If you've been listening to this podcast for more than 10 seconds, then you know that I am someone

who really plans my life and goes after my goals. So I have definitely found myself struggling

lately to figure out how to think about goals and my life path in a future that seems much

more uncertain than it has before, given everything that's happening in our

political system right now, here in the U.S., at least. So today I want to dig into how I'm handling

that, how I think about a future that feels impossible to predict, and how I think about making

choices, not knowing how I'll need to pivot in the next few years when it comes to my business and my

personal life. If you are finding it hard to imagine what the future holds, but you don't want

to just give up and lie in a puddle on the floor forever, then this episode is for you.

It may feel like a heavy topic, but I promise that by the end of this time together, you're

going to feel more empowered than you do this time together, you're going to

feel more empowered than you do right now, and you are going to have more clarity about how to

move forward. Welcome to unfuck your brain. I'm your host Kara Lowentile, master-certified coach,

and founder of the School of New Feminist Thought. I'm here to help you turn down your anxiety, turn up

your confidence, and create a life on your own terms, one that you're truly excited to live.

Let's go.

One of the most powerful skills that coaching helps you develop is the ability to set goals and follow through

on achieving them. But how do we do that when the future feels incredibly uncertain? I'm having these

conversations with my clients, with my family, with friends, with strangers in line at the

post office, and so many people are feeling the same way that the uncertainty isn't,

you know, will I be able to get my dream job in my field? It's more like, will my field even

exist in five years? Or it's not like, should I take a year abroad before I settle down? It's more like,

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