It's About Time | Time Management & Productivity for Work Life & Balance How to Thrive Again When Your Time Doesn't Feel Like Your Own featuring Shilpi Zalani
Dec 22, 2025
In this lively discussion, Shilpi Zalani, a serial entrepreneur and certified high-performance coach, shares her journey from a corporate IT career to helping ambitious moms thrive as entrepreneurs. She reveals the pivotal moment when her daughter said, 'I miss you,' igniting her leap into coaching. Listeners discover Shilpi's Thrive Big framework, emphasizing the importance of courage and mindset in building a successful business. She offers practical tips on priority-based planning, daily routines, and viewing courage as a muscle to strengthen for personal and professional growth.
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Daughter's Question That Changed Everything
- Shilpi left corporate after her three-year-old asked, "Mama, I miss you. Why do you have to work?"
- That moment forced her to redefine success and step into entrepreneurship.
Multiple Businesses Built As Stepping Stones
- Shilpi built and sold multiple very different businesses: an after-school franchise, a staffing franchise, and a sugar-cookie business.
- Each pivot met her life needs and taught lessons that led her to coaching and the Thrive Big framework.
Time Management Equals Energy Management
- Time management is really about managing energy, clarity, and intention, not minutes.
- You cannot build meaningful work from a depleted state.