About
Hello and Welcome to the Creative Force Podcast! In this episode, I sat down with my favorite podcaster, Stephanie May Wilson, host of the Girls Night podcast, creator of the Love Your Single Life course, and author of the book Create a Life You Love. Stephanie shares her personal journey as a firstborn, type A people pleaser who spent years looking to everyone else to tell her how to live her life, until a friend told her something that changed everything. She opens up about how to quiet outside voices, make decisions with confidence, stop waiting for permission from God to live your life, and invest fully in the season you are in right now. This conversation is honest, warm, and so practical and it will give you full permission to design a life that actually looks like you.
My Takeaways
• You get to decide. There is not one right way to live a life and realizing this is the first step to designing one you actually love.
• There are invisible rules you have been following your whole life that you never consciously chose. Start asking what rules am I following and where did they actually come from?
• Not all factors in a decision weigh the same. A weighted pros and cons list helps you get clarity on what actually matters most to you rather than treating all considerations as equal.
• It is really hard to steer a parked car. There is more to lose by not making a decision than by making one that turns out to be wrong. A step forward gives you information, movement, and wisdom.
• God is a better GPS than you think. He is not going to be stumped by one wrong turn. A good father wants his children to make decisions, not be puppets.
• Pay attention to the Easter eggs God has hidden throughout your life. The things you love, are good at, and keep coming back to are not accidents. You do not need it written in the sky to have permission to pursue them.
• Not every voice that sounds authoritative is God's voice. Pastors, mentors, and leaders are still people with opinions, biases, and their own stakes in your life. Take everything before God in your own relationship with him.
• Waiting seasons are not wasted seasons. The preparation you do while you are waiting is what makes you ready for the next thing. You gain nothing by sitting and doing nothing and everything by making the most of where you are.
• Celebrating others does not take anything away from your story or your future. Getting good at being happy for friends in different seasons is one of the most important skills you can build.
• Female friendship is worth investing in early and often. Your girlfriends are life partners and soulmates. Treat them that way.
• You do not have to be friends with people who are mean to you. Kindness is a non-negotiable boundary in friendship and setting it will change your life.
Resources
📖 Create a Life You Love by Stephanie May Wilson
🎙️ Girls Night with Stephanie May Wilson