The LA Experiment (and My Return to Creative Space)

In this episode of Creative Space, I’m getting real about what it means to truly practice what I preach—especially after taking a break from the podcast to do some serious inner work. As a coach, I help people get clear on their goals and make them happen, but I also do the same work myself with my own coach.

When I first started working with my coach, my focus was growing my coaching practice. But in the process, I ended up unearthing a dream I’d buried for years: moving to LA.

I spent a long time doing everything but that. When I bought my house in Philly, I tried to convince myself I could let go of that dream and just make the best of where I was. But it wouldn’t let me go.

For years I felt stuck, trying to force myself to be happy in my so-called “dream house,” until I finally did the hard work to face what I really wanted.

In 2025, I committed to spending one month in LA—what I called my “LA experiment.” That one decision set off a chain of events that turned this into one of the coolest, most creative years of my life so far.

I hope it inspires you to get real with yourself and go after your dreams, even the scary ones!

00:00 — Welcome Back After the Break
 00:54 — Why I Took a Sabbatical
 02:40 — Coaching Others While Getting Coached Myself
 03:25 — Admitting the West Coast Dream
 05:08 — Buying the House Instead
 05:41 — Realizing I Felt Stuck
 06:16 — We’re Like Plants Needing the Right Environment
 07:08 — The Hardest Goals Are the Ones We Avoid
 07:54 — Naming the Excuses Out Loud
 09:09 — The “80-Year-Old Regret” Question
 09:55 — Facing the Terror of Change
 10:35 — Committing to a Small Goal: The LA Holiday
 11:23 — Dreading the Trip and Saying Yes Anyway
 12:08 — The Magic of That First LA Stay
 13:04 — Returning Home and Feeling Stuck Again
 14:02 — Testing Other Cities for Size
 15:03 — Deciding on the One-Month LA Experiment
 15:46 — What's next for me and "Creative Space"

If you’ve got a dream you’ve buried, or you’re feeling stuck like I was, let’s talk. I’d love to offer you a free 30-minute discovery call to see if coaching might help you take that first step. Book here.