As the children have returned to school and its routines, a lot of working mothers have felt forgotten. Many have left their corporate jobs due to a lack of child care during the pandemic, which has left them feeling like they are not seen, heard, or even cared for. In this episode of The Latika Vines Show, Latika encourages all working mothers who feel invisible to incorporate self-love into their daily routines. As much as working mothers pour into others throughout the day (e.g. cleaning the house, helping with homework, cooking meals, completing the laundry, and more), they must equally pour back into themselves - fill themselves back up. Latika encourages you to do just that - do what makes you happy.  Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder, Growth Plan Expert, and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career, and/or business while growing in their relationship with God. To learn more about Latika and to join her mailing list to gain additional career growth and work and life balance resources, please visit:  https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ If you are looking for a community of like-minded working moms ready to be the Boss of their Career and Life, join the private Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe. Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

As a working mother who is committed to raising her children right, spending time with her husband, showing up on time for her job, and being a friend to her sisters, you are always giving a piece of yourself away. And, when you have given all you have away, how are you filled back up or replenished? How do you fill yourself back up from an empty cup?  The word empty is defined as containing nothing, lacking meaning, and having no value or purpose. Does your cup or life have nothing else to give? Does your cup or life lack meaning? Does your cup or life lack value or purpose?  In this episode of The Latika Vines Show, Latika shares how working mothers can fill themselves back up when their cup is empty. Many times working mothers hear that their cup or life needs to be filled back up with massages, manicures and pedicures or shopping sprees, which are nice to do. But, when the nice to do things have been done and working mothers still feel empty, what should they do?  Latika shares 3 Ways a Working Mother can Fill Herself Back up: Embark on a Self-Discovery Journey Believe in Yourself Change your Daily Habits to Take Action  The process of filling yourself back up is vital for a working mother's mental and physical survival. To schedule a time to talk with Latika on how you can fill yourself back up, click HERE.  Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder, Growth Plan Expert, and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career, and/or business while growing in their relationship with God. To learn more about Latika and to join her mailing list to gain additional career growth and work and life balance resources, please visit:  https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ If you are looking for a community of like-minded working moms ready to be the Boss of their Career and Life, join the private Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe. Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

September 16th is National Working Parents' Day. It is the day where parents are honored and celebrated for their hard work inside and outside of the home. Today, I honor you with Amal Clooney's words, "the worst thing that we can do as women is not stand up for each other, and this is something we can practice each day, no matter where we are and what we do - women sticking up for other women, choosing to protect and celebrate each other instead of competing or criticizing one another." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Do you often feel overwhelmed by your long task list? As a working mother, you have to manage a lot, not just at home, but with the children, your job, your husband, and other relationships and obligations; and a lot of times it can cause you to be burned out and stretched past capacity. To prevent being overwhelmed, it's important for you to be intentional and focused with your time or productivity.  In today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, our special guest, Rhonda Fore, gives us her insight on how she is productive as a working mother, with a child with special needs. Rhonda shares the top three ways working mothers can be productive by:  Having a schedule of tasks that need to be done that are categorized from high to lowest priority  Use a planner and calendar to organize your tasks (and don't put everything on your priority list to complete in one day) Choose a day to plan out your tasks Whether you operate a small business or work in Corporate America, the above tips will increase your productivity and decrease the amount of overwhelm you have been experiencing. Rhonda Fore is the owner of Virtu Works Fore U Creative and a Creative Virtual Assistant helping stay-at-home moms and women grow businesses, communicate brand messages, get leads and sales with visual content marketing on social media on hectic schedules with ease and maximum productivity.  For educational value about the benefits visual content marketing on social media can provide for your business marketing needs, follow Virtu Works Fore Creative on the following platforms:   Facebook: Virtu Works Fore U Creative Virtual Support Specialist  LinkedIn Personal: http://linkedin.com/in/rhondayfore LinkedIn Business Page: Virtu Works Fore U Creative Virtual Support Specialist  Pinterest: Virtu Works Fore U Creative  YouTube: Virtu Works Fore U Creative [To learn more on being Productive please visit https://www.visionary-initiatives.com/product-page/get-productive-workshop-for-working-moms] Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder, Growth Plan Expert, and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career, and/or business while growing in their relationship with God. To learn more about Latika and to join her mailing list to gain additional career growth and work and life balance resources, please visit:  https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ If you are looking for a community of like-minded working moms ready to be the Boss of their Career and Life, join the private Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe. Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Since March 2020, working mothers have been home together with their husbands, children, workload, and household chores. While ensuring everyone's needs and priorities are met, they put their own priorities last. But, now that the children are back in school, whether working from home or not, many working mothers have chores to accomplish and so much more.  Rather than grabbing the to-do list of chores, working mothers should take advantage of this time to incorporate self-love into their daily routines. In this episode of The Latika Vines Show, Latika shares a few things working mothers can do to re-introduce self-love back into their lives while they have the time. For so long working mothers have made everyone's priorities their own priority, but starting today, Latika encourages that every working mother prioritizes self-love.  Working mothers can prioritize self-love by:  Writing down 20 things they like to do  Writing down 10 ways you love yourself  Incorporate your self-love activities into your morning or evening routine To learn more ways working mothers can incorporate self-love into their daily activities/routines, purchase the Self-Care Virtual Toolkit HERE. Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder, Growth Plan Expert, and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career, and/or business while growing in their relationship with God. To learn more about Latika and to join her mailing list to gain additional career growth and work and life balance resources, please visit:  https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ If you are looking for a community of like-minded working moms ready to be the Boss of their Career and Life, join the private Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe. Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

