What if the only thing in your way… is you?
This practice from Lauren Handel Zander changed how I show up every day
Let me ask you something.
When was the last time you actually followed through—on yourself?
Not for work. Not for your family. Not to check a box.
But because you said you would—and you wanted to mean it?
This week on Passion Struck, I sat down with Lauren Handel Zander—renowned life coach, co-founder of the Handel Group, and author of Maybe It’s You—and we got real. Not just about goals, but about personal integrity. The kind no one else sees, but you always feel.
Lauren’s philosophy is bold, sometimes uncomfortable, and exactly what most of us need:
👉 Radical Personal Accountability.
The idea that we are the architects of our own lives—not the victims of our calendar, our ex, our job, or our past.
And here’s the kicker:
We already know what we want.
We’re just too scared—or too scattered—to own it.
But the conversation took a turn I didn’t see coming…
Lauren asked me a question that stopped me mid-sentence. It was one of those moments that holds up a mirror you didn’t ask for—but suddenly can’t look away from.
She said…
(Listen to the episode ad-free to hear what she said—it might just be the question you need too.)
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