Ambitious and Balanced Working Moms

What’s it going to take to get promoted and advance your career in 2024? I asked this question to executive coach and promotion strategist, Stacy Mayer, who explained that the first step to getting promoted is ownership. We need to decide, as women, what we want out of our career and what we are willing to do (and not do) to get it. In today’s episode, Stacy shares with us what it takes to own you...

I’ve been selecting a word of the year for the past 20 years, so I know a thing or two about not just how to select a word but how to make it an effective practice. In today’s podcast I’m sharing with you why the word-of-the-year practice is important if you want to create an ambitious and balanced life this year, I’ll give you my quick 3-step process on how to select a word, and most importantly...

The #1 mindset to help you get unstuck and meet all your goals this year is: I can figure it out. This one thought, as you learn to cultivate it, will help you to move towards your goals and create the both/and life you want. There’s no settling this year working moms, this is the year that you stop over working, you get yourself into a job that you love and you make yourself a priority. In this e...

The motherhood identity crisis is the internal questioning that happens after you start having kids. “Who am I?” and “What do I want?” are fundamental questions that need to be answered in order for you to continue operating as an ambitious woman. In today’s podcast I am sharing with you two reasons why women experience an identity crisis after becoming a mom and what they can do to help themselve...

The fastest way to get to the balanced and fulfilling working mom life you desire is to love your current working mom life. When you need something to change, you feel dependent on it for happiness. When you feel satisfied and happy with the life you already have, you feel more confident in yourself and your ability to navigate through any changes you desire. In today’s episode, I am explaining wh...

As the year ends, your brain is seeking closure for the things that have taken place and is ready to reset for the year ahead. In today’s podcast I want to teach you the #1 end-of-year practice that will make this reflection time effective and energizing. It will help your mind focus on all of the good that happened this year, show you exactly how to grow and improve and give specific next steps t...

Coaching or therapy? This is a question that comes up for women that are trying to decide what kind of help they need. When should you hire a coach instead of a therapist? How does coaching and therapy differ? What should you expect in coaching? By the end of today’s episode, you will have clarity on which path to take to help you meet your goals. Topics in this episode: What is the difference bet...

There are 6 common mistakes that create stress and overwhelm for working moms during the holiday season. During this mini-series I will cover each mistake and teach you how to correct it. In today’s episode I dive into mistake #6: not scheduling times for rest and fun. Without time set aside to rest, your “free time” during the holidays will be snatched up with doing more and checking one more thi...

There are 6 common mistakes that create stress and overwhelm for working moms during the holiday season. During this mini-series I will cover each mistake and teach you how to correct it. In today’s episode I dive into mistake #5: not having a plan for when you feel stressed and overwhelmed. Things will not always go according to plan during the holidays. At some point you will find yourself off-t...

There are 6 common mistakes that create stress and overwhelm for working moms during the holiday season. During this mini-series I will cover each mistake and teach you how to correct it. In today’s episode I dive into mistake #4: not expecting big emotions. During the holidays, there will be more meltdowns for both you and your kids. It’s to be expected. Everyone is off rhythms and there is simpl...

There are 6 common mistakes that create stress and overwhelm for working moms during the holiday season. During this mini-series I will cover each mistake and teach you how to correct it. In today’s episode I dive into mistake #3: not deciding when you will work and when you will not. Without a clear commitment to NOT work, your brain is going to default to always being available and checking emai...

There are 6 common mistakes that create stress and overwhelm for working moms during the holiday season. During this mini-series I will cover each mistake and teach you how to correct it. In today’s episode I dive into mistake #2: not creating a specific plan to achieve the holiday experience you want. To ensure you are successful this holiday season, all the tasks, activities and rest time must b...

There are 6 common mistakes that create stress and overwhelm for working moms during the holiday season. During this mini-series I will cover each mistake and teach you how to correct it. In today’s episode I dive into mistake #1: not having a clear definition of success this holiday season. How do you want the holidays to feel? What do you want to focus on? What would make you feel like the holid...

