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Say Goodbye to Overwhelm: A Step-by-Step Guide to Prioritization02 Sep 202400:28:39

In this week's episode of the podcast, I dive into one of the most critical skills for living an ambitious and balanced life: prioritization. I break down a simple, five-step process that will help you tackle your busy workload without feeling overwhelmed. I also share insights from a real coaching session that highlight why knowing the process isn’t enough—execution is key. If you've ever felt like you’re drowning in tasks but not making real progress, this episode is exactly what you need. Trust me, you don’t want to miss it! 

Topics in this episode: 
  • A five-step process to focus on what matters. 
  • Tips to handle your workload smoothly. 
  • How prioritization leads to success. 
  • “More time" isn’t always the solution. 
  • Simple ways to organize and get things done. 

Show Notes & References:   
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3 step roadmap to an ambitious and balanced life {+ exciting announcement}26 Aug 202400:36:07

In this week's episode of the podcast, I'm excited to walk you through the Ambitious and Balanced process, where I break down the three key steps that are essential for creating a balanced life as a working mom.

I'll guide you through each step, revealing the exact process I'll be using in my upcoming group coaching program, Ambitious & Balanced. Plus, I’m sharing all the juicy details about this program.

So if you’ve been craving a life where you’re calm, confident, and truly in control, you won’t want to miss this episode! 

Topics in this episode:
  • Overview of the Ambitious and Balanced process. 
  • Key decisions for achieving work-life balance. 
  • Fall launch of a new group coaching program. 
  • Strategies for effective time management and prioritization. 
  • Group coaching details and ongoing support plan. 

 Show Notes & References:
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5 hot tips for a memory-filled summer24 Jun 202400:26:37

In this week's podcast episode, I'm sharing five hot tips for a balanced and fun summer that every working mom needs to hear!

From handling big emotions to mastering unplugged vacations, these strategies will help you enjoy a fulfilling season with your family without sacrificing your professional goals.

Tune in to discover how to make this summer your best one yet!

Topics in this episode:
  • Navigating big emotions 
  • Setting realistic expectations 
  • The importance of fully disconnecting during vacation 
  • How to maintain balance and prevent burnout 
  • Explore ways to inject fun into everyday tasks

Show Notes & References:
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Get back on track in 2 minutes or less24 Oct 202200:27:52

What do you do when you realize you are doing the very thing you don’t want to do? For example, you are distracted on your phone when with your kids, unable to shut down your work brain, saying yes to too many things, yelling at your kids or logging back on at night. How do you get yourself back on track? In this episode I am sharing 8 tools that take 2 minutes or less to help you reset so you can quickly get back on track toward balance and happiness.

Topics in this episode:
  • 8 practical tools to help you reset your mindset and emotions
  • Why your thoughts and feelings are behind every imbalanced behavior
  • Getting yourself out of lack or “I’m not good enough”
  • The importance of saying the thing even when it feels mean and icky
  • Emotions have specific sensations

Show Notes & References:
  • Stop falling back into old bad habits of overworking and click here to schedule a breakthrough call: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Have a podcast idea? Send me an email: rebecca@rebeccaolsoncoaching.com
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

Advancing your career as a working mom (with Stacy Mayer)17 Oct 202200:56:46

Today on the podcast, I interview Stacy Mayer, an executive coach and promotion strategist, on what it takes to advance your career as a working mom. During the interview we discuss the challenges that working moms face, some of the mindsets that hold them back and ultimately what it takes to take full control of your career trajectory.

Topics in this episode:
  • How opportunities have shifted for working moms in the last 5 years and why that is good for you
  • Is it true that moving up in your career will require more time & energy?
  • The importance of setting a vision for your career and how to do it
  • The difference between visioning and goal setting in your career
  • The importance of intentionality when it comes to career advancement

Show Notes & References:
The motherhood identity crisis10 Oct 202200:24:26

The motherhood identity crisis is the internal questioning that happens after you start having kids. “Who am I?” and “What do I want?” are fundamental questions that need to be answered in order for you to continue operating as an ambitious woman. In today’s podcast I am sharing with you two reasons why women experience an identity crisis after becoming a mom and what they can do to help themselves through it.

Topics in this episode:
  • Normalizing the identity crisis after motherhood
  • The importance of knowing who you are and what you want
  • Why ambitious career driven women experience a crisis after having kids
  • 3 steps to moving yourself through the motherhood identity crisis
  • How coaching can help you get out of crisis mode faster

Show Notes & References:
  • Get out of crisis mode and into an intentionally balanced life! Click here to schedule a free call www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

The truth about needing to get one more thing done03 Oct 202200:24:00

Hyper-doing is the overwhelming need to get one more thing done. Hyper-doing is one of the three most common overworking behaviors that cause working moms to prioritize work over rest because it has you focusing on doing more instead of being present and having fun. In today’s podcast, I will be sharing with you three practical ways to rewire your hyper-doing brain so that rest, adventures, delight and presence is prioritized over productivity. This is part 3 of a 3-part series on the three most common overworking behaviors.

Topics in this episode:
  • What is hyper-doing?
  • 3 reasons why hyper-doing is the cause of imbalance
  • How accomplishing more will not allow you to rest
  • You are not more valuable if you achieve more
  • Why you shouldn’t squeeze one more thing in, even if you can
  • The importance of feeling satisfied so you stop doing more things
  • 3 ways to rewire your hyper-doing brain

Show Notes & References:
The truth about perfectionism26 Sep 202200:33:33

Perfectionism is at the root of many time-sucking imbalanced behaviors like indecision, overpreparing, and seeking validation. And it would be hard for you to experience the full joy of life and feel true balance without addressing your perfectionist tendencies. On today’s podcast I share with you the truth about perfectionism, what it is, exactly why you need to be working on it and I’ll give you two specific exercises to help you overcome it.

