“Productivity is a byproduct of focus. If you prioritize focus, productivity will follow.” –Megan FlattWriting a book takes focus. Ask Megan Flatt, the author of Focused: Reclaim Your Time, Ditch Overwhelm, and Do Less Better. The book answers the questions: What if instead of hustling harder, we focused more? What if it's not about getting more done? What if we actually did less, but did it better? Megan says she used all the tools she shares in the book to write the book.We talk about getting big projects done, why checking things off the list isn’t necessarily the main goal, and napping without guilt. We can’t just prioritize getting stuff done. That’s hustle culture talking. “But I want to get stuff done!” you say. Don’t worry. You can, but if you prioritize focus instead of productivity, everything shifts.It’s like wellness. If you focus just on the number on the scale, you don’t get the full picture. You might get where you want to go, but not actually be healthy. If you focus on moving and choosing healthy foods, you move toward your goal, gaining benefits along the way. It’s the same with productivity and your business.We also talk about: The fact we aren’t supposed to focus all the time. That means your work day has periods of focus and periods of rest or non-focus. Scheduling time for your important but not urgent activitiesUnderstanding that your highest contribution shifts and setting boundaries to protect time for what you deem to be most importantWhether you are making time for the $10,000 / hour tasks or just the $10 / hour tasksMapping your energy and creating your own daily, weekly, and seasonal rhythmHow to make time for focus 3 ways: schedule it, plan it, set itABOUT MEGANMegan Flatt is a business growth strategist on a mission to make entrepreneurship easier. She believes you can have a thriving business, a community and a life — and you don’t need more time, you need more focus. She’s the founder of Focus Sessions and the author of Focused: Reclaim Your Time, Ditch Overwhelm, and Do Less Better. In Focused, she shows you how to find your focus, what to focus on, how to make the time for focus. Megan started Focus Sessions, a science-backed system to provide dedicated, distraction-free virtual coworking to help people get their most important work done. The monthly membership helps you find your focus, create a solid plan and stay out of overwhelm. Megan’s favorite affirmation is “you have exactly the time you need.” Besides helping business owners focus, Megan is obsessed with lattes, post-it notes and romance novels. Outside of work, you find her focus turned to her husband and two kids, probably near the water, in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can catch up with Megan at focus-sessions.com or letscollective.co or @focussessions.LINKSFocused book: http://focus-sessions.com/focusedbookWebsite: https://www.focus-sessions.com/Instagram: @focussessions + @meganflattLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/focus-sessionsMENTIONED LINKSFocus with Megan FlattWell Planned Holidays with Megan Flatt and Mama CEO PanelSticking to Your Weekly Workflow on the Well Planned Series with Megan FlattStarting a Business after “Momming” with Megan Flatt and Mia MoranStarting a Business on the Well Planned Series with Megan FlattSystems & Support on Well Planned Series with Megan FlattWell Planned—Dealing with Overwhelm with Megan FlattWell Planned in 90 Days Cycles with Megan FlattSpinning Plates with Megan FlattWell Planned: Overwhelm vs. LazinessDOABLE CHANGESAt the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Action is where change happens. But here's the thing: when we have a goal, a wish, a desire bubbling up in us, it can feel really huge. Sometimes we stop ourselves in our tracks based on how huge our desire feels. Change needs action, but it doesn't need huge action. When we focus on the next step, the next Doable Change that we can integrate into our lives, we don’t get stuck and we create momentum. Choose one Doable Change that resonates with you today and really play with it. Fit it into your life, your days, make it work for you — then move on to your next Doable Change. Here are Three Doable Changes from this conversation:MAP YOUR ENERGY. Start noticing when you have the most energy and do your best work. Start with a day. Do you have more energy in the morning or later in the day? Is there a point where you regularly have low energy? How can you shift your day to work with your energy instead of against it. You can continue tracking and see what changes over the course of a month or cycle.IDENTIFY YOUR HIGHEST CONTRIBUTION RIGHT NOW. What is your highest contribution in your business or in your life right now? Remember, this will change, but getting really clear on it helps you put aside or say no to tasks or projects that pull you away from your highest contribution.SCHEDULE AND PLAN FOCUS TIME. First schedule time this week for focus. Your week is probably pretty full, so just find what you can in your current schedule. Use your energy map to think about when your ideal focus time would be. Look ahead in your calendar (you might need to go a few weeks out) and schedule that time before it fills in with something else. Once you block the time, hold it firmly and use it for focused work. You can even join a Focus Session to get community and accountability around your focus.

