Lisa Hammett Success Coach

12/27/2025

It’s okay to check out.

For those with Hyper-Achiever tendencies, this statement may generate anxiety.

Checking out means not working.

Critical tasks won’t get done.

Things will fall apart.

Not working means no business for entrepreneurs.

While there might be some truth to these statements, here’s why it’s okay and necessary to checkout:

1) Gain a fresh perspective.

2) Reduce stress and overwhelm.

3) Have time for rest, relaxation, and other interests.

4) Spend quality time with loved ones.

5) Focus on health and wellbeing.

6) Set personal and professional goals for the New Year.

7) Promote work/life balance.

8) Do things that bring joy.

9) Prioritize self-care.

10) Appreciate what’s most important in life.

There are 6 days left in 2026. How will you make time to check out?

12/24/2025

How do you handle curve balls?

Are you resilient?

Are challenges opportunities to learn and grow?

OR

Do curve balls open the door to stress, overwhelm, sadness, or frustration, making it difficult to find anything positive in the situation?

If curve balls are paralyzing, preventing growth, it’s time to tap into the power of mental fitness.

When we’re mentally fit, we develop resilience in the midst of challenges, by finding the gift and opportunity in the situation or accepting it for now.

Challenges are met with curiosity and calm, clear-headed laser focus, versus over-reacting.

Are you out of work?

Are you or a loved one struggling with a scary health diagnosis?

Is your life completely out of balance?

Are you stressed, overwhelmed, burned out, and on the verge of a mental breakdown?

Imagine being mentally fit and having the tools and resources to navigate challenges with resilience and ease.

I can help.

12/18/2025

This year is going to be different. I know what I need to do.

Sound familiar?

We may have the best of intentions to achieve our goals in the New Year. We’re excited, focused, and ready to make things happen.

Fast forward several weeks. Things are vastly different.

Where did the excitement and motivation go? It’s been replaced with frustration and discouragement.

Often, when we set a large goal, we fail to break it down into smaller goals that set us up for success. We focus on the lofty goal and quickly lose momentum because we’re not seeing immediate results.

As humans, we’re motivated by instant gratification. If we’re not seeing a reward, we’re unlikely to maintain the behavior.

Let’s say your New Year’s Resolution is to find a job that not only pays the bills but is rewarding and fulfilling.

Thinking of all the things you have to do to get a job may seem overwhelming. Updating the resume and LinkedIn profile. Finding the right networking organizations. Reaching out to key people for recommendations and referrals. Researching organizations. The list goes on and on.

Instead of thinking of all the things you have to do, consider creating an outline to prioritize tasks by importance. Start with a brain dump of all the things you need to do. Before diving into all tasks, pick one small task to start with. Set a specific amount of time to focus on the first task. When the time is up, take a break and reward yourself with a short walk, a cup of tea or coffee, etc. Then, finish the first task, if you have more to do, or start the next small task.

Breaking down lofty goals into smaller, more manageable goals builds self-efficacy. Attaching a reward to goal achievement makes the goal more enticing and realistic.

Consider finding an accountability partner to keep you focused, on point, and to encourage you when your motivation is lacking. Find someone objective who sees your blind spots.

If this is something you’d like help with, I’d love to be your success partner.

I’m offering a New Year’s Reset Transformational Coaching Experience, build around my latest best-selling book, From Burnout to Best Life: Sustainable Strategies for a Healthy Mind & Body.
Over four weeks, you’ll learn how to:

✅ Prevent burnout and stay focused while looking for a job

✅ Use mental fitness to manage stress, improve productivity, and build resilience

✅ Shift unhelpful thinking that drains confidence, energy, and focus

✅ Build a supportive community of trusted advisors for support and career growth

📘 You’ll receive a digital copy of the book, a downloadable workbook, and weekly virtual group coaching sessions on Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30pm CST.

👥 Only two spaces left.

$97 special holiday pricing.

Save your seat: https://transformationalgroupcoaching.lisahammett.com/

12/16/2025

The holiday season can be a beautiful time for celebration and fellowship. It can also generate a lot of stress and anxiety, trying to juggle work, holiday parties, and gift giving.

This can lead to poor eating habits, lack of exercise, and minimal sleep, resulting in illness. There’s nothing worse than being sick during the holidays.

One way to manage holiday stress is to set healthy boundaries.

Healthy boundaries are guidelines we set for ourselves to ensure our needs are met in a healthy way. We make ourselves a priority.

If you’re thinking, I don’t have time for this, I’m here to tell you that don’t have time not to. If you don’t take care of you, you can’t properly care for anyone or anything else, including your job.

