Activate Purpose: Finding Purpose Through Action While Balancing Motherhood + Career

In today’s episode, I’ll share how I decided to speak with a person who unexpectedly showed up in my world and forced me to confront an uncomfortable truth. I’ll talk about how a comment sparked this conversation and required me to ask myself, am I allowed to accept a compliment from someone I have vilified in the past? What if a person you think you don’t like unintentionally inspires you to do something remarkable? How do you reconcile the two? I’ll talk through how things went and where I stand.

In today’s episode, I’ll share why a recent comment from a peer made me completely rethink a lie I’ve been telling myself and, even perhaps more broadly, challenge a single story that I identify with. Listen as I contemplate whether calling myself a risk-averse or even a risk-averse risk taker may be preventing me from seeing the truth, which is that I am quite courageous. And if I am courageous, why does saying that out loud make me feel so uncomfortable?

Today’s episode was inspired by a book that mentions: everything you need to get started is within your reach. I used that idea and extended the concept to remind myself that I have everything I need right now to succeed. So often, the temptation is to look externally, be it a new class, a new person, or a new product or service, to make you feel confident enough to either start something or succeed at it. But I’ll share how embracing and applying this philosophy to three areas of my life has made all the difference this past month.

In today’s episode, I’ll share why I took a much-deserved break from podcasting and really all things outside of maintaining my day-to-day existence. The past few months have allowed me to heal, reset, and reflect after a year that tested my boundaries. As I start shifting back to my natural mode of taking action, I thought it was important to bring you back and share key moments from the past few months.

In today’s episode, I’ll share how I am carving out my own space to adjust to the new normal in the current environment of the pandemic, social justice, and parenting 24/7. Instead of being filled with anxiety about what the future holds and trying to balance too many things at once, I took this month to reset and focus on the question : what do YOU want Victoria?

In today’s episode, I’ll share how a piece of feedback unintentionally spread into other facets of my life and allowed me to not only find my voice but also finally say no to a request that I would usually find a way to work on. Parenting during Covid-19 is taking on a life of it’s own but this was a breakthrough week where I learned the importance of once again managing life and work on my terms.

In today’s episode, I’ll share how my journey to find a picture led to a rediscovery of the past and reflection of just how far I’ve come.

In today’s episode, I’ll share the difference that a couple of weeks can make. My last recording was mentally and emotionally draining and after I said my peace, I decided to get lost in the world of Storytelling and further immersing myself in an online workshop that ended up being my saving grace. The opportunity to connect with people from all over the world gave me the time and space I needed to heal while also strengthening a skill that is very much needed in life: the ability to communicate and connect using stories.

In today’s episode, I’ll share what Black Lives Matter means to me and explore my own struggles coming to terms with recent events. This is an emotional and tough topic for me to talk about but I am only hurting myself by not sharing and reflecting upon my own experiences.

In today’s episode, I’m going to talk about how I couldn’t stop thinking about a passage in the book Working Identity by Herminia Ibarra. It forced me to think about how we are all guilty of holding ourselves back and how if you are trying to make a career transition or reinvent your career, you may be self-sabotaging the outcome. I’ll reflect on my experiences and see where it goes from there so let’s get started.