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The Unbusy Mom - work/life balance strategies for business moms

Alyssa Wolff - Work/Life Balance Coach for Business Moms

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Welcome to the Unbusy Mom, where I help you love your work-from-home life again (think: less time spent on housework and business to dos, more time being present with your kids), while still making time for YOU to recharge, confident that you handled everything your business needs. Hi, I’m Alyssa - I’m an online coach, plus homeschool mom of 5 kids, and mom life is easy is for me! In this podcast, you’re going to get bite-sized episodes, because I know you’re a busy mom who doesn’t have the ...
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Here's your thought-provoking question for today: why shouldn’t you make it easier? What's so wrong about making your #momlife or your biz support structures super easy for you? Like, "this doesn't take any effort at all, I can't believe it's so easy" for you? I'm talking food prep routines, 20-minute supper repertoires, and ultra-fast delegate-to-…
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Are you worried your business is taking over your life? I mean, you think it's perfectly fine living this way, with biz work every spare second, but all the experts tell you not to, so.... Who's right? If you're feeling any concern over how much passion project work is too much, then you want to listen to this episode - because we're diving right i…
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Listen - you've got to stop using another cup of coffee to get through your day. (And this is coming from a coffee drinker, so don't think I'm hating on a tasty hot drink. I'm not.) What you're doing is fundamentally overloading your capacity, refusing to cut today's to-dos down to size, and leaning on caffeine to get you through that task list. Do…
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about what to do if you still haven’t got used to your new schedule, and it’s been weeks – do you need to quit? Sometimes you need to quit your new schedule right away, and other times you need to keep pushing through and give yourself time to get used to it. This is one of those other times. How…
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What happens when you hit your limit? It could be either at home or in the business. In fact, let's take each one and run through both examples, so you know exactly what you need to do next time you've run into a decision-making capacity limit - because I don't want you to just barely skirt the edges of burn out and call that good enough. I want yo…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about why you don’t have to know the whole 5-year plan for your business – because planning your next season is enough. Because you know what? It’s okay to only know what to do for your next season (in the business, or in your family), and you’re going to get there. Episode transcript: https://your…
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What do you think would be on your task list if you could start from the ground up? Like, what do you feel like doing today? (That’s productive and furthering your purpose and all that.) What if you released all timelines around the must do’s currently on your to-do list? How would you move through them then? These are the kind of questions I want …
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Flexibility is ultra important when you’re running a business and homeschooling at the same time. So what do you do if you're on the front end of starting both? Today we have a bonus episode for you all about balancing business, young kids, and homeschooling all together. We’re bringing on a guest, Fiona Sim, to talk about her experience finding th…
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You know what you need most to summit the top of this productivity mountain? Or to hit your coveted 6-figures goal? This. Because you're no longer allowed to play victim. You have to - get to - take radical ownership of your life choices. Today’s topics: The wide array of choices you could be making with your life situation - but aren’t All the hid…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about whether you always have to think of your business and your kids together if you’re working from home. Because here’s the thing: compartmentalizing isn’t a bad thing in your business (or #momlife), and I’m going to tell you why. Episode transcript: https://yourunbusylife.com/think-of-business-…
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Today we have a bonus episode for you all about cutting stress to grow productivity. We’re bringing on a guest, Charlotte Haggie, to talk about the importance of resilience vs. time management. Charlotte is a wellbeing coach who helps working moms build their resilience so that they can manage the stressors of life and have the capacity to do the t…
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about what to do if you’re avoiding your family because work feels easier – because yes, there is a fix. Here’s what happened to one of my clients recently, and I’m betting you’ve felt the same way. This woman realized that she preferred to spend time at work, on her business, rather than spend t…
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If you’re deep in busy season right now, and you feel the need to change something about your way-too-stuffed calendar, here’s the cheat sheet on how to survive (and thrive!) in busy season. Today’s topics: What’s realistic (housework wise) for you right now What’s truly causing the stress in this season How to implement “no guilt motherhood” durin…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about whether your kids paying the price for your lack of productivity skills – and if so, how to get back on track for their sake. It may sound like a funny concept – your kids getting the short end of the stick when it’s *your* habits that are at fault. You might think, “I’m shorting myself here!…
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What do you need to “prepare the day to embody your higher self?” That’s a quote from Allie Casazza. What do you need to have ready for you in the morning? What do you need to start off your day that you haven’t been giving yourself? Today’s topics: Practical morning routine prep ideas How to infuse your next version self into your current morning …
