In today’s podcast I am interviewing Amy Beacom, author of the book The Parental Leave Playbook, which helps expecting parents take control of their transition into parenthood. Amy and her co-author break down the 3 phases and 10 stages every new parent goes through when taking parental leave and exactly how to navigate the transition with confidence and ease. In this interview we touch on the internal journey a woman goes through when they become a mom and the importance of creating a plan for the internal transition (as well as the external). We discuss how successful planning starts the moment you decide to expand your family and some practical tips for creating boundaries and feeling confident once you return to work. Topics in this episode:The importance of defining the new person you become after you become a parentWhat it takes to bring order to the chaotic experience of maternity leaves and beyondBreaking down the phases of parental leave and how to navigate each phase powerfully Seizing opportunity in the midst of parental leave, even though it feels chaoticThe importance of making values-based decisions for your parental leave and beyondUnderstanding and defining how work enriches your life and life enriches your workShow Notes: For more information about The Parental Leave Playbook - https://cplleadership.com/bookAre you considering a coach to walk you through the transition of becoming a working mom? Schedule a free call with me to discuss the 3 steps to becoming a clear and confident working mom. Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

If you were to write a resume for yourself as a mom, what would be on it? What would be your strengths, what would be your successes, how would you describe yourself as a worker? In today's episode we’re talking about you as a mom, specifically your beliefs about yourself as a mom. When you take the time to name who you are as a mom and what makes you good, work and mom life stop feeling so at odds with one another. Today, I am going to teach you a framework for thinking about yourself as a mom, called your mom-concept, that focuses on your innate strengths and will help your brain rebuild confidence in yourself as a mom. Topics in this episode:Why thinking you are a good mom is important to your jobA new framework for thinking about yourself called you mom-concept My personal mom-conceptOne embarrassing parenting-fail that involved throwing my kids shoes out the doorHow knowing your strengths ends working mom guilt Show Notes:Want to end negative self-talk and rebuild belief in yourself as a worker? Check out the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective, a program that teaches a simple 5 step process to creating a balanced life. Check it out at: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective. Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

At work, high achieving women are amazing at meeting goals, but when it comes to their personal life, they get stuck. Goals like balance, happiness and health feel almost unattainable. I've identified three reasons why high achieving women struggle to attain personal goals and in this episode I will speak about each of them and then offer a different way to approach personal goals so that you can create an action plan that actually works. Topics in this episode:3 reasons high achievers don’t attain personal goalsThe importance of knowing the goal behind the goalWhy you should stop focusing on doing more to attain goalsThe difference between an action plan that works and one that doesn’t How our culture has indoctrinated us with the wrong goalsShow Notes:Want to make work-life balance your personal goal in 2022? Check out the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective, a program that teaches a simple 5 step process to creating a balanced life. Check it out at: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective. Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

There are three beliefs that are at the foundation of work-life balance. I am enough. I am doing enough. I am good enough. These three beliefs make up the Enough Triad. When you believe you have done enough, you stop working late. When you feel like you are good enough, you stop needing to please everyone. And when you believe you are enough, you stop trying to prove yourself. At the core of all imbalanced behaviors is one of these three beliefs and in this episode, I'm going to talk about the inverse of each of them and how they create the foundation of an imbalanced life. In this rebroadcasted episode, I invite you to consider making “enoughness” your new year’s resolution. Topics in this episode:Why you need to feel enough in order to feel balanced3 common “not enough” thoughts that are causing imbalance Why you shouldn’t believe your “not enough” thoughtsHow practicing sufficiency can counter the feeling of not being enough How over-working is connected to feeling not enough 3 ways to practice your enoughness Show Notes: Want to learn the building blocks to creating a balanced life and join other working moms who are doing the same? Check out the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective, a lifetime membership that includes 30 videos and workbooks, weekly coaching and an exclusive community to support you in creating an ambitious and balanced working mom life no matter your circumstance. Check it out at: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective. Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

Today is a rebroadcast of an early episode that focuses on understanding your true value. Your value is not found in your career, it’s not found in being a mom, it’s not found in your successes or accomplishments….it’s not found in anything you do, but instead in who you are. Separating your accomplished value from your human value is essential in a balanced life because it ends the script that is constantly nagging at you to do more and be more. In this episode I break down both your accomplished and human value and give you some tools to begin to separate the two. Topics in this episode:Accomplished value vs human value – what’s the difference? Why ambitious women tend to focus too much on their accomplished value and how it causes imbalanceWhy you need to see yourself through the lens of your human value and what will shift when you doHow working less hours is dependent on your human valueA helpful exercise to help your brain start to understand who you are at the coreShow Notes: Ready to discover who you are and what you want outside of your job? Book a free breakthrough call and let’s begin the process of rebuilding clarity and confidence by first understanding your human value. Schedule your call here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book