In this bonus episode of The Latika Vines Show, Latika shares what she has learned in the last 36 years of life as she celebrates her 37th Birthday. She shares a few of the wounds (e.g. childhood trauma, negative emotions, etc...) she had to heal from in order to experience the life God has for her; while encouraging all working mothers to heal so they can live a life fulfilled.  Memorable Highlights Do the inner work to heal from your past  You control how people treat you by knowing who you are, what you want, and how you want people to treat you Journal your feelings and ask God to help you forgive and let go in order to receive the inner peace you deserve and are worthy of To embark on a healing journey, Latika recommends picking up Joyce Meyer's, Healing the Soul of a Woman Devotional: 90 Inspirations for Overcoming Your Emotional Wounds HERE. Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder, Growth Plan Expert, and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career, and/or business while growing in their relationship with God. To learn more about Latika and to join her mailing list to gain additional career growth and work and life balance resources, please visit:  https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ If you are looking for a community of like-minded working moms ready to be the Boss of their Career and Life, join the private Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe. Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Who knows your body more than you? Who is going to fight for your healthcare? The answers to these questions should be very clear; it should be YOU who defends your healthcare because you no one knows your body and what you need more than YOU.  In today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, our guest, Carmen Brown Marshall, shares the importance of women being their own healthcare advocates. We have to ensure that we speak up when things don't feel right in our bodies and be persistent in finding answers to our questions. To do so, Carmen tell us to:  Have a clinical board meeting your expectations - have various doctors who can specialize in your healthcare Find what works for you  Pour back into yourself  You are a joint heir with Christ and must take care of yourself  To learn more on being your own healthcare advocated and to hear about Carmen's Breast cancer survivorship story, purchase your copy of her new book, Looking Well Beyond Breastcancer at https://www.breastcancersurvivorship.com/the-book/. And be sure to join her mailing list to receive updates and more from Carmen. Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder, Growth Plan Expert, and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career, and/or business while growing in their relationship with God. To learn more about Latika and to join her mailing list to gain additional career growth and work and life balance resources, please visit:  https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ If you are looking for a community of like-minded working moms ready to be the Boss of their Career and Life, join the private Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe. Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Do you have an open wound? Do you have an open wound from your childhood, past relationships, or circumstances? We can not pretend that everything within us and around us is fine; we have to accept the reality that we are still broken from our past. When we do not take the time to properly heal our wounds, we risk not living the fulfilled life God has promised us. In this episode of The Latika Vines Show, Latika encourages you to admit that you are not ok with yourself and/or the circumstances that have formed your thinking, your beliefs, and your actions. To move forward with the life we were designed to pursue and enjoy, she encourages you to:  Accept your Truth - whatever happened to you in the past, face it and accept the hurt Forgive your Truth and Accept Peace - ask God to give you the strength to forgive  Set Boundaries for your New Found Peace  - change your environment so that your wound does not reopen You can not live bound by your wounds. You have to move forward so that you can be OK!  Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder, Growth Plan Expert, and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career, and/or business while growing in their relationship with God. To learn more about Latika and to join her mailing list to gain additional career growth and work and life balance resources, please visit:  https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ If you are looking for a community of like-minded working moms ready to be the Boss of their Career and Life, join the private Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe. Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Do you have boundaries? The dictionary defines boundaries as a line that marks a limit. That line can be defined as the answer no, not now, or maybe next time. But, it's a line that is set for yourself and others to adhere to. Likewise, we should have boundaries in our workplace. Having lines that mark a limit to what we will and will not do for our careers and for work-life balance.  In this episode of The Latika Vines Show, our guest, Jolene Blackbourn, shares how she was able to set boundaries at work with two children and what you can do to do the same. She tells us:  Before accepting a job offer, identify the workplace culture to see if the company fits your work-life balance needs Accept positions and other experiences that will bring value to your career path, brand, and mental health Continue to practice boundaries To learn more about boundaries and how to identify your own, check out the book, Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No, To Take Control of Your Life available on Amazon HERE. Jolene Blackbourn is an attorney and Founder of The Legal Learning Center. She began advising pre-law & law students when she was still in law school and has continued advising for the last 20 years while working as a full-time attorney. Through counseling & her course, Financially Free Aspiring Attorneys, she helps prospective law students save time, money & stress before, during & after the application process so they can graduate with less debt and live the life they always dreamed of an attorney. She is also a working mother of 2 and host of The Legal Learning Podcast, who had to learn how to set boundaries at work.  Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder, Growth Plan Expert, and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career, and/or business while growing in their relationship with God. To learn more about Latika and to join her mailing list to gain additional career growth and work and life balance resources, please visit:  https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ If you are looking for a community of like-minded working moms ready to be the Boss of their Career and Life, join the private Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe.  Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

It's a new month! And, with a new month, you have new opportunities to grow in your career.  In this episode of The Latika Vines Show, Latika shares the live recording of Growth Monday from her private Facebook group for working moms called, B.O.S.S. M.O.M.S. Thriving. The topic for the week's Growth Monday is, 'Step Out on F.A.I.T.H.' Latika shares how you can reactivate and step out on F.A.I.T.H., even if you feel like you can't do it and you can't see what the future holds.  F - Focus on the positive  A - Affirm yourself  I - Imagine a Good Outcome  T - Trust the Process  H - Hope for the Best  Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder, Growth Plan Expert, and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career, and/or business while growing in their relationship with God. To learn more about Latika and to join her mailing list to gain additional career growth and work and life balance resources, please visit:  https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ If you are looking for a community of like-minded working moms ready to be the Boss of their Career and Life, join the private Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe. Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

When you were little, did you know what you wanted in a career? Did you know what degree you were going to pursue and what job you wanted to get into?  In this episode of The Latika Vines Show, we learn that Tonia Rivers knew exactly what she wanted in her career and started pursuing it in High School. Once she graduated High School, she was on a track in college to obtain her degree in Construction, which was the exact career industry she wanted to pursue.  Since only 10% of women make up the construction industry, there were some hard hills and valleys for Tonia to go through, but she prevailed and has made it her mission to help other working mothers to do the same.  Whether you are in the construction industry or not, Tonia Rivers shares three things working mothers can do to push for what they want out of their careers. She encourages working mothers to:  Be Dedicated  Have Confidence Be True to Yourself Tonia Rivers is a military wife, mother of 3, and Brooklyn native who has worked many years in the construction industry. She is the host of Mothers in Construction, where she encourages you to follow your dreams in construction by sharing stories of those who have done so. Mothers in Construction or M.I.C. podcast is available on Google, Spotify, Apple, and Anchor. To learn more about Tonia and her story, connect and follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mothersinconstruction/ Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder, Growth Plan Expert, and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career, and/or business while growing in their relationship with God. To learn more about Latika and to join her mailing list to gain additional career growth and work and life balance resources, please visit:  https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ If you are looking for a community of like-minded working moms ready to be the Boss of their Career and Life, join the private Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Have you been in conversation with other friends to only hear that all of your husbands don't help around the house? This has been a common theme amongst working mothers, especially in the last 15 months of being home during a pandemic. Not only have working mothers felt alone in managing the household, but they have also felt like there isn't anything they could do to receive the much-needed help from their husbands.  In this episode of The Latika Vines Show, Latika shares the reasons that our husbands don't know that we need our help and what we can do to change that. Latika references the book, Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus book by Dr. John Gray, which is a relationship book explaining the difference between men and women and their various communication and emotional styles (just to name a few). In the book, Dr. Gray sheds light on how men communicate and what they need to communicate, compared to women, and vice versa. Latika also references the book of Genesis in the Bible, about Adam and Eve and the various roles they play. From these two references, Latika takes you on a journey of understanding that we have to do things differently to gain different results. And, the first thing we must do is go to God in prayer, asking for discernment, and speaking to our husbands about what we need from them. When we combine the two, we gain the results desired.  If you have been feeling alone in managing your home... If you have been feeling like no one else sees what needs to be done around the house... If you have tried to ask your husband for help but to no avail... This episode is for you.   Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder, Growth Plan Expert, and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career, and/or business while growing in their relationship with God. To learn more about Latika and to join her mailing list to gain additional career growth and work and life balance resources, please visit:  https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ If you are looking for a community of like-minded working moms ready to be the Boss of their Career and Life, join the private Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

