Transformation Archives - Lisa McDonald

16/09/2023 by Lisa McDonald

Join Us for an Empowering Journey: The Whole Baby Thing Online Book Launch Event

We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you! The moment we’ve all been waiting for is just around the corner—The Whole Baby Thing Online Book Launch Event is almost here, and you’re invited to be a part of it.

Move Towards Clarity and Confidence

At the heart of this event lies the desire to empower women to make one of life’s most significant decisions—whether to embark on the journey of motherhood or embrace a childfree path. The path is often laden with uncertainties and questions, and that’s where The Whole Baby Thing: Baby or No Baby? How to Choose the Right Path for You comes in.

This book, written by Lisa McDonald, is a beacon of guidance for women at the crossroads of motherhood (or not). Lisa’s personal journey, which includes overcoming challenges like infertility and making the choice to become a mother later in life, makes her uniquely qualified to guide and support others facing similar dilemmas.

What to Expect at the Online Book Launch Event

Our book launch event promises to be an empowering experience. Here’s a small sneak peek of what awaits you:

Learn the 5 most important steps for making one of the biggest decisions of your life
Discover the #1 essential ingredient in your success
Hear Real-Life Stories from women who’ve walked your path, sharing experiences, lessons, highs, and lows.
Gain Practical Insights and strategies for making confident decisions about your future, rooted in your authentic self
Bonus Q&A with Lisa. Get the opportunity to ask Lisa your burning questions and tap into her wisdom

Register Now for the Online Book Launch Event

Don’t miss this opportunity to step closer with clarity and confidence in choosing the right path for you. The event is free to attend, but seats are limited, so be sure to register now to secure your spot.

Register for the event

If You Haven’t Already, Get the Book

If you haven’t had the chance to dive into The Whole Baby Thing book yet, I highly recommend it. This book is more than just a book; it’s a lifeline for anyone facing the “baby or no baby” decision. It empowers you with the knowledge, resources, and support to make an informed choice that aligns with your authentic self. Buy the book.

Join Us in Celebrating

We look forward to celebrating with you at this special event and supporting your unique journey. Let’s come together to explore the path to clarity, confidence, and fulfilment in your decision-making process.

Mark your calendar for Wednesday, 25 October 2023 at 7 pm (AEDT) and register now to secure your spot. We can’t wait to see you there!

Register for the event

11/05/2023 by Lisa McDonald

Exciting Announcement: “The Whole Baby Thing” Pre-Release Now Available!

It’s finally here! Today I’m excited to announce the pre-release of my new book, “The Whole Baby Thing: Baby or No Baby? How To Choose The Right Path For You.” This book is a comprehensive guide for anyone struggling with the decision of whether or not to have a baby. It incorporates information, strategies, stories, insights and suggestions to help you make the best decision for your life.

The decision of whether or not to have a baby is one of the most significant choices many people will ever make. With so many factors to consider, it’s not always an easy decision to make. And many people struggle with feeling uncertain, overwhelmed, or conflicted.

This book isn’t just about making a decision; it’s about creating a life that fulfils you. By reading this book, reflecting and taking action, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of yourself, your values, and the path that feels right for you.

Pre-Order your ebook or paperback copy of “The Whole Baby Thing”, and you’ll get the special pre-release order price. Available for a limited time only. This is your chance to save money while also taking the first step in choosing the best path for you.

Pre-Order Here

4 Easy Steps To Close Out The Year

The end of the year is almost here. It’s time to close out the year.

It’s now only 2 days until the sun goes down on 2019. And, only 2 days until the end of another calendar decade.

A great way to close out the year is to have an end of year ritual.

Four Easy Steps

Here are four easy steps you can follow to finish this year, to start clearing the decks for 2020.

Make a list of mistakes, failures or regrets you have from during the year.
On a separate piece of paper, write down at least one thing that you learned from each word or your list.
Create a short ‘letting it go’ affirmation. These words will represent the core elements of what you want to surrender for the year.
Set your list of 2019 mistakes, failures and regrets on fire. It’s time to let go of these negative thoughts about the past year. Read the ‘letting it go’ affirmation you wrote down, and then set your list on fire.