“Self-confidence starts when you decide ‘I am going to start to create a relationship with myself’.” –Candy MotzekSelf-confidence. We need to step into it as women. I lead off my conversation with Candy Motzek coach of coaches with discussion of self-confidence. Confidence is actually two things — an emotion that ebbs and flows and something deeper inside, a more core piece of us, inner-confidence. That’s what Candy had to repair. Maybe your self-confidence has taken a hit too.Does this sound familiar? You did all the things you were supposed to do: good grades, gold stars, taking care of spouse and kids, putting everyone else first. But you find yourself asking, What about me? or Who am I?, it’s time to re-awaken your self-confidence.And it can be transformative. Candy shares the story of a client who went from despairing, not knowing what to do to vibrant and on fire in three months. What changed? She found herself. She respected herself. She took care of herself. Her self-confidence was back. The first and most important step? Decide that you are going to start a relationship with yourself.We talk about: Choosing to start a relationship with yourself. The work may take time, but that decision can happen in an instant.Journaling as a tool for self-discovery. Think of it as a coffee date with yourself. We share some simple prompts to get you past the blank page.Using journaling to clear out your head, like you’d clear out a junk drawer, and expressing a full range of emotions. Journaling out the crap is required!The compounding effect of the life you are building for yourself.Embracing your inner critic and recognizing it as the voice of evolutionWhat self-confidence actually looks like and finding your own moments of courageABOUT CANDYCandy Motzek is an author, podcast host, and business coach for life coaches. Candy helps smart people start successful coaching businesses. She believes that coaching transforms lives and that being a coach is a calling. She helps her clients get unstuck & feel more confidence and clarity so they can play bigger, sign clients & create more meaningful success. She is a 'recovering' corporate executive & engineer who combines practical strategy & mindset in her calming unique approach.LINKSPodcast: She CoachesFree gift: candysfreegift.comWebsite: stepintosuccessnow.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/candymotzek/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candy-motzek/DOABLE CHANGESAt the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Change comes from action. Doable changes are things that you can add into your life, one at a time to make micro shifts and really create a ripple effect that will create a big change over time. Choose one that really piques your interest and roll with it. Here are three Doable Changes from this conversation:CHOOSE A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOURSELF. This is the very first step to building your self-confidence, and it’s the most important. If you do one doable change start with this one. JOURNALING. Journaling is a great way to explore yourself—what you like, fear, want in your life. We recommend handwriting in your journal, but you could keep something electronically. To get started, try one of these questions: What am I thinking about today? What am I worried about? What do I want in my life? Think of it as a coffee date with yourself.WORK WITH YOUR INNER CRITiC. Don’t let your inner critic sink your self-confidence. That doesn’t mean resisting or fighting your inner critic, it means recognizing that your inner critic is there, trying to keep you safe. You can listen, acknowledge fears, and move on. Next time your inner critic gets loud, remind yourself that your inner critic is the voice of evolution.

