TOP 10 DYNAMIC WOMEN PODCAST EPISODES OF 2024

What an incredible journey the Dynamic Women podcast has taken us on 2024! 

We closed the year with 293 episodes and also celebrated our 5th anniversary! 

As I look back at 2024, I'm still amazed by the raw honesty and powerful insights our solo and guest episodes have shared. 

You've told us how these stories have touched your lives, changed your perspectives, and even inspired you to take bold new steps in your own journeys. Let's revisit the episodes that you, our wonderful listeners, couldn't stop talking about!

TOP 10: What Makes Someone a Trailblazer with Janice, Kathy and Robyn (DW245)

Have you been wondering if you're a trailblazer and looking for different descriptors of how you could be one or tips and tricks in order to step into being a trailblazer? Then this episode is for you. Diane Rolston, our host, is joined by three Trailblazer Secrets Collaborative Authors to share with you what makes someone a trailblazer. 

Here are some questions they answered: 

• How have trailblazers impacted you? 
• What makes someone a trailblazer?
• What had you say ‘yes’ to being a collaborative author in this book?
• What is your piece sharing? 
• What will people learn from it? 

TOP 9: Ladies, let’s Cheerlead rather than Compete with Diane Rolston (DW251)

Have you felt the power of other people cheering for you? And have you also felt the disadvantage and the annoyance of people competing with you? 

If so, then you're going to want to listen to this episode and share it with friends so that you can both be cheerleading for each other. 

In this episode, Diane Rolston shares five ways you can cheerlead others more because the more we cheerlead for each other, the more room there is for everyone to succeed.

TOP 8: The Bad Side of Accountability - 5 Things to Avoid with Diane Rolston (DW259)

If you listen to the last episode about the benefits of accountability, our host, Diane Rolston, mentioned that she would do the flip side. 

In this episode, she talks about the bad side of accountability and the five things you should avoid. ​

Don’t miss:

• Diane’s stories about her experience with accountability in her soccer and rugby journey 
• The five things around negative accountability that you should avoid especially when working with a coach
• A great program that will give you positive accountability to easily reach your goals

TOP 7: Trailblazers Book Launch Party Authors’ Panel Two (DW247)

In the previous episode of the Dynamic Women Podcast, I shared with you Author Panel 1 of the Trailblazer Secrets Book Launch Party. Now this week, I’ll share Panel 2 with you!

The moderator, Tanya Steele, who is also a collaborative author, asks some burning questions to our panel members, Barbara Wallick, Cora Naylor, and Jeanine Becker who are all authors in the Trailblazers too! 

Don’t miss:

• What being a trailblazer means to them
• The trailblazers who impacted their lives
• What they would say to other women to encourage them to become a trailblazer 
• Why they decided to become part of the Dynamic Women Trailblazer Secrets Book
• And more!​

TOP 6: Strategic Planning: Mapping Out Your Successful Year Ahead with Diane Rolston (DW240)

Have you been thinking, “It's a new year. I need to make a plan. I need to make some goals and resolutions. I need to do all the pieces in order to have the greatest year”? In this episode, Diane Rolston talks about how to map out your successful year and what you need to do first because the way you’re doing it may not be the most ideal. There are some crucial pieces that you could be leaving behind. 

Don’t miss: 

• What people usually do and how what’s trendy might be a risk for your success
• The 3-step process you need to go through to build the right foundation for the next year
• Diane’s personal experience with strategic planning
• What a Dynamic Life Blueprint is

TOP 5: Finding Your North Star with Diane Rolston (DW241)

Have you been feeling like you're a little bit off track and you don't know which direction you should be pointing yourself to go? Maybe you've been doing a whole bunch of different steps and you don't see how they can all be united in one path. In this episode, Diane Rolston talks about finding your North Star and its importance. 

Don’t miss:

• What a North Star is
• The concept of a North Star in personal development 
• What happens if you don’t have a North Star
• Three questions (and 2 more bonus ones) you can ask yourself to start figuring out what your north star actually is 

TOP 4: The Art of Goal Setting with Diane Rolston (DW242)

Have you been thinking about making your goals? Then you're going to want to listen to this episode because Diane Rolston will talk about the art of goal setting. 

Don’t miss:

• The mistakes people make in goals setting
• The first things you should do before you goal set
• The three phases of the process to build a foundation for your goals
• How you can make an amazing one-page plan to have a great year

TOP 3: Trailblazers Book Launch Party Authors’ Panel One (DW246)

Have you been wanting to be a trailblazer, but you missed out on our Trailblazer Secrets Book Launch Party? 

Well, you get to listen in on one of our panels today in this episode. Listen as Paula Kent, our moderator, asks some burning questions to our panel members, Leah Grant, Tina Collura, and Ashley Mckie. They are all collaborative authors in the newly published, Trailblazer Secrets Book.

Don’t miss:

• How they feel about trailblazers in society
• What made them say yes to coming into the book
• What they hope for the readers 
• And more!

TOP 2: Make Your Own "Snow Day" with Diane Rolston (DW243)

Have you been feeling like, “Oh my gosh. I just have too much going on right now” or “Life is moving at a really fast pace”? Then maybe you need to make your own snow day. In this episode, Diane Rolston talks about how a consistent “Snow Day” could be what you really need.

• The story of how 2 snow days really opened her eyes to what was going on in her busy life
• The benefits of having a “snow day”
• How to create your own consistent “snow days”
• How to best use a “snow day”

TOP 1: The Importance of Trailblazers in Society with Authors Paula, Barbara, Dana, Kimberly, Sereda and Diane Rolston (DW244)

Have you been thinking that maybe you need to be a trailblazer? Well, in the latest Dynamic Women Podcast, five Trailblazer Secrets Authors joined our host, Diane Rolston. Listen up to this episode as they discuss the importance of trailblazers in society.

Don’t miss their answers to these questions:

• How do you feel about trailblazers? 
• What is their importance in society?
• What had you say ‘yes’ to being a collaborative author in this book?
• What is your piece sharing? 
• What will people learn from it?

Wrapping Up:

There you have it - the episodes that made us all stop in our tracks, hit pause, and really think. But honestly? Picking just ten episodes feels almost unfair because every conversation we've had this year has been pure gold. 

To our amazing listeners who make this community what it is - thank you. Whether you're catching these episodes for the first time or taking a second listen, I hope these stories continue to light that fire within you. Because that's what Dynamic Women is all about - real talks that spark real change.

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Plus, do you have any topics that you want me to tackle this 2025? Send them through [email protected]. 

Here's to many more powerful conversations ahead!