Ep. #4. Coach D: Fierce by Choice - Reclaim your strength and identity

“You can be deeply grateful for your life… and still crave more.”   Follow Coach D's Instagram for daily inspiration: @fiercecoachdCheck out Coach D's website for retreat information: fiercebychoice.com   Coach D is a leader in the health/fitness space and empowers women by helping them find their FIERCE! She started Fierce by Choice in 2014 to help women who had lost their voice and living unfulfilled lives. Coach D shares her journey from aerobics instructor to creating her “FIERCE by Choice” brand, a movement designed to help women, especially those in midlife, rediscover their identity, strength, and purpose. Through strength training, mindset work, and immersive retreats around the world, she helps women step out of performance-based living and into authentic confidence.   A key theme throughout the episode is her belief that you can be deeply grateful for your life and still desire more. The conversation also explores the role of faith in personal transformation and leadership. Coach D unpacks how trust, first in a coach, then in oneself, is essential for growth. We discuss the connection between physical discipline and spiritual formation. Together, they emphasize a simple but powerful leadership principle: you must lead yourself before you can lead others.   “The strength you build in the gym shows up in every other area of your life.” “Battles in the gym make the battles in life easier.”   If you’re looking for inspiration to grow in courage, clarity, and conviction, this episode will challenge and encourage you to take your next step.“Courage is saying yes. Courage is saying no. Courage is telling the truth about what you really want.”“Courage is a choice...it’s the bridge between where you are and where you want to be.”