I feel like my ambition is at odds with being a mom.
Kristin told me this once in a coaching session.
She was doing philanthropic work that fit with her drive to make the world a better place and she just wanted to do more. She wanted to make an even bigger impact and to really feel like she was making a difference.
But…she had 3 kiddos.
And though they were her favorite thing in the whole world and she loved being a mom more than anything, they were kinda slowing down her ambitions to change the world.
Reconciling your ambitions and the slower pace of being a mom is challenging for many high achievers, like Kristin, and most believe there are just two options:
Trade-off your professional ambitions for motherhood
Trade-off time with your family for professional ambitions
However, for most high achievers, choosing one of these would be like severing a limb from your body. Painful… and would prevent you from operating at an optimal level.
So, let me suggest a third option:
Adjust the thoughts in your brain that are saying you can’t have both.
When you stop telling your brain that you have to choose between your ambitious career and your family, just like Kristin did, you open up possibilities for both to thrive.
“Rebecca helped me build a vision for what I want to make happen in the near and mid-term. She's helped me give myself permission to shed expectations I didn't know I was carrying and helped me build a toolbox to show up as my best-self, more often, to the people who matter the most.”
As a result of coaching with me, Kristin has changed jobs into something she feels deeply passionate about, she feels guilt-free and 100% present when she is with her family and she is positioning herself to follow a dream to go into local politics.
Now it is time for you to explore…
What would you do if you truly believed you could have both?
