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• You feel like you're constantly juggling competing priorities and struggling to keep on top of everything.

• You want to make time for the things that matter to you, but find that life keeps getting in the way.

• You rely on motivation and good intentions to follow through, but struggle to maintain consistency.

• You want to feel more organised and less overwhelmed without turning your life into one big productivity project.

• You're curious about how small systems can help you make meaningful changes to your everyday life.

• How becoming a mum changed my priorities and made me think differently about managing my time and energy.

• The bare minimum system I created during the newborn stage to help me manage feelings of overwhelm.

• What systems and guardrails actually are, and how they can help keep you on track.

• The bowling alley analogy: seeing your goals as the pins and your systems as the guardrails that stop you falling into the ditch.

• How to identify what's getting in the way of your goals and create small systems to address those obstacles.

• The five steps to creating systems that actually work.

• The difference between creating helpful systems and using productivity planning as a form of procrastination.

• How systems can help you maintain consistency, protect your priorities and make life more manageable, even when things don't go to plan.

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After more than a year away from the podcast, I'm back! In this episode, I'm sharing a little life update, some lessons from the past 15 months, and why becoming a mum has completely changed the way I think about purpose, productivity and success.

I'll also be sharing some of my biggest takeaways from reading Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People — particularly the idea that we need to decide what matters most before deciding how to spend our time.

Because productivity isn't about getting more done. It's about making sure that what we're doing contributes to the life we actually want to create.

In this episode, we explore:

• Finding purpose through life changes: How motherhood has reshaped my values, goals and definition of success.

• What Stephen Covey taught me about purpose: Why Begin with the End in Mind and Put First Things First are such powerful principles for intentional living.

• Purpose before productivity: Why we need to get clear on what matters before diving into goals, plans and to-do lists.

• Creating systems that support your life: How reducing decision fatigue can free up time and mental energy for the things that matter.

• Redefining success: Why I'm rethinking the way I approach my business and letting go of strategies that no longer feel aligned.

• Enjoying the process, not just the outcome: Moving away from the idea that we'll finally be happy when we reach the next milestone.

• The power of 21-day blocks: How I'm combining positive psychology and practical action to become more intentional, present and fulfilled.

If you organised your life around what matters most to you, what would you do differently?

You don't need to have your entire life figured out. But taking the time to reflect on your values and priorities can help you make choices that feel more aligned with the person you want to be.

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People — Stephen R. Covey

• The 75 Hard challenge

• Positive psychology and coaching psychology

• The Eisenhower Matrix

Thanks for joining me for my first episode back! I'm so glad to be here again, and I can't wait to share more about positive psychology, taking action on the things that matter and creating a life that feels like your own.

Follow along for more from Take Action Toolkit, and keep an eye out for my upcoming work on combining inner work and practical systems in 21-day blocks.

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Thanks for listening to Episode 36 of The Take Action Toolkit.

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• You find yourself thinking “I’ll be happy when…” and struggle to feel content right now.
• You’ve achieved goals or milestones but the satisfaction never seems to last.
• You’re curious about how to feel more grounded and present in your everyday life.
• You want a simple positive psychology tool to help you enjoy the moment more deeply.

• Living abroad and being addicted to travel, to now being happy in my daily life
• The trap of “when, then” thinking
• A personal turning point that shifted everything
• The benefits of savouring
• 3 simple tools to help you savour more

Research and theories mentioned:

3 Good Things:

Seligman, M. E. P., Steen, T. A., Park, N., & Peterson, C. (2005). Positive psychology progress. American Psychologist, 60, 410–421. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066x.60.5.410

The benefits of developing an increased savouring ability:

Camgoz, S. M. (2014). The role of savoring in work–family conflict. Social Behavior and Personality, 42, 177–188. https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2014.42.2.177

Bryant, F. B., & Veroff, J. (2007). Savoring: A new model of positive experience. Erlbaum Associates.

Bryant, F. B. (2003). Savoring Beliefs Inventory (SBI): A scale for measuring beliefs about savouring. Journal of Mental Health, 12, 175–196. https://doi.org/10.1080/0963823031000103489

Smith, J. L., & Hollinger-Smith, L. (2015). Savoring, resilience, and psychological well-being in older adults. Aging & Mental Health, 19(3), 192–200. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2014.986647

Eisner, L. R., Johnson, S. L., & Carver, C. S. (2009). Positive affect regulation in anxiety disorders. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 23(5), 645–649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.02.001

Quoidbach, J., Wood, A., & Hansenne, M. (2009). Back to the future: The effect of daily practice of mental time travel into the future on happiness and anxiety. Journal of Positive Psychology, 4, 349–355. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760902992365

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Thanks for listening to Episode 35 of The Take Action Toolkit. If you’ve enjoyed this episode don’t forget to leave us a rating and review on your preferred podcast platform. Or, share it with a friend who you know will benefit from what’s inside.