Topics in this episode:
  • The need to get things right
  • Perfectionism and the avoidance of failure
  • Why it’s important to practice self-trust
  • 1 core belief that will end perfectionism if you truly believed it
  • My personal battle with perfectionism and fearing failure
  • If failure isn’t negative, what is it?

Show Notes & References:
The truth about people pleasing19 Sep 202200:23:04

People pleasing is a behavior that prevents women from experiencing work-life balance. It causes them to say yes to too many things, to not delegate, to work late and always be available. People pleasers don’t want anyone else to feel disappointed and so they avoid conflict at all costs. But people pleasing isn’t really what you think. In today’s podcast, I’m sharing the truth about people pleasing, what you’re actually trying to avoid by people pleasing and 2 things you need to do to stop the people pleasing behaviors.

Topics in this episode:
  • What you likely misunderstand about people pleasing
  • Why people pleasers are amazing people and what makes it good
  • What you make it mean when someone else is disappointed in something you do
  • How inadequacy and feeling incapable are at the heart of people pleasing
  • Why it’s important for you to know what makes you invaluable at your company
  • The 2 step path toward ending people pleasing

Show Notes & References:

In 6 months you can stop people pleasing and start controlling your schedule, presence and energy. Click here to schedule a free call and learn more about coaching: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book

Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

Stop thinking “it’s not working”12 Sep 202200:19:49

When you think “it’s not working, I’m failing, this shouldn’t be happening…” how does that make you feel? Not good, right? Thinking “it’s not working” sends you into fix-it mode where you start working more in order to prove yourself and feel better about your work. In today’s podcast I’m breaking down three scenarios where the thought “it’s not working” or “something’s wrong” is at the heart of imbalance and share with you exactly what you should be thinking instead.

Topics in this episode:
  • “It’s not working” is just “I’m failing” in disguise
  • How imbalance stems from some flavor of the thought “it’s not working”
  • Not getting through your to-do’s does not mean you’re doing something wrong
  • Yelling at your kids doesn’t make you a bad mom
  • When you problem solve at the highest level

Show Notes & References:
  • Create for yourself a mindset and life that is always working – schedule a time for us to connect about coaching: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

How to spend money on yourself05 Sep 202200:25:44

When deciding to spend money on yourself it’s not really about affordability, the money is almost always there, instead it’s about feeling comfortable spending money on yourself. Over the past 5 years, I have spent over $200,000 on myself, my happiness and my business and today I will share the 3 things I believe about investing in myself that has helped me get past the discomfort.

Topics in this episode:
  • How I was able to invest in myself even when my body was shaking and sweating in fear
  • The wrong question to ask yourself when you are thinking about spending money on yourself
  • The power of believing you are worthy of investing in
  • 2 specific questions to help you get over the hurdle of investing
  • If you feel resistance to investing in yourself, start with this question…
  • How to ensure you make the “right” decision
  • What you will get out of an investment in coaching

Show Notes & References:
  • Decide you are worth it and schedule a free breakthrough call to learn more about coaching: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

5 things to make change easier29 Aug 202200:31:13

Both big and little changes can cause lots of anxiety and stress, but there are 5 specific things you can do to make change easier. In today’s podcast I am sharing what I learned over the last 5 months, while my family has been going through a huge change, that will help you to feel more calm and in control during your next transition.

Topics in this episode:
  • My family is moving to Benicia, CA
  • Why no human like change (no, you’re not the only one)
  • What your body experiences in the midst of change and why it feels so bad
  • What to do when you feel like quitting or you’re second guessing the change
  • How to calm your body when it freaks out in the midst of change
  • 5 specific things you can do to make change easier

Show Notes & References:
  • Episode reference: Stop Shoulding (www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/8)
  • Schedule a free coaching call if you want to not just control the Sunday Scaries, but eradicate them from your working mom life: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

4 simple steps to end the Sunday Scaries22 Aug 202200:18:30

The Sunday Scaries are an experience most working moms have on Sunday afternoons when their brain unintentionally starts thinking about work the next day, which then produces stress, anxiety and overwhelm. In today’s podcast, I am going to explain exactly why you experience the Sunday Scaries, how it is something that is actually controllable and 4 specific steps to ending them.

Topics in this episode:
  • Why your brain likes to bring up the Sunday Scaries
  • How the Sunday Scaries are something you create, not something that happens to you
  • The Sunday Scaries are a survival mechanism
  • What it takes to control the Sunday Scaries
  • 4 specific steps to end the Sunday Scaries
  • 3 questions to intentionally shift your mindset on Sunday’s

Show Notes & References:
  • Do you have a topic for the podcast? Send me an email at Rebecca@rebeccaolsoncoaching.com
  • Schedule a free coaching call if you want to not just control the Sunday Scaries, but eradicate them from your working mom life: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

Top 3 mindsets that make you feel stuck and what to do about them17 Jun 202400:30:09

In today's podcast, I want to share with you the top three mindsets that are holding you back from going after your big dreams and big goals and causing you to feel stuck.

These three toxic mindsets, as I like to call them, have you playing it small. Have you stuck in confusion, not knowing what to do.