When I started this podcast, little did I know that the conversations were just what I needed. It encouraged me as I was encouraging working mothers from all over the world to balance life. I was reminded that as much as we think we can not do things, our God knows and believes the complete opposite. He chose you and I to be in the various roles we have and gave us the vision to do so. He gave us the Vision because He created us to do the work. If He didn't believe we could not handle the work, He would have never assigned it to us. He assigned us the role of wife, mother, employee, employer, friend, sister, advocate, educator, and so much more because He built us for the jobs! And, in the midst of those roles, we must trust Him!  We have to trust Him when it feels impossible to move forward.  We have to trust Him when we feel alone.  We have to trust Him when we are overwhelmed.  We have to trust Him when there is no way up (that our naked eye can see).  He gave us all the knowledge and wisdom and discernment to be in our roles, and He is asking you and I both to Trust Him!  Let this episode encourage you to trust God for what He built you to do as a woman, mother, wife, and everything in between.  Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder, Growth Plan Expert, and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career, and/or business while growing in their relationship with God. To learn more about Latika and to join her mailing list to gain additional career growth and work and life balance resources, please visit:  https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ If you are looking for a community of like-minded working moms ready to be the Boss of their Career and Life, join the private Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

How have you been loving yourself?  How have you been caring for yourself?  As the world begins to open up, we now have more opportunities to love and care for our mental and physical bodies. We are able to go places that we weren't able to go in the height of the pandemic. In today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, Sharde Page shares her tips to how we as busy working mothers can focus on ourselves, by having a healthy life. She tells us:  Ask God for discernment letting Him know that you need to be physically healthy so that He can provide you with the support you need to do it.  Figure out what loving and caring for yourself looks like so you can break the cycle you are used to It is mandatory for us to take care of ourselves, and although we may have competing priorities, we must be our #1 priority. When we do not make ourselves our priority, diseases, weight gain, health problems, and mental health problems begin to set in. Sharde shares simple things you can do today to ensure that you are loving and caring for yourself.  Sharde is a licensed aesthetician and cosmetologist that's passionate about health, beauty, and wellness. Outside of being a beauty and wellness specialist, she is a wife and a mother of 6, and understands motherhood can be challenging at times.  Sometimes the stress within motherhood takes a toll on us and we forget to take care of ourselves. That's why she created an online support group through YouTube called The Mama Tribe. Follow Sharde on social media at  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shardetv/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ShardeTV/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shardetv/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shardetv? Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder, Growth Plan Expert, and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career, and/or business while growing in their relationship with God. To learn more about Latika and to join her mailing list to gain additional career growth and work and life balance resources, please visit:  https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ If you are looking for a community of like-minded working moms ready to be the Boss of their Career and Life, join the private Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Welcome to Season 5 of The Latika Vines Show. Thank you for being a faithful listener and sharing the podcast with other working mothers in the last four seasons. In the last four seasons, we have covered many topics, and in this new season, we will continue to discuss more on how we can balance work and life as working mothers. This season's guests will share their struggles and how they have been able to overcome them and share the lessons they learned through it all. I can't wait for you to hear what is in store for this season. Please be sure to follow me on social media to interact with me and the guests.  Twitter: https://twitter.com/latika_vines Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visionaryinitiatives/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/visionaryinitiatives Facebook Group B.O.S.S. M.O.M.s Tribe: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe Website: https://www.visionary-initiatives.com/thelatikavinesshow Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder, Growth Plan Expert, and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career and/or business while growing in their relationship with God. To learn more about Latika and to join her mailing list to gain additional career growth and work and life balance resources, please visit:  https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ If you are looking for a community of like-minded working moms ready to be the Boss of their Career and Life, join the private Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

In the last year, over 1.5 million working moms left their jobs due to the overwhelming responsibilities of being a mother, employee, and wife, all at the same time in the same space. But, leaving their jobs didn't decrease the overwhelm, it intensified.  As a working mom of 4 young girls, I could only imagine what some of the working moms around the world were going through, as I was having my own share of overwhelm and stress managing everything on my plate. But, what got me through those moments were the comforting words of Philippians 4:19 (NIV), "and my God will meet all your needs." From overcoming postpartum depression and going through a pandemic, I had to rely on the words of that scripture to gain the peace and understanding that I was not alone and that God was and continues to stand with me through it all. I just need to rest in Him.  In this bonus episode of The Latika Vines Show, Latika shares why Philippians 4:19 can be your go-to scripture to help you overcome the overwhelm. Additionally, she explains why it's important to know that God will give you the peace you need and that He may just reveal to you how to receive the help you need.  Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career and/or business, while growing in their relationship with God. To learn more about Latika and to join her mailing list to gain additional career growth and work and life balance resources, please visit:  https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ If you are looking for a community of like-minded working moms ready to be the Boss of their Career and Life, join the private Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Latika shares inspiration and tips to help you manage your mental health by taking time for yourself before you fully transition back into the world.  Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career and/or business, while growing in their relationship with God. To learn more about Latika and to join her mailing list to gain additional career growth and work and life balance resources, please visit:  https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ If you are looking for a community of like-minded working moms ready to be the Boss of their Career and Life, join the private Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Latika shares inspiration and tips to help you manage your mental health by resting in God's love.  Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career, and/or business, while growing in their relationship with God. To learn more about Latika and to join her mailing list to gain additional career growth and work and life balance resources, please visit:  https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ If you are looking for a community of like-minded working moms ready to be the Boss of their Career and Life, join the private Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Wishing you a very Happy Mother's Day!  Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career and/or business, while growing in their relationship with God. To learn more about Latika and to join her mailing list to gain additional career growth and work and life balance resources, please visit:  https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ If you are looking for a community of like-minded working moms ready to be the Boss of their Career and Life, join the private Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Working moms are working between 40 to 50 hours a week in their jobs, with an average of 11 hours a week in managing their homes and other responsibilities. The stress of being home, working, managing the kids' schedule and online/hybrid learning, husband, and everything else is overwhelming. But, it won't last forever.  The song, "Trouble Don't Last Always," by Rev. Timothy Wright is a reminder that this season we are in will not last forever; change is coming. The stress, overwhelm and burnout will not last forever. Be encouraged that when you are weak and when trouble gets the best of you, God's strength will carry you through.  Be encouraged as Latika prays with you and for you in this season.  Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career and/or business. To learn more about Latika and to join her mailing list to gain additional career growth and work and life balance resources, please visit:  https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ If you are looking for a community of like-minded working moms ready to be the Boss of their Career and Life, join the private Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

