healthy and supportive habits.   Shirin shares her own story of perfectionism as an Iranian immigrant who relied on constantly outperforming others and even herself, but teaches now that that behavior is not sustainable. Instead, learn to live at the "intersection of getting it done and allowing yourself to have free time," which she calls good enough work. Tune in to be, as Shirin says, encouraged to return to your values, your beliefs and what lights you up with purpose.   About a few other things...   If you're pumped about learning more about habits, but don't know where to start, get my free handout, "Sticky Habits for Progressors" HERE.   Quality matters with supplements. From protein powder, to energy-giving or calming drinks. Choose organic plant-based products with Organifi and get 20% off with the code ABOUTPROGRESS.   Sign up for the Go Getter Newsletter to get Progress Pointers in your inbox every Thursday.   SHOW NOTES Shirin's Instagram, Podcast, and Website Get 20% off Organifi with the code "ABOUTPROGRESS" Get my audio course on identity - "Finding Me" Try Better Help, today! My 2021 Do Something Plan Get on the waitlist for the Strive Hive, my monthly membership group Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show HERE Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram Songs Credit: DRIVE by Dj Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlas Music provided by FREE MUSIC FOR VLOGS AND VIDEOS bit.ly/freemusicforvlogs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The truth is that you DON'T have to "do it all" to be a happy, whole, well-rounded person. In fact, consider how being selectively lazy will actually maximize your growth where it counts the most.Kendra Adachi--podcaster and writer--wants you to be a GENIUS about the things that matter, and LAZY about the things that don't.This is the path to deep and lasting progress. As living, complicated, breathing humans, we have to honor and lean into our limitations in order to amplify our biggest priorities--including what helps us feel alive!Kendra will teach you how to be "selectively lazy," to learn how to recognize what matters to you, how to let people in and fully belong to both others and yourself, and how this can all lead to exponential growth--not less of it. About a few more things:If you're pumped about learning more about habits, but don't know where to start, get my free handout, "Sticky Habits for Progressors" HERE.Quality matters with supplements. From protein powder, to energy-giving or calming drinks. Choose organic plant-based products with Organifi and get 20% off with the code ABOUTPROGRESS.Sign up for the Go Getter Newsletter to get Progress Pointers in your inbox every Thursday.SHOW NOTES Kendra's Instagram, Podcast, and Website Full transcript HERE Get 20% off Organifi with the code "ABOUTPROGRESS" Get Better Help, today! My 2021 Do Something Plan Get on the waitlist for the Strive Hive, my monthly membership group Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show HERE Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram Songs Credit: DRIVE by Dj Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlas Music provided by FREE MUSIC FOR VLOGS AND VIDEOS bit.ly/freemusicforvlogs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you think of "maximizing" habits, do you picture extreme, over-the-top action? 110% commitment? Superhuman willpower at work? Well, here's good news for us mortals: none of that works long-term.   While we are going to discuss how to maximize your habits all month long, today's introductory episode is all about the basics. In order to maximize habits, you need to have some to begin with. And to get those, you need to focus on "The Process" to help you build habits that won't drift away before you had the chance to make them even better.     In this episode, Monica will teach you "The Process," how to simplify the habit formation process, and the way YOU can start small, and start now, in building your own. >>Get your FREE "When-Then Pairings for Progressors" handout, HERE, so you can get started on the real process of habit formation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you answer these two questions: "Who am I?" "What matters to me?" If not, you're likely experiencing what Monica calls "a misplacement of identity." This is what happens when we place our worth, our value, and our "sense of self" on the things we do, the way we look, our achievements, our roles, instead of who we deeply, truly are.   A strong identity is the foundation to all the work we do at About Progress. It's the filter through which we know how to direct our choices, ways we can work on our growth, and how to be strong enough to face both the circumstances and the choices we face on a daily basis.   Listen to this special episode where Monica shares her own story of "a misplacement of identity," how it started with good intentions but over the years led to her feeling lost and stuck in her own life, and what she did to uncover her identity again.  