Everyone has “not enough” thoughts. These are the thoughts that sound like, “you’re not doing enough”, “you’re not good enough” or “you should be further ahead”. They are thoughts that make you think you are failing, behind or an imposter. In today’s podcast I will teach you 7 ways to redirect these thoughts. I will also explain the origin of these thoughts and the impact they have when you don’t...

When you do something other than the thing that you know you need to be doing you are buffering. Buffering is when you avoid your priorities, commitments, or boundaries because following through feels bad. On today’s podcast I’m talking about buffering your emotions. I will share several examples from my clients, and myself, on what it looks like to buffer your emotions and then I will offer you t...

My client, Nicole, shares the long-term results that she has experienced from coaching. Nicole started working with me almost 3 years ago and on today’s podcast she shares how she learned to calm herself and the impact of those “calming” tools, what it took for her to lean into conflict and how that transformed her work and what it has taken for her to truly make time for the things that matter. T...

Nobody promised ease in life. Nobody said being a working mom, a parent, a partner, finding work-life balance, getting a fulfilling job or putting up boundaries would be easy. So what would happen if you dropped that expectation and moved into radical acceptance that things are meant to be hard? In today’s podcast, I’m sharing how when you stop fighting the “hard” in life, you open up to problem s...

On today’s episode I am answering 3 listener questions: How do you and your ambitious spouse BOTH make strides in your careers at the same time without neglecting the family? How do you stay confident even when there is a gap in your resume? How do I get my friends and coworkers to focus on the mindset of balance? Topics in this episode: Is it possible for both you and your spouse to rise up in yo...

What does it take to start moving your marriage up the priority list (even if your spouse does not)? To answer this question, I invited life and marriage coach, Dr. Chavonne Perotte, to share with us some strategies and tools she uses in her coaching practice. We talk about what it takes to get on the same team so it’s not you against your spouse as you navigate challenges like: how to make househ...

You don’t have to wait until you are burnt-out or so terribly unhappy to make a change. If you want to change jobs, go after a promotion or change your overworking habits, you can do it right now. In today’s podcast, I offer 5 reasons you should not wait to make a change as well as explain the most likely thing getting in the way of you taking a first step. Topics in this episode: Why is change so...

“I don’t know how to make him happy. “I don't want her to cry.” “I need to make sure she understands.” “I don’t want them to feel disappointed.” “I want them to feel like I care.” What do each of these thoughts have in common? They have you trying to control how someone else feels, which is actually something that is never in your control. In today’s podcast I talk about why you should stop trying...

Feelings are meant to be felt - this was a new concept for Dr. Skylar Clark. Just over a year ago she moved her family of 6 from one coast to the other, navigating 4 new schools, a new city, new culture, new job and no family in town to help. Skylar came to coaching wanting to create new systems and structures to help her manage life, but instead she left with a toolkit filled with strategies to h...

You get to decide what you want to think about your to do list. You could decide to think “I’m behind” or “I’m not getting enough done”, which is likely going to leave you feeling inadequate and exhausted or you can choose to think “I’m on top of everything” or “I know what I’m doing”, which will have you feeling successful and accomplished. In today’s podcast, I’m talking about how important your...

It’s very uncomfortable for your brain to be in uncertainty. To not know. To be unclear on the answer. To not be sure that something is right. When you feel uncertain and are unable to make a decision, you start to feel stuck and your brain experiences tunnel vision (where it hyper focuses on the problem). In today’s podcast I am talking about what to do when you feel uncertain. There’s a magical...

Last week I challenged my client, Lindsay, to do something luxurious. Something that felt a little excessive (maybe even a little irresponsible). As a high achiever, her brain was stuck in trying to make the most of her time and I wanted her to focus less on productivity and more on doing things that simply felt good. She accepted my challenge and in today’s episode I am offering the same challeng...