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Look – it’s not healthy to have a “go-go-go” family life. To feel like you’re at the mercy of your schedule. You’re the mom. YOU put those things on your schedule. And if haste and hurry aren’t serving you (which, of course, they aren’t), then you get to move those things right off your calendar. Today’s topics: The surefire way to pinpoint why you…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about why you’re allowed to need a mentor for part of your work from home life (aka, being supermom is not a requirement!). It’s okay – you’re allowed – to feel that what you really need right now is a personal mentor to walk you through this particular area. Because at this point in your life, in …
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about what it actually looks like to make over your schedule as a mom – aka, how you go about the process of change. Ever wondered how you actually go about the process of transforming your week (or your hour) as a mom? This is exactly what I told a client of mine recently when she wondered what …
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Are you willing to get it wrong to get it right? That's a quote from Amanda Weber. "Be willing to get it wrong to get it right." Do you know what this means for your #momlife - truly means? Today’s topics: Why your fear of taking action is actually dooming you to perpetual failure How perfectionism holds you back from your personalized route to suc…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about why you shouldn’t wait to be sure you’re on the right track before getting started (in your new schedule or business direction). Here’s why that’s a waste of time. Why you’ll make far more progress in the same amount of time by starting messy – aka, trying anything. Episode transcript: https:…
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Today we’re talking about why you’re going to feel mom guilt even when you’re working from home – plus how to cope. So, here’s your truth bomb for today: Every mom deals with guilt. EVERY mom. The only question is what that guilt’s going to be about. You’ve got this! Alyssa Routines for introverted work-at-home moms: https://yourunbusylife.com/ Epi…
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Today we’re talking about how to get your productivity (which just means the tasks you’re working on today) in line with your priorities. If this sounds strange to you, let’s unpack it a little. Productivity is just a fancy word for what you’re putting on your to-do list. Today’s topics: The difference between productivity and your real priorities …
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about the real truth if you’re afraid that starting a business means taking time away from your kids. Are you cringing inside at the thought of your kids finding out you have something else to do with your life? Something that you genuinely want to spend your time and your talents on, that’s not ab…
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So one trap moms often fall into is thinking, “Well, but I might regret making that change. My family won’t like it. Or it won’t turn out to be the right thing for me. So I better not try it.” Here’s why I can practically *guarantee* that you’re never going to wish you’d kept everything the same…. Today’s topics: Why imperfect action is the key to …
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Do you realize that as a mom, you’re allowed to delete things? Pause a moment and let this really sink in. As one of my clients said, “Why is this so hard? What are the pressures I feel that make it so hard to just delete something from my life?” Today’s topics: Powerful prompts to uncover why you’re actually scared to delete commitments from your …
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about what to think about if you’re trying to DIY your way to business results (plus when you need to quit!). How much time are you wasting by saving money? Because at a certain point, you have to invest seed money and learn how to do the skills. Episode transcript: https://yourunbusylife.com/tryin…
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about why you feel so much more productive when your house is tidy. Yes, it’s a thing – a neat and tidy house makes you feel more productive. This is what one of my clients discovered for herself recently. It’s like decluttering is the secret hack to get you into the productivity zone for your bu…
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Do you know when you're most productive in the morning? And are you blocking out that time for yourself, or are you letting it get taken up with everyone else's to-dos and chore lists for you? Today's rut-changing quote is from Allie Casazza, who says, “I respect myself enough to block out my mornings and shift my work schedule according to how I n…
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about what happens when deciding what you’re going to do today takes up way too much of your time. We’ve all done it. It has to happen, you’ve got to choose today’s to-do’s, and it’s a crazy time suck. See, we don’t need to waste time making ourselves wrong for how our brain works. We just need t…
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about how I’d have you make over your day if you’re a mom of preteens (and they just switched class schedules). Ever wondered exactly what I’d have you tweak in your day if you were my client? Well, you’re in luck, because if you’re a mom of preteens who just switched classes (and now you need to…
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Listen - restoring yourself is the most important to-do. Do you really believe this? And if you do, are you acting like it? Today’s topics: How to pinpoint the “not enough margin” problems in your daily schedule Practical, nitty gritty strategies for moms to add in rest during your business day Why taking breaks allows you to be the best coach or w…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about why you need to get out of this time management trap NOW if you’re a 6-figure business owner. If you’ve hit the 6-figure mark, you may be thinking that you’re immune from all this productivity advice. You don’t need it anymore; you’ve already hit your goals, and unless it’s something about te…