“The promise with exquisitely aligned is that we become more intuitive. We become our own inspiration.” –Gina VincentFrightened and enlightened? Or run for the hills? How do you face intimidating invitations from the universe? I’m really excited to dig into this question with Gina Vincent, a transformation expert who helps women be more aligned. I often say planning is deciding in advance. I also believe planning is a form of alignment. What happens when you look to the horizon instead of getting too stuck on what’s in front of you?Gina believes in making time for rest, for allowing invitations to come to us. We need time and space for our heartfelt desires to open.Conversations bring balance to our lives — even if they are conversations with ourselves. We can do that through journaling or meditating. These things help us find our voice, why we feel as we do, and what we are dreaming about or desiring.We talk about: Pairing your voice with your intuitionWhen not to speakFinding our soul level truthsBalance, like a tree pose, and finding that in our livesBecoming our own inspirationBringing energy into yourself and then giving it to someone else.ABOUT GINAGina Vincent is a transformation expert, podcaster, speaker, and writer. Since 2003, she has been stretching high women's personal boundaries. In 2017, she created the parent company, Blissed-Out, Fit, & Feisty to move women to express their truest selves in their relationships, health, and wealth. More recently she launched Exquisitely Aligned; a 3-key proven strategy she discovered while advocating for her husband’s future and that of their family, while he lay fighting for his life. As a New Yorker by birth, she moves fast and does not sugarcoat things. Working one-on-one with clients, she speeds up their journey so they do not waste any more time trying to figure it all out on their own. Exquisitely Aligned is the final stop for a woman who is ready to live life on her terms, making her bigger impact, and shining unapologetically lighting the way for others.LINKSFacebook:facebook.com/ExquisitelyAlignedYouTube: www.youtube.com/@exquisitelyalignedWebsite: https://exquisitelyaligned.com/Instagram: www.instagram.com/exquisitelyaligned/LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/exquisitelyaligned/DOABLE CHANGESAt the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Action is how change happens.Often we feel like our actions have to be huge to match the bigness of our desires, but we have seen over and over and over again that the little things add up. By stacking up a series of Doable Changes, you will create that big change that you crave. Choose the one that really resonates with you this week and really make it part of your life. Here are Three Doable Changes from this conversation:HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOURSELF. You can speak your ideas aloud or journal them. You could start with the question: How do I feel? Why do I feel this way? Or What do I truly desire? Keep writing (or talking) often times the answer is there, but not right at the surface.SHARE ENERGY. Put a hand on your belly and one on your chest. Close your eyes. Breathe. Bring energy of love, compassion, or gratitude into yourself. Then breathe that out and share it with somebody else.PLAN TIME TO REST. Give yourself time — even five minutes in the day—to get quiet. Let yourself rest. Let yourself be open to let invitations come to you. Let yourself be quiet to hear your heart's desires and your intuition. We are all so busy, but we all need this time. Five minutes can make a difference. Once you feel that, you might want more.

“When you decide from a place of self-love about anything in your life, that's when your choices start to stick.”–Tess MastersCan you eat Oreos and be healthy? Tess Masters, author of The Blender Girl and creator of SK60® health programs says yes. It’s all about balance — and not judging ourselves.Obsessing about food and letting food choices rule the rest of your life isn’t healthy. What if instead, you felt really empowered about your food choices? What if you stayed present and enjoyed the eating experience? What if you noticed how you felt after eating different foods and used that to make decisions? What if you started from a place of self-love?Food is not just food. Tess reminds us that a lot of clarity comes when you are nourishing your body in a really strategic, efficient way with beautiful foods that help your body to function the way it's supposed to. What’s murky that might be clear if you nurtured your body?We talk about: How to actually be kind to yourself when it comes to food and why we eat things that may not be the healthiest choicesThe power of the pause as a way to distract yourself from a food that might not make you feel great and the difference between really wanting something vs. a habitThe connection between stress sugar and dis-easeKnowing your superpowers or what’s working and using that as an anchorThe power of gratitude and noticing both what’s good and badBeing healthy, having energy, and looking and feeling amazing in perimenopause and menopauseABOUT TESSTess Masters is a lifestyle personality and author of The Blender Girl, The Blender Girl Smoothies, and The Perfect Blend published by Penguin Random House. She is also the creator of The Decadent Detox® cleanses and SK60® health programs. You can find hundreds of easy recipes at theblendergirl.com.Tess and her delicious healthy food have been featured in the L.A Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Real Simple, Prevention, Cosmopolitan, Shape, Glamour, Clean Eating, Yoga Journal, Vegetarian Times, Yahoo Living, the Today show, Fox, Home & Family, WGN, and many others.In high demand as a spokesperson, presenter, and recipe developer, Tess has collaborated with Vitamix, KitchenAid, Williams-Sonoma, Four Seasons, Whole Foods Market, Sprouts Farmers Market, Silk, So Delicious, Driscoll’s, Earthbound