Transition often creates tension—but tension isn’t necessarily a problem to solve. In this episode, Tim explores three core tensions we all navigate during seasons of change and how they affect us both internally and externally. You’ll learn how to identify the tension that feels most present for you and begin managing it with greater awareness, clarity, and intention.

 A question to consider: Which of these three tensions feels most present in your life right now—and what might change if you stopped trying to resolve it and began learning to navigate it? 

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Transition is about more than changing jobs, moving to a new city, retiring, or facing a major life event. Those are the visible changes. The deeper work happens beneath the surface.

In this episode, Tim Austin explores the difference between change and transition, explaining why so many people feel unsettled even after making the "right" decision. You'll discover how transition shapes your identity, relationships, and sense of purpose—and why paying attention to what's happening inside you is just as important as navigating what's happening around you.

If you're in a season of uncertainty or helping someone else through one, this conversation will give you a fresh perspective and lay the foundation for the Navigate Change Framework™ that will be explored in the episodes ahead.

In this episode, you'll learn:

•  Why change and transition are not the same thing. 
•  What really happens beneath the surface during life's biggest changes. 
•  Why some people emerge stronger from transition while others feel stuck. 
•  A simple question that can help you navigate your own season of change.

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After an extended break, the Navigate Podcast is back—but this is more than simply picking up where we left off.

In this episode, Tim shares why he is rebooting the podcast, how years of coaching people through change have shaped his thinking, and how writing his recent blog series helped a clearer framework for transition emerge.

You’ll also hear what Navigate will explore going forward and why transition is not merely something to survive, but an opportunity for growth, creativity and deeper faith.

Whether you are navigating change yourself or helping someone else through it, this episode offers an invitation to pause, reflect and take the next faithful step.

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In this episode of Navigate, host Tim Austin reflects on one of the main ways we gain solid footing through uncertain seasons. For anyone whose ever wrestled with lack of clarity or confidence in seasons of change, Tim's insights will be a source of encouragment and a reminder that transition seasons are opportunities to align ourselves with what truly matters.

Mentioned in this Podcast:

With: Reimagining the Way You Relate to God, Skye Jethani
Psalm 42
Genesis 26
Download Tim's Discernment Guide

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In this episode of Navigate, Tim is reflecting on building trust through transition seasons. Navigating change requires trust building. But that’s not always easy. It can sometimes feel like digging a well in hostile or unknown territory. 
Tim compares the process of trust building with the ancient practice of digging wells. In the Bible, wells were regularly places of divine appointments and answers to prayer. They were places of provision, but also points of contact. A good well was reliable, life-giving and life-sustaining.

Likewise, when we dig wells of trust through the seasons - with God and with others - we are storing up a reliable source of relational capital, namely trust.  Tim offers some important communication tips to help us dig wells of trust in transition.

Sources:
Craig Groeschel quote
The Holy Bible (NIV Version)

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How are you leaning into change in this season? What’s your posture like? Have you been resisting or embracing the changes in your life?
In this episode of Navigate with Tim Austin, Tim reflects upon seasons of change and how these become opportunities to discover and embrace our true identities and live with greater purpose and fulfillment.
Tim has a deep appreciation for the many creative ways seasonal change has helped him approach change on a personal level. Tim says, "Sometimes we might resist change because of the way it challenges our sense of identity and purpose. I’ve come to view certain transition seasons as an opportunity for shedding and letting go of the non-essentials. For getting back to what matters. For learning to walk out my days with less baggage, not more."

Resources:
Discernment Guide Free Download

3D Transitions™ Group Coaching

Henri Nouwen as referenced in The Sacred Enneagram

Any and all Bible Quotations

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Welcome to Navigate! In this episode host Tim Austin challenges us with the idea there are three key milemarkers on the path toward resilience: Disruption, Reflection/Learning, and Action.
In our current world, the need for resilience is greater than ever before. Resilience, the ability to bounce back from difficulty, is a skill that can transform individuals, leaders, and organizations. But the path to resilience isn't always easy to navigate, especially when faced with resistance, both internal and external.  Listen in for some great pointers on how to navigate change with resilience.

Scripture References:
Jonah 4
Numbers 22
Acts 9

Resources:
Tools for Transition: A free webinar
3D Transitions Group Coaching

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Welcome to Navigate with Tim Austin. In this episode we'll be exploring the art of managing turmoil in transition seasons. 

Transitions are naturally seasons of turmoil. They feel like storms passing over our lives, maybe more like hurricanes! But in the midst of the chaos and confusion, there are some approaches that will help us navigate even the most difficult of transitions.
Join Tim as he discusses three key strategies to help keep you grounded and clear when transition threatens to overturn your life.

Resources:
Tools for Transition: A free webinar
3D Transitions Group Coaching

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Welcome to Navigate with Tim Austin. In this episode we'll be exploring the significance of what Tim calls anchor points, and how they can help us find stability in the winds and waves of change.

Transitions are a natural part of life. They often come unexpectedly and can leave us feeling lost and unsure of where we stand. The steadiness and stability we once knew can seem like distant memories. But what if there was a way to navigate these uncertain times with more confidence and clarity? That's where anchor points come in.

Resources for establishing anchor points:

Mind Mapping Tool

Weekly Reflection Tool

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In this first episode of a brand new season, Heidi Lewerenz introduces a strategy for navigating change she calls "microseasons." This values-based approach to doing what matters  helps us measure impact and success in shorter intervals so we don't lose sight of our priorities and as Heidi puts it "sacrifice what's important on the altar of what gets noticed."
Navigate is all about taking the guesswork out of transition. Ready to dive into a new season of Navigate? Let's go!

About Heidi Lewerenz
Heidi is a Leadership Coach and Trainer from Wisconsin ---where you can mow your lawn and shovel snow all in the same day. She's created and owned a handful of businesses, started a few ministries, and burned many things in the oven.  She has a B.A. in Communications, holds multiple coaching and training certifications and delights in helping entrepreneurs be present and profitable using the Microseason Method (TM).  Heidi lives in Wisconsin with her husband and their houseful of 7 kids age 4 to 19.  She's been a Midwest redhead all her life,  and frequently dreams of moving closer to the equator.

Connect with Heidi:
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Can the disruption of this transition really be God's gift to me in disguise?
Who am I apart from the work I do?  How can I regain a sense purpose and calling?

When the work we do feels so connected to our sense of purpose and identity, these are just a few of the questions we may ask.

Join Tim and his guest Annie Perdue-Olson as they have a conversation about life's surprises which catapult us into transiton, and how to leverage the growth opportunities through them.
Valuable insights await!

About Annie Perdue-Olson
Annie is founder of Leading Better Together, working with leaders to navigate the complexities in relationships and cultivate healthy teams through strategic conversations. She is also host of Lead Your Leaders: A podcast to get the team you’ve always wanted where she and her guests answer questions submitted by leaders and listeners. She leverages over 20 years of ministry and nonprofit experience as she guides leaders through the people challenges that sidetrack ministry. She holds a Master of Arts in Human Resources and Change Leadership, is a Certified Leadership Coach and certified Myers Briggs Type Indicator practitioner.

Connect with Annie

Website

Lead Your Leaders Podcast

Instagram

Facebook

Linkedin

Let's have a conversatoin @ Encompass Life Coaching!

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