EPISODE · Mar 16, 2026 · 11 MIN
Tree, Not Trash
from Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life · host Michelle Burkhard
What if the reason you keep missing the mark in an area ofyour life has nothing to do with effort and everything to do with your point of reference?In this episode of Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life,Michelle shares a simple but powerful story about helping her daughter practice parking for her driving test. What started as a small driving lesson became a powerful insight about how often we unknowingly use unstable references in our thinking and decision making.Just like using a piece of trash instead of a tree as a visual marker while parking, we sometimes rely on opinions, guesses, or outdated beliefs to guide important areas of our lives.Michelle explores how coaching helps us identify thoseunstable reference points and replace them with something stronger, clearer, and more reliable so we can move toward our goals with greater [email protected]/CoachingAcademy
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What if the reason you keep missing the mark in an area ofyour life has nothing to do with effort and everything to do with your point of reference?In this episode of Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life,Michelle shares a simple but powerful story about helping her daughter practice parking for her driving test. What started as a small driving lesson became a powerful insight about how often we unknowingly use unstable references in our thinking and decision making.Just like using a piece of trash instead of a tree as a visual marker while parking, we sometimes rely on opinions, guesses, or outdated beliefs to guide important areas of our lives.Michelle explores how coaching helps us identify thoseunstable reference points and replace them with something stronger, clearer, and more reliable so we can move toward our goals with greater [email protected]/CoachingAcademy
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