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about how to keep going when you’re doing the time management work, but not seeing any results yet. ‘Cause sometimes the results you see from a productivity reboot are instantaneous – and sometimes you have to stick with it just a little while longer! Episode transcript: https://yourunbusylife.co…
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Will self care turn me into a narcissist? Won't selfcare make me selfish? Isn't it fundamentally self-indulgent? Aren't I already taking too much time off? That's the question that's top of mind for most moms as soon as I tell them they need to be taking more time off. Today’s topics: What's really beneath this from a self-worth level How much alon…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about upgrade culture vs. uplevel culture: which mindset is right? (Or are they both wrong?) An upgrade is allowing yourself to have a newer, better, fancier something that’s already in your life. (More travel, nicer clothes, sushi instead of McDonald’s, you get the drift.) An uplevel is when you b…
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about how to use your intuition correctly to guide your next life choice – ‘cause yes, you’ve got a gut instinct that’s worth following. Here’s how. Because there’s one thing for sure – just being told to “follow your gut instinct” isn’t enough to make it happen! (I’m sorry, we don’t all just int…
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All right. You got up today and started through the motions, same as always. But at some point, you stopped to think. Is this all there is? Is this ever changing? Am I always going to have to slog through (the breakfast rush, school drop-off, night wake-ups) like this? Today’s topics: What future you has to do with your present How to pinpoint what…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re asking, are you making mom life hard just to prove a point? Here’s how to stop and let rest back in. I want you to give yourself permission to choose ease. Yes, you. Right now. Exactly where you are. In the middle of your kids’ messes. In the middle of that new baby, or launch for your business, or family …
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about how you can take multiple days off work when you need time to get ready for the new school year – or whatever your reason is. You know that dream of “I take whatever days off I want to with my family, whenever the need arises”? Well, my client started doing that – automatically – without me…
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So your kids have outgrown naps. And now your lovely, quiet-filled afternoon schedule has completely collapsed, never to be seen again. Screech - rewind! No, that's not how this is going to happen. You get to have a little something different about your day going forward - aka, you get to keep naptime (even when your kids are older). Today’s topics…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about why you’re allowed to take a break from being “mom” for 2 hours – plus how to do it. Listen – you’re allowed to take yourself out of the house for a few hours, and leave your husband with the kids. You’re allowed to go to the grocery store by yourself instead of letting them all come with you…
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about what happens when you take a vacation when you didn’t intend to – aka, how to fix a work backlog! Because sometimes your husband takes a day off when *he* needs to, but you couldn’t afford to skip everything on your own schedule. But you did. And now, you have to pick up the (productivity) …
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Have you fallen into this trap? The "I must master everything" trap? It's propagated by well-meaning coaches. Taught by outsourcing industry experts. Passed on by older moms, well-intentioned-ly mentoring younger ones. But I call bunk. Today’s topics: Why you don't’ need to prove you can master something first before you’re allowed to outsource it …
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about why keeping your house perfect shouldn’t be your top priority as a mom. Does that sound counter-intuitive? Counterproductive, maybe? (You don’t know what my kids are like! If I weren’t on top of the house, there’d be mud all over every surface, every day!) Sure, sure – I get that. But I’m ask…
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about what to do if your kids are skipping chores because it’s summer break – but expecting you to do them! Because it’s totally understandable why you’re feeling like this, and yes, it needs to change (the chore load, not your feelings). Here’s what I told my client when she was in this situatio…
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Today we’re talking about why your handicap is actually your greatest strength (both in #momlife and in biz). This is a really weird thought, right? That the way you handle your "handicap" frees or chains other women who have that same exact trait? (Think generationally - your daughters?) Listen to what Jennifer Allwood says: "The enemy wants to ta…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about how to find time to plan your new school year routine for the family. Hooray, it’s a new school year – except that that means now you have to plan who’s doing what subjects, and what classes, when! (Plus how this is all going to affect your nice, tidy, comfortable schedule that you spent all …
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about what to do when your inbox is overflowing, and every time you start working on it you get distracted. This is where decluttering decision fatigue comes into play – and why you never want to make yourself look at your email (or kitchen table) again (because no matter how much of the stack yo…
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Today we’re talking about how to use the power of saying no to quit the hustle zone in time management advice. All right. You’ve got too much to do, your body is already in stress mode with the pressure building on you, and you don’t know how to fix it (for good). Here’s what you do, courtesy of Marcus Urbanski, a Swedish business coach. Today’s to…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about the difference between motivating your kids to help out vs. leaving them to fend for themselves. Sometimes this is a bit of a tricky needle to thread for a mom, mostly because of her internal fears and what the culture is telling her about delegation and childhood, so I want to offer you a ne…
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