Farm, Vegetarian Times, and many others.Away from the blender, Tess enjoys a diverse performance career. She has toured internationally with acclaimed theater productions, worked in film and TV, and lent her voice to commercial campaigns, audiobooks, and popular video game characters.She lives in Melbourne, Australia.LINKS:Website: https://www.theblendergirl.com/SIGN UP FOR THE FREE WORKSHOP: https://my.demio.com/ref/R38ebY78gtJdn6P2Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblendergirl/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblendergirl/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com.au/theblendergirl/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/theblendergirlInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblendergirl/Tess on PlanSimple:Eat to Thrive with Tess MastersThe Skinny with Tess MastersBlend It with Tess MastersDOABLE CHANGESAt the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Change comes from action. Sometimes action gets a bad rap. You can be kind to yourself. You can practice being AND doing, but for change to happen you have to take steps. The way we take care of ourselves is making the steps doable and focusing on one thing at a time. We take time to integrate the change and then move on to the next one. Pick a Doable Change that resonates with you the most to start from. Here are three Doable changes that we chose from this conversation. NOTICE HOW YOU FEEL. Notice how you feel after you eat different foods. Don’t judge yourself, just notice. Do you have more or less energy? Do you feel great, then suddenly terrible? Do you feel bloated? Tired? Moody? Pay attention.TRY PAUSING. Next time you want a sugary food or a fried one or a processed one or one you know doesn’t make you feel great, pause. Get a drink of water. Call a friend. Take a walk. Or simply set a timer for 60–90 seconds and sit with the discomfort.BREAK A HABIT. When do you eat mindlessly, just because you usually do? Snacking while watching TV? A coffee and pastry after lunch? Next time you get to that time or activity, ask: Do I really want this or is it a habit? If you really want it, eat it and enjoy it, but if you are just following a habit, you can choose not to eat that food. Remember not to beat yourself up if you fall into the habit. You get a new chance to choose at every opportunity.

“Our bodies are truly magnificent and really resilient.” –Amanda HinmanDreading or hating menopause? Feeling it’s all downhill from here? It doesn’t have to be.  I’m talking with Amanda Hinman, a functional medical health consultant, who helps women optimize health by balancing hormones naturally. You can write a different story for your health later in life.One of the problems we face is our doctors don’t always talk about the hormonal changes we are experiencing. And even if they do, they are often compartmentalized—even though they interact within our bodies. We need more information. That means more testing and somebody who understands how to read those tests to get at the root cause.We talk about: The 6 major hormones that change in menopause, not just the ones we are used to hearing aboutHow these hormones interact and influence each otherBecoming an empowered health leader for yourselfSurprising results, like how eating healthy may not be working you if you look at what your body is actually taking inThe importance the experience of eating almost as much as what you eatLearning to appreciate your body being a key step to health changesABOUT AMANDAApplied Functional Medicine Certified and Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Amanda Hinman used to feel exhausted and overwhelmed while struggling with an auto-immune condition. Life circumstances shaped her mission, to empower women to be in the driver’s seat of their health when her family was faced with multiple health crises and was able to overcome them against professional medical expectations.    Amanda specializes in helping successful women between the ages of 40-60 who are struggling with hormone imbalance and exhaustion to heal naturally and gain 3 hours of energy every day so they can maximize their impact on their careers and family.Amanda founded a functional medicine company called the Hinman Holistic Health Institute and together she and her team have helped 100’s of women reclaim their health from the terrors of Hashimoto’s, hypothyroidism, insulin resistance, anxiety, PCOS, pituitary tumors, and more.LINKSInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hinmanamanda/Hormone Assessment: https://www.hinmanholistic.com/hormone-health-kitWebsite: www.hinmanholistic.comDOABLE CHANGESAt the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Change comes from action. Doable changes are things that you can add into your life, one at a time to make micro shifts and really create a ripple effect that will create a big change over time. Choose one that really piques your interest and roll with it. Here are three Doable Changes from this conversation:APPRECIATE YOUR BODY. Appreciating your body is a great starting point to make decisions and choices about your health. Think about how amazing it is that your body does what it does. Instead of focusing on what you don’t like, notice that your body and its systems are amazing.UPGRADE YOUR EATING. Instead of eating at your desk or rushing through a meal you just stressed about  getting on the table, upgrade that experience. Take a break to eat your lunch. Take your breakfast out into the sun. If you can’t destress during making dinner, take a few slow breaths to destress before you start eating.START TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH. Instead of being passive, make your doable step taking a small action that puts you in more control of your health. You could try the Hormone Assessment Amanda shared, learn more about functional medicine, research providers, or make a proactive appointment.

