Worthfull Project

"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 much as I used to. But I definitely feel this still at times. I was feeling this way a couple of days ago and actually got excited. I realized it was a perfect worthfull episode in the making. Because if there's one thing I've learned on my worthfull journey so far, it's this: my worth will never be reflected fully by my results. So there's no need to measure my worth by them. Here's a short and sweet reminder of what to do when your inner voice is telling you your results aren't good enough.   LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  Google Play  | Stitcher Follow Christine: Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest

"Being kind is about speaking to the best version of someone."   I got to have one of the most important Worthfull Project conversations so far while visiting my dear friend (and college roommate) Liann Seiter last week. Liann has known me for 11 years, long before worthfull was an idea in my head or I had any idea what it meant to own my worth. She has witnessed me in so many phases of my own evolution and growth and we've talked about the whole journey as it unfolds. So when she recently went through a big personal transition in her identity -- leaving her religion of 30 years, changing careers, and building a new belief system -- we knew there was a juicy conversation waiting to be recorded. Liann graciously shared what it was like to go through such a significant identity change, what opened up to her through deep grief, and what all of this taught her about her worth. I love this conversation. I think it's so important to talk about our differences and how we find our worth within them. It matters so muc

"We get to show up in a way that invites others to own their worth."   I keep having conversations and getting asked questions about how to own your worth during big life transitions. Things like marriage, divorce, becoming a parent, starting a new career, etc. I've been thinking a lot about this as well since I'm in the middle of some big life transitions myself (career shift, moving, dating again). I LOVE this part of being worthfull. Big life transitions are some of the best opportunities to practice owning my worth. They are times when how I decide to show up matters way more than any particular identity I am labeled with. It's when I remember that my energy, or spirit, speaks much louder than my labels. And that is at the core of what it means to own my worth.   LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  Google Play  | Stitcher Show notes: Dallas Clayton Follow Christine: Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest

"There are so many battles that don't need to be fought today."   I was talking to my roommate Candice last night about how I'm learning to manage my responsibilities and also take care of myself. We talked about how responsibilities can feel like battles - career, money, relationships, spirituality, etc. - and how they can overwhelm us if we're not mindful. I found myself sharing a thought that I've had many times but had never spoken out loud. I've learned to choose my battles on any given day and only expect so much of myself. This has made a dramatic difference in my life. Instead of expecting a constant production and output of myself, I'm learning to ebb and flow with the battles I'm facing.  I'm learning to respect my unique journey and only choose the battles I'm capable of handling. This has become a standard for me of living a worthfull life.   LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  Google Play  | Stitcher Follow Christine: Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest

"I found there were no roots more intimate than those between a mind and body that have decided to be whole." - Rupi Kaur   I had a few requests from friends for episode topics and I was about to record one on career change. But then I realized I had an opportunity to talk about something much closer to my heart today. I am single, I've been single for a long time, and I just got rejected yesterday in a promising relationship. So it's a perfect time for me to check in with how I'm owning my worth while being alone. I know a lot of us experience alone-ness on many levels. Being alone in the sense of being single, without a romantic partner, is definitely a poignant and sometimes heavy kind of aloneness. But something changed for me in how I view this experience of aloneness in the last year. My relationship with myself has beautifully transformed as I've practiced owning my worth by myself. And I'm really grateful for this transformation. In this episode, straight from my humble, single heart, I'm sharing the

"The longer we avoid truth and honesty, the longer we'll remain sick."   I got to talk to my dear friend Bryce this week about how he's learning to tell the truth. He's been on a journey of opening up and finding his voice again after years of brutal challenge. Not only has he weathered abuse, addiction, and a 9 year ongoing bout of cancer, Bryce has lived a lot of his life in fear of what other people will think of him if he tells the truth. So relatable. As we discussed his recent breakthrough around speaking the truth and using his voice again, I realized that this conversation is at the core of self-worth. So I asked him if he'd record an episode with me. It's incredibly powerful. Bryce has been a great teacher and friend to me the six years I've known him. I've seen him at all stages of health and sickness, misery and joy, despair and miraculous healing.  To hear him talk about how he's learning to own his worth is stunning.    LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  Google Play  | Stitcher   Show note

"I'm still learning to love the parts of myself that no one claps for." - Rudy Francisco   I had the huge blessing to be a mentor in a leadership training this past weekend. It's something I do once a year and it always fills me up with gratitude. About 3 years ago, I took the training myself, and it was transformational to say the least. To this day, it's still a huge part of me learning to own my worth. Since I was back in that environment this weekend, I was reflecting on how far I've come, but also what I still am working on. I remembered a quote that I discovered back when I was fresh in this new mindset of possibility, responsibility, and self-love. It's simple and to the point, but every time I read it, it reminds what owning my worth really means. I recorded a short and sweet episode around this quote to encourage each of us to love the parts of ourselves no one claps for. It's where a worthfull life begins.   LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  Google Play  | Stitcher Show notes: Links I mentio