It's easy for us to get lost in the daily routine of being wife, mother, career driven woman, and everything else, but when we continue to neglect ourselves, bitterness, depression, resentment, and a host of other negative emotions creep into our mind. And, we aren't able to give the energy we desire to give to our family, because of our unhappiness.  In this episode of The Latika Vines Show, Latika shares three (3) ways you can create your own happy, immediately, by shifting your main priority to yourself. It doesn't mean that you are being selfish, what it does mean is that you love yourself so much that you need to fill yourself back up, before you can pour into others (e.g. family, work, community, etc...). Just when you have been given directions from the captain of a falling plane to give yourself oxygen before you give it to your children, the same rule applies to your everyday life. You must give yourself the energy and oxygen to be able to thrive, so that you can navigate how to thrive with your family and on your job.  To create your happy, you must:  Establish and dedicate a morning routine where you can spend time with yourself  Commit to move your body  Create a space that you can retreat to  Please remember, your happy is going to be what fits your personality and space, but it's essential for you to establish it so you don't forget about yourself. And, once you have created it, you can begin to embrace it.  Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career and/or business. To learn more about Latika and to join her mailing list to gain additional career growth and work and life balance resources, please visit:  https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ If you are looking for a community of like-minded working moms ready to be the Boss of their Career and Life, join the private Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossmomtribe Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

As working mothers, we are not new to overwhelm and stress. We experience a level of stress daily, which causes us to be overwhelmed and physically and emotionally tired. Would you agree? Especially during a pandemic there is a lack of time and mental capacity to work from home, assist our children with virtual learning and/or homeschooling, manage our homes, nurture our relationships, and the list goes on. But, that doesn't have to be the end of our story. We can come out of this pandemic more organized and intentional with reduced stress.  In this episode of The Latika Vines Show, Latika shares her system in getting through stress and overwhelm. Latika is a working mom of 4 young girls, where she is assisting 2 of her children with virtual learning and homeschooling the 2 youngest, while working from home, nurturing her relationship with her husband, and a host of other responsibilities. In order for her to complete all that she has on her place, without feeling overwhelmed or with high stress, she shares the 4 things she does to get through. Not only will she share what she does, but she will share the resources she uses to manage her stress and a lot of times tackle it before it becomes stressful.  The 4 Things Latika Does to Get Through Stress & Overwhelm include:  Putting Goals and Priorities Down - Latika uses the Project Management Tool, Trello  Break Down Goals Quarterly  Have a Weekly Productivity Hour  Have a Morning Routine to Yourself  With each step, Latika shares what specifically she does and how it has helped her combat and manage stress and overwhelm. To learn more about Get Productive, the Productivity Hour for Working Moms workshop/training, please visit: https://www.visionary-initiatives.com/get-productive In honor of Stress Awareness Month, please take a moment to unwind and create your happiness - whatever that means for you. Take your moments, daily, to get through, manage, and combat the stress you experience daily. If you or someone you know is experiencing a high level of stress, please seek help.  Online Therapy is available HERE Stress Relief Tips for Moms HERE Download the FREE tool to help you balance life and grow your career as a working mom HERE. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