“We're coming to a place in time where life itself is making us go inner world focused.” –Kristin HanggiThere’s more than the hero’s journey. Kristin Hanggi and I are talking about the heroine’s journey and feminine productivity. Kristin is a multi passionate director, writer, producer, artist, and poet, who compares the hero’s journey — or the outer world journey — and the heroine’s journey — or the inner world journey.The hero’s journey is an amazing framework, and when I first heard Kristin speak about the heroine’s journey, there was no doubt in my mind, I needed to get her on the podcast. Right now we are living the heroine’s journey individually and collectively. We need to heal our feminine and masculine.The creative path will take you to your stuck places. You need to stay in the process to evolve. It’s not always comfortable and is often hard. We talk about overcoming limiting beliefs and thoughts of scarcity. Most importantly, Kristin shares the framework that helps navigate our sould’s journey.We talk about: The role of mentors in the heroine’s journeyThe Dark Night of the Soul and what comes afterSeparation from the feminine, losing connection to the earth and our bodiesThe outward quest for success and spiritual aridness and not feeling fulfilled Healing our relationships with our bodies and the earth and reconnecting to and learning to trust the original wisdom that lives inside Finding the integration or sacred marriage between the masculine and feminineABOUT KRISTINKristin Hanggi is a theater, television, and film director as well as a passionate multi-hyphenate — writer, producer, artist and poet.She is best known for directing and developing the international smash-hit Rock of Ages, which received five Tony Award nominations, including a nomination for Best Direction of a Musical. She has directed productions of Rock of Ages all over the world, including Broadway and the West End. Ms. Hanggi also known for developing and directing the acclaimed pop opera bare, which ran to sold-out audiences in Los Angeles and off-Broadway, and has gone on to have over 500 productions internationally. In February of 2022, Kristin directed the film Accidentally Brave, produced by Steven Soderbergh, based on the award-winning off-Broadway solo show by Maddie Corman (that Hanggi also developed and directed). As a film and television director, Hanggi directed an episode on the Emmy-nominated Netflix musical series Julie and the Phantoms. Other film directing credits include: Naomi & Ely's No Kiss List, an adaption of Rachel Cohn & David Levithan's popular novel of the same name, starring Victoria Justice, which debuted in Netflix’s top ten. She made her feature directorial debut in 2013 with the indie Grantham & Rose with actress Tessa Thompson. For television, Ms. Hanggi adapted and directed the hit book series, Dear Dumb Diary into a musical movie, under Executive Producer Jerry Zucker for Walden Media. She is preparing the stage musical Romy and Michele: The Musical for 2024, and working with music artist India Arie on a stage show of her music.A partial list of other past stage productions: Clueless (with Dove Cameron); Pirate La Dee Da (currently being produced for television by John Legend and Ryan Seacrest); Atlantis by composer Matthew Lee Robinson; the initial production that launched the Pussycat Dolls, Pussycat Dolls Live at the Roxy (starring Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera, Charlize Theron, among others). In 2020, she released a poetry book entitled “God, Sex, Musical Theatre” which has been optioned to be turned into an unconventional stage experience, to be adapted and directed by Hanggi with music by Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall.Ms. Hanggi graduated with her Masters from USC in Writing after receiving her Bachelors from UCLA in Theater. Kristin received the UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television Distinguished Alumni Award. She has a love of music, and has directed multiple music videos and short films. Hanggi loves hosting the “Let’s Play: The CREATE Podcast” with Natalie Roy. To learn more about the work Kristin does with other artists, visit her website: www.KristinHanggi.comLINKSWebsite: www.KristinHanggi.comInstagram & TikTok: @HanggilovePodcast: "Let's Play: The C.R.E.A.T.E. Podcast"Doable Changes from this