“Don’t think less of yourself if you can’t be fearless. Doing it afraid is just as brave.” – Morgan Harper Nichols I read this quote this afternoon, and it validated a lot of my thoughts on fear and worth through the years. It’s very easy for me to think of fear as a truth-teller; after all, it’s an instinct designed for survival. But what it … Continue readingEP 70 // Fear Doesn’t Dictate Worth // Christine Baird
“I’m not slowing down. I’m taking care of myself. When you’re working hard and you get tired, that’s not a defect, it’s a sign to refuel.” – Jay Shetty I have been making a lot more rejuvenation space in my days lately. I’ve been taking more breaks. … Continue readingEP 69 // Taking Breaks Is Worth It // Christine Baird
“Grace comes from a source that sees our worth 100% of the time.” I experience grace coming in and covering the gaps in my life on a daily basis. It’s something that has been a huge part of learning to own my worth. Every time I notice how grace has made up the difference between my efforts … Continue readingEP 68 // Receiving Daily Grace // Christine Baird
“Does the proportion of the amount of time you spend on certain tasks align with how much they matter to you?” I’ve had a thought on my heart for months and months and I finally felt ready to talk about it on today’s solo episode. I was out for a run this morning in the beautiful springtime city, listening to one of my favorite … Continue readingEP 66 // Prioritizing My Time to Bring Me Joy // Christine Baird
“Normality is a paved road. It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow.” – Vincent Van Gogh It seems I start all my solo episodes with, “I saw this quote on Pinterest and . . . ” Pinterest is truly a wonderland of inspirational quotes. Today’s quote is roughly attributed to Vincent Van Gogh, but regardless of who said it, I … Continue readingEP 65 // Choosing the Unpaved Road // Christine Baird
“Become a priority in your own life.” I read this quote on Pinterest a few weeks ago, and it stuck with me. This has been a huge work-in-progress for me on my worthfull journey. From years of putting myself as low priority in my own life, I’ve been slowly learning to … Continue readingEP 64 // Becoming a Priority in My Own Life // Christine Baird
“Grieve. So that you can be free to feel something else.” I read this quote on Pinterest the other morning, and it struck a chord. I haven’t been grieving anything in particular lately, but I know the feeling of grief and how healing it is to allow it to run its course. It truly is … Continue readingEP 62 // Allowing Myself All the Emotions // Christine Baird
“I’ve learned new ways to be protected and stay soft.” I just got to LA for a work trip and have been noticing my emotions and thoughts on returning to the city that so much of my worthfull journey has happened in. The most palpable feeling I recognized on my first night here was … Continue readingEP 60 // Shedding the Armor // Christine Baird
“Resistance is simply my ego trying to keep me safe. But the truth is, I am safe.” I have been working on (and procrastinating on) a big project for months now. It’s going to be a really wonderful thing once I finish it. But I’ve had plenty of resistance come up against me doing … Continue readingEP 59 // Overcoming the Resistance to Worth // Christine Baird
“[Happiness] when it’s done right, is a kind of holiness, palpable and redemptive.” – Mary Oliver I read this little snippet of a poem this morning during my morning routine and it sunk right into me. What a beautiful way to think about happiness – a holy redemption … Continue readingEP 58 // Happiness Because I Said So // Christine Baird
“‘There’s too much risk in loving,’ the young boy said. ‘No,’ said the old man, ‘There’s too much risk in not.’” – Atticus I have something special to share with you in honor Valentine’s Day today — and in honor of the journey I’ve been on to open my heart back up to love, from a place of worth. For the past few years, and the past … Continue readingEP 57 // Letting In a Worthfull Kind of Love // Christine Baird
“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” – Friederich Nietzsche I watched a TED talk today that made my whole world pause and sort itself out. You know the kind? This one is by a couple, Mark and Simone, who have faced extreme challenges. They called their talk, “A love letter to realism,” and … Continue readingEP 56 // Worth Regardless of Circumstance // Christine Baird
“Your time may be now or you may be in process. Be patient and don’t rush the journey.” I read a note in my phone this morning (during my morning routine) that I wrote 4.5 years ago. It was from the very beginning of my big life transformation – when I … Continue readingEP 55 // Trusting the Process // Christine Baird
“I felt myself come back home to myself. And I didn’t even know I was away.” I’ve been so excited to share a solo episode on Season 2 of the podcast because I have SO MUCH to share. Over the holidays, I moved from LA … Continue readingEP 53 // Giving Myself Permission to Heal // Christine Baird
“Honesty truly is what creates self-worth.” I had a few ideas of what I was going to record today’s episode on. I have been traveling and wrapping up some chapters of my life in LA. I wanted to skip today’s episode because I’m tired and … Continue readingEP 47 // Tell the Truth // Christine Baird
“I feel so full because I’ve been receiving.” I just moved from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City and was a little occupied for the past two weeks (hence missing a week of posting an episode). However, what I experienced during the move was so … Continue readingEP 46 // Receiving Support Because I’m Worth It // Christine Baird
“The way we own our worth determines the value that we will offer to the world.” I’m right in the middle of a busy stretch of work weeks and having a great time. So it felt fitting when my good friend Nick asked me to … Continue readingEP 44 // The Difference Between Value and Worth // Christine Baird
“Ask your future self the questions you are afraid to ask.” I have been a mentor coach in one of my favorite leadership trainings for the past couple of months and it has been wonderful, as always. But this past weekend, during one of our … Continue readingEP 43 // Asking My Future Self for Wisdom // Christine Baird
“We can’t control our circumstances, but we can control what we choose to do with our time.” One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned from living in Los Angeles for the past few years is to honor the worth of everyone around me — no … Continue readingEP 42 // My Energy Comes From My Worth // Christine Baird
“Worthfull worth is intact no matter what kind of results we are creating.” Do you ever feel like your worth goes down the toilet when you haven’t created any results lately that you can show others to prove it? I definitely experience this. Not as … Continue readingEP 41 // When the Results Aren’t There Yet // Christine Baird