In The Driver's Seat

Lisa French
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Somewhere along the way, you stopped driving. Maybe life got busy. Maybe loss reshaped you. Maybe you kept saying yes to everything except what you really wanted in life. Or maybe you know exactly what you want, you just don't believe yet that it's possible for you. In the Driver's Seat is the podcast for people who are ready to stop aimlessly drifting and start creating a life they genuinely love. Host Lisa French is a former race car driver turned empowerment coach. One day she quit a secure job and moved solo 1,000 miles from Iowa to Florida, to a place she had never been, with no plan except intentional living and the belief that more was possible. Each week, Lisa brings real stories, honest conversations, and practical tools rooted in mindset, self-worth, and manifestation. The kind that helped her navigate grief, reinvention, difficult relationships, and a leap of faith most people only dream about. This isn't a highlights reel. It's the whole road: the hard seasons, the quiet turning points, the unexpected grace, and the proof that possibility is real no matter where you're starting from. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe now and start steering towards the life you see in your mind.

  1. 5d ago

    Abraham Hicks and Joe Dispenza: How They Changed My Life

    Ask and It Is Given opened the door, and Dr. Joe Dispenza gave me language for why the practice worked. In this episode of In The Driver's Seat, I share how my understanding grew from Abraham Hicks to Dr. Joe Dispenza. I walk through what I took from each teacher, how my daily manifestation practice shifted, and what I do differently now to live with more purpose and passion. You will hear how I moved from asking and aligning toward embodying and rehearsing the future, with practical law of attraction tools for mindset, manifestation, and personal growth you can apply in your own life. This is my personal learning journey shared in my own words. Any science mentioned reflects Dr. Joe's explanations as I understood them. 📓 *Free Resources:* Free Visualization Guide - Steps on how to manifest by practicing visualization → https://lisafrench.rocks/visualization Hello, Possibility Newsletter - Get mindset tools and manifestation strategies delivered every Tuesday. Sign up at → https://lisafrench.rocks/newsletter 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode of In the Driver's Seat — new episodes every week to help you take the wheel of your life. 📲 *Follow Lisa* Instagram: @lisafrench111 Facebook: @lisafrench111 ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Laughing in Walmart: Needing a Ride 01:02 How Abraham Hicks and Joe Dispenza Shaped My Understanding 01:49 Starting With Ask and It Is Given 02:43 Before Florida: Feeling Off in Iowa 03:40 Taking Inventory of Work, Surroundings and Goals 04:42 Choosing the Move to Florida 05:29 Living in Elevated Emotion 05:54 Needing a Car and Help Arriving Fast 08:28 The Private Flight to Tampa 11:56 Smaller Signs I Knew Were Coming 13:32 Emotion as the Difference Maker 14:47 Staying Intentional When Headlines Are Heavy 15:41 3 Questions to Begin When You Feel Stuck 16:39 Grateful for What That Season Taught Me #LawOfAttraction #Manifestation #AbrahamHicks #JoeDispenza

  2. Sep 24

    Why Being Present is the Secret to Everything You Want

    I won two Gulf Coast Jam wristbands from a parking lot giveaway after picturing my name called once. This manifestation story shows how manifestation works when feeling good comes first. In this episode of In the Driver's Seat, I share what happened in 2023, years after my spiritual awakening journey began. I walk through the good news I was celebrating, the simple visualization of hearing my name over the speaker, entering the drawing, staying for the moment, and the live TV interview that followed. I break down law of attraction as a lifestyle, not a performance, including emotional awareness, simple imagination, and inspired action you can practice in ordinary days. This reflects my empowerment coaching work helping people notice thoughts, feelings, and patterns to intentionally create a life they love. Try this: pick one small good moment today, enjoy it fully for one minute, then picture one clear moment that would show your desire arriving. 📓 Free Resources: Free Visualization Guide - Steps on how to manifest by practicing visualization → https://lisafrench.rocks/links Hello, Possibility Newsletter - Get mindset tools and manifestation strategies delivered every Tuesday. Sign up at → https://lisafrench.rocks/newsletter 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode of In the Driver's Seat — new episodes every week to help you take the wheel of your life. 📲 Follow Lisa Instagram: @lisafrench111 Facebook: @lisafrench111 Timestamps: 00:00 I heard my name over the speakers 00:37 Welcome to In the Driver's Seat 01:40 A parking lot party in Panama City Beach 02:20 Already having a great day 03:38 Picturing my name winning 04:46 What I remember most 06:54 What changed since the early years 09:01 The visualization was simple and playful 10:10 I entered and I stayed 12:39 Feeling good before manifestation 14:46 How I help people now 16:04 Try this practice today #Manifestation #LawOfAttraction #PersonalGrowth

  3. Sep 17

    When Manifestation Doesn’t Work: Did You Do Something Wrong?

