The Gutsy Life – Amanda Richey Life Coach

Welcome to The Gutsy Life

Where Gusty Women find the kick they need to get UNSTUCK so they can be their most awesome self.

STUCK? GET THE GUIDE

Gutsy Life Hacks

The Gutsy Journey

the gutsy journey

My Gutsy Journey: I just finished coaching school and I am feeling on top of the world, as well as all the doubt and impostor syndrome and fear of a new career, business, etc. I was looking back at my journal from this exact day last year and the entry was: I am afraid to […]

Continue Reading

How to Form Good Habits and Kick the Bad Ones

The Secret is in Your Brain Introduction: Forming good habits and ditching bad ones is all about understanding your brain. Your brain is hardwired for survival. In survival mode, the brain focuses on 1) Conserving as much energy as possible and 2) Scanning the world for any possible threat to that survival. Very noble of […]

Continue Reading

Defining Your Personal Core Values

core values

What is a Value? Identifying Personal Core Values is one of the first activities I do with my coaching clients because values are often the source behind the big goals and life changes that brought my clients to work with me in the first place. Helping them to get clear on those values from the […]

Continue Reading

How to Get Grounded

how to get grounded

Why We Need Grounding More Than Ever: In these unprecedented times, we need to find a way to stay centered and in touch with our inner selves without getting swept up in emotions like fear, scarcity, and anger. In these crazy times we need to get grounded. Grounding yourself is the process of balancing and […]

Continue Reading

What You Focus on Grows

law of attraction

Science and the Real Law of Attraction Introduction: We have all heard the old adage: “What you focus on grows” And I am sure you are a bit skeptical, am I right? What if I told you it was true? Scientists have a lot to say about the expression: “what you focus on grows” Three […]

Continue Reading

The Life Changing Benefits of Giving

benefits of giving

How Giving Can Change Your Life For Leap Day I wanted to look at something special to do or start or explore. I was thinking of a fun thing to do with your extra day of the year and then I remembered the book 29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life. […]

Continue Reading

How to Reflect on Your Year

year in review

A Birthday Year in Review What is a Year in Review? What is this practice of a year in review? It’s a way to reflect on your year and your life to see where you have been, what you’ve done, and the lessons that you can learn. It is a way to understand where you […]

Continue Reading

Learning to Love What Is

Love yourself

The Human Ecosystem and your individual strengths and weaknesses I was recently introduced to the idea of the Human Ecosystem by Kara Loewentheil of the Unf*ckyourbrain podcast and I absolutely love the concept. I am a science nerd at heart and the idea really resonates with me. I have always struggled with accepting and learning […]

Continue Reading