episode:At the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Action is where change happens. But here's the thing: when we have a goal, a wish, a desire bubbling up in us, it can feel really huge. Sometimes we stop ourselves in our tracks based on how huge our desire feels. Change needs action, but it doesn't need huge action. When we focus on the next step, the next Doable Change that we can integrate into our lives, we don’t get stuck and we create momentum. Choose one Doable Change that resonates with you today and really play with it. Fit it into your life, your days, make it work for you — then move on to your next Doable Change. Here are Three Doable Changes from today’s conversation:BE A COMPASSIONATE WITNESS. While the goal is to find balance, we are going to keep coming out of balance. When you notice you are out of balance … whether it is in your food or your creative practice or working too much or not enough … be a compassionate witness. Acknowledge where you are and make little shifts.MAP YOUR JOURNEY. Now that you recognize the stages of the journey, map your own story. Recognize that the descent is an important part of the story and the learning and evolving. SIT WITH THE DARKNESS. We hide our treasure in the darkness, so we need to go into the darkness to retrieve it. So often we avoid feelings like grief, anger, sadness. We need to sit with those feelings and feel them.

“Don't put a timeline on your dreams. Put a timeline on your action.” –Jadah SellnerWhat if you slow down? What if you stop hustling? I’m so excited to talk with Jadah Sellner, author of She Builds, about slowing down, avoiding burnout, and still reaching your goals.Jadah says one of her superpowers is being connected with what matters most in any given moment. This superpower helps her not feel overwhelmed or busy … even when there is a lot going on.Another secret of staying center, calm and focused? A holistic support system. She includes peers or colleagues—people going through the same things as you, mentors or coaches—both for business and life, and people who can hold safe emotional space for you. Do you have a holistic support system?We also talk about: embracing an anti-hustle mindset and the idea that burnout is not an optionthe FEAR cycle (forcing, exhaustion, avoidance, rigidity)putting a timeline on projects, but not dreamshonoring the season of your life and giving yourself permission to slow downsetting intentions for breaks and scheduling in the things you say mattertune in to what is nourishing for your body and creating a self-care menu for yourselfABOUT JADAHJadah Sellner is a best-selling author, business mentor, host of the Lead with Love® Podcast, and sought after international keynote and TEDx speaker. Jadah helps founders grow their businesses to the next level without sacrificing what matters most. Her work has been featured in: O: The Oprah Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CBS’s The Doctors TV, and on the cover of Woman’s World. Jadah loves taking bubble baths, playing board games, and dancing to Beyoncé. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and daughter.LINKSshebuilds.com/vision (code PLANSIMPLE)jadahsellner.com/Instagram: @jadahsellner TEDx. Love in Business PODCAST. Lead with Love BOOK. Simple Green SmoothiesDoable Changes from this episode:NOTICE THE FEAR CYCLE. Sometimes before we make a change, we need to notice where we are. Pay attention to when you are in the FEAR cycle: forcing, exhausted, avoiding, or rigid. Get curious about what could change.SCHEDULE 1 THING THAT MATTERS. Often times there are things we say matter — family game night, healthy meals, a break. Pick one thing, and schedule it. Put it in your calendar. If it’s a thing you want to happen again and again, like game night, schedule a month of it (or more). Hold that time for what you believe matters, before anyone else claims it.MAKE A SELF-CARE MENU. What actually nourishes your body? Your mind? Your relationships? Make a list of activities that help different parts of you. Choose things that really nourish you, not things that you see on a generic self-care list. Make a menu for yourself. Remember, this is not a to-do list to get checked off, but something to help you when you are feeling depleted or ready to refresh. Choose what sounds good from your menu next time you take self-care time.