    You've done the vision work and taken action, and it still hasn't arrived. Here's how to get back in alignment with love and peace while you wait. In Episode 27 of In The Driver's Seat, Lisa French shares what to do when manifestation not working feels true — how to notice worry loops and resistance, change the momentum of your thoughts, and stay open to help and next steps along the way. Includes a personal story about the phone call she almost didn't answer and a simple daily practice to raise your vibration. In this episode: 0:00 - When you've done everything and it still hasn't happened 0:58 - Welcome to In The Driver's Seat 2:15 - The phone call I almost didn't answer 5:30 - What I carried in my heart while I waited 7:10 - How law of attraction alignment works in daily life 8:45 - Online debates, replay loops, and worry as resistance 11:20 - Give yourself grace when you notice worry 12:40 - Change the momentum: my good-morning walk practice 14:30 - Leave room for how it comes together 15:50 - One place to start today About In The Driver's Seat with Lisa French: Practical mindset and manifestation tips, inspiring stories, and grounded spiritual tools to help you intentionally create a life you love. 📓 Free Resources: Future Self Journal - Start journaling your future self today. A simple tool for catching the old sentence and writing the fuller truth. → https://lisafrench.rocks/future-self Hello, Possibility Newsletter - Get mindset tools and manifestation strategies delivered every Tuesday. Sign up at https://lisafrench.rocks/newsletter 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode of In the Driver's Seat — new episodes every week to help you take the wheel of your life. 📲 Follow Lisa Instagram: @lisafrench111 Facebook: @lisafrench111 #manifestation #lawofattraction #mindset

  4. Sep 10

    Life After Kids Leave Home: What Do You Want Now?

    When your kids leave home, you miss more than you expected: their energy, their friends, and the everyday moments in between. In this episode, Lisa shares the gradual empty nest transition, the question that changed everything — "What does Lisa want now?" — and 4 questions to help you discover what you want next. After both of her kids eventually landed in Oklahoma, Lisa noticed the house had changed and so had her everyday life. This conversation is for anyone navigating life after kids leave home. Whether it's one child off to college or a quiet house that feels unfamiliar. You'll hear: Why you may miss your kids' friends and the community around school as much as the daily routineHow everyday access changes and how to stay connected without constant updatesWhat helped Lisa adjust gradually, and how siblings and partners adjust tooThe question her boss asked right after her daughter graduated that opened a new chapter4 questions to sort through the transition: What changed most? What am I proud of? What am I grieving? What still feels true about who I am? Timestamps: 00:00 - The gathering place: pumpkin carving and why I miss their friends too 02:18 - The quiet after kids move away 04:35 - Missing the village around your kids 06:33 - Everyday access changes and the sweet visits home 09:10 - Watching them make their own choices 11:15 - When the rest of the household adjusts 12:40 - "Now what does Lisa want?" — the question I never forgot 15:08 - Curiosity, one small step, and giving yourself time 17:05 - 4 questions to help you find what you want now 18:35 - Good stories still ahead About In the Driver's Seat: Conversations to help you intentionally create a life you love, with stories and practical mindset tools from Lisa French. 📓 Free Resources: Future Self Journal - Start journaling your future self today. A simple tool for catching the old sentence and writing the fuller truth. → https://lisafrench.rocks/future-self Hello, Possibility Newsletter - Get mindset tools and manifestation strategies delivered every Tuesday. Sign up at https://lisafrench.rocks/newsletter 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode of In the Driver's Seat — new episodes every week to help you take the wheel of your life. 📲 Follow Lisa Instagram: @lisafrench111 Facebook: @lisafrench111 #emptynest #emptyNestsyndrome #lifeafterkidsleavehome #parentingadultchildren #inthedriversseat #lisafrench #personalgrowth #intentionalliving #nextchapter #findingpurpose

