The Next Right Thing

Do you have a no mentor? Someone who helps you find both your brave yes and your life-giving no? If you’ve been around here for any amount of time, you know my sister Myquillyn is my No Mentor and today I’m thrilled to host her as my guest. Get your copy of The Next Right Thing Take the decision-making style quiz Where to find Myquillyn: On Instagram Her website Cozy Minimalist Home The Cozy Community

  If you feel like you don't have enough time in the day, here's one way to open up some space: Refuse to take offense. It's not easy, but it is interesting. Let's get curious about it.  Links + Resources From This Episode: Bonus! Kendra Adachi The Next Right Thing book Colossians 3:3 A Million Little Ways byEmily P. Freeman The Way of the Heart by Henri J.M. Nouwen Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman Find me on Twitter @emilypfreeman

Do you prefer to make decisions quickly, acting first and thinking later?  This episode is part of a short series we’re doing this month to celebrate the release of my new book, The Next Right Thing. Today's guest is sitting my dear friend Kendra Adachi and I’m sitting down with her to talk about her decision-making habits, regrets, quirks, and questions.  You may know her as The Lazy Genius and she hosts a podcast by the same name where she teaches us all how to be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don’t. Links from this episode: change-your-life chicken do your laundry shop at Costco clean your bathroom Find Kendra at thelazygeniuscollective.com and if you just can't get enough of the two of us together, you can listen in to another conversation on The Lazy Genius Podcast episode 102. Want to know your decision-making style? Join over 15K people who have taken our decision-making style quiz: It's short, it's fun, and from what we've heard, it's pretty accurate. Go here

What if you try to do the next right thing but later you look back and realize it wasn’t the right thing after all? What do we do when our next right thing turns out to be wrong? And how do we handle regret? Links + Resources From This Episode: Bonus! Annie F. Downs The Next Right Thing book Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter by Various Authors Romans 6: 5-7 A Family Shaped by Grace by Gary Morland Scary Hope by Gary Morland Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

If you've ever felt unable to move forward because you’re worried there’s only one right answer and you don’t know what that right answer is, today’s episode is for you. This is part of a short series we’re doing this month to celebrate the release of my new book, The Next Right Thing. I’m sitting down with a guest to talk about their decision-making habits, regrets, quirks and questions. Today I’m thrilled to talk with my dear friend Annie F. Downs, bestselling author, nationally known speaker, and podcast host based in Nashville. Her recent books include Remember God and 100 Days To Brave and you may also know her from her fantastically entertaining That Sounds Fun podcast. Listen in to more Emily + Annie here: Episode 131 of That Sounds Fun.

If you set a goal and haven’t been able to meet it, it doesn’t mean you set the wrong goal. Maybe it means you’re measuring it the wrong way. Instead of starting over, here's how to start again. Links + Resources From This Episode: Bonus! The Next Right Thing Live Show I Finally Figured Out How To Have A Book Launch Party Gretchen Rubin James Clear The Last Alaskans The Next Right Thing at Barnes and Noble or Amazon Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

Listen in as we gathered in my hometown the night before The Next Right Thing book released into the world! You can now grab a copy of the book wherever books are sold - learn more at NextRightThingBook.com. With special guests Kendra Adachi (The Lazy Genius), and  Myquillyn Smith (The Nester).

You never know how your simple next right thing could have an impact on people 100 years from now. Today is the official US release of The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions -- and it all started with a little poem written 122 years ago. Links + Resources From This Episode: When you order or purchase The Next Right Thing anywhere you choose before April 5, 2019,claim your bonuses here Ye Nexte Thynge by Eleanor Amerman Sutphin Elisabeth Elliott - Gateway to Joy Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

Where is your fixed point in the midst of life transitions? I want to suggest that fixed point can be found in the morning and it's simpler than you might think. Links + Resources From This Episode: Pre-order The Next Right Thing and claim your free gifts! - One week until the book releases! Pre-order from anywhere through 4/1 to get Discern + Decide and the audiobook - FREE 58: The Lazy Genius Morning Routine- The Lazy Genius Podcast with Kendra Adachi The Practice of the Presence of Godby Brother Lawrence One Line A Day Journal Hello Mornings with Kat Lee Join us at The Next Right Thing: Book Release + Live Show Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

