Audio Transcript

Ilyssa Panitz
When we enter the unknown, we often feel vulnerable and a bit on edge because we have no idea what may be waiting around the corner. Going through a divorce can make you feel defenseless because even though these professionals – AKA your team – work for you, you feel like you’re at everybody’s mercy; the lawyers, the accountants, and, of course, the courts.

Ilyssa Panitz
But Catherine Ford is on a mission to change that. She has brilliantly, and I do mean brilliantly, created the Excellence Institute, where she teaches women how to invest in themselves, build up their confidence and hone in on their strengths. Catherine is an award winning celebrity life coach and women empowerment expert. She’s also an international speaker and the number one best selling author on Amazon.

Ilyssa Panitz
Catherine, welcome.

Kathryn Ford
Thank you so much for having me. It’s great to be here.

Ilyssa Panitz
Well, it’s great to have you. And as you know, because you’ve joined us before at the divorce hour, we love celebrating. Women do incredible things, especially when they reinvent themselves. Which brings me to your work with the Excellence Institute. How do you help women design these incredible next chapters?

Kathryn Ford
Hmm. Well, first off, it’s important to know that science has proved that our self-worth is shaping everything in our life. So it’s vitally important to ask yourself a few pointed questions, such as currently, how do I take care of myself? Who do I spend time with? Who do I hang out with? How do I spend my time? And how do I speak to myself?

Kathryn Ford
Right here, we’re receiving some very important information from the answers to these questions. Next, it’s important to note that we live in an energetic field. Everything is energy. Yes. Even the thoughts we think, the clothes we wear and the surroundings we place ourselves in and live in. So the key here is that these areas are in alignment with the truth of who you are.

Kathryn Ford
And with respect to your thoughts, you get to decide. Do you speak empowering thoughts to yourself, such as I am getting better every day or I’m so excited for this next incredible chapter I’m creating in my life. Remember, you get to decide. So decide on the side of greatness. And with respect to your style, this is one of the most powerful tools because it’s not only one of the ways that you communicate who you are to the world, but to yourself.

Kathryn Ford
And it’s a powerful tool. If you want to change how you see yourself. Show up by consciously creating a style for yourself that speaks of you being the woman who is already living into her most incredible next chapter. How you groom yourself your body language, hair accessories all make up your essence. Make sure you’re emanating the true essence of magnificent you.

Kathryn Ford
And interestingly enough, studies show today we only get 6 seconds to formulate a first impression. And lastly, your surroundings are also sending you constant feedback and reflect your self-image right back to you. Your home car people, you spend time with, the music you listen to, the foods you eat and the places you visit. Everything around you sends you a message about who you are.

Kathryn Ford
And my clients know how important it is that our environments support our greatness. And next chapter is your car or home a mass? If so, it’s important to change it. Do it today. This is all part of my easy breezy method of sending your brain the correct message about who you are. And I promise you’ll love it. Because as you’re sending an up level message to your brain, you’ll begin to feel it in your mind and body.

Kathryn Ford
Your inner pharmacy will begin to take out sparkling, beautiful chemicals that every single cell in your body will respond positively to.

Ilyssa Panitz
Yeah, and I love that you do this. So let me back up a little. How can somebody who is feeling really down and sad and, you know, divorce makes us feel rejected regardless of of who filed. Really shift their mind to bringing in all this positive affirmations that you teach people and and keep the bad out. What can people do to get there?

Kathryn Ford
Hmm. Well, by also practicing what I just spoke about with respect to our thoughts, style and surroundings. And one really fun way is to do what I have my clients practice, and that is to speak what you would love into fruition. And I’ve mentioned on previous shows about the reticular activating system in our brain that essentially makes our brain a goal seeking organism.

Kathryn Ford
So tell your brain what to go out and look for. Use powerful affirmations to do this. Science has has also proven we get what we focus on. So focus not on what you don’t want and resist what you fear. Turn that around and focus and think and speak about what you would love. And as far as recreating and reinventing themselves, I’ve got a great affirmation for this, and I assure you it’s a fact.

