Two Sides of the Coin: When What You WANT and What Feels SAFE Are Both True

Two Sides of the Coin: When What You WANT and What Feels SAFE Are Both True

Join Leslie Gaudet for a deeply honest conversation about the kind of decision that feels hard not because you do not know what you want, but because what you want and what feels safe are both true. In this episode, Leslie shares the tension she has been sitting with as she continues building her coaching business, her podcast, the Gatherings, and the work she feels called to do, while still holding onto the legal work that provides dependable income, predictability, and stability. Through her own experience of living in beautiful Playa del Carmen while realizing that many of her days still happen from the same chair, in front of the same screen, Leslie opens up about the quiet ache of creating a life that supports you, only to realize it may no longer leave enough room for you to fully live it. This conversation explores what happens when there is no obvious villain, no dramatic collapse, and nothing you can point to as proof that something has to change. Just the honest recognition that what once worked may have done its job, and the life you want now may be asking for something different. If you have ever known what you wanted and still found yourself hesitating because the safe choice still mattered, this conversation will help you stop turning the pause into evidence against yourself. ******************************************************************** Connect with me: https://linktr.ee/herextraordinarylifebydesign [https://linktr.ee/herextraordinarylifebydesign] leslie@herextraordinarylifebydesign.com  ******************************************************************** Monthly Gathering: I've been sitting on an idea for how to create a space where women can finally show up without the filter, without the performance, and without wondering whether being seen is going to cost them something. A monthly gathering. No faces. No names. No titles. Just voices and honest conversation about what it actually feels like to be a woman navigating this profession. If I built it — would you come? Send me an email with the words “I’m in for Monthly Gathering” and that will be enough for me to know that you’re interested. Email: leslie@herextraordinarylifebydesign.com [leslie@herextraordinarylifebydesign.com] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Kim Costa: When Saying No to Oprah Led to Everything — Lessons in Bold, Aligned Living

Join Leslie Gaudet and Kim Costa, Top 5% Realtor® and creator of The Wheel House Method, for a fascinating and eye-opening conversation about the powerful relationship between the spaces we live in and the extraordinary lives we’re building. Kim's journey to this work is anything but ordinary. She built Clarity Farm from scratch — a beautiful property that ultimately left her feeling isolated and disconnected. And then she won an essay contest for The Oprah Winfrey Show and made the bold decision to decline filming because her home simply didn’t reflect her true self. Those two defining moments became the foundation for everything she now does. In this episode, Kim opens up about how she developed The Wheel House Method — a framework that evaluates homes across eight life dimensions including career, finance, health, relationships, and spirituality — and why she believes our homes are either actively supporting our extraordinary lives or quietly working against them. You’ll hear what it truly looks like to make a bold, aligned home decision from a place of deep self-knowledge, how financial intelligence and personal alignment must work together, and what her book reveals about the gap between how homes look and how they actually make us feel. If you have ever walked through your front door and felt like something was just not quite right — this conversation will help you finally understand why, and what to do about it. ******************************************************************** Connect with me: https://linktr.ee/herextraordinarylifebydesign [https://linktr.ee/herextraordinarylifebydesign] leslie@herextraordinarylifebydesign.com ******************************************************************** Monthly Gathering: I've been sitting on an idea for how to create a space where women can finally show up without the filter, without the performance, and without wondering whether being seen is going to cost them something. A monthly gathering. No faces. No names. No titles. Just voices and honest conversation about what it actually feels like to be a woman navigating this profession. If I built it — would you come? Send me an email with the words “I’m in for Monthly Gathering” and that will be enough for me to know that you’re interested. The YES Reset Community: If you are a woman in law and you would like to share your perspective as I build The YES Reset Community, I would love to hear from you because what I create will be shaped by what you're actually experiencing. You can send me an email to share what resonated or ask any questions. I read every message. And if you're willing to go a little deeper, you can complete a brief feedback form that will help me build this with your actual experience in mind. You'll find the link here: https://forms.gle/qAjxLDnUCyrEBboD9 [https://forms.gle/qAjxLDnUCyrEBboD9] ******************************************************************** Here’s how you can connect with Kim Costa.  https://lifestylefoundations.com/ [https://calendly.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Flifestylefoundations.com%2F&user_uuid=HAECGVTOABBJXW25&stage=1&hmac=378ed415e316dab4436ca681fca9b74f27f9cf0b9e34e9538a21196b263fe13b] https://www.facebook.com/kimecostarealtor [https://calendly.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fkimecostarealtor&user_uuid=HAECGVTOABBJXW25&stage=1&hmac=54767c75f5fb6d1b79003bef47321a8ea9cbbba636cdc90950bd273d2bcf4436] https://www.instagram.com/kim.e.costa [https://calendly.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fkim.e.costa&user_uuid=HAECGVTOABBJXW25&stage=1&hmac=9c05ac3e239be31e71c94046464b8777ccf3de154909cdbae26512805652e26f] https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimecosta [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimecosta] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Space Between Knowing and Becoming (Why Knowing Isn't Always Enough to Change Your Life)