I'm going to cover why each of these three mindsets are holding you back and I will also offer to you one powerful question that you can answer immediately that's going to help you get out of this mindset and into those big dreams.

You ready, working moms? Let's get to it.  

Topics in this episode:
  • Overcoming limiting mindsets 
  • Addressing toxic mindsets: fear of failure, indecision, and complacency. 
  • Practical advice to move from feeling stuck to pursuing your dreams.  

Show Notes & References:
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Why you shouldn’t listen to your gut15 Aug 202200:24:14

Your gut is not always the best guide when making decisions. Your gut wants you to feel safe and comfortable, which is not always the goal. An ambitious and balanced life is not one that feels comfy and cozy, it’s one that has you putting yourself out there and going after big goals. In today’s podcast, I want to share with you 3 ways to make decisions that is not based on your gut. I will also breakdown exactly what that mysterious “gut feeling” is and when you should and shouldn’t be following it.

Topics in this episode:
  • How your gut has been deceiving you
  • Making decisions you know are “right”
  • Defining what is “right” for you
  • Why you don’t do the thing you know you should do
  • 3 ways of making values-based decisions
  • Why you shouldn’t follow your gut when you want to do something big

Show Notes & References: Episodes on overcoming the fear of failure and making decisions:
Cultivating the belief “I am worthy”08 Aug 202200:15:56

Today on the podcast I am celebrating my 40th Birthday! And to honor the past decade of my life, I want to share one belief that I worked on throughout my 30’s that changed me from the inside out. I am going to dive deep into why this one belief was so transformational to me, how I learned to cultivate it and what you can do to adopt it yourself.

Topics in this episode:
  • The importance of believing “I am worthy”
  • Why you want to boast about yourself and your amazingness
  • Why other people can’t fill your “worthy-cup”
  • What it takes to believe in yourself at a higher level
  • Specific questions to ask yourself to help build up belief in your worthiness

Show Notes & References:
  • Schedule a free coaching call if to start believing “I am worthy” no matter your successes or failures in life: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

Give yourself permission01 Aug 202200:23:32

If you are not experiencing the happy and balanced life that you want as a working mom, it’s not because it doesn’t exist. It’s not because “life as a working mom is just hard”...it’s because you haven’t decided it’s your #1 priority. You haven’t given yourself permission to pursue the balanced life you want. In today’s podcast, I am breaking down the 3 reasons working moms don’t pursue the life they want and exactly what to do about it.

Topics in this episode:
  • The importance of believing what you want is out there for you.
  • You are worthy of happiness and balance.
  • You don’t need your husband’s permission to make changes in your life.
  • Why your happiness is more important than saving money.
  • Happiness and balance is not going to just happen to you, you have to decide to go after it.

Show Notes & References:
  • Schedule a free coaching call if you want to make your happiness a priority: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

It's ok to say NO25 Jul 202200:17:32

We hear our kids start using the word “NO” around the age of two. It’s an act of control, testing limits and they know it’s going to get a reaction out of you. Strangely it’s also a word that we, as women, have a hard time using. It carries with it the fear of disappointment and of missing out. It can create social anxiety. It’s only two letters but it carries power and control. In today’s podcast I am going to share with you 3 reasons you are having a hard time saying NO and how to make it easier.

Topics in this episode:
  • Why centuries of women being submissive still has a cultural effect on our ability to say NO.
  • Saying NO does not make you a bad employee, less of a team player or a bad manager
  • The 3 most common drivers behind saying YES too much
  • What does being a “good manager” really mean, if it’s not being 100% available
  • How to self-coach yourself to make saying NO, easier

Show Notes & References:
  • Schedule a free coaching call to learn how to start saying NO so you can create space and margin in your life. Click here to schedule your call: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

A must-do 5 minute morning practice18 Jul 202200:15:30

The thoughts you have about yourself are the ones that impact you the most. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks, it matters what YOU think. In today’s podcast I’m sharing with you the must-do 5 minute morning practice that helps shape your thoughts so that you start your day thinking and feeling successful and confident. If you don’t have a morning routine, no problem, this is the only practice you need to do.

Topics in this episode:
  • If your thoughts are like a car, which would you rather be? A Ferrari or an old truck?
  • What is missing from your morning routine?
  • Why our thoughts about ourself default to negative
  • 2 questions that shift your that can make you feel amazing and confident
  • Why your employer should pay you to do this 5 minute practice

Show Notes & References:
  • Supplemental episodes:
  • Balance starts with your thoughts (part 3) – www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/62
  • The most important relationship in your life – www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/52
  • What makes you a great mom – www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/44
  • Schedule a free coaching call to learn how to end the negative self-talk and start feeling like the amazing working mom you are. Click here to schedule your call: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

Living for the weekend11 Jul 202200:24:07

Living for the weekends is a sign of imbalance. It says that you are not finding enough rest, rejuvenation, and satisfaction in your everyday life. It’s a sign that your brain and body need a much needed “break”. But in a balanced life you are not constantly needing a break because there is a healthy balance between work and rest. In today’s podcast I break down the four reasons you are living for the weekend and explain what you need to do to break the cycle.

