Choice Wisdom

Gayle Goodman Lynch

Choice Wisdom explores the choices people have made that are creating the life that they want. Their stories are shared with the intent of providing you inspiration to embrace your own gifts and make choices that will transform your life. Choice Wisdom is published every three weeks.

  1. 08/03/2025

    Cavemen had it better than us - featuring Liam Naden

    "The secret to extraordinary success isn’t pushing harder - it’s unlocking the natural brilliance already within you." - Liam Naden Liam is a transformational coach who works with business owners and leaders. His pioneering coaching methods combine neuroscience, psychology, and practical strategies to help high achievers unlock their potential and live a deeply balanced, purpose-driven life. Through his work, Liam helps ambitious people unlock their brain’s full power for business, career, and personal growth. He also helps people build stronger marriages and relationships through connection, trust, and intimacy through employing his proven brain-based methods. Liam has been in it in a way most successful business people don’t experience. His journey has taken him from the heights of being a serial entrepreneur and millionaire - to losing everything and becoming homeless in his mid-40s – literally overnight. It was only as he rebuilt his life and wealth in a more fulfilling way that he discovered the missing link to true success: the correct functioning of the human brain. Today, he’s living a life a lot of people would want. I caught up with him on his yacht off the coast of Italy for this conversation. And he’s going to share with you the secret of how that worked for him, and it’s based on something he discovered about humans that happened to us about 12,000 years ago. This interview is a masterclass in natural success. If you'd like to learn more about Liam and his work, or reviewother podcasts available from Choice Wisdom, visithttps://choicewisdompodcast.com. If you find value in this podcast and would like to contribute to making it a success, you can leave a tip here: https://buymeacoffee.com/gaylegoodmanlynch

    45 min
  2. 06/22/2025

    Once, with feeling - featuring Susan Louie

    Susan Louie is a Rapid Transformational therapist, life coach, clinical hypnotherapist, and recovered corporate high achiever. She works with high-powered executives to offer something uniquely powerful: rapid, lasting transformation that honors both their professional drive and their need for deep, meaningful change. And sometimes, one session with her is all it takes. Susan Louie was a high achiever who twice climbed the corporate ladder over a 25-year career. She lived what seemed like a dream life – running marathons, competing in tennis and skiing, traveling on luxury yachts, and building investment properties. At age 42, Susan executed a big pivot – to gain greater flexibility to raise her boys as a single mom, she transitioned out of corporate into a role in teaching. In spite of all the success of career and parenting, one evening everything changed for Susan. She was standing in her driveway after her youngest son had moved out the last of his belongings as he headed out to create his own life. And that’s when panic struck. Susan found herself paralyzed, unable to enter her own home, terrified of being alone - despite all of her accomplishments. Now in her third career act, Susan combines her corporate and teaching backgrounds working as an executive coach – but not the kind of executive coach you would expect. Most coaches who work with leaders help them refine their leadership style and approach to managing others. Susan, on the other hand, helps her executive clients go on an internal journey to get to the root of stress responses which can stand in the way of great leadership. If you'd like to learn more about Susan and her work, or review other podcasts available from Choice Wisdom, visit https://choicewisdompodcast.com. If you find value in this podcast and would like to contribute to making it a success, you can leave a tip here: https://buymeacoffee.com/gaylegoodmanlynch

    18 min
  3. 04/27/2025

    Quantifying Peace, Part 1

    Featuring: Chelsey Charbeneau, Co-founder & CEO of Breathe Meditation and Wellness and Dr. Claudia Pyland, Associate Professor at TWU and owner of the Transcend Healing psychology practice What’s the “minimum dose” of mediation to achieve a good result? Most studies have only looked at meditating 7 days per week, but a recent study looked at whether you can get a benefit with just 2 or 4 times per week. The results may surprise you… it surprised the researchers! You will hear it here first on Choice Wisdom! In the fall of 2024, Breathe Mediation & Wellness in Dallas teamed up with Texas Women’s University researchers to ask this question: how often do you need to meditate to see the best result? They were looking for the “minimum dosage” of mediation to make a significant impact on a person’s mind and body. This study, which was funded by a grant from the Lichtenstein Foundation, explored qualitative responses of participants, as well as quantitative data. Before the study began, each participant’s brain was scanned at Braincode Centers in Richardson, Texas. Then a group of participants meditated at Breathe’s physical location in Highland Park either two or four times per week. There was also a control group of participants who did not meditate at all during the three-month period in which the study was conducted. In this episode, Chelsey and Claudia share the early study results, as well make the case for not only meditating, but why meditating in a group setting is more beneficial than going it alone. Want to know more? Check out the episode page on https://choicewisdompodcast.com.

