Rapid-Fire Wisdom: Donna Lancaster on Life, Success, and Authentic Living"

In this episode, Amanda introduces Donna Lancaster, author of ‘The Bridge, a 9-step Crossing into Authentic and Wholehearted Living’ and Wise Words for Women: Words to Soothe, Comfort, Challenge, and Inspire  . She's a healing, transformative, insightful, self-proclaimed writer, group facilitator, and intuitive coach. Donna shares her insights as she answers some rapid-fire questions about life, how she sees herself, success, and what defines her. 

IN THIS EPISODE: 

• [1:00] Donna discusses the growth she would like to see in her personal life and the ways she has changed for the better 
• [4:07] Donna speaks about what gives her hope and sees herself as a truthteller, and she defines her success
• [6:24] Donna defines success, shares her upbringing and how she let that define her in the past and discusses loss in life 
• [9:00] Donna discusses creativity, taking a nap and her favorite cake

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Sometimes, telling the truth can hurt someone, and we often tone down the truth to spare another person's feelings.
• Success can be defined as freedom, living a life that is unshackled and safe.
• Donna believes that you show love through grief.

RESOURCES:

Book: The Bridge by Donna Lancaster

Book: Wise Words for Women by Donna Lancaster 

Donna Lancaster - LinkedIn

Donna Lancaster - Instagram

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ABOUT DONNA

Donna originally trained and qualified as a social worker in her 20s, specializing in child protection, and worked extensively within this field for several years. In 2005/2007, Donna retrained and qualified as a Hoffman Teacher with the Hoffman Institute UK and became Head of Teaching between 2011–2013. D