Creative Career Solutions for Parents

If you listen to nothing else today... listen to this episode. Truly... I can near enough assure you that it will get you thinking, remind you of your strength, your determination and your power. Yes I said power! After all, it's inspired by everyone's auntie in their head... Auntie Oprah (Winfrey) who talks about the idea that you are a single choice from a new beginning. I'd love to know what you think about this episode so let's catch up on the Limitless Coaching Facebook page and... don't forget that if you like what you hear and leave a review (on iTunes) it'll help more awesome peeps like you to find this podcast. Share the love beautiful.

Our children can be our greatest teachers, especially when we open our eyes to how their innocence, their (sometimes) lack of inhibition, and certainly their lack of hesitation in asking for what they want or need, comes into play. In today's episode - I share 3 of the many lessons we can learn from our children, which can contribute to our career and lifestyle success. These are 3 qualities that I suspect we see with children of a range of ages and if we can adopt some of them ourselves, we'd potentially go a long way. Here's to recognising that our children can often inspire us as much as we can inspire them - and to recognising that lessons in parenting and lessons in career and lifestyle progression can be more similar than we think.As ever, I'd love to know your thoughts on this episode and if you like what you hear, please do take a minute to leave a review on iTunes. It will help more awesome working parents like you to connect with the podcast.

At the time of recording this (naturally - at 1am) - I feel "inundated", on the cusp of overwhelm and well, aware this has been an unusual and very intense week so far. Is this a new normal or is this simply a busy week in terms of my employed work life? Whenever I even see overwhelm on the horizon, I believe it's important to take a moment and identify what's really going on, what is temporary, what needs changing, where maybe I just need to chill out and roll with it - or alternatively see a real issue up ahead and make a change. A key part of this process is identifying what my biggest time wasters are... and in this episode you join my stream of consciousness as I identify my 4 time sucks right now... and encourage you to think about what some of yours are at the moment too.

In this episode, I share the piece of advice from the teacher in my antenatal class - the piece of advice which has truly made me a better, happier parent and ultimately (usually) maintain a healthy perspective in relation to what success and productivity looks like. This piece of advice has absolutely added to my contentment level since becoming a parent and I share this pearl of wisdom in today's episode. Enjoy... and let me know your thoughts! I'd love to know if this is as useful for you as it was for me. Remember, if you like what you hear, please take a minute to review this podcast on iTunes... therefore helping fellow working parents like you to discover the podcast!

Do you remember how you felt as a new mum for the first time? The overwhelm? The fatigue? The excitement coupled with fear? As a maternity nurse and doula, Anna Wilk has been a huge support for many mums - helping them to get acclimatised in the role many would say is the most important of their life. In this 50 minute episode we discuss ways to make those early days with a new baby as manageable as possible, get to grips with what a doula is and the help s/he can give and understand why asking for help as a mum is essential. I share how Anna and I met, a tool she has which I highly recommend for new mums and Anna shares some insights which are useful for mums with children of any age when it comes to 'community'. She also says I phrase which is so apt for this day and age that I think it should absolutely be the name of her book if ever she decides to write one. I so enjoyed interviewing Anna and I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed creating it for you.

When this topic came to mind it was big - "How to look for your next career opportunity". That's significant, no? BIG! Huge. Maaaaaan... I realised I could talk about this topic forever and a day. However, as the busy (working) parent you are you don't have forever and a day so instead of sharing all my thoughts on the subject, I chose 3 things to share and I'm pretty sure this topic will come up again so we can talk about many more methods then. For now though - here's a starter for 3. As ever, if you are enjoying these episodes of the Creative Career Solutions for Parents podcast, do please feel free to take 2 minutes to leave a review on iTunes (which will help other working parents find this podcast). Thank you.

Whether you're listening to this in real time at the beginning of 2018 or whether you've found this episode 3 years later... this is the episode for you if it's time for you to establish your career goals. How do you know if that's something you need to do? That's simple. If you ever feel like you're drifting, coasting or unclear... this is a great time to think through what you really want in your career. What are your goals? In this episode I list a range of potential career goals... some fairly 'standard' and some beyond the norm. Hopefully something resonates or triggers your own ideas. Listen. Implement. You've got this. If you like what you hear, please remember to leave a review on iTunes.

New Year, New You is the prevailing message at this time of year - but in a way that can sometimes be a bit dismissive of the fab person you already are. Instead, I encourage you to explore the idea of "New Year, Same You" this 2018 and see if that have an even greater impact on your goals and plans. Find out more by listening to this 10 minute episode...

How are you going to change your family tree? This question and episode are inspired by one of my greatest personal development sources right now - Dave Ramsey (finance expert and personality) of the Dave Ramsey Show. One of the ways I am determined to change my family tree is by getting a greater control and handle on my finances when it comes to getting rid of debt and creating wealth so in this episode there is a lot of from the heart sharing in this capacity...... which is all to set the scene for you. How will YOU change your family tree. Following along with this episode will give you space to reflect on traits that you appreciate which have been handed down your family tree and also reflect on those that don't serve you. What do you want to stop with you and not be passed down to your kids?Enjoy this episode... allow my personal shares to help you identify how you can change your own family tree so your children are getting the best of you and you feel increasingly great about yourself. Remember... do please rate and review the podcast, via whatever medium you've found it. See you soon.

As a working parent, what are the things that overwhelm you... and what are the things you celebrate? (Sometimes... those are the same thing! Our kids for one - can fall into both of those categories, right?).

In this podcast episode, Trick or Treat: The working parent edition - While the title is a fun but tenuous link to the time the episode was recorded... Halloween, the relevance of the topic remains true year around. Some elements of this parental juggling act feel like tricks and others, the treat side feel phenomenal

By sharing some of what has come to mind for me on both the 'nay' and the 'yay' side of things, hopefully it will spark you to close your eyes, be present and think about the trick or treat aspects of your life. Identify them, respect them, Evolve beyond them. Enjoy the journey! Remember to discuss this further