Collaboration in entrepreneurship is awesome...if you have the right partner! Meet Winnie Standish, my best biz friend, who invited CareerFit Mom classes and clients into her studio 6 years ago. The opportunity to work with Winnie, and her business partner Nicole, at oaks 'n acorns set my business off on a completely new success trajectory. The major side benefit: friendship.
I've been in business collaborations that haven't been as fun or fruitful, and honestly, they can be risky! If you're considering a collaboration for your business, or even with a new team or colleague at work, this podcast will help set you up for success. For show notes visit www.careerfitmom.ca/episode59.
Exercise is so important when you’re experiencing any type of stressful life event. If you’re going through a separation or divorce, you may feel a complete loss of control in your life. With so much uncertainty you need the support that a movement practice gives you. It may be the only thing that you feel you have control of! Elisabeth Parsons is a coach who helps women during their marriage break-up. She’s also a fitness pro, like me! In this episode you’ll learn easy, accessible ways to access fitness as a self-care tool, especially when you’re going through the stress of your relationship ending. For show notes, visit www.careerfitmom.ca/episode57
For more support as you go through your separation, you need to check out Elisabeth’s Freedom to Rise program. To learn more and get access to the early bird pricing click here: https://www.theseparationclub.com/freedom-to-RISE
How does your career change when you divorce your partner? In this episode, I interview my friend Elisabeth Parsons from The Separation Club to unpack career situations for women going through a marriage break-up. This episode will help women who are going through a divorce to thrive professionally and accelerate their earning potential. Whether you’re a stay-at-home mom who needs to re-enter the workforce, or you’re currently employed, a divorce changes so much. Our conversation will guide you through your career considerations during your marriage break-up. For show notes, visit www.careerfitmom.ca/episode56
For more support as you go through your separation, you need to check out Elisabeth’s Freedom to Rise program. To learn more and get access to the early bird pricing click here: https://www.theseparationclub.com/freedom-to-RISE
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Before you make your 2020 goals, go back and reflect on 2019. It doesn't matter if you didn't hit the goals you set last year. Your impact was far greater than you will ever know. You need to be proud of your impact and to really see it. Because what you see is just scratching the surface of who you’re helping. Take time to reflect on everything that happened and consider the impact you made in the last year. When you do that, you're able to show up every day trying a little harder to be at your best. And that's when the magic truly happens. You’ll never really know the extent of your impact. But you’re making it, especially when you’re not afraid to live authentically and share from your heart.
For show notes visit www.careerfitmom.ca/episode55. To register for the Portfolio Career workshop on Jan 8, 2020 please visit www.careerfitmom.ca/portfolio
A Portfolio Career is when you have multiple income streams making up your full-time salary and workweek. If you have multiple passions and it's hard to pin down one career path, a Portfolio Career provides the ultimate flexibility to work in many realms. It is crucial to pursue the highest income producing opportunities to increase your profitability and avoid burn out. Jocelyn Settle has done just that. She's successfully created a financially abundant Portfolio Career that is driven by her deeper purpose of contributing to a healthier world. She is a leader in Beautycounter, a direct-retail company that sells cleaner, safer skincare and cosmetics. She's also a yoga instructor, previously an opera singer and RMT. Jocelyn created a lifestyle that allows her to be very available to her two young children while also managing her career. Learn from Jocelyn about how to earn significant income from Beautycounter, or a similar business, and how a Portfolio Career that's aligned with your purpose is rewarding on so many levels.
For show notes visit www.careerfitmom.ca/episode54. To register for the Portfolio Career workshop on Jan. 8, 2020, visit www.careerfitmom.ca/portfolio.
One door closes and another opens. Most people agree with this common phrase. Still, it’s hard to embrace any positive outlook when you’re going through a major career disappointment or workplace catastrophe. I interviewed my Radical Forgiveness Coach, Lorree Appleby, about how to move past career missteps so you can fully step into your greatness at work. She covers what to do when you’re passed over for a promotion and how to handle toxic colleagues, amongst other nasty situations you may encounter on the job.
For show notes visit www.careerfitmom.ca/episode53.
To register for my upcoming virtual workshop, "Creating Your Profitable Portfolio Career," on Jan. 8/202, please visit www.careerfitmom.ca/portfolio.
The world of work is in flux. No doubt, our children will have a very different career reality than we do. As much as we want to prepare our kids with the right education, what will ultimately create their success is their outlook about work. The truth is, your kids’ perception about work is almost entirely influenced by you and your career.
Are you loving or hating your job right now? What attitudes are you bringing home from work?
Whatever you’re saying about your job, your leader, your direct reports, your company, your commute, or your clients...it’s all filling up their little heads and hearts.