On Tuesday March 12, 2019, fifty people in six different states were accused by the Department of Justice of playing a part in a major college admission scandal.   Our belief informs our action. What we believe will always direct our next steps. So what happens when we believe something that isn’t true? Links + Resources From This Episode: Parents Charged in U.S. College Entry Fraud Faithful Presence - David Fitch Holy Longing - Ronald Rolheiser Life Together - Dietrich Bonhoeffer Don't miss these! The Next Right Thing Pre-order Bonuses: Get Discern + Decide and the audiobook for FREE before April 2 Join us at The Next Right Thing: Book Release + Live Show - Greensboro, NC

We all approach our decisions from our own unique point of view, our own set of personal filters, and a particular posture that’s baked in to our personality. Today’s episode will narrow all of that uniqueness down to three simple categories we’ll call your decision-making style. Take the quiz to find out yours! Links + Resources From This Episode: Take the Quiz! The Next Right Thing Book and Pre-order Bonuses: Discern + Decide class and audiobook - FREE Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

Today’s episode is all about the one thing I’m doing in my work that is saving my life this year. Links + Resources From This Episode: The Next Right Thing Pre-order Bonuses: Discern + Decide and audiobook for free! Michael Hyatt hope*writers Recapturing the Wonder by Mike Cosper The Writing Life by Annie Dillard Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

If we want to make life decisions in a better way, then we can’t wait to start with the decision. We actually need to start with the life. That’s what a rhythm of life is for. I’d love to help you create one. Links + Resources From This Episode: Discern + Decide - Here's how you can get this brand new class for free Episode 71: Let Time Be Your Friend Faithful Presence by David Fitch Preparing for Jesus by Walter Wangerin Jr Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

If you’ve ever felt like you could make better decisions if only you had more time or wished for time to stop just for a while so you could catch your breath, today’s episode is for you.  Links + Resources From This Episode: Join The Next Right Thing Book Launch Team - through 2/22 The Dusty Ones: Why Wandering Deepens Your Faith by AJ Swaboda Big Ben  Hebrew Parallelism in the Psalms from Oblate Spring Episode 49: Collaborate Psalm 16 Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

Being a good decision maker has a lot to do with timing. When is the best time to make a decision? Research has some actual answers. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode: Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue?- John Tierney for The New York Times Magazine Extraneous Factors In Judicial Decisions Episode 33: Gather Co-Listeners The Next Right Thing book coming April 2! Pre-order on Amazon+ Barnes & Noble Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

One life-giving choice I’ve made when I’m feeling overwhelmed with indecision is to decide not to walk through it alone. Links + Resources From This Episode: Episode 49: Collaborate Laura Tremaine's 10 Things to Tell You Episode 33: Gather Co-Listeners Sign up for One Last Thing:a relentlessly helpful and mercifully short Saturday email Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

If your fear of making a wrong choice is keeping you from making any choice at all, this episode offers 3 simple things to remember. Links + Resources From This Episode: Episode 05: For the Love of Good Change with Jen Hatmaker A Million Little Ways by Emily P. Freeman Order The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

So much of our lives are filled with waiting but no one really ever teaches us how to do it. How do we know when we need to wait? How do we know when it’s time to move? There’s several kinds of waiting, today I’ll share four: the kind we talk about, the kind we don’t talk about, the kind that sneaks up on you, and the kind that needs to stop. Links + Resources From This Episode: John O'Donohue Episode 65: Take Off Your Crown hope*writers: If you're a writer who's been waiting to take your writing seriously, let today be the day things change. Open through 1/25 Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

When an ending is difficult, it's easy to color the entire reality through the lens of how it ended, whether it's a relationship, a job, a dream project, or a life. The ending does not get to define the whole story. Maybe it's time to take back the narrative. This could be a life-giving part of your healing. This could be your next right thing. Links + Resources From This Episode: Budder on Emily's Instagram Stories Psalm 37: 23-26 Psalm 27:14 A Million Little Ways: Uncover the Art You Were Made to Live- ebook sale on 1.59! Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

One question can make the difference between living with all consuming daily stress and a lighthearted sense of hope.  Links + Resources From This Episode: The Welcoming Prayer by Father Thomas Keating Things Above Podcast by James Bryan Smith Preorder The Next Right Thingbook - coming April 2! Luke 17: 20-21 Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman