Today on the podcast, I interview Stacy Mayer, an executive coach and promotion strategist, on what it takes to advance your career as a working mom. During the interview we discuss the challenges that working moms face, some of the mindsets that hold them back and ultimately what it takes to take full control of your career trajectory.
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 themselves through it.
Hyper-doing is the overwhelming need to get one more thing done. Hyper-doing is one of the three most common overworking behaviors that cause working moms to prioritize work over rest because it has you focusing on doing more instead of being present and having fun. In today’s podcast, I will be sharing with you three practical ways to rewire your hyper-doing brain so that rest, adventures, delight and presence is prioritized over productivity. This is part 3 of a 3-part series on the three most common overworking behaviors.
Perfectionism is at the root of many time-sucking imbalanced behaviors like indecision, overpreparing, and seeking validation. And it would be hard for you to experience the full joy of life and feel true balance without addressing your perfectionist tendencies. On today’s podcast I share with you the truth about perfectionism, what it is, exactly why you need to be working on it and I’ll give you two specific exercises to help you overcome it.
People pleasing is a behavior that prevents many women from experiencing work-life balance. It causes them to say yes to too many things, to not delegate, to work late and always be available. People pleasers don’t want anyone else to feel disappointed and so they avoid conflict at all costs. But people pleasing isn’t really what you think. In today’s podcast, I’m sharing the truth about people pleasing, what you’re actually trying to avoid by people pleasing and 2 things you need to do to stop the people pleasing behaviors.
When you think “it’s not working, I’m failing, this shouldn’t be happening…” how does that make you feel? Not good, right? Thinking “it’s not working” sends you into fix-it mode where you start working more in order to prove yourself and feel better about your work. In today’s podcast I’m breaking down three scenarios where the thought “it’s not working” or “something’s wrong” is at the heart of imbalance and share with you exactly what you should be thinking instead.
When deciding to spend money on yourself it’s not really about affordability, the money is almost always there, instead it’s about feeling comfortable spending money on yourself. Over the past 5 years, I have spent over $200,000 on myself, my happiness and my business and today I will share the 3 things I believe about investing in myself that has helped me get past the discomfort.
Both big and little changes can cause lots of anxiety and stress, but there are 5 specific things you can do to make change easier. In today’s podcast I am sharing what I learned over the last 5 months, while my family has been going through a huge change, that will help you to feel more calm and in control during your next transition.