And how this changed everything.   This episode is the introductory lesson to Monica's new, foundational course, "Finding Me." Enroll HERE as a Founding Student with the 30% off code before Midnight PST, Thursday April 8th!  This course will never be discounted to the public again. SHOW NOTES Join Finding Me HERE Sign up for the Go Getter Newsletter to get Progress Pointers in your inbox every Thursday. Join the monthly membership group waitlist Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show HERE Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram Songs Credit: OCEANS by Pleasant Pictures; and DRIVE by Dj Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlas  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we "celebrate" the year anniversary of the beginning of a tumultuous year, we are looking back more on how we as a community have grown, changed, and become more of who we want to be.Listen in to hear notes from your fellow Progressors, women just like you who are working towards big changes in sustainable ways.IMPORTANT NEWS!Become a Founding Student of Monica's new, foundational course, "Finding Me." In this 6-week course, you will learn to belong to yourself again by uncovering who you are and what matters to you, so that you find increased authenticity, confidence, and alignment.Use the code "FOUNDER" to get 30% off, if you sign up by Midnight PT, April 8th! This will be the ONLY time the course is discounted to the public. Enroll HERE. Show Notes: Join Podcast University and learn how to start or grow your podcast! Join the monthly membership group, the Strive Hive Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram Songs Credit: DRIVE by Dj Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlas Music provided by FREE MUSIC FOR VLOGS AND VIDEOS bit.ly/freemusicforvlogs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you know that research shows we each make 35,000 decisions each day? It's exhausting just thinking about it! If you find yourself feeling stuck and indecisive, or overwhelmed by all the choosing, then I have a short and sweet message for you on how to counteract decision fatigue. By creating habits and routines at the bookends of your day that eliminate the need for tiring decision-making you will have clarity, and gain the ability to confidently work through bigger decisions.   About a few other things...   I'm teaching a FREE CLASS this month on a very highly requested topic: decision-making! Join me live, online, to uncover the 2 secrets to beating confusion and making clear decisions that are right for you. If you can't attend live a replay will be sent out after, so don't miss out and sign up now!   Sign up for the Go Getter Newsletter to get Progress Pointers in your inbox every Thursday.   SHOW NOTES Sols handmade shoes - 'PROGRESS10' for 10% off Take my FREE CLASS on Decision-Making My 2021 Do Something Plan Get the Organization Overhaul audio course Join the monthly membership group Get your first month+ FREE with Libsyn using code MONICA Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show HERE Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram Songs Credit: DRIVE by Dj Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlas Music provided by FREE MUSIC FOR VLOGS AND VIDEOS bit.ly/freemusicforvlogs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guest Jessica Hottle explains, "We are a spirit, we have a soul, and we live in a body." In this interview she dives into the ways to become more in tune with your whole self, to find connection between body and soul as you work towards your purpose. Jessica's own history as a self-proclaimed "emotional rollercoaster" explains how she began doing this work for herself and what she has since learned. Since we all operate best as a whole person, it's so important to address what might be going on with the "soul story" we are telling ourselves. Use her 5 steps to better process emotions and heal your soul's story right away.   About a few other things...   I'm teaching a FREE CLASS this month on a very highly requested topic: decision-making! Join me live, online, to uncover the 2 secrets to beating confusion and making clear decisions that are right for you. If you can't attend live a replay will be sent out after, so don't miss out and sign up now!   Quality over quantity really matters to me during this season of my life, and you know I've applied that to my wardrobe. Sols offers beautiful handmade Mexican inspired sandals out of genuine leather made by artisans from Mexico. Use code 'PROGRESS10' for 10% off on Sols Shoes and let me know which pair you snag!   Sign up for the Go Getter Newsletter to get Progress Pointers in your inbox every Thursday.   