Monday Motivation

#431 - Monday Motivation: "We are the choices we make."

Welcome to another short but empowering episode of Monday Motivation, giving you a dose of inspiration as you head into your week...

Today, we explore the power of everyday choices and how they quietly shape the life you are creating, inspired by a quote from Meryl Streep:

"We are the choices we make."

Three key takeaways you can expect:

  1. How small, daily choices shape your future more than big, one-off moments

  2. Why awareness is the first step to creating a life you truly love

  3. How to choose progress over perfection and build habits that actually stick

Listen in and reconnect with your power to choose - in a way that feels kind, sustainable and aligned with your dream life - one small step at a time.

As always, I’d LOVE to hear what resonated most with you - so please share and let’s keep the conversation going in the Dream Life Podcast Facebook Group here.    

…and remember, it all starts with a dream 💛

Dream Life & kikki.K Founder

P.S. If you’re ready for guided support to make 2026 brilliant for you, explore Dream Life Coaching here: https://www.yourdreamlifestartshere.com/course 💛

SHOW NOTES:

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  • If you feel it's time to take a leap and invest in you, join:
    • My Platinum Coaching Program where in February our focus will be on Habits that Create your Dream Life, and how to follow simple daily habits to help turn your dreams into reality. Learn more here.  
    • My Dream Business Book Club here. In February, we'll be reading and learning from: $100M Leads: How to Get Strangers to Want to Buy Your Stuff, by Alex Hormozi. It's a practical master-class in generating high quality leads.
    • My online personal Growth Book Club GROW, February, where we'll be reading and squeezing the learnings out of Habits of High Performers: Essential principles to thrive in life and work, by James Laughlin. Learn more here.

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TRANSCRIPT:

Hi and welcome back to your Monday Motivation episode.

I want to start with a simple but powerful quote that’s been sitting with me lately, one that feels especially perfect for a Monday morning:

“We are the choices we make.”
Meryl Streep

Take a breath and let that land.

When you really think about it, this quote is both incredibly empowering and gently confronting. It reminds us that our lives aren’t shaped by one big moment. They’re shaped by the small choices we make every single day.

What we choose to focus on.
What we choose to say yes to.
What we choose to delay.
And what we choose to begin, even when it feels uncomfortable.

Here’s the beautiful part.
If we are the choices we make, then you have far more power than you might think.

Not the power to change everything overnight, but the power to change one small thing today.

So let’s talk about how you can live this quote in a real, practical and kind way.

First, notice your automatic choices.

So many of our choices happen on autopilot. How you start your morning. How you speak to yourself when things don’t go to plan. What you eat, drink, think and say. What you do when you feel tired, overwhelmed or unsure.

This week, I want you to simply notice.

Ask yourself:
Is this choice supporting the life I want to live?
Is this moving me closer to, or further away from, my dream life?

No judgement. Just awareness.
Awareness is always the first step.

Second, choose progress over perfection.

You don’t need to make perfect choices. You just need to make intentional ones.

Choosing to go for a short walk instead of doing nothing.
Choosing to drink one extra glass of water.
Choosing to write one page, make one phone call or take one small step.

These choices may feel insignificant in the moment, but they compound.

Your future self is built quietly, daily, through these choices.

A small, consistent choice will always beat a big, one-off effort.

Third, design your days, not just your dreams.

We often spend so much time dreaming, which I love, but dreams don’t come to life without supportive daily habits.

Your habits are simply choices you repeat.

So ask yourself today:
What kind of person do I want to become?
What choices would that version of me make?

Then choose one habit that supports her. Just one.

When your habits change, your life follows.

This is exactly why I’m so excited about what’s coming up in February.

Inside the Dream Life Coaching Program, we’re going deep into creating habits that truly support your dream life, not someone else’s version of success.

We focus on turning intentions into simple, sustainable habits, designing routines that work with your real life, building consistency without burnout, and learning how to choose yourself again and again.

It’s not about doing more. It’s about choosing better.

If you’ve been feeling like you know what you want, but you’re struggling to stay consistent, or you’re tired of starting and stopping, this might be the support you’ve been waiting for.

No pressure. Just an invitation. You can head to YDLSH.com, and we’ll also pop the link in the show notes.

As you step into this week, I’ll leave you with this.

You don’t need to change your whole life today.
You just need to make one choice that supports the life you want to live.

One choice.
Made with intention.
Repeated with kindness.

Because truly, you are becoming the choices you make.

I’m cheering you on always.
Have a beautiful Monday.

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