Did I mention that it sucks to be sick during the holidays?

Here are some examples of healthy boundaries:

1) Take charge of your calendar
❄️ Schedule office hours and regular breaks
❄️ Schedule me-time
👉 Take a hot bath or shower
👉 Read a chapter in a book
👉 Watch a favorite holiday movie
👉 Listen to music
👉 Bundle up and walk your neighborhood to view holiday lights
👉 Meditate / pray
👉 Enjoy a favorite cup of tea, coffee, or hot cocoa
👉 Phone a friend or family member you haven’t spoken to in a while

2) Say NO
If going to a third holiday party in one week is going to stress you out, don’t go! Let go of the expectation that you have to go. You’re setting that expectation, not others.

3) Take a mental fitness break by engaging your senses (sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste) with 10-15 second micro-meditations

Setting healthy boundaries is not selfish, it’s necessary for your health and wellbeing. When you make yourself a priority, you give the best of you to your loved ones and your employer.

For more helpful tips and to set yourself up for success in 2026, check out my best-selling series, From Burnout to Best Life:

https://www.amazon.com/stores/LisaHammett/author/B0BNF3JJKW?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=e612cf2e-ab20-4bad-abcb-549a7b6dbfe8

Cheers to a happy, healthy holiday season and New Year!

12/16/2025

OMG, this is hilarious. It has nothing to do with coaching but hopefully will make you laugh as hard as I did.

12/15/2025

What if the real problem isn’t burnout… but the way you’ve been taught to “push through” it?

🚀 Start the year with a different kind of reset.

Not another goals challenge.

Not another productivity sprint.

A coaching experience designed to help you stop running on fumes and start building a life that actually sustains you.

Introducing the New Year’s Reset Transformational Experience

Built around my latest best-selling book, From Burnout to Best Life: Sustainable Strategies for a Healthy Mind and Body.

Over four weeks, you’ll learn how to:

✅ Spot early burnout signals before they hijack your days

✅ Use mental fitness to manage stress, enhance focus, and improve productivity

✅ Shift unhelpful thinking that drain confidence, energy, and focus

✅ Build a supportive community of trusted advisors for support and career growth

✅ Create balance through trust and self-compassion instead of constant sacrifice

📘 You’ll receive a digital copy of the book, a downloadable workbook, and weekly virtual group coaching sessions on Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30pm CST.

If you want a reset that sticks, this is where it begins.

👥 Only two spaces left. Special holiday price of $97!

Save your seat: https://transformationalgroupcoaching.lisahammett.com/

12/13/2025

For goal achievement, it’s essential to have a strong “Why”.

A “Why” is a statement, tied to your skills, expertise, purpose, values and passion, and is the motivating component behind your vision. It’s the reason why you want to make positive changes in your life.

A vision without a “Why” is like a sailboat without a sail. You might gain some headway, but will quickly steer off course.

Examples of a “Why” statement may include:
• Be healthy and fit, to have quality life experiences with grandchildren, as they age.
• Start a non-profit that supports under privileged youth through mentorship programs and educational opportunities.

Sharing your “Why” with a friend, family member, colleague, mentor, or coach, will hold you accountable. Regular progress check-ins will provide further accountability.

If you don’t have a “Why” here are some tips to get started:

1) Create a list of your skills and expertise. Certifications and degrees are important, but so are life experiences. What have your life experiences taught you? Are you a strong listener? Do you work well under pressure? Are you a problem solver?

2) What are your core values? Family, financial security, health, wellbeing, and faith are top examples.

3) If you could do anything at all, regardless of money, time, or circumstances, what would it be?

4) What are you most passionate about? What creates a fire in your belly?

You’ll start to see commonalities in each category. Your “Why” is a blending of each.

Your “Why” enables you to focus on those areas in your life that matter.

A strong “Why” will keep your goals top of mind and will motivate you to move past challenges and stay focused.

12/09/2025

With roughly 3 weeks left in 2025, how will you use these weeks to set yourself up for success in the New Year? If you’re burned out, exhausted, and lacking inspiration, here are some ideas:

1) REST! This may seem like a no brainer, but many individuals don’t schedule time for rest. There are always errands to run, house cleaning and home projects, and catching up on work. If you’re working through the holidays, schedule time for self-care breaks. If you’ll be on vacation, set aside time just for you. This may involve staying in your pajamas all day and watching Netflix. Take a long walk. Pick up a book that you’ve been wanting to read but haven’t had the time. The key is to have no agenda. Just be! Mental health rest is as important as physical rest.

2) Set your work space up for success. If you have a home office, reduce clutter by organizing papers and drawers for maximum efficiency. Have something on your wall or desk that inspires you and makes you smile. Maybe it’s a family picture or one of your favorite quotes.