How many of us have a hard time balancing life and work, but still have a smile on our face? How many of us struggle with implementing self-care, but we feel fine? So many of us are carrying the mental load of doing everything for work, our family, and our homes alone. We are trying to keep it all together, but deep inside we struggling. And, this has been one (not the top) of the reasons so many working moms have left the workforce in the last year (March 2020 to February 2021) - we are doing too much by ourselves. It is time for us to release the mental load we are carrying to others. We can not be our best selves, if we aren't able to release some of our responsibilities to others, so we can free up mental space for us.  In today's episode, our guest Suzanne Brown, shares her personal experience implementing work and life balance. And, when other working moms saw how she was able to implement it, with ease, they wanted her secrets. So, she wrote two books to help working moms, the Mompowerment  Guide for Part-time and Full-time working moms. Both books empower working moms to create the work-life balance they crave. Today, Suzanne shares that it is essential for us to release the mental load, or at least share it with our husband (or support system). It includes:  Identifying what you care about and why it matters, and making it your priority Identifying what you can control and manage and let go (release) the rest Understand that our self-worth is  not tied to what we can not control  The conversation with Suzanne was encouraging, inspirational, and valuable and one that should be shared with your sister-moms, girlfriends, and colleagues.  About Suzanne Brown: Suzanne Brown empowers companies to become more balance-friendly and professional working moms to create the work-life balance they crave. She is a TED speaker and has been featured in major publications such as TIME, Forbes, Working Mother, Reader’s Digest, Shape, and Prevention. She’s a mom, wife, consultant, speaker, strategist, avid international traveler, and award-winning author. After working for large marketing agencies in Austin, New York, Miami, Chicago, and San Antonio for more than 12 years and doing part-time consulting for more than 7 years in addition to her day job, she transitioned to her consulting business. As a strategic marketing and business consultant, she helps seasoned entrepreneurs and large companies with their high-level marketing challenges via consulting and in-person and online training.  As a work-life balance speaker and strategist, she helps companies and professional working mothers through 1:1 training and brainstorming. She collaborates with company leaders, manager, HR, individuals to create solutions to the challenges related to balance.  Learn more about Suzanne HERE. Follow Suzanne Brown on social media at:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mompowerment/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mompowerment Thank you for listening to The Latika Vines Show. Don't forget to leave a review of the Show! Connect and Follow Latika on social media at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelatikavinesshow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/latika-s-vines/ Website: https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ Do you have a question that you would like answered during the show? Send it to Latika at [email protected]. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Do you ever get stares when you travel to the grocery store with your children? Do you ever have complete strangers approach you asking how you are able to manage all that you have on your plate, because you make it look so easy? How do you respond to those stares and comments?  Many working moms are asked what their secret power is to managing life; but, most times our secret power is our strength from God because we wouldn't be able to survive without Him.  In today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, Latika shares her own encounter with the stares and questions when she is with her children at the grocery store or running errands. She also shares how she didn't accept help from family or friends because she wanted to keep the appearance that everything was under control - when really it wasn't. Can you relate?  Join Latika as she breaks down the three (3) strategies you can implement to manage life and your career better, which include:  Discover what you want against what you have Understand that you can't do it all Let go of perfectionism All of these strategies have been mentioned in previous episodes, but, it's important for us to be reminded that we have to change or redefine what we are doing to create the balance we need and desire in our life.  Latika shares similar work and life balance and career growth strategies in her private Facebook group called B.O.S.S. M.O.M.S. Thriving. This group is a source of inspiration, teaching, and community for working moms who are ready to redefine how they manage life and transition into Building Opportunities for Self-Success, Moment Over Moment (BOSS MOM). Join the Tribe HERE.  Connect and Follow Latika on social media at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelatikavinesshow Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/visionaryinitiatives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visionaryinitiatives/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/latika-s-vines/ Website: https://www.leadgrowbalance.com/ Do you have a question that you would like answered during the show? Send it to Latika at [email protected].  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Too many times, we take positions that afford us the work and life balance we need in the moment. And, due to the varied skill set, it may be hard to qualify yourself for positions. Guess what? It isn't up to us to qualify ourselves for positions. We have taken non-traditional career path exits and highways, and they have provided us with a broadened network, enhanced skills, and accomplishments that we would have never received. And, those skills have positioned us to be innovative, exceptional, and the list goes on.  In today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, Latika shares a few quick tips on how you can be confident in the skillset you have gained over your non-traditional career. You are able to be more confident in your skillset by:  Understanding that you have gained skills and experiences that you wouldn't have gained  Write your accomplishments in a Career Accomplishment Journal to keep a track record of your success Presenting yourself as an innovative and thinker outside of the box When you are more confident in your skillset, you can tell an exceptional brand story that will propel you to the next position or level in your career path. Align your goals with your skills and you will confidently be qualified for your next.  Join Latika every Monday, in her private Facebook group, for #growthmonday as she shares Career Growth Strategies for working moms. Join HERE. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Do you need a laugh? Do you need to forget about the laundry, cleaning the bathrooms, cooking dinner, and virtual learning, for just a few moments? I believe we all are there right along with you! As we continue to do all the things, at home, we need to take a few moments for ourselves to let our hair down and just unwind. In this bonus episode of The Latika Vines Show, you will do just that. Join Latika and her guest, Kendra Crump, as she inspires you with her comedy as she discusses her journey in entrepreneurship and life. Learn more about Kendra Crump by visiting her on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/kendra.crump.96/ Listen to her comedy show at: https://anchor.fm/kendra-crump Thank you for being a faithful listener to The Latika Vines Show.  To learn more about Latika and how she helps working moms successfully balance life and lead and grow their careers, please visit: www.leadgrowbalance.com.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Are you fearful of what others may think of you? Have you ever thought of yourself as a negative statistic, so you hid the real you? These are things that our guest, Grace Onuegbu, went through in her life. She hid herself so others won't see the real her, when really others would have loved the real, authentic her.  Grace isn't the only working mom who has felt this way. And, in today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, she shares how she had to uncover or unmask herself to be able to come out of hiding and be her authentic self. Grace shares three (3) ways you can unmask:  You have to face yourself, your trauma, and your fears in the mirror You have to get out of shame and guilt Have a relationship with God Use the tips that Grace provides in today's show, to help you unmask yourself first, internally, to be able to accomplish your personal and professional goals.  Grace is the CEO of Smilebiz LLC, a personal development company where she teaches high-performing women how to live a balanced lifestyle to gain a life of peace, prestige, purpose, and prosperity. She is a board-certified Mental health nurse practitioner, a transformational coach, speaker, and published author. She created multiple signature courses in her program called Woman Arise Academy to help women maximize their professional and personal growth. She also mentors women for spiritual and personal growth in her Facebook Community Woman Arise Tribe. With over eight years of experience working in mental health, three years of coaching and mentoring women, plus managing her own experiences with work-life balance, Grace is not only an expert in what she teaches, she also brings a personal aspect to it as well. Grace is a single mother of one and at one point in time worked full-time as a staff nurse and completed graduate school for her Masters degree simultaneously. She is not new to living a life of purpose without compromising her personal time. She currently manages a high volume tele-med clients roster in outpatient and runs a service-based business. Grace believes that transformation first starts in our mindset and with the alignment of the Holy Spirit and applying biblical principles with practical strategies, we can be everything we are called to be. To connect with Grace and learn of her coaching and speaking opportunities, please visit: https://smilebizllc.com/ Join her private Facebook Group, Woman Arise Tribe at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/204288487597930 To purchase her life changing devotional, Be Whole Devotional, go to Amazon HERE.  Go to leadgrowbalance.com to learn more about Latika's mission to help working moms lead and grow their career and balance life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