There are many different perspectives you can have of your year. Some of them will leave you feeling dissatisfied and disappointed, and others will leave you feeling inspired and proud. Which perspective you choose is up to you. Perspective is a choice and as you look back on 2021 I want you to feel good about what you achieved and who you were. In this episode I will help you actively cultivate a perspective of your year that makes you feel good and leaves you feeling satisfied. Topics in this episode:How do you cultivate a different perspective? Why does the human brain default to a “not enough” perspective? Why ambitious women often see life as half-emptyA simply analogy to help you see your year from a different angle5 questions to help cultivate a new perspective of your year:What do I love about what I created, made, did this year?How is what I created, made, did awe-inspiring?How is what I created, made, did this year enough?How is this exactly where I should be? How is it the best place for me?Show Notes: Would you like to chat with me about creating a working mom life you love? A life that includes fulfilling work but not at the expense of your famuly? Then apply for a free breakthrough call by clicking here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book Have a podcast topic you’d like me to cover? Send me an email and let me know, [email protected]

Even if you love your job, you still want to have a life outside of work. In order to do that, you will need to learn how to shut down you work brain with your computer at the exact time you plan. In today’s episode I walk you through the 4 steps to leaving work ON-TIME. There is only one thing that gets in the way of you leaving work at the time you planned and when you learn how to deal with it…you can begin to leave work at whatever time you choose. Topics in this episode:4 steps to leaving work on-timeThe only thing that gets in the way of you leaving work at the time you wantThe fear that others will be disappointed in you Creating a compelling why and its importance What to do when you feel anxious about putting work off till tomorrow Show Notes:Would you like to chat with me directly about controlling your schedule and leaving work at exactly the time you want? Then apply for a free breakthrough call by clicking here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book Have a podcast topic you’d like me to cover? Send me an email and let me know, [email protected]

The holidays are chaotic times, but they can also be times of great joy and balance. It doesn't matter how many things you have to do during the holidays, it's how you feel in the midst of doing them. In today’s episode I want to focus on 3 strategies for cultivating balance in the midst of a busy holiday schedule. Using my own experience over the Thanksgiving week, I will walk you through how I was able to create space for tears of joy, rest & connection. This is part 3 of a three-part series on creating balance during the holiday season. Topics in this episode:Why doing less during the holidays does not create balanceWhat it takes to create everyday balance, even during holiday chaosA simple practice to connect with joy What you should be calendaring in during the holidays What to do (and not do) with the unscheduled “in between” timesShow Notes: The “Be present and calm this holiday season challenge” starts on Monday, December 6th in the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective. This challenge will ensure you create a present and calm holiday season with daily audio reflections, 1:1 coaching support and a simple daily practice. Join the Collective or learn more at: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective. Part 1 of creating balance during the holiday season (Letting go of getting it right)Part 2 of creating balance during the holiday season (Managing other’s expectations)

Everyone has opinions about the holidays and trying to manage everyone’s expectations creates a very exhausting and overwhelming holiday season. To feel present and balanced during the holidays you must be do things you want to do. You have two options when it comes to managing other’s expectations this holiday season and in this episode I will break down each of them. Own your holiday experience and let other’s own theirs. This is part 2 of the 3-part series on balance during the holidays.Topics in this episode:Your only 2 options to managing other’s expectationsTurkey meals, a 90-year-old grandmother and a fight for holiday happinessOwnership over your holidaysWhy you can’t make others happy How to shift other’s expectations so they become something you want to doShow Notes: The “Be present and calm this holiday season challenge” is starting in the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective. This challenge will ensure you create a present and calm holiday season with daily audio reflections, 1:1 coaching support and a simple daily practice. We start December 6th. Join the Collective or learn more at: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective. Episode references: Have to vs. want to – www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/10 Episode reference: Failure and disappointing others – www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/9

During the holidays there are often dozens of additional tasks that need to get done. And even though we want things to run smoothly, what we really desire is to be present. The holidays are a time of laughter, cozy conversations, good food and a warm house but often that need to get it “just right” takes away from our ability to be present. In this two part series I will breakdown the 3 most common things that create imbalance during the holidays and teach you how to overcome each of them with ease.Topics in this episode:Top 3 “needs” that create imbalance during the holidays What everyone craves during the holiday season (no, it’s not a food)Why perfectionism actually takes away from being present How holiday movies steer us wrong and what it takes to create that same warm and cozy holiday movie feel in our own lifeWhat you need to be thinking about the holidays in order to be satisfied and presentA 2-part exercise to help you feel balanced during the holidays Show Notes: The “Be present and calm this holiday season challenge” is starting in the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective. This challenge will ensure you create a present and calm holiday season with daily emails, special audio reflections and additional coaching support starting December 6th. Learn more at: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective.