SHOW NOTES Jessica's Instagram, Website, Podcast Sols handmade shoes - 'PROGRESS10' for 10% off Take my FREE CLASS on Decision-Making My 2021 Do Something Plan Get the Organization Overhaul audio course Join the monthly membership group Get your first month+ FREE with Libsyn using code MONICA Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show HERE Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram Songs Credit: DRIVE by Dj Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlas Music provided by FREE MUSIC FOR VLOGS AND VIDEOS bit.ly/freemusicforvlogs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We sometimes confuse our passions and our purpose, so what is the difference and why does it matter? Podcaster, coach, and passions enthusiast Nikki Innocent breaks it down for all of us in this interview. If you're struggling with this, feeling like you lack the time to pursue passions, let alone purpose, then this is especially for you. By digging deep and finding what lights you up, then growing those seeds, you can live in full alignment with your values - this is how to nourish your passions into your purpose.   Nikki shares six steps you can take to break free of some common traps, such as people pleasing and hustle culture, or other obstacles keeping you from finding your passion. Tune in to this episode for the permission to get to know yourself and the tools to take back your power. As Nikki says, "This isn't about perfectionism. This is literally about allowing yourself to live and breathe and be yourself and hopefully live a life that is uniquely you, that you can really feel excited about when you go to bed every night.”   About a few other things...   I'm teaching a FREE CLASS this month on a very highly requested topic: decision-making! Join me live, online, to uncover the 2 secrets to beating confusion and making clear decisions that are right for you. If you can't attend live a replay will be sent out after, so don't miss out and sign up now!   Quality over quantity really matters to me during this season of my life, and you know I've applied that to my wardrobe. Sols offers beautiful handmade Mexican inspired sandals out of genuine leather made by artisans from Mexico. Use code 'PROGRESS10' for 10% off on Sols Shoes and let me know which pair you snag!   Sign up for the Go Getter Newsletter to get Progress Pointers in your inbox every Thursday.   SHOW NOTES Nikki's Instagram, Website, Podcast Sols handmade shoes - 'PROGRESS10' for 10% off Take my FREE CLASS on Decision-Making My 2021 Do Something Plan Get the Organization Overhaul audio course Join the monthly membership group Get your first month+ FREE with Libsyn using code MONICA Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show HERE Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram Songs Credit: DRIVE by Dj Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlas Music provided by FREE MUSIC FOR VLOGS AND VIDEOS bit.ly/freemusicforvlogs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While working with a therapist treating my eating disorder he taught me that thoughts affect your feelings, and your actions. With that in mind, I have sort of an unpopular opinion, a belief that has been true for me, that life's circumstances are not completely neutral. So while our thoughts are vital, a year like 2020 taught us that circumstances matter, especially when things become so out of our control.   I do believe we still have a choice to make about how we show up in the midst of our circumstances and encourage you to take control of your own story. Tune in for a few examples of how this has played out for me and the way I use my thoughts and agency to stay true to myself despite my circumstances.   About a few other things...   I'm teaching a FREE CLASS this month on a very highly requested topic: decision-making! Join me live, online, to uncover the 2 secrets to beating confusion and making clear decisions that are right for you. If you can't attend live a replay will be sent out after, so don't miss out and sign up now!   Quality over quantity really matters to me during this season of my life, and you know I've applied that to my wardrobe. Sols offers beautiful handmade Mexican inspired sandals out of genuine leather made by artisans from Mexico. Use code 'PROGRESS10' for 10% off on Sols Shoes and let me know which pair you snag!   Sign up for the Go Getter Newsletter to get Progress Pointers in your inbox every Thursday.   SHOW NOTES Sols handmade shoes - 'PROGRESS10' for 10% off Try online counseling with Better Help Take my FREE CLASS on Decision-Making My 2021 Do Something Plan Get the Organization Overhaul audio course Join the monthly membership group Get your first month+ FREE with Libsyn using code MONICA Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show HERE Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram Songs Credit: DRIVE by Dj Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlas Music provided by FREE MUSIC FOR VLOGS AND VIDEOS bit.ly/freemusicforvlogs   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices