Most people set goals by focusing on results. James Clear’s Atomic Habits offers a more powerful starting point: identity. Who you want to become.

This episode breaks down the three-part framework:

• Who you want to become

• How you become that person

• What you need to do each day to prove it

Because habits are not just tasks. They become evidence. Every action is a vote for the type of person you are becoming.

• Why starting with “who” creates more consistency than starting with “what”

• The difference between outcome goals and identity-based habits

• How to ask a better daily question: “What would the person I want to become do today?”

• Why small actions matter more than big intentions

• How repeated habits build trust with yourself and reinforce your story

• Identity creates alignment, and alignment creates momentum

• You do not need perfection, you need repetition

• Small steps are powerful when they are consistent

• Habits matter because they are proof of your identity in real time

Finish these three sentences:

1. Who do I want to become?

2. What would that person do consistently?

3. What is one small action I can take today to cast a vote for that identity?

Vote. Build. Become.

If this episode helped you, share it with a salesperson or leader who is building consistency and confidence one day at a time.

Until Next Time.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisathal/

http://threewordmeetings.com

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Your Outlook calendar is evidence, not opinions. In this episode, we use three words, Stop, Continue, Start, to turn last year’s calendar patterns into a simple roadmap for 2026. You’ll learn how to identify time leaks, protect what worked, and schedule one small action that creates your next level.

• Your calendar tells the truth about priorities, energy, and results

• “Stop” removes the biggest time leak that isn’t producing progress

• “Continue” protects the behaviors and blocks that created momentum

• “Start” is one small lever, scheduled now, that supports your 2026 goals

• If it isn’t on the calendar, it’s often just intention

1. Open Outlook and scan Jan–Dec from last year

2. Notice patterns in: revenue activities, follow-up, internal meetings, and energy

3. Decide what to Stop, Continue, and Start

4. Schedule your Start action immediately

• What repeated on my calendar that didn’t create real progress

• What activities showed up during my best weeks

• What do I want to be true by the end of 2026 that my calendar does not support yet

• What is one block I will protect starting next week

Spend 10 minutes in Outlook Month view. Pick one Stop, one Continue, one Start. Then schedule your Start action on the calendar before you close your laptop.

If this episode helped, share it with someone on your team and do the Stop, Continue, Start review together. One honest calendar review can change the way a year feels.

If you want, tell me your three: what are you stopping, continuing, and starting in 2026.

Until Next time.

Connect with Lisa:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisathal/

http://threewordmeetings.com

http://threewordpodcast

A morning run brings one word back to the surface: Believe. In this episode, I share why that word became more than inspiration in our home. It became a decision. Between my wife Olivia’s esophageal cancer journey and my mom’s Alzheimer’s dementia progression, belief stopped being an idea and started becoming a daily practice. I also share the moment I realized time was the real urgency, and why I chose to step away from a career I loved to build a life rhythm that made room for the people I love most.

• Why “Believe” is not decor, it is a decision

• How uncertainty can test your mind and your heart

• The difference between hope and action

• The phrase that changed my year: “Believe it to see it”

• A simple practice to move forward when the roadmap is not clear

Belief is not pretending. Belief is choosing. Belief is action before proof.

1. Name what you want in one sentence

2. Name the fear underneath it

3. Choose one proof step you can take in the next 24 hours

Examples of proof steps: one email, one conversation, one appointment, one calendar decision, one first draft.

• “That sign is not decor for us. It has been a decision.”

• “Belief became a crossroads.”

• “Sometimes the clarity comes after the courage.”

• “Time is not something you earn back later.”

• “Believe it to see it.”

• Where are you waiting for certainty before you move

• What would you choose if regret was not an option

• What is one proof step you can take in the next 24 hours

• 00:00 The run and the word “Believe”

• 01:00 Olivia’s diagnosis and the season of waiting

• 02:30 My mom’s decline and the reality of time

• 04:00 The crossroads and the decision to step away

• 05:15 The Believe practice you can use today

This episode is personal storytelling and mindset encouragement, not medical advice.

If this episode connects with you, share it with someone who is carrying a heavy season. And if you try the Believe practice, send me the one proof step you chose.

Connect with Lisa:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisathal/

http://threewordmeetings.com

http://threewordpodcast