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Do you feel stuck in the ordinary and (lets be honest) sometimes boring tasks of everyday life? do you ask yourself... "How can I actually enjoy Motherhood?" "How can I stop feeling overwhelm and guilt?" "How can I have a good day even when everything is going wrong?" Then friend, you'e come to the right place! I'm Megan Milakovic, a wife, mom and successful entrepreneur! I'm here to help you see your value in everyday life and turn the normal, into extraordinary!
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Part of the problem when it comes to self care is that you are too scattered and when you have some time to yourself your brain is still going a million miles an hour and then you never actually get to rest, relax and recharge because you spent the whole time thinking about what you could do for self care and then your time was over. But don't worr…
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Episode 22: Tips for enjoying your life more
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It sounds simple, but here are some practical (and not so obvious) tips to really start enjoying your life more! JOIN OUR FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/extraordinarilynormalpodcast/ CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM: @MEGAN_MILAKOVIC https://www.instagram.com/megan_milakovic/ Every week I give away a free cup of coffee to one lucky…
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Most of the time the things we say that we’re frustrated about and are picking fights about isn’t even the real issue. It’s usually something else that we didn’t deal with, that then piles up and then we snap over the most ridiculous things which had nothing to do with what we were actually frustrated or upset about in the first place. When you fin…
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Episode 20: Simple steps to overcome overwhelm
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Let’s talk about overwhelm. I’m choosing this is because it’s something I have been struggling with this week. And what I have found is that if I’m struggling with something in my personal life chances are there’s a lot of other people who are struggling with this too. I keep it real, I keep it authentic and I’m never going to come on here and pret…
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Episode 19: Healing the Little Girl inside of You
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Today we are going to travel back in time and revisit some things from childhood. When we bring awareness to our past we can heal, and then thrive in our future. I’m gonna be honest with you guys, I’ve been sitting on this episode for a few weeks now, constantly making tweaks to my notes and I kept postponing it because it made me nervous to record…
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Episode 18: Live Like Your Time is Limited
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I think we’ve all heard the Tim McGraw song, Live like you dying. No one is guaranteed tomorrow. Every single day is a gift, but do we actually live that way? When we take tomorrow for granted we tend to fight against the current blessings that we have, but when we live like today is a gift, we will fight FOR our current blessings. So this week I w…
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Episode 17: Who Do You Want Your Future Self to Be?
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You might not be aware of how incredibly damaging your current thought life is. I want you to think about something…. Your self talk is a reflection of who you want to become in the future! So what are you saying about yourself?? What is the conversation like when no one is around? What thoughts are flooding your head?? Let’s redirect the negative …
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Episode 16: Be like Coffee: Influence Over Adaptation
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The same water that softens a potato hardens the egg... but what if there is a third option? When we have challenges and hardships we want to take those lessons that we’re learning and we want to take it a step farther, so we can influence those around us for good. So we can help bring others UP with our positivity and not drag them down with our n…
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Episode 15: Mistakes are Inevitable but...