Nicole felt like an imposter in her job. Even though she had been at her company for over a decade, her brain continued to tell her that she wasn’t good enough. She was convinced the only way to manage life as a working mom was to pull back in her career. But in coaching, she learned how to step back from the imposter voice and shift it into something positive. She started naming and believing what made her exceptional as an employee, mom and human and her confidence increased. In this episode, Nicole shares several tools that helped her manage her imposter thoughts and create a balanced and fulfilling working mom life. Topics in this episode:Managing imposter syndrome – what is it and how do you deal with it? A simple question that will shift any negative voice in your headWhy your brain freaks out when you think about letting go of the thought “I’m not good enough”A foundational exercise to create confidence in your current jobWhat it takes to increase self-beliefWhat it takes to stop avoiding icky feelings like failure or disappointment Show Notes:Want to speak to me directly about if you should quit your job or stay? Then apply for a free breakthrough call by clicking here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book Join my email list to get the latest resources on creating a fulfilling and balance life: https://www.ambitiousandbalanced.com/emaillist

After becoming a mom, I wrestled with the idea of quitting my job but felt trapped in golden handcuffs. I needed to feel sure that quitting was the right move, but I never felt 100% certain. It took a year of soul searching to feel the inner peace to finally quit and in today's podcast I’m sharing how I got there. Topics in this episode:What it takes to feel “certain” about your decisions Why making “gut decisions” is often not useful 3 specific exercises you should be doing if you are considering quitting your jobDeveloping a compass to make decisionsFinding peace with your decision to stay or quitShow Notes: Want to speak to me directly about if you should quit your job or stay? Then apply for a free breakthrough call by clicking here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book

We spend over a third of our awake life working. So, having a job that you want to go to every day is important, but is it necessary for creating work-life balance? If it is true , then you might just be chasing a perfect set of circumstances that will never exist. In this podcast I will share why a fulfilling job is NOT in fact required when creating a life that feels balanced and talk you through what is necessary instead.Topics in this episode:4 tricks to cultivating commitment to your jobWhy setting a date to re-consider your fulfillment is important The trap of thinking a more fulfilling job will create balance When creating balance feels hard, don’t do this…How to create natural motivation and connection in your jobShow Notes:Want to speak to me directly about if you should change jobs or careers? Are you looking for a specific process to help you be certain of you next steps? Then apply for a free breakthrough call by clicking here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book

Erika is a past client who recently implemented the belief that achieving more does not mean working more. As a recovering “hyper-doer”, Erika always tried to fit one more thing in and check one more thing off her list which caused her to always feel exhausted and overworked. Today, Erika has learned how to contain her work so that she (and her brain) stop working at whatever time she chooses. In the last year she has replaced her corporate salary with entrepreneurship, working far less than ever before. In this interview, she shares exactly how she got out of the thought pattern “I should be doing more” so that she could actually enjoy the life and success she created.Topics in this episode:What it takes to get rid of the thought “I should be doing more” Why you need to stop thinking you “have to” do anythingLearning how to expedite success without working more hoursStarting your day with what fills you up! Getting out of a rinse and repeat lifeShow Notes: Sunny Spaces Organizing: https - www.livingsunny.comWant to speak to me directly about how to get out of the “achieve more” mindset? Then apply for a free breakthrough call by clicking here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book

Family is your #1 priority, but are you actually prioritizing them? Is your work getting your best self while your family gets the leftovers? In this episode I’m spilling the truth about what a boundary is and what it takes to create them between work and home. There are 3 things that are keeping you from holding to your boundaries, people pleasing, perfectionism and hyper-doing and I will explain what it takes to overcome each of them. Topics in this episode:A new way to think about boundariesWhat are you actually protecting with your boundaries? The missing link between prioritizing your family and honoring your boundaries3 common leaks that cause you to not stick to your boundariesWhat you need to do to actually stop working and prioritize your family 3 questions to help fortify your boundary so you stick to itShow Notes:Join the Ambitious and Balanced Working Moms Collective – This is a group coaching program for working moms looking to create the building blocks to sustainable work-life balance. The program teaches you a 5-step process, includes weekly group coaching and a private community of working moms all determined to create a balanced life. Find out more information here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective

When someone is moving from an imbalanced life to a balanced life, they go through 5 stages. In today's episode I'm going to walk you through each of those five stages so that you can see the whole process, be able to self-identify which stage you are in and understand what it takes to move from one stage to the next.Topics in this episode:What are the 5 stages of balance? Why do we move through the stages in a liner path?How does productivity and confidence play into the 5 stages?Why tackling productivity and time management first, does work.What is a boundary and how do we keep to them?Show Notes: Join the Ambitious and Balanced Working Moms Collective – This is a group coaching program for working moms looking to create the building blocks to sustainable work-life balance. The program teaches you a 5-step process, includes weekly group coaching and a private community of working moms all determined to create a balanced life. Find out more information here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective

In this interview with Marriage coach Maggie Reyes, we discuss what to do when it feels like you are handling all the household responsibilities. We discuss how to talk to your spouse about sharing the family load, why it all seems to fall to you in the first place, and debunk the patriarchal idea that women are better equipped to manage the house. Topics in this episode:How to deal with the cultural norm that women are more equipped to manage the houseThe difference between physical and mental responsibilities The usefulness in believing your spouse is capable in handling moreThe importance in letting your spouse fail How do we not become resentful of our spouseDozens of useful questions to help you determine what responsibilities you want and don’t want to doShow Notes: Learn more about Maggie’s work and the Marriage MBA group coaching program at https://maggiereyes.com/groupCheck out Maggie’s podcast, The Marriage Life Coach Podcast - https://maggiereyes.com/podcast/Looking for personalized support in creating a happy working mom life? Schedule a free breakthrough call at www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book