Topics in this episode:
  • Why living for the weekend is a sign of imbalance
  • Living for the weekend is a sign you are settling in life
  • The importance of rest and rejuvenation in a work week
  • The 4 most common mindsets that cause “living for the weekend”
  • How feeling satisfied and enough ends the need to desperately have that vacation

Show Notes & References:
  • Schedule a breakthrough call when you’re ready to stop living for the weekends. Click here to schedule your call: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

Following through with your boundaries04 Jul 202200:19:15

The only thing getting in the way of you following through with your work-out, or leaving work on time, or not checking email or logging back on at night, the only thing getting in the way of you holding your boundaries…is an emotion. Emotions are what drive all our actions (or inactions) and when you learn to actually feel an emotion, rather than avoid it or judge it, holding your boundaries will get immensely easier. In today’s episode I walk you through exactly what it takes to follow-through with the commitments and boundaries that will help you feel balanced.

Topics in this episode:
  • How to get over the urge to check your email on your phone
  • The simplest thing you can do when you are tempted to not hold your boundary
  • To stop feeling rushed in the morning, you need to be willing to feel this
  • The most common emotion that causes me imbalance

Show Notes & References:
  • Schedule a breakthrough call to learn exactly what emotion causes imbalance in your life and how to overcome it. Click here to schedule your call: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/57: 7 truths about emotions
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

Creating balance as a lawyer (with Olivia Vizachero)27 Jun 202200:56:36

Is it true there are industries where balance is just impossible? To answer this question, I interviewed, Olivia Vizachero, founder of The Less Stressed Lawyer. She and I dive straight into talking about the challenges of creating balance in an industry that rewards overworking. We speak about what it takes to create balance, specific decisions that need to be made along the way, mindsets that open up the possibility of balance and the nitty gritty of creating boundaries.

Topics in this episode:
  • Can you create balance as a lawyer?
  • The trade off of money for time, what to do about it?
  • What gets in the way of creating boundaries in overworking cultures?
  • The importance of deciding ahead of time when you plan to work and not work
  • Rest as a productivity tool
  • An equation for creating boundaries
  • Dealing with discomfort when you try to stick to boundaries

Show Notes & References:
Cultivating satisfaction at work20 Jun 202200:17:30

There is one emotion that almost feels like magic when creating work-life balance: satisfaction. When you feel satisfied, you don’t feel the need to do more. You feel like what you have is enough, what you’ve done is enough and how you showed up is enough. In today’s podcast I am sharing 3 ways you can cultivate this magical feeling of being satisfied and explain why it is not the natural place for your brain to go.

Topics in this episode:
  • An abundance mindset creates work-life balance
  • Why your brain needs to see the glass as half-full
  • Your brain is hard wired to say “you didn’t do enough”
  • Lessons you can learn from satisfying hunger
  • The magical moment that satisfaction needs to be cultivated
  • 3 ways to cultivate feeling satisfied

Show Notes & References:
Should I join the Collective?13 Jun 202200:26:55

In today’s podcast I am walking you through what happens inside the Ambitious and Balanced Working Moms Collective. Over the past several weeks, I’ve taught you the 5 steps to work-life balance and from that series I heard from a number of working moms, asking questions about the The Collective. Today I want to share what happens after you join and all the inside details of the program.

Topics in this episode:
  • What happens when you join The Collective?
  • How does the money back guarantee work?
  • Who is The Collective for?
  • How does group coaching really work?

Show Notes & References:
You're living the life you once dreamed of living10 Jun 202400:23:46

In this week's episode of the podcast, I dive into a topic that has given me goosebumps - realizing that you are living your dream life.

We explore why it's crucial to bask in this belief and celebrate the progress and goals you've already achieved and I share a personal story about a beautiful morning with my husband that led me to reflect on how far I've come.

This episode is all about acknowledging your accomplishments, and I will offer 4 actionable steps to help you embrace this truth.  

This episode is a powerful reminder for all ambitious women to pause and appreciate their journey. Let’s get to it! 

Topics in this episode:
  • Recognizing and celebrating current achievements. 
  • Tips for handling stress and finding balance in daily life. 
  • The importance of acknowledging progress. 
  • Practical steps to embrace living your dream life. 
  • Practicing being present and satisfied.

Show Notes & References:
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You don’t need more time to feel balanced (part 5)06 Jun 202200:16:55

If you cannot create more hours in a day, in order to achieve balance, the only two things you can do are: learn how to achieve more in less time and change the way you think about time. Because in a balanced life, the time you have feels like “enough” and you feel at peace with the ways you are spending it. In today’s podcast I am going to challenge the way you think about time and give you 3 necessary shifts in your mindset on time. This is step 5 of a 5-part series on creating sustainable work life balance.

Topics in this episode:
  • 3 mindset shifts you must make in order to change the way you feel about time
  • Since you can’t create more time, what can you do? Two things…
  • How you already know how to achieve more in less time
  • Exactly what NOT to think about how much time you have
  • How procrastination leads to balance

Show Notes & References:
Creating and sticking to boundaries (part 4)30 May 202200:21:05

Boundaries are the decisions you make to either protect (or not protect) the things that are most important to you, things like time with your family, date nights, rest and working-out. Every day you make decisions to either honor those priorities and keep them safe, or not. In today’s podcast, I help you understand exactly what it takes to prioritize the things that matter most and I explain the 3 most common breaks in your boundary. This is step 4 of a 5-part series on creating sustainable work life balance.

Topics in this episode:
  • What exactly is a boundary?
  • A helpful image to use when thinking about your boundaries
  • How to identify leaks in your boundary
  • The 3 most common things that rob you from prioritizing the things that matter most

Show Notes & References:
Balance starts with your thoughts (part 3)23 May 202200:25:05

Balance starts with your thoughts. If you want to FEEL balanced, then you need to start thinking thoughts that make you feel that way. In today’s episode I am covering the 3rd step of the 5 Step to Work-Life Balance process: controlling your mind. There are three things you need to know when learning how to interrupt negative thoughts and start cultivating an arsenal of positive ones. This is part 3 of a 5 part series.