It has officially been one year that we have been at home, working full time while teaching our children virtually, managing our homes, spending time with family member via zoom, and everything else on our plate. And, when we have been asked the question, "how are you?" our response is, "all is well!" When really, everything is not well. We are stressed, overwhelmed, tired, lack energy, lack patience, and the list continues to go on. We wear a mask when we talk and see others, but in reality, we are drowning.  In today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, our guest, Kadine Cooper, shares her personal experience in wearing a mask and how she was able to take it off. She shares how working moms can take the mask off with three strategies:  Define your Mask Identify the Reason You Are Wearing a Mask Ways You Can Take the Mask Off One notable mention Kadine shared was that Some Will. Some Won't. So What. We can not continue to do or care what others want, when we are suffering on the inside. We have to do what will make us fulfilled, successful, and happy.  Kadine Cooper is a Career Transition Coach, Job Search Advisor, Networking Strategist and Speaker. For over 16 years she has been helping companies and great talent find and build a mutually rewarding relationship. As a Career Coach, she has been empowering women to build and leverage their personal brands and unique value propositions; in order to land their next leadership or Senior role and create the professional and financial freedom they deserve. Having helped HUNDREDS of candidates gain clarity about where they want to go in their careers, communicate and leverage their experiences, skills and knowledge to step into senior leadership roles and negotiate 5-figure raises and 6-figure salaries, she  can help you find or attract your next leadership or senior level role and join a company to expand your career towards a more professionally and financially rewarding one. To learn more about Kadine Cooper, please visit: https://www.careercoachk.com/ Follow Kadine Cooper on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/mynameiscoachk Follow Kadine Cooper on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/careercoach_k/ Follow Kadine Cooper on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kadinecooper/ Thank you for being a faithful listener to The Latika Vines Show. To learn more about the career coaching program for working moms aspiring to grow their careers without trading their family's time, please visit www.visionary-initiatives.com.   --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

As working moms, we do so much for everyone else; but, who supports you when you are having a bad day? Who is praying for you when you feel like your world is crashing in? Who do you lean on when you need a sounding board on a rough day? Regardless if we are in a pandemic or not, we need a 24/7 support system. These would be individuals we can lean on when we need them the most. And, these individuals can support you in various ways, at various times; but it is necessary to have a support system as a working mom.  In today's episode of The Latika Vines, our guest Shaundrelle Green shares her personal story of why she needed a support system; and she takes apart the words S.U.P.P.O.R.T. S.Y.S.T.E.M. to show us what it is, why we need it, and how to obtain a support system, even when you feel like you don't have anyone you can lean on. She show us:  A Support System gives us strength in our weaknesses and challenges and takes our life back  We need a Support System because we are not created to do all things; having a support system keeps us balanced If you don't have anyone to support you, build your support system through God, and He will help you The tips and inspiration that Shaundrelle shares in today's episode are noteworthy and applicable in our everyday motherhood journey.  Shaundrelle Green is the Founding and Managing Director of Sisters Healing & Evolving (SHE) Inc. The mission of Sisters Healing & Evolving, Inc. is to provide a centralized location where women and girls may receive the resources and support needed to build healthy self-esteem and self-image leading them to positive self-direction centered around the word of God. Learn more at: https://sistershealingevolving.org/ Connect with S.H.E. on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/SistersHealinc/ Connect with S.H.E. on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/sistershealinc/ Thank you so much for being a loyal listener of The Latika Vines Show. To learn more about Latika's services and how she can help you balance life and have the fulfilling career you want, visit www.visionary-initiatives.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Have you reached your limit? Has your to-do list, laundry basket, dishes in the sink, and everything else been overwhelming? Research has shown that working moms everywhere are overwhelmed and have reached their limit - they are stretched passed capacity.  Can you relate?  To manage your load and not be overwhelmed, Capacity Coach Nicole shares three ways you can manage your capacity in today's episode. Coach Nicole shares her personal experience of being stretched passed capacity, which landed her in the hospital. Her message today is to encourage you to recognize your capacity and learn how you can manage what you already have. Coach Nicole encourages us to manage our capacity by: Being Self-Aware of what we are going and what's going on within us Giving Ourselves Grace Asking for Help even when we don't want others to help us We don't have to continue wearing a mask or feel like a failure. We can use the above to work within our capacity. Nicole Rhone is a Capacity Coach, and helps women just like you create balance between their personal and professional lives, while prioritizing self-care. This wife and mother of two has steadily and successfully climbed the corporate ladder by supporting billion dollar organizations for over a decade! As a Human Resources Leader, she has coached and trained managerial staff, including C-Suite and Executive level employees to build leadership capabilities, increase productivity and cultivate thriving company cultures. Because of her corporate experience, Nicole understands the unique challenges of busy, high-performing women and how a lack of fluidity between the worlds of home and work can create a barrier between them and their next level. The Art of Flow is a force that she teaches to female power players, helping them to find a rhythm between their personal and professional life, in order to propel them into greater levels of desired and sustainable success. Take advantage of Coach Nicole's programs and resources at:  Nicole Rhone's Capacity Calculator: https://nicolerhone.ck.page/f099cb71fa Follow Nicole Rhone on Facebook and Get Into Her Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/NicoleRhoneCapacityCoach/ Talk with Nicole Rhone by booked a FREE call: https://bookwithnicolerhone.as.me/DiscoveryCall Thank you for listening to this episode of The Latika Vines Show. To learn more on how you can gain clarity on your career goals; gain the confidence to pursue them; and have control over your schedule so you can successfully balance life and grow your career, check out Latika's coaching program for working moms, Work It. Life It. Self It., at www.visionary-initiatives.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Burn out is defined as a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and unable to meet constant demands (or "all the things."). Have you been experiencing this? Have you been burned out? According to my research, speaking with other moms, and going through life myself, working mothers have been experiencing burn out throughout our entire motherhood journey, but most significantly, during the last year. Due to the pandemic, we have been working from home, while running our side businesses, being teacher, nurse, lunch lady, counselor, and friend to our children, managing our homes, managing our relationships, and so much more. We have had an increase of demands on our life - which is good enough reason for us to be burned out. But, how do we know we are burned out and how can you overcome?  In today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, Latika outlines the top side effects many working moms are experiencing such as:  Exhaustion  Lack of Motivation Frustration or Negative Just to name a few!  Once we have identified what side effects of burn out we are experiencing, we have to identify how to overcome it or receive our breakthrough. Latika shares 5 tips to help you overcome:  Work out (exercise) Connect with other Working Moms Set a Schedule & Stick to It Use the 30-30-30-30 Rule Don't cram everything into one day Following these tips will give you the motivation to overcome the burn out you have been experiencing. To learn more on how you can be more organized and focused with your time, purchase the Productivity Hour Workshop for Working Moms, to learn how you can take one hour each week to plan for the upcoming week, shifting your frustration and overload of tasks, to being able to tackle your priorities. Learn more at: https://www.visionary-initiatives.com/product-page/get-productive-workshop-for-working-moms Notable Mentions:  Working Mom Burnout article: https://www.moms.com/working-moms-burnout-us/ Forbes Article, Burnout A Silent Crisis in Global Health: https://www.forbes.com/sites/madhukarpai/2020/07/20/burnout-a-silent-crisis-in-global-health/?sh=45290e4e4df8 Burnout article for Government Employees: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2021/02/burnout-schmurnout-its-a-great-time-to-be-alive/ Download the Work & Life Balance Checklist to identify the gaps that may be causing your burn out: https://mailchi.mp/visionary-initiatives.com/worklifechecklist Thank you for listening and supporting The Latika Vines Show #taketimeback #burnout #workingmom --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

