The Real Reason You Can’t Make That Decision | Sarah Andreas
Sarah Andreas left Harley-Davidson, earned a PhD, picked up a paintbrush, and built a life she loves — and she's here to talk about the one thing that made it all possible: learning to trust herself.
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You’re not stuck because you don’t have enough information. You’re stuck because you haven’t learned to trust yourself yet. Sarah Andreas — artist, author, and PhD in Organizational Leadership — joins Kandas Rodarte for episode 326 of Gratitude Geek. They chat about how to trust yourself when you’re facing a big decision and can’t yet see the path ahead.
Sarah shares her journey from Harley-Davidson dealership employee to painter and author of Step Into the Ether, and the hard-won lessons she learned about fear, self-trust, community, and what it means to hold your plans in an open palm instead of a closed fist.
In This Episode
- Why self-trust is built in small, quiet moments — not big breakthroughs
- How to do it afraid (and what to do when the fear is legitimate)
- The difference between a mistake and a learning experience
- Why one community can’t hold all of you
- How curiosity and trust work together to move you forward when you can’t see what’s next
Connect with Sarah Andreas
- Website: sarahandreas.com
- Instagram: @sarahandreasart
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sarahandreas
- Free resource: Reinvention Orientation — a gentle starting point for women who feel something shifting but don’t yet know what to do about it
- Step Into the Ether on Amazon: amzn.to/439a7sm
Resources Mentioned
Episodes Mentioned
- Karen Yankovich — the labyrinth metaphor
- Lydia Knight — curiosity and getting out of cults
- Heather Vickery — gratitude out loud
About Gratitude Geek
Gratitude Geek is business education for Gen X women solopreneurs — practical, experiment-driven, and completely free of hustle culture. Hosted by Kandas Rodarte from Muskegon, Michigan.
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Theme music by Rev Brock and Soul Lily.
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