Change your perspective about your current career, or decide to make the change that your kids will benefit from. Because you'll finally be happy and more fulfilled - and that's the life you want to model for your little ones. For show notes, visit www.careerfitmom.ca/episode52. To register for the upcoming Portfolio Career workshop, visit www.careerfitmom.ca/portfolio
Any type of new skill takes repeated effort to master. In this episode I will coach you to success through the magic of repetition. Whether you're working towards learning a new professional skill, changing jobs, becoming more active, or challenging yourself through fitness, you must aim to fail and improve. The only way is through repetition! For show notes visit www.careerfitmom.ca/episode50 To purchase tickets to Connection Day on Nov. 9/19 visit www.careerfitmom.ca/events
If you are considering a career change, and especially if you're on maternity leave, you'll appreciate this interview. My client Natalia went from feeling floundering and anxious with no career path and a unfulfilling job. She created major momentum in her professional life once she understood her transferrable skills and how they fit with her passions.
Despite a number of job search setbacks, Natalia persevered by staying positive.
Her career pivot resulted in:
For show notes please visit www.careerfitmom.ca/episode49. For Connection Day tickets (Nov 9/19) please visit www.careerfitmom.ca/events
You can get more than just physical wellbeing out of your exercise sessions! Use one of the three mental techniques from this episode during your next workout. You'll learn to overcome obstacles, prepare for a challenge, integrate your success from other areas of life, and imagine all that you desire. These mental games take your workout to the next level to help you live your fullest potential.
For show notes visit www.careerfitmom.ca/episode48
To book Connection Day tickets (Nov 9/19) visit www.careerfitmom.ca/events
Anchoring to an affirmation while exercising is a crucial element of your success. Use empowering mantras to feel fit, strong, and capable. The right affirmations will take your focus off your appearance and support a healthier body image. High performance starts in your mind. Whether it's your winning performance on the job, or physically during your workouts, you will get more out of life when you program your subconscious with empowerment. Quiet your negative self-talk with motivating and encouraging mantras. I share many in this podcast, and you'll learn to develop your own. If you want to win, you must first do so in your mind. Movement with mantras are an incredible combination. Try it, you've got nothing to lose! For show notes, visit www.careerfitmom.ca/episode47. For Connection Day tickets on Nov 9/19, visit https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/connection-day-tickets-58461703529?aff=eac2
Feeling bad about not exercising? Don't. Life happens and it is possible to regain your level of fitness, or even exceed it. It's easier than it may seem and it starts with your mindset. If you're down on yourself for gaining weight, it's going to make it harder to get back to the fitness level you feel the best at. What we think about grows, right? In this podcast I break down five steps to take to help you reframe and regain your level of fitness without focusing on weight loss or body shaping. More exercise is better than none and there's no better time to start than right now. For show notes please visit www.careerfitmom.ca/episode45. Join my upcoming webinar on opening up your schedule for more of what's important to you by visiting www.careerfitmom.ca/timefreedom.
We all have the same amount of time. 24 brilliant hours in a day.
How are you using yours?
As kids return to school and we flow into the new rhythm of Fall, I encourage you to design your schedule in a more meaningful way. Make it manageable with specific focus times so your schedule helps you manifest your desires.
Whether you're working towards a career deliverable in Q4, or a healthier lifestyle, this is when you should be strategic with your time. Fall is the harvest season so there's a natural tendency to reap big rewards!
In this episode you'll learn how to effectively time block and how to watch out for low leverage activities. Download my time blocking worksheet for free at www.careerfitmom.ca/timeblock. For show notes, please visit www.careerfitmom.ca/episode44
What happens when your dream job is no longer lighting you up? I've been going through a lot of career confusion these last few months and I shut down a major part of my business as a result. I've also had countless clients experience the feelings of confusion, guilt, overwhelm, and anxiety that come with the realization that it's time to pivot. This episode takes you through the six stages of my own career pivot. I hope that by sharing them, you'll find it easier to transition into your next dream job. For show notes please visit www.careerfitmom.ca/episode43
Last week I was a special guest at our local high school. I spoke to two Career classes about my path to the job I have today. I framed the lecture around three "lessons" that I wanted to share with the students. While the lessons helped me immensely when I was a young adult, it's only looking back on my career history that I can see the themes emerge. These three lessons still apply today. Listen for my most impactful career tips and watch the magic unfold as you activate them in your own career.
For show notes visit www.careerfitmom.ca/episode42. Pick up my free Commitment Primer worksheet at www.careerfitmom.ca/commit
Feel better about your body, now. You’re already perfect the way you are. Expressing gratitude for your body and everything it does for you attracts an abundance of beautiful physical and emotional health. In this podcast you’ll learn how to tap into your truest self and express it through your physical shape. You’ll learn about body awareness and acceptance. When you love your body, you are free. You’ll be amazed by the transformation that occurs through your self-compassion and body appreciation. For show notes, visit www.careerfitmom.ca/episode39. Grab my free Commitment Primer to support your new healthy mindset: www.careerfitmom.ca/commit