“Get out of fight or flight so you can hear your heart.” –Denise WalshToo many tabs open in your head? Denise Walsh and I talk about the cascading effects of chronic stress and multitasking (I bet you have 16 million plates spinning too). Let’s close some of those tabs with this conversation.Remember How to DreamYour dream life starts with a dream, but sometimes we’re so burnt out we don’t even know what our dream is. Start by creating space to hear yourself again. It’s about being intentionalThe 90-Day TransformationDenise is as big a fan of 90 day seasons as I am. She says, “Three weeks is what makes a habit, 90 days is what truly can solidify it.” We can make a lot of shifts in 90 days, but it’s not so far out there we don’t even start.We talk about: Starting the day with 15–30 minutes of journaling including gratitudeCreating a dream plan to make that morning routine happen How changes create domino effects that impact our lifeFinding your it’s possible dream stepBringing the right energy into following up with leadsNetwork marketing and what you can get out of it beside making moneyABOUT DENISEDenise Walsh is a proud wife and mother, former clinical psychologist, motivational speaker, and multi-million dollar-earning entrepreneur. Denise started her career by working with families at a local mental health agency as a clinical psychologist but left the practice to pursue a successful career in the direct sales industry.  Her impact as a leader in that field, coupled with other certifications as a Jack Canfield trainer and experience as an elite coach with the John Maxwell Team, has given her the unique ability to help people tap into their ultimate potential and find their greatness.  She has found her calling inspiring others to go after their dreams and has helped more than a million people find their purpose and fulfill their God-given destiny.LINKShttp://www.DeniseWalsh.comhttps://denisewalsh.com/books/https://www.facebook.com/thedenisewalshhttps://www.instagram.com/thedenisewalsh/Doable Changes from this episode:JOURNAL EVERY MORNING. Decide how you will make 15–30 minutes of journaling happen. Will you get up early? Do you need to go to bed earlier to make that happen? Make a plan. Have your journal ready. Write about your dreams and desires. Write your gratitude.QUIET YOUR MIND. Journaling may help you quiet your mind by getting ideas out onto paper. Meditation is a great way to quiet the mind. Both of these are practices. Even if it feels like it isn’t working at the moment, see what happens when you stick with it. Try paying attention to your breath or using a meditation app.MAKE YOUR DREAM MEANINGFUL. Once you quiet your mind and find your dream, make it meaningful. Ask: Why do I want this? What is that gonna do for me and my family? How is that going to bless those in my life? Does your dream feel attainable? If not, what version of your dream does?