Building off of last week’s episode on growing your confidence, in today’s podcast I am giving you access to the first day of a 4-day training I offered called 3 Confidence Building Strategies for Working Moms. In day 1 of the training I give an overview of why so many working moms feel a dip in confidence after they become moms and give you the do’s and don’ts of trying to regain it.Topics in this episode:What are the tell-tell signs you are experiencing a dip in confidenceWhat are the 4 common strategies to regain confidence that do not workWhy magically gaining back a few hours in your day won’t help you grow your confidenceA simple way to think of confidence that will set you up for success3 simple strategies to help increase confidence and control Show Notes & Resources:https://www.ambitiousandbalancedcollective.com/confidence-free-training#1 Strategy to Grow Confidence – Episode 27Regaining Confidence After Motherhood – Episode 20Want to speak to me directly about how to regain your confidence as a working mom? Then apply for a free breakthrough call by clicking here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book

In today’s episode I am breaking down the #1 strategy to growing confident: increasing your self-belief. At a foundational level, confidence is simply believing in yourself and in this podcast, I want to show you two things you can do to build up that confidence: take control of negative thinking & learn to think intentionally good thoughts about yourself. Get your pen handy, because I give you lots of good questions to help you develop your confidence muscle. Topics in this episode:Confidence is like building muscle, it takes consistency What it takes to control our confidence The importance of self-belief when growing confidence The necessary tool to developing confident How to identify the subtle negative thoughts that steal away your confidenceIntentionally thinking positively and what questions to ask yourself How you can create a foundation of confidence that never leaves youShow Notes:Regaining Confidence After Motherhood – Episode 20Want to speak to me directly about how to regain your confidence as a working mom? Then apply for a free breakthrough call by clicking here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book

Erin is on the executive leadership team at a marketing firm and through coaching went from feeling burnt out and overwhelmed as a working mom to feeling calm and balanced. In this interview Erin speaks of how her identity, before her daughter was born, was found in her career and what it took for her to separate herself from her job so she could make the necessary changes to leave work at work, to shut off her brain after a long work-day, to control her schedule and energy and ultimately feel calm and in control of her working mom life.Topics in this episode:What takes to shorten cycles of anxiety and overwhelm Tips for making life more efficient and balanced What it takes to shift your focus off your career and onto you baby (and still be successful)Taking control of what time you leave the office The importance of emotional management and not overlooking how you feel Knowing your value at your company is not how much you accomplishHow resting actually allows you to show up and serve at a higher levelWhy knowing your purpose is an important part of creating boundariesShow Notes:Want to speak to me directly about how to balance a fulfilling career with your life as a mom? Then apply for a free breakthrough call by clicking here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book

You are a better mom because you work, your kids are better because you work and your work is getting a better employee because you're a mom. These three core beliefs are at the heart of achieving an ambitious and balanced life. In today’s podcast I will breakdown how each of these three beliefs are true and give detailed evidence for why and how to start believing them.Topics in this episode:Why staying home with my kids would not have been better for themWhat your employer gains since you returned from maternity leaveDaughters are 20% more likely to work, make more money and hold leadership positions if their mom workedThe importance of questioning your beliefs about working & motherhood Why it matters that you actually want to workThe mindset of a working mom A story about finding the right daycare and what I learned from it Show Notes:Harvard Business School Working Moms Study - https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/kids-of-working-moms-grow-into-happy-adultsJoin the Ambitious and Balanced Working Moms Collective – This is a group coaching program for working moms looking to create the building blocks to work-life balance. The program teaches you a 5-step process, includes weekly group coaching and a private community of working moms all determined to create a balanced life. Find out more information here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective

Laura graduated from coaching a year ago and took everything she learned to finally leave a job that she no longer enjoyed to follow her dream. She shares about how pivotal naming her purpose was in the journey, how overcoming perfectionism was essential and what it took for her to invest in her future happiness. Laura highlights several coaching tools that were essential in her journey and names one particular practice that brought control and clarity.Topics in this episode: • How knowing your purpose brings clarity and changes the happiness game • What you need to believe for success to be inevitable. • How perfectionism is about being comfortable and how going after dreams is never comfortable. • The importance of observing your thoughts but not always believing them • A single practice that helps manifest life goalsShow Notes: • Learn more about Laura’s work at https://www.redbarnwriter.com • Join the Ambitious and Balanced Working Moms Collective – This is a group coaching program for working moms looking to create the building blocks to work-life balance. The program teaches you a 5-step process, includes weekly group coaching and a private community of working moms all determined to create a balanced life. Find out more information here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective

