E318- Kim Costa: Living in Your Wheelhouse
Living in Your Wheelhouse explores what happens when you realize you’ve spent years on the right bus but sitting in the wrong seat. In this episode, Kim Costa shares her powerful journey from a 27-year misaligned career as an accountant to building a life rooted in authenticity, alignment, and intentional design. Kim began reshaping not just her career, but her philosophy on how our homes, and lives, should support who we truly are. We discuss fear as a silent saboteur, why so many people regret major home and life decisions, her 4M Foundation (Myself, Mastery, Mission, Mates), and her Wheelhouse Process for bringing clarity to emotional choices before making big moves!
Learn more about Kim at:
https://lifestylefoundations.com/
https://www.facebook.com/kimecostarealtor
https://www.instagram.com/kim.e.costa
Show Notes with timestamps:
👧 [2:11] Kim’s childhood origins: Grading construction sites with her mother.
🚨 [4:21] The fear that keeps us prisoner to unfulfilling paths.
🔍 [6:04] The pivotal moment: Retaking a personality test (ENFP) post-divorce.
💡 [9:50] Advice for graduates: Choose your "company bus" as carefully as a marriage.
⚖️ [12:26] Applying accounting principles to assess life “profit” in joy and comfort.
🧠 [14:52] Is your home helping or hindering your best life?
❌ [17:33] Kim’s personal misalignment: Buying a horse farm as a non-rider (and the consequence).
🧱 [20:21] The 4M Foundation for life & home: Myself, Mastery, Mission, Mates.
✈️ [22:16] Aligning your home with your desired lifestyle.
📝 [25:47] Kim’s key advice: Plan, discuss non-negotiables, and avoid costly emotional decisions.
🌲 [27:35] Reconnection Tip: Kim’s reset – long, meditative walks in nature (especially near water).
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Kim Costa is a top Atlanta realtor, author, and TV host who helps overwhelmed homeowners reconnect with the truest version of themselves—starting with the place they call home. Through her signature Wheel House Method, she guides people back to their essence by aligning their environment with their purpose, values, and next chapter. A natural storyteller with a forward-looking lens, Kim brings heart, humor, and hard-won wisdom to the conversation, reminding us that coming “back to basics” often starts right where we live.
