Collective Guidance Ep 26: You Don't Need to Quit Life — You Need a Strategy

Host: Charla Goodnight Guest: Gina Ramirez

00:00 – Introduction Charla opens the episode discussing the feeling of wanting to "quit life" and the importance of pivoting instead of giving up.

00:30 – About the Show Overview of Collective Guidance and what listeners can expect from the podcast.

00:53 – Episode Recap & Guest Introduction Charla recaps the previous episode with Gina Ramirez, a women's health coach and yoga instructor.

01:27 – The "I Want to Quit Life" Feeling Charla shares a personal story and acknowledges the common feeling of overwhelm.

02:25 – The Myth of Balance vs. Alignment Gina's perspective: There's no such thing as perfect balance—focus on alignment and micro-tweaks instead.

04:14 – Identifying Your Top 3 Priorities How to reflect your true priorities in your calendar and life.

05:21 – Taking Inventory Regularly The importance of checking in with your schedule and energy multiple times a year.

06:26 – Quarterly Check-Ins Charla's method for breaking the year into quarters and planning ahead.

07:37 – Body Check: How Does It Feel? Gina's advice to check in with your body before saying yes to commitments.

08:12 – Can You Have It All? Discussion on having a fulfilling career and personal life, and the necessity of delegating.

09:42 – Letting Go of Perfectionism Why it's okay to let others help, even if it's not perfect.

10:49 – Pivoting Without Blowing Up Your Life How to make small, strategic changes instead of drastic ones.

12:37 – Setting Boundaries Communicating new boundaries with family, friends, and coworkers.

13:30 – The Five Life Accounts & Daily Deposits Gina's framework for maintaining mental, physical, social, spiritual, and career well-being.

14:25 – Stress as an Automatic Withdrawal How stress impacts all areas of life and the importance of daily deposits.

15:25 – Real-Life Example: The Power of a Walk A client's story of using a daily walk to nurture all five life accounts.

16:15 – The Power of Breathwork How breathwork can quickly reset your nervous system and reduce stress.

17:14 – Breathwork Practice A simple breathing exercise you can use anytime.

18:27 – Recap & Action Steps Charla summarizes the key takeaways and offers actionable steps for listeners:

• Name your top 3 priorities
• Compare them to your calendar
• Take quarterly inventory
• Make daily deposits
• Delegate one thing

20:28 – Where to Find Gina Ramirez Links to Gina's website, program, and social media.

21:30 – Closing Thoughts Charla's encouragement to pivot, breathe, and remember what matters most.

22:08 – Outro Thank you message, social links, and invitation to subscribe and share.

Resources & Links:

• Gina Ramirez: wellnesswithgina.com
• Instagram & LinkedIn: @wellnesswithgina
• Program: "A Woman's Guide to Intentional Living"
• Collective Guidance: collectiveguidance.com

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