In this episode of After Hours With Amanda, I’m talking about decision making, changing your mind, regret, college choices, parenting, self worth, and why I do not think there is always one perfect “right decision.” I share about glamor shots, leaving my management company, learning to trust myself again, and the old belief that if you made your bed, you have to lie in it forever. But you do not. You made the best choice you could with the information you had then. You are allowed to grow, pivot, apologize, change, and step into who you are becoming.

00:00 Welcome to the Coffee Chat
00:39 Water, Weather, and Life Updates
01:00 Glamor Shots Had Me in a Chokehold
03:08 Stepping Into My Purpose at the Mall
04:43 Leaving My Management Company
05:23 Handling My Own Email Again
07:33 How People Make You Feel Matters
09:22 There Is No Right Decision
10:07 College, Tiny Humans, and Big Choices
11:41 You Made Your Bed, Now Lie in It
14:10 Step Into the Light of Who You Are Becoming
15:33 Doing the Best With the Information You Had
17:39 Why Decisions Feel So Heavy
19:08 Watching My Girls Make Choices
20:35 When People Hold You to an Old Version
23:22 The Same Song Forever
24:00 Friendships Can Change Too
25:32 Taking Time Before a Decision
27:23 Does This Align With Who I Want to Be?
30:14 Choosing College Without Everyone Else’s Opinion
31:27 Do Not Let Fear Paralyze You
32:11 Do Not Let Yourself Be Typecast
34:01 Making Decisions Without Knowing the Result
37:40 You Are Allowed to Grow and Pivot
39:03 Choosing Integrity Over the Easy Yes
40:03 Throw the Paper Towel and See If It Sticks
41:00 Do Not Carry the Backpack of Guilt
42:46 If No One Has Told You Lately