Shift Your Perspective, Change Your Life

Patty Smith is a certified Master Coach and Coach Supervisor specializing in NLP, Timeline Therapy, Hypnosis, and Reflective Practice.
Born in Italy to a Dutch mother, she blends warmth and directness into her coaching — teaching from both heart and clarity. After a long career that included police service and hospitality, she rebuilt her life following a near-fatal thrombosis. Patty now coaches women worldwide to overcome trauma, reframe limiting beliefs, and rediscover meaning through perspective and self-trust.
Her approach blends neuroscience, mindfulness, and energy work into a grounded, human method for real change.

⏱️ YouTube Chapters

00:00 – From Chaos to Calling
14:30 – The Birth of a Coach
29:01 – Change Your Perspective, Change Your World
43:32 – The Light in the Dark
58:03 – The Brain and the Gut
1:12:34 – Excuses or Choices
1:27:05 – Writing as Healing
1:41:36 – The Power of Focus and Flow

Core Quotes

• “Either you find a way, or you find an excuse.”

• “Healing starts with one remembered light.”

• “The brain follows focus — what you look for expands.”

• “Change your perspective, change your world.”

PRACTICES + REFLECTIONS in this episode:

1. Perspective Shift Exercise
Look around your space and name everything blue.
Then close your eyes and recall something red.
Notice how the brain filters experience — what you focus on grows.

2. Excuse or Choice Check
Write down one thing you often say you “can’t” do.
List three reasons you could and three reasons you can’t.
Then replace “I can’t” with “I choose not to right now.”
Readiness begins with honesty.

3. The Gut Compass
Before making a decision, pause and breathe deeply.
Place a hand on your stomach and ask: “Does this feel open or closed?”
Trust the open feeling. The body knows first.

Reflective Questions

• What truth do you keep calling an excuse?

• When was your gut right — and you knew it?

• What might change if you shifted your focus by one degree?