Stepping Up for the Working Mom

This isn't about being overly confident, it's about letting your ego keep you small and safe.

Our ego is designed to keep us in our comfort zone where it is safe and...well....comfortable. When we start to stretch and grow it becomes uncomfortable. So our ego will attempt to step in and attempt to keep us from growing.

Just the other day I found my ego trying to keep me small. I'm working to grow and step up, so my ego tried to pull me back down. Rather than growing I was tempted to sit on the couch and veg.

While those days are good every now and then, there is a difference between resting and not growing. Rest is necessary, but it can be misleading sometimes. It can look as though we need rest, but what we really need is to get up and move. Give ourselves the momentum and energy to keep going.
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It is tough motivating yourself while working from home. Your routine is completely different, there's not office chit chat with colleagues, lunches or meetings to attend.

So how do you self-motivate and stay productive?

Two years ago I started working from home full-time and I've learned alot in those 2 years. Even more when I went back to work part-time and had to really motivate myself to build my business outside those work hours.

In this episode I'm sharing with you the 8 things I've learned to stay motivated and productive while working at home!!

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The struggles are a part of life. In today's episode I'm sharing with you how the struggles that come up as we learn and grow are normal.

The Universe needs to rearrange things in order to make them better. Whether you are dealing with something now or have in the past, know that it was all for a purpose. As we grow the things around us cannot remain the same.

Embracing the struggles will help us get to the other side more quickly and make the transition smoother for you.

Looking for additional tools and tips to help you work from home and not lose your $hit. Check out my free 3-part video mini-series at training.nikkigingrich.com/work. 

We are all quarantined in our homes right now. It is imperitive that you are taking care of yourself in order to show up best for your family. Especially if like me and my husband, you have 2 parents working from home and homeschooling your kids.

My non-negotiables have allowed me to keep my sanity during this time. Then when challenges arise and I feel that overwhelm come up I'm able to not lose my $hit, and can approach the challenge with a level head.

Decide on your non-negotiables and don't give them up!!! Especially not now!

Looking for additional tools and tips to help you work from home and not lose your $hit. Check out my free 3-part video mini-series at training.nikkigingrich.com/work. 

We are living during a time that no one was prepared for. Businesses are shutting their doors, schools are closed, teachers are scrambling to put together lesson plans and parents are learning how to teach their kids while also working, healthcare workers are overloaded, grocery stores are running out of toilet paper, and on and on. 

So how do we navigate this unknown? We have no idea when this will be over and news changes every single day, almost every hour. 

In this podcast I'm sharing with you how I'm navigating and the hard truth that we just have to take this one day at a time. We cannot control the outcome, we can only control how we choose to respond.

How are you choosing to respond? 

We've all been there. You know there's something you need to do or desparately want to, but you just can't seem to get up and actually do it.

What's the secret to doing it? To finally taking action?

Why do others do it, but you can't seem to?

I'm giving you some tough love in this episode, because after a month of no podcast recordings this is where I found myself. I couldn't seem to just record an episode. Then I finally did!
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"If you're not moving forward, are you even moving?" 

Jen Parke is a single working mom building a business on the side. She is determined and motivated to create the life of her dreams. She is a social worker by trade and has a passion for helping others in the helping professions (first responders, law enforcement, therapists, etc). 

When it comes to keeping the faith and pushing forward, Jen is your girl! She doesn't give up when things get hard. She keeps learning and growing! 

In this episode we talk about:

• Taking care of yourself as a working mom
• Leaving work at work
• Living on purpose
• That time is a commodity

Connect with Jen on Instagram @adventuresofanewyou and her website at adventuresofanewyou.com
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I'm in the middle of breaking an old habit and pattern. I decided to share that story with you!

In this episode I give you the 3 step framework to break old habits and patterns and create new positive ones. It really simple, it's not always easy. You must be willing to do the work, get uncomfortable, and face your emotions to get to the other side.

It has taken years to create the habits and patterns you have now, it doesn't have to take years to break them!!

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Megan is a teacher turned full-time student working on her doctorate

After spending years in the classroom she began to feel misaligned with her former passion to teach. She was looking for more, and at first didn't know what that was.

While on maternity leave she began to see things differently. She returned to work feeling stuck and more negative. She was living for school breaks and really questioning what was next.

She started putting herself out there, began being more purposeful with her life because she knew if she wanted something different she'd have to do something different.

As Megan finishes up her doctoral program, she is navigating what is next for her. She is planning to start her own business and is open to the opportunities that come her.

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There one thing that is preventing you from growing to become the person you are meant to be.

This thing is keeping you stuck in a life that is unfulfilling, a job that makes you hate your daily life, and living life on repeat. You are simply surviving day in and day out.

If you want to thrive, take your dreams and bring them to life all you need to do is take action!!

Listen to hear what you are doing to keep yourself where you are, and preventing yourself from becoming the person you are meant to be.
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