Topics in this episode:
  • How imbalanced thoughts lead to overworking
  • Why you shouldn’t always believe your first thought
  • What it takes to cultivate other perspectives
  • How to get your brain out of default mode
  • The first kid vs second kid mindset

Show Notes & References:
  • Create sustainable work-life balance by joining the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective
  • Step 1: The first step to creating work-life balance (www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/60)
  • Step 2: How to make work-life balance easier (part 2) (www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/61)
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

How to make work-life balance easier (part 2)16 May 202200:29:07

In today’s episode I am sharing the 2nd step to creating a balanced life: clarity. There are 3 things you need to know: where you are headed in your career, what your day-to-day priorities are and exactly what a regret-free looks like to you. Clarity is the roadmap to a balanced life and it will help you start making confident decisions around how to spend your time and energy with ease. This is step two of a 5 step process.

Topics in this episode:
  • Feeling lost and uncertain in your career, after having kids
  • The importance of being clear on exactly what you want and why
  • What to do when you have 10 things that need to get done at once
  • How clarity eases day-to-day decisions
  • Why you must feel certain about your career and how

Show Notes & References:
  • Ready to create sustainable work-life balance? Join the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective
  • Step 1:The first step to creating work-life balance (www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/60)
  • Does your job need to be fulfilling to create balance? (www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/33)
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

The first step to creating work-life balance09 May 202200:22:34

Balance is a feeling. It is not found in a perfect set of circumstances, it is found inside your body. This is an important distinction to make because the process to creating balance isn’t found in changing your job or working less hours, it’s found in you. You are in control of creating a balanced life and it is only possible when you are feeling confident in yourself and your work. This is part 1 of a 5 part series covering the proven 5 step process I teach inside, The Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective.

Topics in this episode:
  • The importance of thinking amazing things about yourself
  • What it takes to end all the scripts that say “I am not good enough” or “I didn’t do enough”
  • Why your job never creates balance
  • Balance is not dependent on the number of hours you work

Show Notes & References:
  • Ready to create sustainable work-life balance? Join the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

Believing you can do it (with Ali Gorsuch)02 May 202200:56:53

Coaching is a process of not just finding balance right now, it’s about figuring out how to create it from here on out. On today’s podcast I am interviewing a past client, Ali Gorsuch, who stopped coaching with me over a year and half ago, but the impact of coaching has had a lasting effect. In this interview Ali speaks about how the coaching we did back in 2019 helped her to get a recent promotion, move across the country with ease and feel present and connected with her kids. She shares some of the tools that had a profound effect and that she continues to use on a daily basis.

Topics in this episode:
  • The importance of choosing your thoughts
  • Why knowing your values creates clarity
  • What you need to believe in order to get promoted and reach big goals
  • How to unwind the thought “this is the best I can get”
  • How to choose to not feel guilty

Show Notes & References:
  • Want to learn how to create a balanced life both now and 3 years from now? Schedule a time to chat and I will walk you through the process: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

Becoming a confident decision maker25 Apr 202200:27:09

To become a confident decision maker, you have to start making decisions in a different way. There are 4 distinctions that separate confident decision makers that ensure they don’t procrastinate, people please or perfect (the enemies of all decisions). In today’s podcast I will cover each of the distinctions and why they are so important.

Topics in this episode:
  • Confident decision making does not mean you will get it “right”
  • The importance of giving yourself a container of time to make a decision
  • How gathering people’s opinion does not lead to better decisions
  • The importance of making faster more decisive decisions to create a balanced life
  • Why self-trust is important part of confidence

Show Notes & References:
  • Want to make a confident decision about your life & career? Schedule a time to chat and I will walk you through the process of confident decision making: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Episode 27: #2 Strategy to grow confidence
  • Have an episode idea? I’d love to hear it, send me an email with your suggestions: rebecca@rebeccaolsoncoaching.com
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

The right way to go about a career change18 Apr 202200:15:05

Career happiness is an important part of creating work-life balance. And for many working moms, this leads them to consider making a change in their career. But change feels scary and they got lost in the options and the “what-ifs”. The reason for this, is because they are going about the career change in the wrong way. As a coach for working moms I have a specific method I use to help my clients take the guessing game out of the job search and in today’s episode I am going to share it with you.

Topics in this episode:
  • How NOT to go about job search
  • Why you should never start by listing out your options
  • Why you shouldn’t trust your gut when it comes to making a career change
  • Where to start in the job-search process
  • How to calm down your brain when it freaks out about making a change

Show Notes & References:
  • Want to chat about how to create your own job search compass, so you take the guessing game out of the career change? Schedule a time to chat by going to: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

7 truths about emotions11 Apr 202200:37:12

Emotions are not meant to be avoided…they’re meant to be felt. When you give yourself space to feel your emotions, they don’t linger as long, you feel more in control of them and you don’t allow them to build up to an explosion. In today’s episode I am sharing 7 truths about emotions and how to give yourself space to feel them.

