Why turning points are invitations, not endings

Ev’s perspective on turning points is rooted in lived experience. She speaks openly about a period where her marriage ended and she became a single mother while rebuilding her life and career at the same time. Those moments taught her that change rarely arrives with clarity or reassurance-it arrives with a decision. Drawing from the experiences that shaped Change Starts with Choice, Ev explains how real transformation unfolds through a series of grounded choices, not a single dramatic leap.

About Ev Foster

Ev Foster, podcast guest

Author of Change Starts with Choice and Leader of Keller Williams Scotland

Author Change Starts With ChoiceOperating Principal Keller Williams ScotlandScotland Champion Women in Estate AgencyAgents Together mentor Supports new estate agents entering the industry

Ev Foster’s work is grounded in a simple but demanding idea: meaningful change begins with a choice—and most people have lost confidence in their ability to make one and stand by it.

That insight didn’t come from theory. It emerged through years of working closely with people who looked capable on the outside but felt quietly stuck on the inside. Through her professional career, including heading up Keller Williams in Scotland, Ev worked with people expected to make decisions under pressure. What she noticed again and again was that the problem usually wasn’t a lack of motivation or insight—it was a breakdown in self-trust. When people stop believing their decisions will hold, they hesitate, outsource their choices, or stay frozen.

Change Starts With Choice grew out of that observation. Rather than focusing on dramatic reinvention or rigid frameworks, Ev’s work centers on rebuilding decision-making from the inside out. The approach is practical and deliberately small: guided prompts, daily micro-moves, and tools that help people notice where they’re avoiding choice—and how to step back into agency without needing everything to be clear first.

To deepen this work, Ev is currently studying toward a Master Diploma in Intuitive Psychology, with graduation expected in mid-2026.

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