    29 min
  4. 03/23/2025

    Midlife Explorations

    Featuring: Mary Czarnecki, Sairan Aqrwai & Gayle Goodman Lynch As many people approach midlife, they start to think that there may be more to life than the work that they do or the job that they have. By the time we reach our late 40s and into our 50s, especially after the children have left home and are starting their own adventures, it’s almost as if we reach a graduation of sorts ourselves, where we have learned a great deal and we seek to apply our life’s knowledge in service of something more than ourselves. And sometimes that means we outgrow the career that we’ve have for 20, 25, 30 years. This may be why we are seeing so many people today pivoting into coaching in midlife, especially. Or perhaps looking to start another kind of business, sometimes in a field very different from the industry they’ve grown comfortable in. In this episode, Choice Wisdom host Gayle Goodman Lynch is joined by two other coaches who approach this conversation from two different angles. Mary Czarnecki is marketing leader turned full-time business coach, workshop leader and speaker. Sairan Aqrawi still works in a full-time job as an engineer, but on the side she coaches midlife women who are seeking professional and personal growth, particularly those who seek to monetize their passions and skills. Each of them brings a unique perspective to the subject of midlife explorations. If YOU are thinking about starting your own business, make plans to attend Gayle’s free Wantrepreneur Explorations webinar at Noon Central time on Friday, April 11. Whether you are considering taking the leap into business ownership full time or starting gently with a new side gig, this webinar will offer practical things to consider when you are looking to start your own business. Learn more and register for the webinar here: https://coequalnetwork.com To learn more about Choice Wisdom, visit: https://choicewisdompodcast.com

    19 min
  5. 02/02/2025

    The Power of NonBinary Thinking - featuring Mandy Ralston

    Amanda "(“Mandy”) Ralston has 25+ years of experience in behavior analysis and is deeply committed to reshaping how the world sees autism. Through her latest venture and her thought leadership, she aims to transform the landscape of autism care and other neurodivergent conditions. Certified as a behavior analyst since 2002, Mandy has founded and scaled two clinics that delivered life-changing applied behavior analysis (ABA) services to hundreds of families, schools, and individuals with autism and other developmental or intellectual disabilities. Her successful exit in 2019 to the fourth-largest ABA provider in the U.S. marked a significant milestone in her career. Mandy is recognized internationally as a thought leader in behavior analysis, ethics, outcomes, and practice. She has served as a Subject Matter Expert on global panels, sharing her expertise to shape the future of the field. As a dynamic and sought-after speaker, she addresses audiences worldwide on topics including autism spectrum issues and her acclaimed talk, “#ItsNotBinary: Avoiding Binary Thinking in Work, Life, and Social Media.” Mandy’s latest venture, NonBinary Solutions, and its flagship product Knowetic.ai, are on the cutting-edge of data analytics and technology, pioneering Clinical Decision Support Systems to empower ABA providers and stakeholders within the neurodiversity ecosystem. As a queer, neurodivergent serial entrepreneur, Mandy focuses her work on fostering a more inclusive and equitable society, driven by the belief that diverse perspectives are essential to meaningful change. Learn more about Mandy and her work on my website at https://choicewisdompodcast.com

    37 min

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Choice Wisdom explores the choices people have made that are creating the life that they want. Their stories are shared with the intent of providing you inspiration to embrace your own gifts and make choices that will transform your life. Choice Wisdom is published every three weeks.