Your purpose in life and your job are not one in the same, but they are deeply connected. Your career must feel purposeful if you are going to create a balanced life. In this podcast I will talk about the journey to discover my life’s purpose and how it informed my career decisions. I will breakdown 5 truths about your purpose and discuss what you need to do if your career has lost its motivation. Topics in this episode: • Why do women often seek their purpose after having kids? • How is a lack of motivation and purpose connected? • What to do if your job doesn’t feel purposeful • 5 truths about purpose and career • Your current job must feel purposeful to create work-life balance • What to do if your job feels unmotivatingShow Notes: • Join the Ambitious and Balanced Working Moms Collective – This is a group coaching program for working moms looking to create the building blocks to work-life balance. The program teaches you a 5-step process, includes weekly group coaching and a private community of working moms all determined to create a balanced life. Find out more information here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective

Tune in this week to discover the importance of self-compassion. Instead of beating yourself up and stuffing your emotions away when you fail, feel inadequate or face hardship, I will teach you how to treat yourself with kindness. There are two cycles women get stuck in when they feel inadequate, and I will explain how to identify and ultimately get yourself out of them so that you can keep moving forward without all the lingering emotion. Topics in this episode: • As I reflected on my recent birthday, the top lesson I learned that changed everything. • Why we get into the beat-up cycle and can’t seem to let go of our failures. • What happens when you ignore your actual feelings and thoughts and how to avoid it. • How self-compassion and being ambitious are connected. • What exactly is self-compassion? • A 3-step process to develop your own self-compassion processShow Notes: • Join the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective – This is a group coaching program for working moms looking to create the building blocks to work-life balance. The program teaches you a 5-step process, includes weekly group coaching and a private community of working moms all determined to create a balanced life. Find out more information here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective

Self-care is an important part of staying sane as working moms and yet for many women it is extremely hard to do. We just simply aren’t the priority. In this episode I will share the secret to unlocking how to prioritize yourself. There is just one thing that separates women who are able to prioritize themselves and women who are not.Topics in this episode: • The truth about what it takes to prioritize yourself • Why not just knowing you should prioritize yourself is enough • Why what you believe about yourself is important to self care • What some women believe that unlocks their ability to prioritize themselves • 5 powerful beliefs that lead to you saying no, taking time for yourself and other forms of self-care Show Notes: • Episode 5 – Human Value vs Accomplished Value • Join the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective – This is a group coaching program for working moms looking to create the building blocks to work-life balance. The program teaches you a 5 step process, includes weekly group coaching and a private community of working moms all determined to create a balanced life. Find out more information here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective

Experiencing a dip in confidence after motherhood is normal. Learning to care for an infant is a brand-new experience for most women that leaves them questioning – will I be any good at this? In this episode I will breakdown why confidence wanes after motherhood and give 3 specific ways to increase it. Topics in this episode: • The truth about confidence • What most people think confidence is, when it really is not • Why confidence dips for many women after motherhood • What confident naturally think that allows them to keep moving forward • What to do about those pesky doubts that creep in • Why you should view the glass as half full (it’s not about staying positive)Show Notes: • Join the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective – This is a group coaching program for working moms looking to create the building blocks to work-life balance. The program teaches you a 5 step process, includes weekly group coaching and a private community of working moms all determined to create a balanced life. Find out more information here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective

Learning to unplug and turn off your work brain at the end of a workday or on a weekend is an important skill when creating a balanced life. Our brains crave rest and unplugging from email and notifications is one of the easiest ways to achieve that. But, of course, it is much harder said than done. Unplugging from work is not easy for many ambitious women and so in this episode I will dive into why unplugging is important, what gets in the way of unplugging and then give you a 4-step process for how to unplug.Topics in this episode:What happens in your brain when you unplug?4 common reasons unplugging is difficult for ambitious womenWhy rest helps you achieve at higher levels What to expect when you try to unplug 4 steps to actually unplugging2 tricks to set yourself up for success when unpluggingShow Notes:Episode 14 – The #1 Productivity Tool (Rest) Episode 7 - Navigating the work to home transitionJoin the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective – This is a group coaching program for working moms looking to create the building blocks to work-life balance. The program teaches you a 5 step process, includes weekly group coaching and a private community of working moms all determined to create a balanced life. Find out more information here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective

Disappointment is not what you think it is. It's not something you want to avoid, it's not something that says you're doing something wrong, it's not something that indicates you're not good enough or you're not capable. Disappointment is actually in an emotion that ambitious women experience when they go after big things. It's an emotion that we actually want to have around because it tells us we're on the right track. In this podcast I want to help you learn to normalize and welcome disappointment while loving yourself through the process. Topics in this episode:A new way to think about disappointmentWhat disappoint is and what it is notThe worst thing to do when feeling disappointmentWhy ambitious women want to experience disappointmentThe importance of self-compassion during a season of disappointmentShow Notes:Join the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective – This is a group coaching program for working moms looking to create the building blocks to work-life balance. The program teaches you a 5 step process, includes weekly group coaching and a private community of working moms all determined to create a balanced life. Find out more information here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective