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You can’t go back and change the past BUT You can change what happens next. We are called to take every thought captive and combat the lies we were telling ourselves with truth and then actually believe the truth! Let’s see what that looks like in a real life situation and combat real life toxic thoughts with whats true. Mistakes will happen, but i…
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Episode 14 : How to Pivot & Live in Gratitude, Joy & Flow of Abundance Even When Everything Seems to be Going Wrong
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Maybe you’re like me and you’re obsessed with personal growth , you love it, you listen to all the podcasts, you’re reading all the books but here’s the thing, when the rubber meets the road, when the situations aren’t going the way you wanted to, how you handle those difficult situations is everything. That shows the true inner work that you're do…
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You are in for a treat today because I’m sharing with you a personal story, and this one is a little bit different because I’m sharing about a time when I didn’t have the best attitude, or response to a situation BUT I did learn from it, and the important thing. A few week ago in episode 11 I shared a story from our trip to Gatlinburg, and how I ma…
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Episode 12: How to Extend Grace to Yourself this New Year
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Happy New Years!! This episode is not going to be your typical new year crush all the goals episode (check out episode 8 + 9 for that!). On the days when you need someone to speak life over you because you just can’t seem to do it yourself. Let me be that person for you! We all need someone in our corner who will cheer us on, who will encourage us …
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Episode 11: How to Stop Negative Thoughts in Their Tracks
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Today I wanted to share with you a personal story so that you can see some practical application for a lot of the mindset topics that we’ve been talking about for the past few months. We have choice in our thoughts. You have the ability to stop a negative thought from control your mind and ruining you day. Today's episode is a story time of when I …
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Episode 10: 4 Steps to Reduce Stress & Enjoy the Holiday Season More
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In the most wonderful time of the year it is easy to become the most stressful time of the year. Whether is because of finances, family or somewhere in between the holiday season and stress seem to go hand in hand. But they don’t have to! I have come up with some tips and steps to help relieve some of the stress and enjoy this season. FREE STEP-BY-…
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Episode 8: Part 1 How to Set Goals and Actually Achieve Them
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I want to help you feel victorious in this area instead of defeated. Because how many times does a new year along and you think magically it's going to change all of your habits. News flash it doesn’t. But with reflection and intentionality you can start to see progress, you can make those changes that you want and actually reach those goals. I hav…
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Episode 9: Part 2 How to Set Goals and Actually Achieve Them
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We've done the reflection in Part 1, now it's time to set those goals! Let's set the tone for the new year BEFORE it starts. I'm going to help you determine how you want your next 6 months to look and how to actively work towards that every single day. I have created a step by step guide, that walks you through my process of goal setting, what ques…
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Are you distracting yourself from your most important work? Last week we talked about how busy is not a badge of honor. This week we are talking about how busy can be a distraction for what we really need to be focusing on. When we are busy, we can get distracted from truly living. So why are you doing this? What are you running from your own thoug…
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"I'm busy" "I'm good, just busy" "Can't! Too busy!" If you're like me you've probably said these phrases more often than not. Being busy has become an acceptable response to simple questions or tasks. Yet, with it comes stress and overwhelm. The reality is, YOU are in control of your calendar, and the things that are on there you have allowed in yo…
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Episode 5: What Your Strong Reactions Are Telling You
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Our thoughts say a lot about us. Sometimes we have to ask ourselves the hard questions when our instant thought isn't something we'd say out loud. Maybe it's judging another mom or maybe it's insecurity in your own motherhood. No matter the case, today we are learning how to use these knee-jerk reactions to strengthen our beliefs about our own pers…
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If you're like most moms, you probably haven't set an alarm in years because your kids are your alarm. Your mornings are chaos and you can't fathom getting up early in the mornings. In some seasons we need short and simple. Mama, I've been there! Join me and learn my 3 step morning routine for even the busiest of mamas! Mentioned in this episode: T…
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We’re in really strange times right now, and mindset is more important than ever! I don’t want you to just “make it through your days” I want you to enjoy your days. I'm here to share what I have learned over the last 3.5 years on my own personal growth journey. Every single one of us have the ability to rewire our brains to have control over our t…
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As moms it's our job to make sure everything goes according to plan. But sometimes, more often than not, it doesn't. So, what is the one thing we can do when everything is out of our control? Where can we turn for peace in those moments of complete chaos and destruction? How do we pull it back together? Mama, you're not alone in these feelings and …
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Episode 3: Stop Wishing For Everyone Else's Life and Start Loving Your Own
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Is the grass really greener on the other side? Joy isn't a destination you can go to. It's something you have, something you gain. Let's train our brains to choose joy as we learn to intentionally think positive thoughts. Getting the green grass takes work and so does our mindset. Mentioned in this episode: Instagram- @drcarolineleaf https://www.in…
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What does living an extraordinarily normal life look like? Well, for me it's wearing yesterday outfits and not taking as many showers during the week as most people. Hi I'm Megan! I'm on a mission to help moms stop wishing away the day and start finding true joy in all the little moments. It's time to go out and start living your extraordinarily no…
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