3) If losing weight is one of your objectives for the New Year, set up your kitchen for success. Clean out junk drawers. Organize the Tupperware drawer so meal containers are easy to grab. This will save time when batch prepping meals. Get rid of tempting treats. Clean out the fridge. Organize your pantry, with healthy options front and center.

4) Spend a day going through your closet. If you haven’t worn something for 6 months, you’re not going to wear it. I’m not referring to out of season clothes. These are clothes, shoes, and accessories that never see the light of day. If clothes are too big, get rid of them. Don’t give yourself permission to gain weight. Donate or consign clothing that is in good condition. Invest in durable hangers. An organized closet will save time when getting ready in the morning.

5) Pull out your calendar. Schedule breaks, workouts, self-care. If it’s not scheduled, it won’t happen. Now’s the time to take control of your schedule. Don’t let your schedule control you. If your workdays are filled with back to back meetings, schedule stretch breaks between meetings.

I’d love to hear how you’re spending the last 3 weeks of the year. Please share below. Happy Holidays!

12/04/2025

What if burnout isn’t a flaw in you… but a flaw in the system you’ve been carrying on your back?

Leaders are often the most exhausted people in the organization.

You solve everyone else’s problems while your own health, time, and balance slip away.

You keep “pushing through” because that’s what the role demands.

Until it doesn’t.

Until you crash.

If you feel the spiral, the overload, the loss of control, it’s time for a different kind of reset.

Join the New Year’s Reset Transformational Experience

Inspired by my newest best-selling book, From Burnout to Best Life: Sustainable Strategies for a Healthy Mind and Body.

Over four weeks, we’ll unpack the patterns that keep leaders stuck in burnout cycles and explore how to:

✅ Spot early burnout signals before they hijack your days

✅ Use mental fitness to manage stress, enhance focus, and improve productivity

✅ Shift unhelpful thinking that drain confidence, energy, and focus

✅ Build a supportive community of trusted advisors for support and career growth

✅ Create balance through trust and self-compassion instead of constant sacrifice

📘 You’ll receive a digital copy of the book, a downloadable workbook, and weekly virtual group coaching sessions on Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30pm CST.

If you lead others, you can’t afford to lead from depletion. This reset puts you back in the center of your own life.

👥 Space is limited to 12 participants for meaningful connection and accountability.

$197 Early Bird Pricing Through 12/12/25

After 12/12/25, price increased to $247 ($1,500 value)

12/03/2025

Thank you, Myrna King, for the opportunity to be on the A Life Designed Podcast, where we discuss navigating burnout as a leader.

Check out our episode: https://youtu.be/FnFu7Hzn8z0

12/02/2025

With 2026 fast approaching, you’re either working on or have created goals for the New Year.

When we set goals, we often don’t consider having an accountability partner.

We assume we have what it takes to get through the tough situations. We may have the skills needed to navigate challenges, but our mindset is not in alignment.

Imagine, for the past year, you’ve desired to reach a Director or Vice President level within your organization.

During your 6-month review, you expressed your desire to pursue advancement opportunities.

This was met with minimal support. You get along well with your manager, but felt their response reflected their desire to be successful and not yours.

You go above and beyond in your current position and are well thought of by your teammates. Your leader knows that you’ll get things done, which makes their job easier.

Your department is short staffed and your leader relies on you to pick up the slack.

You’re frustrated with the lack of support, but let it go, telling yourself that it’s not the right time.

How long will you bide your time, waiting for the right opportunity to have a conversation with your manager? It may never come or your leader may never be supportive.

How could this situation have been different if you had an accountability partner?

An accountability partner will get to the root cause of why you are procrastinating.

Are you fearful that you’re not qualified?

Maybe you’re concerned that pursuing your goal will cause strain at work.

If you’re looking for an objective, direct, supportive individual to help you achieve your New Year’s goals, consider me as your partner and advocate.

I will help you move past fears and excuses to achieve what is most important to you, personally and professionally. I will ask hard questions and make you think outside the box.

Image achieving goals you never thought possible.

Let’s chat.

https://lisahammett.com/book/

12/01/2025

I loved my conversation with Russ Bates on the Zero Distortion Podcast!

We talked about the following:
💛 Setting boundaries
💛 Saying “no” without guilt
💛 Protecting your energy
💛 My latest book, From Burnout to Best Life, Sustainable Strategies for a Healthy Mind & Body

If you’re ready to shift your mindset and step into a healthier, more sustainable life, this episode is a must-listen.

Catch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDK1znm9zNY 🎧✨

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