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• You love manifestation but find it doesn't always work
• You're interested in the middle ground between psychology and cosmology
• You've tried tons of manifestation rituals but nothing has really changed
• You're manifesting BIG THINGS in the next 12 months and want to take action
• You know you could achieve so much more if you could just take action

• What happened on 8/8 - The Lion's Gate Portal
• My beef with the manifestation gurus
• When subconscious reprogramming doesn't work what do you do?
• Why you've been manifesting for years but things haven't changed yet
• The next step you can take to actually make your 8/8 manifestations come true

Research and theories mentioned: Learn more about the Lion's Gate Portal

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Thanks for listening to Episode 34 of The Take Action Toolkit. If you’ve enjoyed this episode don’t forget to leave us a rating and review on your preferred podcast platform. Or, share it with a friend who you know will benefit from what’s inside.

• you are on a self-development journey but are overwhelmed by the sheer amount of content out there
• love self-development books but have a hard time implementing what you've read
• you want to get the most out of self-development books
• you have a stack of personal development books you've never read, gathering dust on the shelf
• you want to start reading more personal growth books

• addressing the gap between having the idea and taking the action
• Kalie's proven method for implementing everything she reads
• where to start if you're at the beginning of your personal development journey
• routines that set yourself up for success and teach you how to tune into your intuition

Work with me + stay connected:

Ready to stop hiding and start taking clear, supported action? I offer one-off, 90-minute coaching sessions designed to help you break through fear, reconnect with your motivation, and create a personalised, actionable plan. Click here to book your spot: https://stan.store/sarahlovecoaching

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Thanks for listening to Episode 33 of The Take Action Toolkit. If you’ve enjoyed this episode don’t forget to leave us a rating and review on your preferred podcast platform. Or, share it with a friend who you know will benefit from what’s inside.

• You’ve got a goal or dream that’s been sitting on your to-do list for way too long
• You keep waiting to “feel ready” before starting
• Productivity hacks just don’t work for you anymore
• You want real, practical tools to help you take action
• You know what you want but just can’t seem to get going

• Why even the biggest, most life-changing goals get procrastinated
• The difference between surface-level hacks and deeper psychological tools
• My personal experience with delaying action on my business for 4 years
• How to reduce the time you spend stuck in inaction from weeks to minutes
• 8 powerful motivation tools that go beyond timers and to-do lists
• How to get your brain on board when you really don’t feel like it

Work with me + stay connected:

Ready to stop hiding and start taking clear, supported action? I offer one-off, 90-minute coaching sessions designed to help you break through fear, reconnect with your motivation, and create a personalised, actionable plan. Click here to book your spot: https://stan.store/sarahlovecoaching

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Thanks for listening to Episode 32 of The Take Action Toolkit.

If you’ve enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to leave a rating and review on your preferred podcast platform. Or share it with a friend who’s navigating change and could use a reminder of their own resilience.

This episode is for you if:

• You’re feeling out of your comfort zone and questioning whether you’re on the right path

• You’re facing challenges that make you want to give up, even though something in you still wants to keep going

• The discomfort is overwhelming and you’re unsure how much longer you can stick it out

• You’re looking for a personal story of resilience to remind you why staying a little longer might change everything

In this episode, I dive into:

• The moment I sat crying on the floor of my bedroom in China, ready to walk away and the decision that changed the course of my life

• How I navigated extreme discomfort and slowly built the resilience and confidence I didn’t know I had

• Why giving myself “just two more weeks” was a powerful turning point that led to eight years abroad, a Mandarin-taught degree and the personal growth that followed

• The life lessons I carry with me today, about asking for help, rebuilding belief after setbacks and choosing to grow even when it feels easier to quit

Work with me + stay connected:

Ready to stop second-guessing yourself and start taking clear, supported action towards the life you want? I offer one-off, 90-minute resilience coaching sessions to help you break through fear, reconnect with your motivation, and walk away with a personalised, actionable plan. 👉 Book your session here

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Thanks for listening to Episode 31 of The Take Action Toolkit. If you’ve enjoyed this episode don’t forget to leave us a rating and review on your preferred podcast platform. Or, share it with a friend who you know will benefit from what’s inside.

This episode is for you if:

• You’ve been going through a tough time and want to build your resilience and strength to power you through.
• You’ve lost momentum and need a gentle but powerful way to reconnect with your purpose and keep going.
• You want to understand the real tools that help you keep going when times get tough, not just surface-level positivity
• You’re ready to explore how self-compassion, meaning and mental toughness can support you during life’s hardest chapters.

In this episode, we dive into:

• The behind-the-scenes story of the hardest season of my life plus something I haven’t shared with anyone other than close family and friends.
• 3 unexpected psychological resources that kept me going through a heartbreaking season (hint: it’s not “just be positive”)
• The difference between mental toughness and toxic productivity and how to know which one you’re leaning on
• A toolkit for developing psychological resources mentioned in this episode

Research and theories mentioned: – Self-Compassion Theory Dr. Kristen Neff’s work https://self-compassion.org/ – PERMA Model by Martin Seligman (Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, Accomplishment) Seligman, M. E. P. (2011). Flourish: A visionary new understanding of happiness and well-being. Free Press. – The 4Cs of mental toughness Clough, P., Strycharczyk, D., & Perry, J. L. (2021). Developing mental toughness: Strategies to improve performance, resilience and wellbeing in individuals and organizations. Kogan Page.

Work with me + stay connected: Ready to stop hiding and start taking clear, supported action? I offer one-off, 90-minute coaching sessions designed to help you break through fear, reconnect with your motivation, and create a personalised, actionable plan. Click here to book your spot: https://stan.store/sarahlovecoaching

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