How have you been feeling? Do you feel like you are alone? Do you feel like there are pieces in your life that are missing and you can't put your finger on what it is? Just a few months ago, I realized that I was in this space. I just didn't know what was going on with me. I would look in the mirror and realize I didn't know who this person was, that was looking back at me. Of course, I know my name, but I started asking myself, "why am I here? what is my purpose? what makes me happy?" With us being home constantly, doing the same things constantly, I have realized (and I have heard from other moms) that we don't know ourselves or what makes us happy (pre or post children). So, I went to prayer, meditation, worship, reading, and researching to figure who I am and how I can help myself. In today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, I will share the four steps that I took to reclaim who Latika is and live life the way I desire and being happy as I grow in my career.  The 4 Steps to Discover Your Identity are:  Spend Quality Time with God  Write in your Journal Surround Yourself with Those Who Give You a Sound Mind Create a Vision Board based on your Happiness Using the four steps above can help you to transition from feeling like you are losing your identity to discovering who you are and being happy with your decisions. Remember, our happiness matters and our happiness should be our priority. With a few tweaks in our daily habits, we can be happy again; we can smile again; we can regain confidence in who we are again!  Books mentioned in the episode:  What Happens When a Woman Says Yes to God on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/What-Happens-When-Women-Extraordinary/dp/0736919228  Inside Out and Upside Down on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Out-Upside-Down-Everything/dp/1732337624/ref=sr_1_7?crid=3VUJI4H2BPVAR&dchild=1&keywords=jennifer+hayes&qid=1613063575&s=books&sprefix=jennifer+hayes%2Cstripbooks%2C178&sr=1-7 Let's Run: Running the Race with Faith and Perseverance on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Run-Running-Faith-Perseverance/dp/1732337608/ref=pd_sbs_3?pd_rd_w=f98Fi&pf_rd_p=c52600a3-624a-4791-b4c4-3b112e19fbbc&pf_rd_r=HZY3R3702QC6N9A834KB&pd_rd_r=8e796bf9-049f-4b83-93cc-2f3feadb79cb&pd_rd_wg=iayvQ&pd_rd_i=1732337608&psc=1 To learn more about the 12 week coaching program for working moms, please visit: www.visionary-initiatives.com. Thank you for being a faithful supporter of The Latika Vines Show. If you have a question you would like asked during the Dear Latika segment on the show, please send it to us at [email protected].  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Welcome to Season 4 of The Latika Vines Show. Thank you for being a faithful listener and sharing the podcast with other working moms in these last three seasons. We have talked about so much, but in Season 4, we are going to dig deeper. There is so much planned for this season to give you further transformation as a woman, wife, mother, and so much more as we balance life. And the guests and I will bring so much authenticity in sharing how you can identify yourself, setting high intentions and life goals, and so much more. I can't wait for you to listen to this season. As a special announcement: I will have an additional segment in the show, called Dear Latika. If you have a question on balancing life, motherhood, career, marriage, or anything else, I will answer it during the show. So, send in your questions to be answered during the Show. I can't wait to be further connected with you. Thank you listening to The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

