What if "manifesting success" isn't magic at all — but discipline, clarity, and trust?

In this conversation with Kelli Lampkin, we explore why her track record for success isn't accidental. Things don't always go according to plan — personally, professionally, or as a parent — but Kelli consistently ends up where she intends to be.

Why?

Because she builds a process… and then trusts it.

We talk about breaking big goals into practical systems, knowing which challenges you're uniquely suited to solve, and how confidence doesn't come from certainty — it comes from experience. Even when things don't work the first time. Even when the kid still cries. Even when life refuses to cooperate.

This episode isn't about wishful thinking.
It's about knowing your process — and staying with it when doubt shows up.

The question is:
Are you willing to trust the process you've built… even when the results haven't shown up yet?

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Kelli Lampkin

Kate Turner

David Cooke

In this wildcard episode of Permission Slip-ups, Dave and Kate return to a word that quietly shapes so many of our choices: desire.

What does it really mean to want something?

When does desire energize us — and when does it begin to create suffering?

Inspired by earlier conversations and lived experience, this episode explores the space between joy and struggle, ambition and attachment, wanting and being. Dave reflects on how desire can become heavy when it's rooted in perfection or outcomes, while Kate offers a gentler lens — reminding us that joy, desire, and even suffering exist on a spectrum, and none of them are meant to be avoided.

Together, they sit with questions like:

Is desire selfish — or can it be an act of service?
What happens when we stop chasing a "perfect" life?
How do presence, gratitude, and non-attachment reshape what we want?

This isn't an episode about finding answers.

It's about slowing down long enough to notice what's driving us.

A conversation for anyone who has ever thought, "I want more,"
and felt called to understand why.

Listen in, reflect deeply, and give yourself permission to explore what truly fuels you.

What happens when you've done everything "right" in your career… and still find yourself asking, Why am I doing this?

In this episode of Permission Slip-Ups, David Cooke and Kate Turner sit down with career coach and HR professional Rachel Lopez for a deeply honest conversation about mid-career questioning, identity, and the courage to re-examine the paths we've been walking—sometimes for decades.

Together, they explore the tension between stability and adventure, the myth of the "sunk cost," and why reconnecting with your why doesn't have to mean finding a single, overwhelming purpose. Instead, this episode reframes the question toward energy, values, and what your work actually supports in the life you want to live.

From breaking identity into smaller, more manageable pieces to understanding trade-offs without shame, this conversation offers grounded insight for anyone feeling successful on paper but quietly restless inside.

If you're navigating a career transition, questioning what fulfillment really means, or wondering whether it's "too late" to choose differently—this episode offers perspective, permission, and practical clarity.

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Rachel Lopez (email)

Rachel Lopez (website)

Kate Turner (email)

Kate Turner (LinkedIn)

David Cooke (email)

David Cooke (LinkedIn)