"A lot of this practice of shifting out of judgment is loving who we really are."   I wanted to dive into one of the most important topics of living worthfully today -- dropping the habit of self-judgment and returning to the habit of self-love. This has been a HUGE part of my journey to own my worth. Huge. It's ongoing, and I'm constantly learning as I go. It's one of the most challenging pieces of living worthfully, but it's also one of the most rewarding. As I was journaling this morning, I wrote down a list of things that have changed in my life since I stopped judging myself. It was one of the most beautiful lists I've ever made. This episode is one of my favorites so far. I hope you enjoy it as much as I've enjoyed re-learning to love myself.   LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  Google Play  | Stitcher   Show notes: How I learned to judge myself as a child (5:05) The first step towards shifting out of self-judgment (10:34) How the process of detoxing from self-judgment is opening Pandora's box (

"Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable." - Mary Oliver   I woke up this morning in a daydreamy mood (which is very common for me). And then I thought what a delight it would be to share my thoughts on the worth of daydreaming. Here's the thing: I have been a big daydreamer since I was a little girl but I tried to force myself out of the habit a few years back. I had started to distrust my dreams. It was rough. Over the past 4 years, I've fallen back in love with the process and, consequently, it has become one of my very favorite habits. I make time for it. I honor it. And I learn a lot from it. This solo episode is my reveal of how and why daydreaming has been such an integral part of learning to own my worth. It connects to my desires, intuition, and joy in a big way. I also share specifics on the ways I've found to productively daydream - a real tell all! Mostly, this episode is a celebration of how far I've come in listening to myself. It's something I'm really grateful for.   LISTEN ON: Apple

"I know I have an incomplete view of my worth, but I can have a complete view of it."   I was talking to my lovely roommate Candice Gutierrez today about the importance of self-care. I realized this is a perfect worthfull conversation that I've touched on but haven't dived into. And if there's anyone to preach the truth of self-care, it's Candice. She is not only a brilliant media and film professional, she also understands how important it is to take care of your body, mind and spirit no matter what. What I was really excited to hear her perspective on was how she is practicing self-care during a major career and life transition. I loved what she said about how low-tech quality self-care can be. It doesn't have to be spa days and over-indulgence. It can be as simple as the self-talk we listen to and the small decisions of how we spend our time.   LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  Google Play  | Stitcher   Show notes: Why it's often hard to practice self-care during big life transitions (4:20) What s

"Money just makes you more of who you already were." - Sara Blakely   I've been thinking a lot about what it means to own my worth in my career lately. I'm in an evolution in my own career, and I did a massive career change 4 years ago, so it's something I have experience with. The first six years of my career I worked in corporate insurance sales - about as traditional of a profession as you can get. Then I did a career 180 and became a freelancer in a completely different industry (online content creation). It was a trip. Not only did it give me the opportunity to remake my relationship with my professional worth, it was the very beginning of how I learned to live worthfully. This episode is one of my favorites so far. It's something I'm so passionate about. It's something that I've lived and I continue to live daily. If I've learned anything about my worth from working for myself, it's that my profession, bank account, and status will never reflect my true worth. So the sooner I focus my self-worth on who

"Boredom makes people keen to engage in activities that they find more meaningful than those at hand." - Manoush Zomorodi   I gave myself the permission today (on this Independence Day holiday) to not get anything done if I didn't want to. Since I've been vacationing a lot lately, I didn't feel the need for a holiday. But something told me to slow down and take one anyway. As a result, I ended up mindlessly watching some IGTV that in turn gave me huge inspiration on a variety of topics that I'm now excited to work on for the rest of the day. This in turn inspired me to record a solo round on the podcast about the worth of free time, boredom, and slowing down to create space. As it turns out, this has been the theme of my life for the past couple of months, and I feel some really good things coming from it. If you've been feeling the need for some space in your life but are anxious about whether you can afford to create it, here's a reminder that you can.   LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  Google Play

"The unworthiness was the way to become worthy."   I met my new friend Sarah Anassori during lunch at a lovely event several months ago, and we hit it off right away. But it wasn't until our follow up brunch that we began to realize how similar our paths have been on our journeys to owning our worth. Sarah sailed her way through school with great grades, landed an impressive job in marketing, worked her way up the corporate ladder for years, and then finally slowed down enough to realize how out of alignment she had become with herself. That led to leaving her career, sitting in the mess of not knowing, and transforming into a coach. As we talked about the process of finding purpose, deciding we're worthy despite feelings of unworthiness, and connecting to the highest versions of ourselves, I felt so grateful to see my own journey mirrored back to me. Wherever you are on your journey, I trust you'll find valuable insight about this process in this episode.   LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  Google Pl

"No matter what we may or may not offer through our digital personas, we're worthy of love and belonging."   I spend a lot of my time professionally thinking about what makes a powerful digital persona. It's the business I work in. So when I was watching the new announcement about IG TV today, I got reflective about how I judge people's worth based on their digital persona. This of course got me thinking about multiple conversations I've had, even this week, about the future of social media and how we relate to each other on those platforms. Eventually I got thinking about what it means to own my worth via my digital persona. Why it matters. Who are good examples of this. And what I am doing to be responsible about what version of myself I present digitally to the world. This solo round is a introduction to my thoughts on this topic -- I'm sure more will be coming. I'd love to hear yours after you listen!   LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  Google Play  | Stitcher   Show notes: What a digital persona