Join Leslie Gaudet for an honest conversation about the space many high-achieving women find themselves in but rarely talk about openly: the space between realizing something in their life no longer fits and understanding why they haven't been able to change it yet.  In this episode, Leslie explores what happens when awareness doesn't automatically lead to movement, why so many capable women turn their lack of action into evidence against themselves, and the private conclusions they begin drawing about who they are simply because a season has taken longer than they expected. Through reflection and lived experience, she invites listeners to consider whether the problem isn't a lack of clarity at all, but the meaning they've attached to still being in the middle of becoming.   If you've ever thought, I should've figured this out by now, or wondered why knowing something isn't working hasn't been enough to change it, this conversation will remind you that just because this season has taken longer than you expected, it doesn't mean you've failed.  ********************************************************************Connect with me: https://linktr.ee/herextraordinarylifebydesign [https://linktr.ee/herextraordinarylifebydesign] leslie@herextraordinarylifebydesign.com  ********************************************************************Monthly Gathering: I've been sitting on an idea for how to create a space where women can finally show up without the filter, without the performance, and without wondering whether being seen is going to cost them something. A monthly gathering. No faces. No names. No titles. Just voices and honest conversation about what it actually feels like to be a woman navigating this profession. If I built it — would you come? Send me an email with the words “I’m in for Monthly Gathering” and that will be enough for me to know that you’re interested. The YES Reset Community: If you are a woman in law and you would like to share your perspective as I build The YES Reset Community, I would love to hear from you because what I create will be shaped by what you're actually experiencing. You can send me an email to share what resonated or ask any questions. I read every message. And if you're willing to go a little deeper, you can complete a brief feedback form that will help me build this with your actual experience in mind. You'll find the link here: https://forms.gle/qAjxLDnUCyrEBboD9 [https://forms.gle/qAjxLDnUCyrEBboD9] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Stacy Heisey-Terrell: The Extraordinary Move of Choosing a Career That Chooses You Back

Join Leslie Gaudet and Stacy Heisey-Terrell, Career Ownership Coach and HR veteran, for an honest and empowering conversation about what it really takes to stop fitting yourself into a career that was never built for you — and start designing one that actually is.  After decades in HR across demanding industries, Stacy experienced firsthand the burnout, broken promises, and unexpected disruptions that so many high-achieving women quietly endure. Rather than starting over from scratch, she made a bold, intentional move — and built the balanced, fulfilling work life she once only imagined. Now she helps other women do the same through her Career 2.0 framework.  In this episode, Stacy opens up about reconnecting with your values and strengths after years of adapting yourself to fit a role, how to build real autonomy without trading one form of pressure for another, and what separates the women who make the bold career move and land well from those who stay stuck at the edge of it.  If you've been quietly wondering whether there's a version of your career that actually fits who you are today — this conversation will remind you that it's not only possible, it's waiting for you.  ******************************************************************** Connect with me: https://linktr.ee/herextraordinarylifebydesign [https://linktr.ee/herextraordinarylifebydesign] leslie@herextraordinarylifebydesign.com  ******************************************************************** Monthly Gathering: I've been sitting on an idea for how to create a space where women can finally show up without the filter, without the performance, and without wondering whether being seen is going to cost them something. A monthly gathering. No faces. No names. No titles. Just voices and honest conversation about what it actually feels like to be a woman navigating this profession. If I built it — would you come? Send me an email with the words “I’m in for Monthly Gathering” and that will be enough for me to know that you’re interested. The YES Reset Community: If you are a woman in law and you would like to share your perspective as I build The YES Reset Community, I would love to hear from you because what I create will be shaped by what you're actually experiencing. You can send me an email to share what resonated or ask any questions. I read every message. And if you're willing to go a little deeper, you can complete a brief feedback form that will help me build this with your actual experience in mind. You'll find the link here: https://forms.gle/qAjxLDnUCyrEBboD9 [https://forms.gle/qAjxLDnUCyrEBboD9]   ******************************************************************** Here’s how you can connect with Stacy Heisey-Terrell.  Website: www.MyLifeMyBiz.org [http://www.mylifemybiz.org/] www.linkedin.com/in/stacyheiseyterrell [http://www.linkedin.com/in/stacyheiseyterrell] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Truth You've Been Negotiating With and Why What Keeps Showing Up Matters

Join Leslie Gaudet for a deeply personal conversation about the moments when something in your life keeps asking for your attention, and you can't quite explain why. In this episode, Leslie explores the frustration of feeling like you're having the same conversation with yourself over and over again. The recurring thought. The recurring feeling. The recurring frustration that continues showing up long before you fully understand what it's trying to tell you. Drawing from her own experience, Leslie shares how she began recognizing a pattern of clarity, frustration, clarity, frustration—and what happened when she finally stopped long enough to look at the evidence instead of continuing to move past it. You'll hear why so many high-achieving women mistake negotiation for clarity, how recurring patterns often reveal more than we realize, and why curiosity may be more powerful than certainty when it comes to understanding what keeps showing up in our lives. If you've ever felt like something keeps getting your attention but you haven't fully figured out what it means yet, this conversation is for you. ******************************************************************** Connect with me: https://linktr.ee/herextraordinarylifebydesign [https://linktr.ee/herextraordinarylifebydesign] leslie@herextraordinarylifebydesign.com  ******************************************************************** Monthly Gathering: I've been sitting on an idea for how to create a space where women can finally show up without the filter, without the performance, and without wondering whether being seen is going to cost them something. A monthly gathering. No faces. No names. No titles. Just voices and honest conversation about what it actually feels like to be a woman navigating this profession. If I built it — would you come? Send me an email with the words “I’m in for Monthly Gathering” and that will be enough for me to know that you’re interested. The YES Reset Community: If you are a woman in law and you would like to share your perspective as I build The YES Reset Community, I would love to hear from you because what I create will be shaped by what you're actually experiencing. You can send me an email to share what resonated or ask any questions. I read every message. And if you're willing to go a little deeper, you can complete a brief feedback form that will help me build this with your actual experience in mind. You'll find the link here: https://forms.gle/qAjxLDnUCyrEBboD9 [https://forms.gle/qAjxLDnUCyrEBboD9] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]