Topics in this episode:
  • My journey out of being a feeling avoider
  • Why toddlers are so good at feeling their emotions
  • What to do with disappointment, anger and other icky emotions
  • What science says about emotions and how they vibrate in our body’s
  • An emotion can pass through your body in just 90 seconds
  • What it takes to give space for an emotions and how to do it

Show Notes & References:

Want a step by step guide for handling unwanted emotions like disappointment and failure? Join the Ambitious and Balanced Working Moms Collective. Click here to learn more and sign up: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective

Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

4 tools to calm down your brain (with Cathy Sullivan)04 Apr 202200:49:32

As a working mom your brain is likely always "on". You are constantly thinking about the things that need to get accomplished and the decisions that need to be made. For my client Cathy, these constant to-do’s, the second-guessing of herself, the need to make sure she bought the right products and was always prepared…this constant chatter in her head was preventing her from being happy and present in the way that she wanted. In coaching, Cathy learned several tools to help manage all of the thoughts in her head and the overwhelm that came with it and on today’s podcast she is sharing her top 4.

Topics in this episode:
  • All the things working moms hold onto in their brain and how to let it all go
  • 4 tools to help calm an overwhelmed mind
  • What to do when you need to clean up the house and you want to be with your kiddos
  • A funny story about managing the piles of artwork from preschool
  • How to not feel like a bad mom when you get angry at your kids
  • The importance of knowing your superpower

Show Notes & References:
  • If you want to create a customized plan to calm your brain and stop feeling overwhelmed, I invite you to schedule a free breakthrough call. Click here to book your call: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

The 10 essentials to create an ambitious and balanced life03 Jun 202400:33:05

Today on the podcast I’m offering to you 10 essential things that you need to do in order to create an ambitious and balanced life.

I have distilled so much of what I teach my clients, and what I teach here on this podcast, down to 10 essential things.

I’m going to cover each of them one-by-one, highlighting why they are important in creating an ambitious and balanced life. And even offer some tips and tools on how to get started with them right away.

You ready? let’s get to it. 

Topics in this episode:
  • Tips on separating thoughts from truth to reduce stress. 
  • Advice on blocking time for important tasks during the workday. 
  • Importance of setting clear goals and priorities for balance. 
  • Creating space to feel and process emotions. 
  • Practicing intentional thinking daily. 

Show Notes & References:
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How to self-validate28 Mar 202200:18:42

There is a secret to feeling confident. To prioritizing your own needs. To feeling in control of your time and turning off your work brain at the time that you want. There is a secret to getting out of procrastination and learning how to make more decisive decisions. You ready for it? The secret is learning how to self-validate. In other words, to stop needing someone else to tell you that you’re good, that you’re doing enough and that you’re doing things right. You can simply choose to believe those things without ever needing someone else to tell you so. In today’s episode, I will show you how.

Topics in this episode:
  • The need for recognition and validation
  • The connection between confidence and validation
  • The sneaky ways the need for validation surfaces
  • How procrastination and perfectionism are really all about validation
  • What it takes to increase your belief in self
  • A free event to help you learn the skill of self-validation

Show Notes & References:
  • Increase your confidence and feel like a badass working mom! Join Belief Week, a free week-long event: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/beliefweek.
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

Are you exactly where you should be?21 Mar 202200:26:37

Today I’m sharing a transformative belief: I’m exactly where I should be. Imagine believing that in the midst of failure, you’re exactly where you should be or at the end of a work-day when you checked nothing off your list, you’re exactly where you should be. Even when you are wishing you were further along in your career, you’re still exactly where you should be. This thought is available to you all of the time and you can find evidence for how this thought is true about every single situation in your life. In today’s episode I am walking you through 3 scenarios in life where thinking this thought can powerfully shift how you feel and respond.

Topics in this episode:
  • Why this has become one of the most transformative beliefs I adopted in my life
  • How you can believe this thought, even when you checked nothing off your to-do list
  • Why this thought can pull you out of mom-guilt
  • Exactly how you can believe this thought, even when it doesn’t feel fully true
  • How to start using this thought in moments where you feel behind or like you’ve failed
  • Why this thought is particularly useful to high-achievers

Show Notes & References:
  • Sign up for my email list and be the first to get access to free trainings, workshops and tools to support your working mom life: https://www.ambitiousandbalanced.com/emaillist
  • If you want to create a customized plan to end your negative self-talk and stop believing you are always behind. I invite you to schedule a free breakthrough call. Click here to book your call: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

The most important relationship in your life14 Mar 202200:20:03

The most important relationship in your life is the one that you have with yourself. The way you treat yourself, either makes you feel really good or it makes you feel inadequate and like an imposter. In today’s episode, I’ll share what a healthy (and unhealthy) relationship with yourself looks like and discuss challenges that women face when they try to let go of self-doubt and negative self-talk.

Topics in this episode:
  • The spectrum of relationships women have with themselves
  • What a toxic relationship with yourself looks like and how to identify it
  • Why women struggle to let go of self-doubt
  • What it takes to stop all the negative self-talk

6 questions to evaluate and change your relationship with yourself:
  1. Scale from 1 to 10 - How would you rate your relationship with yourself, currently? Why would you rate it that way?
  2. What would being at a 10 look like?
  3. Do you want to be at a 10? Why or why not?
  4. If you were at a 10, what do you fear?
  5. What is currently getting in the way of you being at a 10?
  6. What do you need to do in order to make progress toward a 10?