Before kids our ambitions were focused on our career. But after kids, our goals seem to change. Success is no longer just about our career, it's about being a great mom as well. And those two things can often feel like complete opposites. In this podcast I will to talk about the shifts that are required when we set a new ambitious goal of having both a successful career AND a happy home life. I will breakdown how being successful in your career actually supports you being a great mom and talk through what to expect when you set out to achieve both.Topics in this episode:The difference before kids and after kidsWhy you need to reframe the goal after motherhoodHow work decisions are actually family decisionsHow do you achieve both success in your career and success as a mom?How work and family life are intertwined4 shifts that are required when setting yourself up for success as a working momShow Notes: Join the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective – This is a group coaching program for working moms looking to create the building blocks to work-life balance. The program teaches you a 5 step process, includes weekly group coaching and a private community of working moms all determined to create a balanced life. Find out more information here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective

This week on the podcast we are addressing the #1 thing working moms need freedom from: guilt. Guilt is the emotion that shows up when you feel you aren’t a good enough mom. Most working moms never question guilt. They assume that they don’t have any control over it. So today we are going to take a stand against guilt. I will address what guilt actually is, where it comes from, how to create your own criteria for determining if you are a good mom and then a simple 3 step process to help free you from guilt whenever it decides to drop in. Topics in this episode:What guilt is and is notWhy you should not listen to guilt when it comes aroundHow comparing yourself contributes to feeling more guiltDetermining your own criteria for what makes you a good mom 3 steps to follow when guilt shows up and how to stand up to itShow Notes:Join the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective – This is a group coaching program for working moms looking to create the building blocks to work-life balance. The program teaches you a 5 step process, includes weekly group coaching and a private community of working moms all determined to create a balanced life. Find out more information here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective

The length of your to-do list is often a source of anxiety. When the to-do list is short you feel productive and good about yourself, but when the to-do list is long you feel inadequate and overwhelmed. But the length of your to-do list doesn't actually determine how you feel. It doesn't determine how accomplished you are. Your to-do list is neutral. When you create a balanced life, you have to feel in control of your to do's. In this episode we will dive into three ways to think about your to-do list so that you end the overwhelm cycle and start feeling in control of your to-do’s.Topics in this episode:Why you should ignore the length of your to-do listWhy your to do list isn’t the cause of overwhelm A productive way to view your to-do list3 shifts in how you think of your to-do list that will help you create balanceWhat it takes to normalize the length of your to-do’sWhy a long to do list can actually be a good thingShow Notes: Doors are open for the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective – Find out more information here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective

Work and rest are not on opposite ends of the spectrum. The single best productivity tool you have is REST. In today's episode I'm going to be making the connection between rest and productivity, explaining exactly what needs to happen for you to become more productive and then ultimately give you 2 ways to get your brain on board with rest so you can use it as a tool for getting more done. Do less and get more done…Topics in this episode:How rest contributes to productivityHow end the overworking cycle The difference between rest and sleepRest increases confidenceWhat actually rests your brain and what does notShow Notes: Register for the free training Stop Overworking and Create Balance in 30 Days – Click here to sign up: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.net/stop-overworkingDon’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

In today’s interview with time hacking expert Vikki Louise, we call B.S. on the thought, “I don’t have enough time”. We talk all about how “more time” never creates faster or better results, the #1 thing that gets in the way of optimizing our time and she leaves us with 3 hacks to help us not just be more productive but change our experience of time so that we feel more present and enjoy the time we have. Topics in this episode:What “I don’t have enough time” actually meansWhat it takes to gain back time in your dayWhy achieving more is not actually the goal and what it is instead3 hacks that help you to gain back time 2 common time bandits that keep you from optimizing your time The first step to taking back control of timeShow Notes: Register for Vikki’s free Time Investment Sprint where you learn how to INVEST your time so you do less and achieve more: https://course.vikkilouise.com/timeinvestingEpisode 12 Enoughness that explores 3 other “not enough” beliefs that prevent us from having the balanced life we desire. Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms! This is a simple and effective way to get the word out to other working moms about this free resource!

In today's episode we're going to talk about enoughness. This is the belief that you are enough and that you're doing enough. A balanced life is a life where you don't constantly feel like you should be doing more. A balanced life is a life that doesn't feel like you're lacking anything. A balanced life is a life of enough. So today I'm going to focus on three “not enough” thoughts that are causing imbalance and then teach you how to turn those around so that you can begin to create balance by feeling enough. Topics in this episode:Why you need to feel enough in order to feel balanced3 common “not enough” thoughts that are causing imbalance Why you shouldn’t believe your “not enough” thoughtsHow practicing sufficiency can counter the feeling of not being enough How over-working is connected to feeling not enough 3 ways to practice your enoughnessShow Notes: Want to learn the building blocks to creating a balanced life and join other working moms who are doing the same? Check out the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective, a lifetime membership that includes 30 videos and workbooks, weekly coaching and an exclusive community to support you in creating an ambitious and balanced working mom life no matter your circumstance. Check it out at: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective. Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