Kathryn Ford
The universe is always conspiring in my favor and another one to remind yourself of is this is happening for me, not to me. And understand that there are gifts in every situation, even when there is no way we can see them at first. Taking full responsibility for your life is the first step in creating that incredible next chapter.

Kathryn Ford
And who knows what you’ve avoided, right? By not getting a position that you may have applied for or a date with that guy. We simply cannot create results beyond our self worth. So it’s really important to increase your results. You must increase your self-worth. It’s a critical component of the work I do with my clients, and it’s why I get and they receive amazing results, often way beyond what they ever thought was possible prior to working on their next chapter.

Ilyssa Panitz
And this is why we’re so fortunate to have you on the show today, because for people who may need a little extra help doing this, you offer so many different courses at the Excellence Institute to teach them this. So as we say, they can survive and thrive. Tell us a little bit about the different choices people have.

Kathryn Ford
Oh, yes, I’d love to. Thank you are the main membership is called meant for more. And it’s a beautiful experience of getting connected with other women and being able to have that connection, because we as women crave connection. So friendships are made. All kinds of wonderful things happen there. And you also receive private time with me so that I can really get you dialed in and living into that next chapter as quickly as possible.

Kathryn Ford
You’ll learn all kinds of tools and practices and principles to continue to up level your life year after year after year. And we focus on the entire woman, her health and well-being. And my clients honestly are very interested in maintaining youthfulness. And that comes naturally with the program as well. We focus on rich relationships. What would you love your relationships to look like in six months to a year from now?

Kathryn Ford
And then, of course, on her time and money, freedom, those three categories make up our our entire life pretty much. And it’s just a beautiful experience. When you see that there, there’s really a life out there that is so beyond what you could even imagine right now. That’s so beyond. And living into that greatness feels just amazing.

Ilyssa Panitz
You know, I found that when I was going through my own journey, I would look for words and I would try to post them around the house to to just give me those constant reminders. Do you have any favorite words that people can hold on to, to to get them there as as they’re kind of weathering the storm?

Kathryn Ford
Yes. I love I am statements love them because it tells our subconscious mind immediately and alerts our reticular activating system what to look for. So I am. And you fill in the blank, certainly when you notice yourself saying I am confused or I’m not good enough, press that internal pause button and switch that around. I’m getting better every day and have a very powerful mind or I am more than enough and do great work.

Kathryn Ford
Another great one to finish up with is I am an incredible partner. Who knows how to give and receive love and you will attract exactly that to yourself.

Ilyssa Panitz
Well, I want to know how people can get in touch with you. How do they contact?

Kathryn Ford
They can find me at Excellence Institute dot com. And if they want to learn more just excellence institute ICOM forward slash application and you’ll meet with our concierge concierge to learn more.

Ilyssa Panitz
Well, don’t go anywhere, everybody else, because we’ll be right back.

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Catherine Ford is the founder and CEO of Excellence Institute, a fabulous women’s club. For those who love the finer things in life and they know they are meant for more. She is a celebrity coach and consultant, an award winning women’s empowerment expert, transforming women every day. She is an expert at taking women to their most amazing next chapter in life.

Speaker 3
She will teach you conscious self-mastery. Catherine Design’s incredible. Next chapter is for women who are ready to make the rest of their life the best of their life. Learn how to create the next most amazing chapter of your life. Catherine’s life’s journey is one of tragedy to triumph. Having experienced the highly toxic and emotional abuse of marriage and having faced over 30 years of serious chronic medical condition, she’s a great example and role model for her clients.

Speaker 3
Go to Excellence Institute, ICOM, Forward, Slash application to meet with Catherine for a 30 minute private consultation. That’s Excellence Institute dot com forward slash application slash applicant.