Show Notes & References:
  • Learn how to shut down your computer and work-brain at the exact time you want when you sign up and watch my free training, The Secret To Ending Your Workday at 5:00pm. Click here to get the free training: https://www.ambitiousandbalancedcollective.com/end-work-at-5pm
  • If you want to create a customized plan to end your negative self-talk and have a more joy-filled relationship with yourself, I invite you to schedule a free breakthrough call. Click here to book your call: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

How to make big decisions07 Mar 202200:20:25

We all want big things in our life. We want jobs that are fulfilling, careers that are meaningful and lives that feel balanced. But when it comes to making decisions to go after those big things, that’s where women get stuck. In today’s podcast, I’m talking about why women get stuck in indecision. I’ll share about why it took me so long to make the big decision to become a coach and how I was able to overcome all the fears that came with making a big change. At the end, I will give you the one belief that is essential when making big decisions.

Topics in this episode:
  • What is HOW greed?
  • Why trying to figure out every detail is the wrong approach to making big decisions
  • How I was able to make the big decision to leave my full-time job to become a coach
  • What you need to believe about yourself when making decisions
  • The one thing it always boils down to when you feel stuck in what you want

Show Notes & References:
  • Have a topic idea? Send me an email at rebecca@rebeccaolsoncoaching.com
  • Making decisions you feel certain about – www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/50
  • Schedule a free breakthrough call if you’re ready to get out of indecision and believe that you are worthy of what you want. Click here to book your call: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

Making decisions you feel certain about28 Feb 202200:23:39

Your brain craves certainty when making decisions. It wants to know you’re getting it “right”. But often times that feeling of certainty can feel illusive, almost magical, and certainly not anything you can control. But certainty is just a feeling, and like any other feeling, it comes from the way you think. In today’s podcast I’m sharing with you how to cultivate certainty when making decisions, there are just 4 things you need to know.

Topics in this episode:
  • Certainty is something you control
  • Why your gut has nothing to do with certainty
  • 4 things you need to know to cultivate certainty
  • Specific questions to use when making certain decisions
  • A simple framework, even your 7 year old could use, to feel certain

Show Notes & References:
  • You can learn to be a decisive and powerful decision maker. Book a free breakthrough call and I will walk you through the process: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

Guilt because you love your job21 Feb 202200:22:06

Many ambitious career driven women experience guilt because they love what they do and sometimes they like it more than being with their kids. Our culture says that our maternal instincts should be stronger than anything else, but for some that isn’t the case (hence the guilt). On today’s episode, I talk about why it’s OK to love what you do and why it makes sense that it’s more interesting than your kids. And at the end, I will send you off with 3 practical exercises to help all of that guilt melt away.

Topics in this episode:
  • Why we self-inflict guilt with our thoughts
  • The two different types of guilt and where it comes from
  • Why it’s ok to find your job more interesting than your kids
  • The importance of believing you are a good mom and determining exactly what that means to you
  • 3 practical exercises that will allow that guilt to melt away

Show Notes:
3 things you must know about your purpose14 Feb 202200:21:08

Women want to feel fulfilled in their job, especially if they are going to leave their baby to go do it. For many women, motherhood is a transition where the question “What is my purpose?” resurfaces as they manage the push and pull of work and motherhood. But there are a lot of misconceptions about defining your purpose. When you truly understand what your purpose is and what it is not, it becomes a tool that motivates you in what you already do and also becomes a guide to new opportunities.

Topics in this episode:
  • 3 things you need to stop believing about your purpose
  • You do not have one purpose in life
  • Why your job is not your purpose
  • A more useful way to view your purpose so defining it becomes easy
  • A story on how my purpose helped me feel more motivated by my job while looking for another
  • 3 truths that will change your entire view on what your purpose is

Show Notes:
  • Learn a framework for defining your purpose at my free workshop, Decide Your Purpose, on Thursday, February 17 @ 5:00 pm ET. You must sign up to attend or receive the replay. Here is a link: www.ambitiousandbalanced.com/purposeworkshop-register
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

What to do when you feel overwhelmed07 Feb 202200:21:12

Let’s talk about overwhelm. Overwhelm doesn’t just happen to us. It’s an emotion our brain uses to communicate important questions. When we see overwhelm as a sign to stop and talk to our brains about what is causing the overwhelm, we can learn how to leverage it, instead of feeling bogged down by it. In this episode I will walk you through the 3 steps to leveraging overwhelm so you can feel more free, confident, and energized (ya, know…sort of the opposite of overwhelmed).

Topics in this episode:
  • Here’s why everyone feels overwhelmed
  • 3 important facts about overwhelm
  • Why motherhood is an overwhelming season of life
  • What not to do when you feel overwhelmed
  • 3 steps to getting yourself out of overwhelm

Show Notes:
  • Ready to lessen the overall overwhelm in your life and learn how to use it to propel you forward? Book a free breakthrough call and I will walk you through the process: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

3 reasons to dream big31 Jan 202200:24:26

What big goals do you have for yourself? Do you want to make a certain amount of money? Do you want to reach a certain level in your career? Maybe you want to be a stay at home mom. Getting in tune with what it is you really want and then declaring that to yourself is an important part of having a regret free working mom life. In today’s episode I will be talking about declaring your dreams. I will talk about why your brain puts up so much resistance to dreaming and then share three magical things that happen when you allow yourself to say what it is you really want.