In this in this week's episode I’m focusing on what it takes to be present. A balanced life is a present life. You want to be present for all the milestones that your kids will meet. You want to be present for the successes that you experience in your job. You want to experience all of the joy that comes from the life that you're creating. Oftentimes ambitious working moms struggle with being so present because we are doers and we go go go, so in this episode I want to breakdown exactly what being present means, the two most common things that take us away from being present and then give you 5 very practical strategies for becoming a present working mom. Topics in this episode:What does being present actually mean? The two most common things that take us away from being present5 practical strategies for being presentHow mental distractions, like an unfinished task, take you away from being presentWhat to do about your phone and social media so they stop distracting you How to increase productivity by being presentShow Notes:Episode 7 – Creating a work to home transitionWant to learn the building blocks to creating a balanced life and join other working moms who are doing the same? Check out the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective, a lifetime membership that includes 30 videos and workbooks, weekly coaching and an exclusive community to support you in creating an ambitious and balanced working mom life no matter your circumstance. Check it out at: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective. Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms! 

A balanced life is a life of WANT-to. It’s a life that feels purposeful, motivating, fun and even easy. An unbalanced life is a life of HAVE-to. It’s a life that feels hard, forceful, and exhausting. Two women might have a very similar life with similar responsibilities but one will feel balanced because everything in their life feels like a choice – like a WANT-to and the other will feel imbalanced because they feel like they have no choice and they HAVE-to do the things they are doing. In this episode we are going to talk about the difference between a want-to and a have-to life and then explore the process of moving from have-to to want-to. Ready? Let’s get to it…Topics in this episode:Have-to’s and responsibilitiesHow to tell the difference between a have-to life and a want-to lifeHave-to and want-to comes down to motivationsHaving to work vs wanting to work 3 steps to moving from have-to to want-toShow Notes: Want to learn the building blocks to creating a balanced life and join other working moms who are doing the same? Check out the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective, a lifetime membership that includes 30 videos and workbooks, weekly coaching and an exclusive community to support you in creating an ambitious and balanced working mom life no matter your circumstance. Check it out at: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective. Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms! 

How would life be different if you were willing to fail and disappoint others? If you simply stopped avoiding it? Would you work less? Try to perfect less? Would you be more decisive? A balanced and successful life includes failures and disappointments. Our goal is not to avoid failure and disappoint, but it’s to build up a tolerance so we no longer avoid them. In this episode, we are going to talk all about failure & disappointment. What they mean, what our brains want us to think they mean and ultimately learn how to build up a tolerance to feel them. Topics in this episode:What is failure, really? A new way of thinking about failure & disappointment Failure is NOT an emotionWhy we want to feel icky emotions that come from failing and disappointing othersThe #1 thing that magnifies failure & disappointment 3 things you can do to start building up a tolerance for failureShow Notes: Want to learn the building blocks to creating a balanced life and join other working moms who are doing the same? Check out the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective, a lifetime membership that includes 30 videos and workbooks, weekly coaching and an exclusive community to support you in creating an ambitious and balanced working mom life no matter your circumstance. Check it out at: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective. Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

In this podcast today I’m going to talk about a word we all use that is often the source of imbalance: SHOULD. Working moms have a bad habit of shoulding. This is when you say “I really should…” or “I should have …” Shoulding is a habit that only makes us feel bad about ourselves and thus has to end in order to truly create a life of balance. In this episode I’m going to go into detail on shoulding and why it’s a problem. I’m going to show you how it is stealing away your time, contributing to a lack of confidence and making you feel not-enough and then I will give you a 5 step process to end the cycle of shoulding. Topics in this episode:The bad habit of shouldingHow shoulding leads to a lack of confidenceHow shoulding sucks away your timeThe trap of comparing ourself to othersWhen you say “should” you’re really saying “I’m not enough”The 5 steps to end shouldingShow Notes: Want to learn the building blocks to creating a balanced life and join other working moms who are doing the same? Check out the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective, a lifetime membership that includes 30 videos and workbooks, weekly coaching and a supportive Facebook community to support you in creating an ambitious and balanced working mom life no matter your circumstance. Check it out at www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/coaching. 