  5. Sep 3

    Purpose Isn't One Big Answer — It's Something You Can Live in the Next Hour

    Purpose isn't one big answer you're supposed to find someday. It's something you can live in the next hour. After listening to Gabby Bernstein and reflecting on Dolly Parton's wisdom — find out who you are and do it on purpose — I'm taking the purpose conversation somewhere more grounded. Not in the future, not at a distance, but in how you spend your attention today. In this episode you'll hear: How the "one impressive purpose" story keeps us stuck The 4 quiet signals a thread is alive right now — time, energy, choosing it unprompted, people bringing it to you Why micro-purpose counts — a purposeful hour, not a life overhaul My thread: Two vacation days, gas to Ames, volunteering at the Special Olympics Summer Games at Jack Trice Stadium — cycling, long jump, high-fives, and a heart full for weeks after A simple one-thread experiment to try this week without adding another project 📓 Free Resources: Hello, Possibility Newsletter - Get mindset tools and manifestation strategies delivered every Tuesday. Companion newsletter: "Purpose Isn't One Big Answer" — Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Sign up at https://lisafrench.rocks/newsletter The conversation that sparked this episode: Gabby Bernstein — This One Video Will Change the Direction of Your Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAd11dwoayQ 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode of In the Driver's Seat — new episodes every week to help you take the wheel of your life. 📲 Follow Lisa Instagram: @lisafrench111 Facebook: @lisafrench111 CHAPTERS 00:00 Purpose in the next hour 00:42 Dolly's bridge — find out who you are and do it on purpose 01:30 Why one clear sentence feels like a test 03:10 4 signals your thread is alive right now 05:10 My thread — two days at Special Olympics in Ames 08:40 What micro-purpose looks like on a normal week 10:00 One thread experiment for this week 11:00 Closing — you're in the driver's seat #LifePurpose #FindingYourPurpose #LivingOnPurpose #PersonalGrowth #IntentionalLiving

  6. Aug 27

    Live Like Dolly: What Her Life Teaches Us About Loving Better

    On Tuesday, August 25, 2026, we said goodbye to Dolly Parton (1946-2026). How did she make so many different people feel safe, seen, and loved in a world that feels so divided? In this episode of In The Driver's Seat, I share what Dolly's life teaches us about intentional living, boundaries, compassion, and grace. We start with her 2023 Person to Person conversation with Norah O'Donnell on CBS: “We're supposed to love ourselves and love one another” and trace it through three lessons you can practice this week. 📓 Free Resources: Future Self Journal - Start journaling your future self today. A simple tool for catching the old sentence and writing the fuller truth. → https://lisafrench.rocks/future-self Hello, Possibility Newsletter - Get mindset tools and manifestation strategies delivered every Tuesday. Sign up at https://lisafrench.rocks/newsletter 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode of In the Driver's Seat — new episodes every week to help you take the wheel of your life. 📲 Follow Lisa Instagram: @lisafrench111 Facebook: @lisafrench111 IN THIS EPISODE: • The boundary that became a blessing: saying no to Elvis keeping 50% of "I Will Always Love You" publishing — and why Whitney Houston's 1992 Bodyguard version meant the door stayed open • The compassion that grew from a hard story: Imagination Library, started in 1995 in Sevier County, Tennessee to honor her father Robert Lee Parton, now 270 million books gifted — plus her $1M gift to Vanderbilt for Moderna's COVID-19 research in 2020 • The grace to let people be themselves: "I ain't that good a Christian to think I am so good to judge people," writing "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" the same day in 1973, tapping "9 to 5" on her acrylic nails, and losing her own look-alike contest on Santa Monica Boulevard — and what "Find out who you are and do it on purpose" means for you CHAPTERS: 0:00 How do we love better like Dolly? 0:45 Find out who you are and do it on purpose 2:15 Lesson 1 — A boundary that honors your worth 5:10 Lesson 2 — Let a hard story become service 7:45 Lesson 3 — Grace to be yourself and let others be themselves 10:15 Your practice this week — 3 small acts #DollyParton #ImaginationLibrary #IntentionalLiving #SpiritualLiving #PersonalGrowth #Mindset #InTheDriversSeat #FindOutWhoYouAre