Topics in this episode:
  • The importance of dreaming
  • 3 reasons why it might be hard for you to dream
  • A sort of magic that happens when you dream
  • The importance of a north star (a dream) in your life
  • Why you might feel like you’re walking in circles
  • How to get out of a rinse and repeat life

Show Notes:
  • Study on walking in circles - https://www.science.org/content/article/why-we-walk-circles
  • Ready to finally get to the bottom of what you want and make a plan to have it? Schedule a free breakthrough call where we will begin the dreaming process and create a process of attaining it. Book your call here: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

Creating a successful maternity leave (with author Amy Beacom)24 Jan 202200:50:07

In today’s podcast I am interviewing Amy Beacom, author of the book The Parental Leave Playbook, which helps expecting parents take control of their transition into parenthood. Amy and her co-author break down the 3 phases and 10 stages every new parent goes through when taking parental leave and exactly how to navigate the transition with confidence and ease. In this interview we touch on the internal journey a woman goes through when they become a mom and the importance of creating a plan for the internal transition (as well as the external). We discuss how successful planning starts the moment you decide to expand your family and some practical tips for creating boundaries and feeling confident once you return to work.

Topics in this episode:
  • The importance of defining the new person you become after you become a parent
  • What it takes to bring order to the chaotic experience of maternity leaves and beyond
  • Breaking down the phases of parental leave and how to navigate each phase powerfully
  • Seizing opportunity in the midst of parental leave, even though it feels chaotic
  • The importance of making values-based decisions for your parental leave and beyond
  • Understanding and defining how work enriches your life and life enriches your work

Show Notes:
  • For more information about The Parental Leave Playbook - https://cplleadership.com/book
  • Are you considering a coach to walk you through the transition of becoming a working mom? Schedule a free call with me to discuss the 3 steps to becoming a clear and confident working mom.
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

The paid family leave crisis (with Orli Cotel at Mom's First)27 May 202400:52:24
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On this week’s episode of the podcast, I chat with Orli Cotel from Moms First about the urgent need for systemic changes to support working moms.  

We dive into the shocking fact that one in four women return to work just two weeks after giving birth due to the lack of paid family leave, and we cover the importance of advocating for better workplace policies, cultural shifts, and legislative changes.  

Orli shares personal stories and practical steps for driving change, making this episode a must-listen for anyone passionate about supporting working moms.  

Topics in this episode:
  • Lack of paid family leave in the U.S. 
  • High return-to-work rates for new moms after childbirth. 
  • Need for better workplace policies and childcare benefits. 
  • Cultural shifts to support working parents. 
  • Advocacy tips from Orli Cotel. 

 Show Notes & References:
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What makes you a great mom?17 Jan 202200:25:06

If you were to write a resume for yourself as a mom, what would be on it? What would be your strengths, what would be your successes, how would you describe yourself as a worker? In today's episode we’re talking about you as a mom, specifically your beliefs about yourself as a mom. When you take the time to name who you are as a mom and what makes you good, work and mom life stop feeling so at odds with one another. Today, I am going to teach you a framework for thinking about yourself as a mom, called your mom-concept, that focuses on your innate strengths and will help your brain rebuild confidence in yourself as a mom.

Topics in this episode:
  • Why thinking you are a good mom is important to your job
  • A new framework for thinking about yourself called you mom-concept
  • My personal mom-concept
  • One embarrassing parenting-fail that involved throwing my kids shoes out the door
  • How knowing your strengths ends working mom guilt

Show Notes:
  • Want to end negative self-talk and rebuild belief in yourself as a worker? Check out the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective, a program that teaches a simple 5 step process to creating a balanced life. Check it out at: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective.

Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

A new approach to goal setting10 Jan 202200:21:18

At work, high achieving women are amazing at meeting goals, but when it comes to their personal life, they get stuck. Goals like balance, happiness and health feel almost unattainable. I've identified three reasons why high achieving women struggle to attain personal goals and in this episode I will speak about each of them and then offer a different way to approach personal goals so that you can create an action plan that actually works.

Topics in this episode:
  • 3 reasons high achievers don’t attain personal goals
  • The importance of knowing the goal behind the goal
  • Why you should stop focusing on doing more to attain goals
  • The difference between an action plan that works and one that doesn’t
  • How our culture has indoctrinated us with the wrong goals

Show Notes:
  • Want to make work-life balance your personal goal in 2022? Check out the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective, a program that teaches a simple 5 step process to creating a balanced life. Check it out at: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective.
  • Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to help spread this resource to other working moms!

Enoughness (rebroadcast)03 Jan 202200:26:13

There are three beliefs that are at the foundation of work-life balance. I am enough. I am doing enough. I am good enough. These three beliefs make up the Enough Triad. When you believe you have done enough, you stop working late. When you feel like you are good enough, you stop needing to please everyone. And when you believe you are enough, you stop trying to prove yourself. At the core of all imbalanced behaviors is one of these three beliefs and in this episode, I'm going to talk about the inverse of each of them and how they create the foundation of an imbalanced life. In this rebroadcasted episode, I invite you to consider making “enoughness” your new year’s resolution.

Topics in this episode:
  • Why you need to feel enough in order to feel balanced
  • 3 common “not enough” thoughts that are causing imbalance
  • Why you shouldn’t believe your “not enough” thoughts
  • How practicing sufficiency can counter the feeling of not being enough
  • How over-working is connected to feeling not enough
  • 3 ways to practice your enoughness

Show Notes:

Want to learn the building blocks to creating a balanced life and join other working moms who are doing the same? Check out the Ambitious and Balanced Working Mom Collective, a lifetime membership that includes 30 videos and workbooks, weekly coaching and an exclusive community to support you in creating an ambitious and balanced working mom life no matter your circumstance. Check it out at: www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/collective.

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