"As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same." - Marianne Williamson I just returned (tonight) from a really wonderful trip to Mexico City. I got to go there with a couple of vloggers, creators, and influencers who are committed to elevating the human experience. You can probably imagine how great the conversations we had were.  As we talked late into the night over tacos, we kept circling back around to the idea that what we have to offer is enough -- but we have to believe that in order to create something of value. It doesn't usually work the other way. We have to be willing to share our light, our contribution, our perspective, our offering and THEN we get to see the impact we can have. Essentially, I kept re-learning that I get to own my worth in order to magnify my impact. I wanted to record a few of these thoughts fresh from the trip, so I recorded them tonight, unscripted, as is. I hope you remember what value you are uniquely suited to offer the world -- and

"I let someone else see what it looked like to get there."   Well, here we are at the official 6 month mark of the podcast. Episode 26, exactly halfway through Year 1 of the Worthfull Project! I couldn't think of a better way to commemorate the first six months of this show than sitting down with my dear friend Rebecca Regnier, who is featured on episode 1, to record a 6 month check in. Actually it was her idea because she's so smart and attentive like that. The topic of this conversation is accountability -- specifically the weekly call format that Rebecca and I use to hold each other accountable to our big goals. We've been doing these for about a year with each other, and it's been a huge support to both of us. It's how we remember what matters most, focus on those parts of our lives each week, and make sure we're putting time and energy into them. I love this conversation because it reminds me that Worthfull Project may still not have been started if it hadn't been for the support of a friend like Rebecc

"I'm still blooming. And so are you. We don't need to judge ourselves in the process."   Last week I recorded two episodes in one sitting (thinking they'd be one), so now it's time to post the second part. As I was talking about the value of showing the unpolished process of our lives, I thought of all the mistakes I make, both public and private. I used to feel awful when I made any kind of significant mistake. It would really take a hit on my worth for a bit. But over the years, and especially since doing the work of owning my worth, I've learned a new way to handle making mistakes. Without realizing it, I noticed I have a 7 step process I go through when I'm handling a mistake to keep my sense of worth intact. It's been very effective for me and I go to it almost automatically now when I mess up. I jotted it down to share and I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. Do you also feel your worth taking a hit when you mess up? What have you noticed makes you reclaim your worth after?   LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts

"We give people a chance to witness our evolution."   There's one piece of living worthfully that's been on my mind lately -- so I of course wanted to record a solo episode about it. It's something I'm practicing daily, whether I want to or not. It's the thing that held me back from sharing my ideas and voice publicly for so long. And it's the thing that I am now having a lot of fun reversing. It's what I call showing the "unpolished" sides of yourself to the world. For so long I felt that I could only (willingly) show the nicely refined, branded, or put-together pieces of myself. But then I learned how valuable and wonderful it is to show all the unrefined, unbranded, messy pieces of myself. I jotted down some notes on what I'm learning as I do this (the podcast is a perfect example) in the hope that you also will be inspired to show more of the "unpolished" sides of yourself.  Because we're worth being seen -- already and always.   LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  Google Play  | Stitcher   Show not

"Why not give your greatness to the world and let them judge you for that?" - Trent Shelton   I got to listen to a wonderful (and worthfull) conversation at my work today.  I have the privilege of sitting in on the conversations that are featured on the School of Greatness podcast (the show I produce professionally). Today the guest was an incredible man named Trent Shelton, who has millions of followers on social media because he makes very inspirational and uplifting content. Go check him out. During the interview, he said something that hit a chord with me because it's been coming up a lot in my thoughts and conversations lately. He pointed out that we are all judged for what we do -- so why not do our best and be judged for that? I decided to record a late night solo episode on my full thoughts around this idea. Giving our best contribution to the world - as imperfect as it is - is at the heart of owning our worth. It's so desired, but so often we get scared and hold back. Maybe this episode will give you

"Our trials are our gifts, and we are what we make of them."   I got a delightful text from my dear friend Liz the other night.  She and I have been walking our worthfull journeys on parallel paths, and she suggested we record a podcast episode together. I loved the idea. Not because I thought Liz has it all figured out. Or because she's a gorgeous model and actress and coach. But because she's 100% committed to this process. And so am I. We got to talk about some of the extraordinary hardships she has faced in life. We talked about how she has shifted her perspective on them. And we talked about why it's so important to speak kindly to ourselves. This conversation was extra special because I've been gifted with a front row seat to a lot of Liz's evolution into worthfull woman. And there's almost nothing more beautiful than witnessing that transformation.   LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  Google Play  | Stitcher   Show notes: Why the words we use to talk about ourselves matter (6:30) How taking ris