Decision Masters

Decision Masters

Hosted by: Kirsten Parker

How do you make decisions? How do you feel about your choices? This podcast will help you SIMPLIFY decision making and empower you to TRUST every choice you make. (Yaaaas!) I've been coaching big-brained...

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#112: 3 Keys to Deciding On the Spot

Welcome to "I'll Think About It" Part 1! What keeps you from making a decision quickly — like, on the spot? When faced with a choice, a very natural default can be to "need to think about it, and decide later." But...
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#111: Honest vs "Realistic" Self-expectations

Where do the expectations you set for "what you should be able to do" in a day or week or month come from? I bring news!  If you've:  Been overscheduling yourself lately Or crossing off 1/10th of your To Do List...
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#110: The Decision to Have FUN

It seems like the more adulting we do, the harder it gets for FUN to be an effortless part of everyday life. But when you think about "fun" being a choice available to you - kind of all the time - that can...
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#109: Do Your Standards Match Your Season?

Today, we're solving an issue I see costing a lot of people unnecessary time, energy and ANGST. You're going to assess if the standards and expectations you're setting for today are current... Or if they are, in fact,...
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#108: What's the Worst that Could Happen?

Ok before you gear up for 20 minutes about "worst case scenarios," lemme stop you right there. Today's episode (inspired by my recent experience in Budapest - I explain inside) will teach you how to use this question...
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#107: Mini Mid-Year Decision Audit

In today's summer-themed episode, we’re doing a mini mid-year decision check-in.😎 I ask you questions just like we were in a coaching session, like: What do you want to have achieved or experienced or changed 6-12...
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#106: Detox Your Decision Process

Ever wish you could just detox the crap that makes decisions difficult outta your system? Well, ok, you may not have ever thought about it like that - but I bet it sounds pretty good all the same. This week, I...
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#105: "Yes, and" - The Improv Tool for Making Good Decisions

If you've ever seen improvisational theatre that works, you've seen "yes, and" in action. It's the concept that helps scenes keep going (and growing) without anyone having a script or knowing what their fellow actors...
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#104: Self-Compassion in Everyday Decisions

Episodes 101-103 broke down what self-compassion is (and isn't), and how it can change the direction and quality of your entire life. YES PLEASE! So...what does it look like in real life?  In this episode, I share...
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#103: How to Act with Self-Compassion (the "Fierce" kind)

Did you know there are two kinds of self-compassion? It makes sense! Especially when you remember what the purpose of self-compassion is: to alleviate your own suffering. Sometimes, to lower that "suffering severity,"...
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#102: How to Talk and Think with Self-Compassion

Let's get nitty 'n gritty, shall we?  What - exactly - does it look and sound like to "practice self-compassion"? To answer that, we first have to clarify what self-compassion even is: And you may be pleasantly...
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#101: The Truth about Self-Compassion

Let's talk about the TRUTH of self-compassion. Today's intro episode is essentially 2-in-1 (more bang for ya' buck!). In Part 1 [0:00-20:26], we: Define what self-compassion even is Dispel common myths about it And...
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