In this episode, I am going to talk about creating a work-to-home transition. This is the moment of the day that is the most crucial to creating work-life balance. It's that moment where the demands of your family meet the exhaustion of your workday and you can set yourself up to feel connected and present by creating a short 10-minute transition routine. I will be breaking down the 4 parts of a good transition, explain why each are important and then give examples for each. Topics in this episode:What is the work-to-home transition? The two things you need to let go of at the end of the work dayWhy it doesn’t always feel easy to transition from work to home4 crucial parts that create a good transitionShow Notes: Want some additional support to creating work-life balance? Check out the Work-Life Balance Formula, a free training where I teach you the exact equation for feeling present at home and happy at work. Click here to sign up: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.net/balanceformula

In this episode, I am going to talk about why you don’t need more time to be successful. That actually, success has nothing to do with time. Our brains only think we need “more time” to be successful because we’ve never pushed ourselves to think otherwise. I will break down the way a balanced person views success and explain exactly how they are able to achieve more in less time.Success does not define you. Who you are as a person has nothing to do with being successful. You are a good mom, wife & worker despite your outward successes. When you believe this, you are free to achieve, try, take risks, say no, do all the things because it doesn’t define who you are.And when you believe that success is not dependent on time you will begin to push your brain to think more creatively so you reach the desired outcome in shorter periods of time. Topics in this episode:Why success and time feel so dependent on each otherHow we’ve been indoctrinated to believe we need more timeHow achieving more doesn’t mean you need more timeHow a balanced person thinks about success and time Your outward success does not define youShow Notes: Episode 5: http://www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/6Americans spend 3 hours working - https://www.tameday.com/work-hours-and-productivity/Productivity after 50 hours - https://www.cnbc.com/2015/01/26/working-more-than-50-hours-makes-you-less-productive.htmlWant some additional support to creating work-life balance? Check out the Work-Life Balance Formula, a free training where I teach you the exact equation for feeling present at home and happy at work. Click here to sign up: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.net/balanceformula

In today’s episode I'm going to be addressing one of the most important topics to creating balance in your life: your value. Essentially your worth. As we become adults, we learn that our value has a lot to do with both the quality and quantity of our output – our accomplishments - but that isn’t really where our true value lies. Our value lies in something much deeper than that, and as you begin to realign your value away from your career & accomplishments, you’re going to have a much easier time creating a balanced life. If your value isn’t found in your career and your accomplishments, where is found? In simply being you! Your value is found in the core pieces of who you are. I call this your human value. In this episode I am breaking down the difference between your accomplished value and your human value and explaining why it is important to shift the way you see your value.  Topics in this episode:Accomplished value vs human value – what’s the difference? Why ambitious women tend to focus too much on our accomplished value and how it causes imbalanceWhy you need to see yourself through the lens of your human value and what will shift when you do. How working less hours is dependent on your human value A helpful exercise to help your brain start to understand who you are at the coreShow Notes:Want some help aligning your value to the core of who you are? Book a free breakthrough call and let’s begin the process of building up your confidence and human value. Schedule your call here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/bookWant some additional support to creating work-life balance? Check out the Work-Life Balance Formula, a free training where I teach you the exact equation for feeling present at home and happy at work. Click here to sign up: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.net/balanceformula

In this episode, we are going to be talking about the missing link to creating a balanced life: commitment. Most people have some sense of what they need to do in order to create balance, they’re simply not doing it. That is why commitment is so important. When you are committed, you follow-thru, no matter what. In this episode I am going to break down commitment into 4 actionable parts and explain exactly what you need to be doing to achieve the ambitious and balanced life you desire.This is part 4 of a 4 part series on creating work-life balance. Topics in this episode:Balance as a goal Why commitment is such a big part of reaching balanceExpect discomfort when creating balanceA time management tool that is important to creating balanceWhy “more time” can no longer going to be your go-to solutionA simple tool to evaluate if you are experiencing balance Show Notes: Click here to listen to part 1 of the Creating Work-Life Balance Series (Confidence)Click here to listen to part 2 of the Creating Work-Life Balance Series (Clarity)Click here to listen to part 3 of the Creating Work-Life Balance Series (A controlled mind)Want some additional support to creating work-life balance? Check out the Work-Life Balance Formula, a free training where I teach you the exact equation for feeling present at home and happy at work. Click here to sign up: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.net/balanceformula

Your brain is so powerful, that your thoughts are like a self-fulfilling prophecy. They will either move you forward or hold you back. Which means, you have to be able to control what's going on in your brain if you want to have an ambitious and balanced life. In this episode we will be focusing on the third component that creates balance: a controlled mind. What we feel stems from what we think. The literal words that go through your head are what create sensations or feelings in your body. So if you want to feel balanced, you have to think thoughts that create a feeling of balance. In this episode, I am going to teach you how your thoughts are connected to your emotions, the most common thoughts that create imbalance and exactly what you should be thinking instead. This is part 3 of a 4 part series on creating work-life balance. Topics in this episode:How your thoughts control feeling balancedYour brain likes to think the most practiced thoughtWhy it’s important to understand that your thoughts are not trueThe 2 most common thoughts that create imbalance The best thoughts that will help you feel balance2 tools to help shift from imbalanced to balanced thinkingShow Notes:Click here to listen to part 1 of the Creating Work-Life Balance Series (Confidence)Click here to listen to part 2 of the Creating Work-Life Balance Series (Clarity)Want some additional support to creating work-life balance? Check out the Work-Life Balance Formula, a free training where I teach you the exact equation for feeling present at home and happy at work. Click here to sign up: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.net/balanceformula