When we were little girls, we had big dreams. We had dreams of going far and high. Whether that dream was a big house with a wrap around porch and picket fence, or to become a lawyer, we all had dreams. And, as a little girls, those dreams seemed so big. But, what about today? What are those big dreams that you could feel and see as if it were happening right now?  In today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, Latika shares the importance of getting back to those dreams. Too many of us have fallen back to living an ordinary life, but are not happy with the ordinary life we are living. Don't you believe it's time for us to do bigger and bigger things - to live an extraordinary life?  Steve Harvey says, "if you have extraordinary aspirations, than you have to do extra." This means that in order for us to live out those extraordinary dreams, we have to get out of our comfort zone - we have to be extra. And, we have to do it now! We can not continue to live in our comfort zones or bubbles looking at extraordinary goals but not accomplish them.  Latika shares four (4) ways you can get uncomfortable to achieve what you want:  Have clarity on what you want Create a plan to do it Get an Accountability partner Create a new habit of motivation  To learn how to create new habits, order your copy of James Clear's, Atomic Habits on amazon HERE. To listen to additional tips on not to stay in your comfort zone, watch Latika's Career Development Training videos HERE. To purchase your digital copy of Latika's resources, check them out HERE. Listen to today's episode to learn how you can get uncomfortable to achieve the extraordinary life you want to live. It's our time (we are claiming it) to be extra. Let's do it together!  Share your aspirations and/or Tabitha moment with Latika at [email protected]. Don't forget to subscribe, follow, like, and rate our show for others to find and listen to The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Are you allowing the walls in your life to keep you enclosed? According to the Dictionary, a wall is defined as a brick or stone structure enclosing an area. In our lives, what walls are keeping us enclosed or away from our career and life goals? What walls are preventing us from being great. In today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, we are identifying the walls keeping you enclosed and how to tear them down. When we keep our self-imposed or people-imposed walls standing (or up) it prevents us from being great; it prevents us from being happy; we remain overwhelmed with life, confused, and have lost hope in our self-identification. So it is vital for us to tear them down. Join today's conversation to be encouraged and challenged to tear down your walls, so you can lead and live the life you want. Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Happy Holidays to you and your family! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Have you been feeling guilty for spending 8 or 9 hours on the computer and less attention to your children? Have you been overwhelmed with the amount of tasks on your to-do list? If you answered yes, you are not alone. So many working mothers have been feeling it the worse during this pandemic - remember when over 800,000 working moms left the workforce this summer - its a lot that we are going through. And because of that stress and most likely burnout, we are unhappy and not balanced. In today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, Latika shares the 3 reasons why we are unbalanced and unhappy in our motherhood journey and career. She also shares a few tips on how to regain that balance and happiness. To learn more about Latika and her Get Productive Workshop, visit www.visionary-initiatives.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Its the most wonderful time of the year! Yes, it's the Holiday season. But, with much joy as we celebrate Jesus, there may be some hesitation to enjoy it during a global pandemic. In today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, Ekua Walker, from Moms Changing the World podcast, and Latika share their ideas to celebrate this season and some new things they will try. They invite you to take a seat at their table where they are sitting in front of a fireplace, drinking a hot beverage and have a girlfriend chat on what they plan to do this Holiday Season. Thank you for supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Have you been feeling overwhelmed with your many household chores? Have you been hesitiant in asking your husband to help you? In today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, Latika shares a few tips to ask your husband to help you around the house. She gives four things to remember before, during, and after asking him for help. Those tips include: 1) identify what help you need and plan how you will discuss it - utilize his strengths rather than his weaknesses; 2) talk it over with your husband in a gentle way and discuss when and how those tasks will be completed; 3) let go of perfectionism and let him clean; and 4) reward him to show your appreciation for his hard work. This may be a difficult conversation, but when you can go in love, you will receive love. To purchase the Get Productive Workshop for Working Moms, which includes a productivity system to help you manage your tasks and the addition of additional tips for asking for help, visit www.visionary-initiatives.com/shop. Thank you for your support. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Have you ever had difficulty saying no to someone? When we have that difficulty, it leads to our own stress, burnout, depression, and overwhelm. In today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, Latika shares how you can say no in three simple ways. Remember, saying no protects your time and energy. It's your power and it's your right to decide what you want to do with your time. So, just say no and gain back your freedom and peace. To learn more about the workshop, head over to www.visionary-initiatives.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Research show that moms have more stress than fathers because of our various tasks. We do more of the grunt work, while the fathers do more of the fun work. Can you relate? In today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, Latika shares five (5) tips on how you can manage your stress and reduce your anxiety. Those tips include 1) not comparing yourself to others; 2) stop expecting perfection from yourself; 3) communicate your need of support; 4) set time for yourself; and 5) have a weekly productivity hour. Following these tips can help you manage your stress as you work from home, manage your house, and spend time with your family. Thank you for listening and supporting The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Have you been trying to balance work while trying to help your children with their virtual learning or home school? So many of us have had to blend everything into the same space and at the same time, and it has been overwhelming (to say the least). In today's episode, Latika gives five (5) tips on how you can balance it all, so you can reduce the overwhelm. She shares how you can 1) work smarter, not harder; 2) take advantage of nap/quiet time to be productive; 3) set boundaries for and with yourself; 4) spend quality time with the kids; and 5) plan for interruptions. Be sure to leave a review of how you enjoyed today's episode so other working moms can be blessed. Thank you for listening to The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Have you ever asked yourself, what is my purpose? Or maybe you know what your purpose is, but don't know how to pursue it. In today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, Lynnecia Eley shares her book, Birth with Purpose, to help us identify our purpose and achieve it. During the conversation, Lynnecia discusses a few main points from the book, including: 1) to pursue your purpose you must conduct a self audit; 2) write it down to clarify your goals and to process your emotions; and 3) develop an entrepreneurial mindset using the A.R.C.H. method. Join the conversation to gain the insight she shares with us. To learn more about Lynnecia, visit her website at: www.shecaninspire.com and follow her on social media @shecaninspire --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Do you have dreams? Of course you do. We all have dreams! But, are you actively pursuing your dreams? - that is the question. As working moms, it can be much more harder to actively pursue our dreams when we have so many other things on our plate. But, in order for us to be happy, achieving our dreams should be a priority.  In today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, Ekua Walker shares how she is balancing her 9 to 5, being a Zumba Instructor, being a wife and mother, and her business. As the Podcast Host of Moms Changing the World, she sits down with Latika to share a few tips on how working moms can establish time to achieve their dreams.  A Few Notable Highlights from the conversation:  Sometimes you have to take an alternate route to achieve your dreams  In the midst of achieving your dreams, trust the process There is time for everything God is calling us to do in the season we are in Walk hand in hand with God and there will be less sacrifice Use the ABC123 Method Don't miss the purpose of the season - enjoy the season  Learn more about Ekua and listen to her podcast at: www.momschangingtheworld.org Thanks for listening to The Latika Vines Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Do you put pressure on yourself to be perfect? In today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, Latika shares how you can let go of perfection so you can live a life of fulfillment. Latika shares three ways you can let go of perfectionism: 1) let go of unrealistic expectations one step at a time; 2) show the same compassion you show others to yourself; and 3) implement a 30-30-30-30 minute time block to get things done and be done with it. Latika leaves the conversation with the reminder DNP - Done Not Perfect. Join the conversation! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

This week, we have learned the statistic that over 800,000 working moms have left their jobs, due to the demands of work, home, and life. Working moms, everywhere, are feeling stretched to capacity because they are working from home, being teachers with remote and hybrid learning, and keeping up with the demands of their homes. Can you relate? In today's episode, Latika shares how you can gain the strength to get through those high demands. Check out today's episode for why you need to gain your strength from God and how you can gain it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Have you set your priorities? Who or what comes first in your life? It is vital that we as working moms have an order of priorities in our life, so we know what we should be focused on.  In today's episode, Latika shares the 3 priorities and the order you should have in your life. And, she uses scripture to justify each priority and it's order:  God should be our first priority  - Exodus 20:3  You should be your second priority - Romans 12:2  Your Family should be your third priority, with your husband being first then your children - Mark 10:9 When you have order in your life, things aren't as overwhelming as they appear. And, when God is first, He will give you the strength you need to endure with everything else.  To learn more about Latika and how she empowers working moms with the tools to create a SYSTEM to have the work and life balance they need to go after their career visions, please visit: www.visionary-initiatives.com.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support

Have you or someone you know had the baby blues or experienced postpartum depression? Research tells us that after having a baby, women may feel an array of emotions from joy, fear, to sadness. And when those feelings become overwhelming or extreme, they are most likely experiencing postpartum depression.  In today's episode, Latika shares her personal story of post partum depression and shares a few ways moms can overcome. She also shares that it is important for family members, friends, or strangers to speak up and do something for those moms who may not be themselves. Latika very strongly encourages women to be strong and vulnerable enough to receive the help given so they can be saved and not have to experience post partum depression.  To learn more about Latika and the work she does to empower working moms with the tools to create a SYSTEM to have the work and life balance they need so they can go after their career visions, please visit: www.visionary-initiatives.com.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empoweringtheworkingmom/support