“You live feeling like you're not enough because you really aren't being enough.” –Jill AveyAre you diluting yourself? Spreading yourself thin and feeling like you aren’t doing enough, because you aren't being enough? I’m talking with Jill Avey about saying no, second acts, and stepping up to the next level.Jill helps women who are at the director and VP levels get promoted to the next level up—and you can’t do that if you are diluting yourself. Whether you are looking to step up to a new level or step into act 2, Jill has a lot to share. She rose up to third in her company before leaving to start her own business.One of the ways we dilute ourselves is by providing free labor. When was the last time you raised your hand to volunteer for something? Was it aligned? Did it move you toward your goals? Or was it about something else? We talk about people pleasing, being a team player, and disappointing others so we don’t disappoint ourselves.We talk about: Noticing when you are giving away labor and asking why and what  if you give money instead of labor?Not taking things on just because we can see what needs to get done and have a hard time seeing them not donePersonal strategy retreats and regular check ins with yourself Creating a to don’t listFocusing on top 1-2 goals instead of dabbling in a bunch of themThe magic of groups of women supporting each other in businessAbout Jill AveyJill helps women leaders get promoted to the Director and VP levels. She does this by supporting her clients to develop their strengths, increase their influence and navigate gender bias.She believes that everyone has talents they haven’t yet fully realized. She is inspired to help her clients find deep fulfillment in their careers both personally and financially. Her approach is grounded in research, applied behavioral science, and her own personal experience as an executive.LINKS7-Step Passport to Promotion private podcast at https://sistersmart.comDoable Changes from this episode:MAKE A DON’T LIST. What are you doing now that is not serving you? What can you stop doing right away? What things will take more time to step out of? How can you start to take those things off your plate?STOP RAISING YOUR HAND. If you find that you’ve volunteered for something, ask yourself why you did it. Is it something you feel strongly about? Were you trying to be seen as a team player or people pleasing? Try to pause before volunteering for anything new. Ask yourself if it serves you to do it or if there is a way to contribute without the free labor.FOCUS YOUR ENERGY. Look at your goals. Which two are most important to you right now? What happens when you set your other goals to prioritize and focus on the top two?

 “The first step of moving to the more masculine pieces of the job search is pulling back to the feminine and being like, am I taking really good care of myself right now? ” –Nic FrickRecessions, layoffs, pivots, career pauses, and resume gaps… Nic Frick knows you can get a job you love in spite of these things. She’s about to birth a baby and a book called How to Get Any Job You Want, and she helps her clients get amazing jobs. And some of these people are moms.We know that people who have raised children are unbelievable powerhouses, but it doesn’t always feel that way when you are presenting yourself in the work world. But you can reprogram your thoughts to believe it’s possible to get the job. Nic says that before moving to the more masculine pieces of the job search (resume, LinkedIn),  come back to the feminine.Sometimes learning to make your current job more tolerable is the thing to do. You can do that with boundaries and releasing guilt.We talk about: Getting realigned with the more feminine pieces of a job search, which are community, collaboration, pleasure, joyTaking a holistic approach to your job search — taking care of yourself, being clear about all the parts of you that you want included in your jobUsing the CARE method (clarity, action, right fit, enjoyment) to balance self-care and workSetting boundaries (even if feels scary) helps us create better jobs for ourselves and othersWays to release guilt or get past our inner critic and feelings of unworthiness“I love myself so I …” as a way to take care of self and show our kids to do the sameAbout Nic FrickNic Frick is a tech recruiter turned career coach + toddler mama.With over a decade of experience hiring for customer service teams, speaking with 3000+ candidates as a tech recruiter, and training hiring managers on how to interview, she’s learned the ins and outs of what it takes to get any job you want (and actually love it) without compromising on your values or your wallet.Through her transformational coaching programs, Nic helps women land their dream jobs by showing them the exact steps it takes to not only create a career — but also a life — that matches their values so we can change the world together.Most days, you can find her sharing a bottle of champagne with her book club, spending time with her friends at her monthly brunches, going to the movie theater alone, and exploring restaurants with her hubby and daughter in San Francisco.LINKSnicfrick.com/careerguidenicfrick.comwww.instagram.com/heynicfrickwww.linkedin.com/in/heynicfrickOther Job Search ShowsDoable Changes from this episode:REFOCUS YOUR JOB SEARCH. Before you dive into your resume or LinkedIn, turn to the feminine side of the job search—community, collaboration, pleasure, and joy. Think about what you want and why you are going back to work or looking for a new job.SET A BOUNDARY. It can be as simple as taking lunch away from your desk. Other ideas: leave on time to pick up your kids, put hours you answer message in your sig line — and follow it. Say I’m not available during X time. Hold that time. Practice doing it without guilt.“I LOVE MYSELF SO …”. Practice this affirmation throughout the day. It’s a way to remind you to take care of yourself, and if you have kids at home, you model taking care of yourself to them. “I love myself so I brush my teeth.” “I love myself so I go for a walk.” “I love myself so I take a break for lunch.”