  7. Aug 20

    Inspired Action vs Forcing: How to Know the Difference

    That urge to act — is it inspired action or just anxiety grabbing the wheel? In this episode of In The Driver's Seat, I share the story of the $650 house that became my sanctuary for 6.5 years — and how it taught me the difference between a scary-but-right next step and forcing something that was never meant for me. You'll get my 3-part check: Body, Motive, and Scope. 📓 Free Resources: Future Self Journal - Start journaling your future self today. A simple tool for catching the old sentence and writing the fuller truth. → https://lisafrench.rocks/future-self Hello, Possibility Newsletter - Get mindset tools and manifestation strategies delivered every Tuesday. Sign up at https://lisafrench.rocks/newsletter 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode of In the Driver's Seat — new episodes every week to help you take the wheel of your life. 📲 Follow Lisa Instagram: @lisafrench111 Facebook: @lisafrench111 CHAPTERS: 00:00 The decision that looked reckless 01:45 The $650 house story — no safety net, one quiet hum of calm 05:20 Why that house was different than forcing a relationship 07:15 Forcing it: what it feels like in your body 09:50 Your inner GPS — the car has to be moving 10:35 Check #1 — Your Body: tight + squeezed or calm + spacious? 12:10 Check #2 — Your Motive: clarity or control? 13:20 Check #3 — The Next Turn vs The Whole Route 15:05 Your journal prompt: Where are you forcing right now? 16:30 Your next step is one turn, not the whole map #intuition #inspiredaction #selftrust

  8. Aug 13

    Why Being Seen Feels Uncomfortable (And What to Do About It)

    Have you ever felt deeply connected, and somehow still unknown? Being looked at is surface level. Being seen is different: it's when someone understands the parts of you that actually matter. And that can feel incredibly vulnerable. In this episode of In the Driver's Seat, we unpack why being seen feels so uncomfortable — and what to do about it: • The difference between being looked at and being seen • The "will I still belong?" question underneath the fear • Why your brain protects you from an old threat that's no longer there • How self-editing quietly runs your decisions • Why "just stop caring what people think" isn't the answer • The rearview mirror habit — and putting your eyes back on the road You can care what people think without handing them the steering wheel. That's self-trust. 📓 Free Resources: Future Self Journal - Start journaling your future self today. A simple tool for catching the old sentence and writing the fuller truth. → https://lisafrench.rocks/future-self Hello, Possibility Newsletter - Get mindset tools and manifestation strategies delivered every Tuesday. Sign up at https://lisafrench.rocks/newsletter 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode of In the Driver's Seat — new episodes every week to help you take the wheel of your life. 📲 Follow Lisa Instagram: @lisafrench111 Facebook: @lisafrench111 Key moments in this episode: 00:00 — Being looked at vs. being seen 01:34 — The question behind the fear: "Will I belong?" 04:03 — Where self-editing starts 07:34 — The imaginary critic in your head 10:19 — Midlife, reinvention, and the versions of you 18:26 — The rearview mirror metaphor 21:14 — Where in your life are you editing yourself?

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Somewhere along the way, you stopped driving. Maybe life got busy. Maybe loss reshaped you. Maybe you kept saying yes to everything except what you really wanted in life. Or maybe you know exactly what you want, you just don't believe yet that it's possible for you. In the Driver's Seat is the podcast for people who are ready to stop aimlessly drifting and start creating a life they genuinely love. Host Lisa French is a former race car driver turned empowerment coach. One day she quit a secure job and moved solo 1,000 miles from Iowa to Florida, to a place she had never been, with no plan except intentional living and the belief that more was possible. Each week, Lisa brings real stories, honest conversations, and practical tools rooted in mindset, self-worth, and manifestation. The kind that helped her navigate grief, reinvention, difficult relationships, and a leap of faith most people only dream about. This isn't a highlights reel. It's the whole road: the hard seasons, the quiet turning points, the unexpected grace, and the proof that possibility is real no matter where you're starting from. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe now and start steering towards the life you see in your mind.

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  • Creator
    Lisa French
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Lisa French
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    In The Driver's Seat