Living Your Calling Podcast With Michelle Hagen

If you've been a parent for long, you've probably realized that it's not an easy job. There's not a lot of glamour, but there sure is excitement. #hotmessexpress You've more than likely faced sleepless nights and tantrums and meltdowns that have left you reeling from whatever it is your child just went through. More often than not we're wondering, "What the heck just happened and how do we get off...

I can't be alone in the fact that my creativity feel like it has been sucked dry. I am in a creative drought and girl I need a drink of fresh water right now! I know most other like minded people have to be feeling the same way, with your head just above the water yelling for someone to throw you a life raft. Listen friend you and I are in this treading water side by side right now. So today I wan...

So you've started your business….YAY!! Go you! So what's next? Creating a stellar email welcoming sequence is most likely the next step in your entrepreneur journey. The purpose of this is to gain your reader's trust and build a lasting relationship that deepens over time. Your welcoming emails should really show your readers just who you are and what you're bringing to the table. Portraying yours...

No one tells you that you might not remember motherhood, you might not remember things that you thought would be memories that are clear as day. Motherhood is hard, and sometimes our brain thinks it's protecting us in moments that maybe we didn't want to be protected, but none the less it does and our memories of some of the happiest moments of our lives get blurred. Today we are going to talk abo...

This year has proved to us that online businesses are with way for the future and that even if you have a client facing business there is a piece of it that you can move to be online. If you haven't thought about moving a piece of your business online, you should!  In this episode I talked with my friend Kylie Kelly about how she moved her business online and how you should too! Kylie is currently...

Have you been feeling like all you have done this year is go from one thing to the next and pivoted and then pivoted again in life and business? Well sister your not alone! We are all feeling like Ross from friends yelling PIVOT as they tried to get the couch up the apartment stairs. So let's chat about the pivots the first half as 2020 has forced us to do.  You're not a bad mom for realizing you...

There's no right or wrong way to do a mindset practice. The whole goal is does it light you up, inspire joy and get you excited to take on your day. In this episode I chat with Ashley on mindset and what that looks like in business and in motherhood. Leveling up in your business and life both need you to have a mindset strategy that set you up for success. Listen in as Ashley gives her top three t...

Want to know what it feels like to make money in your sleep? It feels amazing to know that your business can run while you sleep or while the world is on hold for a pandemic. My friend you have something inside you that could help you make residual income or your if you own a business you for SURE have a source of creating a residual income! So get ready to laugh and man I wish you could have seen...

A lot of times being a stay at home mom, we leave a full time job to stay home with our babies. We cut back on material things and shift our budgets to make it work for us to be home. Even though we find ways to make it work, a lot of women still feel like they need to find a way to help provide for their family that fits in with being a primarily stay at home mom. Today we are going to talk about...

Emma is a momma, entrepreneur and creator of Camp Climb. She is an old soul who is driven by the desire to create community with other entrepreneurs where they can go beyond the surface level, disconnect from the busyness of building a business and connect together in a safe space where women feel seen and heard. Emma listened to her intuition as she traveled to road to entrepreneurship and believ...

Isn't blogging dead? Why do I need a blog I just want to run my business, I'm not a blogger? Listen the simple answer to this questions is you need a blog for SEO purposes. But you also need your audience to know you are an expert in your field and blog does that!   In this episode I talk with the queen of food blogging Sarah Tweigye who turned her post once a month blog into a massive success tha...

In this conversation with Sam we talk about what it was like to be a new mom finishing law school and passing the bar while nursing a baby. She is so real in talking about how she felt after becoming a lawyer, but motherhood came first. While some of her peers were moving quickly in their careers she was changing poopy diapers but these are the years she wouldn't give up.  In this episode Sam also...

We are diving in to part two of this mini master class on Pintrest with Lindsay Peragine! If you haven't listened to Part 1 check out episode 11 first!  In this episode we dive into creating Pin, how to visually design pins for optimization, and scheduling Pintrest. So grab you notebook and let's dive back in!  Show Notes: Here   Connect With Michelle: Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/michel...

Have you though, I just don't have time for another platform and Pintrest just looks like a massive beast to tackle. My friend I'm gonna need you yo flip that thinkings because Pintrest can drive traffic over and over to your content and website. Let me say that again.... It doesn't just live in the algorithms for a few days it's OVER and OVER. In this episode I chat with Lindsay Peragine and she...

So often we get to the end of the week and think well I got nothing done again. It leads to frustration, that we let the week get away from us and truly didn't accomplish the things that were important to us. I will be the first to tell you that I stink as structure and planning. I'm much more a go with the flow free spirt, so much that it's really hard for me to commit to things weeks out. Mainly...

Join me in a real and raw discussion on my experiences with postpartum depression and anxiety.    I found myself googling symptoms of postpartum depression. I was reading the blogs and medical posts thinking well I'm not that bad, at least I think I'm not. I mean I get out of bed, I feed my kids, I cry a lot, I worry about things more than before but I'm not THAT bad. Until my husband told me if I...

Instagram has over 1 Billion users on the platform. It's a place where you can serve through your posts and connect to build community. You can find your ideal clients easier than other platforms. It's a huge market and a great way to build your business. But sometimes it can feel overwhelming and as moms we just don't always have the time we feel needed to do it justice. Today we will learn from...

Have you thought to yourself, "I really want to start my own business, but I just don't know how!" Maybe you've even said, "It all just seems so overwhelming! Where do I begin? What steps do I need to take?" In this episode, we hear from Hilary Krueger, a wife and mama of 3 who has figured out how to answer these questions and successfully scale her 3 businesses with ease and simplicity. She share...

Have you ever wished someone would just tell it like it is being a mom of littles and running a successful business? Kelly is real and tells it like it is and how she shifted in her business in different season of life and motherhood. Today Kelly gave us her best tips on time management and balance being an entrepreneur. Show Notes: https://www.michellehagen.com/post/006-kellylefleur Follow Michel...

In this time of quarantine there are many of us who are missing out on major milestones of our families and kids lives. We are missing graduations, the last days of preschool, the last days of middle school, parties, and celebrations with family. This week should have been my preschooler's graduation, I have shed a lot of tears over this. I know some may roll their eyes and think, it's JUST presch...

Ever feel like owning a business and having a family is a juggling act sometimes?  It's difficult to know how to prioritize your business goals and mesh those together with a busy family schedule that's constantly evolving. Tabitha is a busy mama of two littles, a 4 year old boy and a 2 year old girl and she'd be the first to tell you that's been true in her life. She is passionate about staying f...

Bridget helps us discover how to take the opportunities we have in business and be successful...all while juggling motherhood. As a mama to Ava, 9 and Royce, 3, she is familiar with the ups and downs of building a business, or in her case, multiple businesses all while trying to balance daily life with littles. She breaks down her tried and true methods for setting yourself up for success from the...

Have you always wanted to start your own business, but always felt like you couldn't do it because you don't have time? In this episode Michelle talks about what the first year of being an entrepreneur looked like for her and her top tips in being a mompreneur.   Show Notes: https://www.michelleannhagen.com/post/002-michelle-hagen

Welcome to the first official episode of The Busy Years Podcast! In this episode host, Michelle Hagen talks about why she created this podcast and her hope and dreams for it.   She hopes to encourage women in the middle of motherhood to chase their dreams no matter how big or small they may be! Michelle also wanted to show moms that they are not alone in chasing their dreams. This podcast will fea...