Then, if you haven’t done so already, schedule a date for writing down your goals for 2020. You can get my free Goals Setting Checklist by clicking here.

Doing today’s four quick steps is a great way for you to close out the year.

Do you have another favourite way to close out the year? I’d love to hear.

With warm regards

Lisa

12/09/2019 by Lisa McDonald

Are You Operating In Protection or Creation Mode?

Operating in protection mode is vastly different from operating in creation mode. One mode delivers very different results to the other.

Did you know that that the same part of your brain that you use to create your life, is the same part you use to protect yourself? That’s right.

But your brain can’t perform both functions at the same time. So you are either operating in creation mode OR you are operating in protection mode.

Why the brain moves into protection mode

The brain moves into protection mode when it perceives stress. This happens when there is a perceived threat to your existence. That includes any physical threat eg a wild tiger, or someone with a gun. It also includes any threat to your sense of identity or self-image (who you think you are, and are not). Because the mind perceives a threat, the body immediately creates a stress response in the body. It’s preparing for fight or flight.

These stress responses are also elicited when you are faced with making or implementing a big decision, goal or other outcome. For example contemplating how to rebuild your life after divorce. Or deciding on whether having a baby or not is the right path for you. Or setting a goal to earn a million dollars when you’ve only earned $10,000. Each of these situations stirs up our fears, beliefs and sense of self. They strike at the heart of our past, present and future identity.

How humans experience stress differently to animals

Protection - Why humans experience stress differently to animals

In animals, once they are removed from the threat, their body systems return to normal in about 20 minutes. However, humans often accumulate stress. They have the ability to replay the stressful event over and over in the mind. Each time they replay the event, the same stress response is experienced in the body, mind and emotions.

If not addressed or released, that same story will sit within them. It becomes part of where the edge is to their protection and comfort zone. When someone or something causes the old memory to pop up, that same stress response will be triggered. The same pattern can be triggered over and over again – unless addressed and released. Stress affects decision-making and action-taking, and if prolonged, can affect health.

The cost of continuing to avoid stress

If you keep resisting and dodging important decision-making or action-taking, you will create a void within you. Continuing to resist what you know you need to do or want to do will drain your energy, focus, enjoyment and well-being. You’ll also beat yourself up for not living or achieving the things that are most important to you. All of this resistance and self-criticism will prolong the stress cycle, perpetuate operating in protection mode and reduce your ability to actually create the life you want.

If you’re tired of wasting all that time and energy, make a commitment to address your stress and to resolve the issues. Otherwise your brain will keep you stuck in protection mode, which will prevent you from making important decisions, taking action and creating the life that you desire.

If you’d like some help to shift out of protection and into creation mode, so you can make an important decision, achieve a goal or create some other outcome, click here to contact me.

30/07/2019 by Lisa McDonald

The Benefits of Pruning Your Life

A few days ago I completed the winter pruning of my roses. It’s really important to prune plants because it clears deadwood, helps to reduce disease, encourages air circulation and lets more light in. Therefore, it allows the plant to focus its attention and energy on producing beautiful green shoots, blooms and fruit for the next season. And, winter is the ideal time to give roses a good strong prune.

Time For Some Life Pruning?

Just like plants, our life needs a good pruning from time to time. We need put aside some time to take stock of our life, and to evaluate where we are going. We need to ask questions, such as:

Where am I now?
Where do I want to be?
What is most important to me?
Am I honouring what is most important to me?
Are my current habits supporting what is most important to me?

Start Pruning

Based on the answers to the above questions, it’s time to start pruning your life. Especially if you are tired, stuck or at a cross-road in your life and have an important decision, goal or other outcome you want to achieve.
It’s time to eliminate things that drag you down, drain our energy and cause you to shrink. It’s time to prune the areas of your life which are not supporting the direction you want to grow in.

The Benefits

Pruning your life will help bring you into alignment with what’s most important. It will help to freshen up your focus and energy. And, it will help to create more space for your life to grow, bloom and flourish.

Take a few minutes now. What part of your life could do with some pruning?

If you’d like to find out more about how I can help you with an important decision, goal or other outcome you want to achieve, click here to contact me.