So many great ideas or important actions in our lives never happen, because we are afraid of starting, of doing the thing.

Fear is real. It something very basic and somehow primitive. Fighting it is like figthing with some part of your body you are not happy with. Quite useless…

What do you do then, if you are afraid of that next step? Of that idea? Of the consequences you might face?

This week we explore doing things desoite of fear. We discuss what the fear is, what it does with us and how to make things work even despite it.

A small hint- grab a pillow when you listen to it!

We are Ela and Stasia and together we are Women In Action!

Ela is a coach and she helps women to navigate through challenges of personal and professional life with a lot of compassion and understanding.

You can find and follow her on social media:

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Stasia is an educator and a product manager passionate about bringing knowledge about effective management to women and help them build better, long lasting businesses.

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We are so excited to share this conversation with you and we hope you will find it inspiring! Becase we need more Women In Action!

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When you are starting something new it’s only normal, that you have some expectations towards it. We all live in a world full of expectations, towards ourselves, other people, projects we start…

In this episode we unveil the real costs of too high expectations but also the consequences of lack expectations. And we are looking for a formula of healthy expectations.

Turns out, it has something to do with fashion, again. And sustainability. So check with us how to manage your expactations in a healthy way.

PS. This episode is another proof that we trully prefer action over perfection. Stasia had a terrible background noise (kids+summer vacation…), Ela felt bad… but we still did that recording and we still had a great conversation! Hope you’ll enjoy!

We are Ela and Stasia and together we are Women In Action!

Ela is a coach and she helps women to navigate through challenges of personal and professional life with a lot of compassion and understanding.

You can find and follow her on social media:

https://www.instagram.com/ela_zdrojewska

https://www.facebook.com/ela.zdrojewska.5

Stasia is an educator and a product manager passionate about bringing knowledge about effective management to women and help them build better, long lasting businesses.

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We are so excited to share this conversation with you and we hope you will find it inspiring! Becase we need more Women In Action!

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There is a strong belief among many women, that we need to do it all alone. And it makes us afraid to share ideas, to ask for help and even to give help.

This week we show you that this belief is a huge scam! Great ideas don’t grow in solitude! If you want to change your idea from an average to a great one, you need input from others. You need to reach out and let your idea grow outside of your head.

Join our conversation this week to get some inspiration and encouragement to let your ideas grow.

And what about the potatoes? Listen to the end :)

We are Ela and Stasia and together we are Women In Action!

Ela is a coach and she helps women to navigate through challenges of personal and professional life with a lot of compassion and understanding.

You can find and follow her on social media:

https://www.instagram.com/ela_zdrojewska

https://www.facebook.com/ela.zdrojewska.5

Stasia is an educator and a product manager passionate about bringing knowledge about effective management to women and help them build better, long lasting businesses.

Follow and subscribe for her newsletter:

We are so excited to share this conversation with you and we hope you will find it inspiring! Becase we need more Women In Action!

Ela and Stasia

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We are all tired. We are all busy. We live in a culture that valueas and praises being busy and constantly overloaded as a badge of honour…

But what if it doesn’t really prove us better and more valuable? What if move laue comes from doing less?

We are explorig this week thas idea and encourage you to look differently at your busz life the next time you have an opportunity.

Enjoy this weeks episode of Women In Action!!

We are Ela and Stasia and together we are Women In Action!

Ela is a coach and she helps women to navigate through challenges of personal and professional life with a lot of compassion and understanding.

You can find and follow her on social media:

https://www.instagram.com/ela_zdrojewska

https://www.facebook.com/ela.zdrojewska.5

Stasia is an educator and a product manager passionate about bringing knowledge about effective management to women and help them build better, long lasting businesses.

Follow and subscribe for her newsletter:

We are so excited to share this conversation with you and we hope you will find it inspiring! Becase we need more Women In Action!

Ela and Stasia

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One of the beliefs we have is the one we don’t know enough to start that project or that business. That we can only start if we learn more, get more qualified, certified in another field…

What if we tell you this is just a belief, and you don’t need to trust it? What if action is not really limited by your next diploma, next certificate, next training and qualification?

In this episode we explore the idea of taking an action from the place where you are now. With skills and resources, you have now. And they most probably be enough to start something.

Enjoy this weeks episode of Women In Action!!

We are Ela and Stasia and together we are Women In Action!

Ela is a coach and she helps women to navigate through challenges of personal and professional life with a lot of compassion and understanding.

Find and follow her on social media for more great insights!

https://www.instagram.com/ela_zdrojewska

https://www.facebook.com/ela.zdrojewska.5

Stasia is an educator and a product manager passionate about bringing knowledge about effective management to women and help them build better, long lasting businesses.

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We are so excited to share this conversation with you and we hope you will find it inspiring! Becase we need more Women In Action!

Ela and Stasia

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Beliefs follow us throughout our entire lives. And I’m not talking about religion.

I’m talking about the beliefs we develop about ourselves, our abilities, and our lives.In other words, the stories we keep telling ourselves—and others. Stories that define us, even if they don’t always reflect reality.

“I’m just running a small project.”“What I did was just a coincidence.”“I’m not important here—my needs don’t matter.”“My idea is small and stupid; I’d better leave it.”

Sound familiar?

Maybe you're also carrying a belief—a story—that’s stopping you from changing jobs, taking that trip you've been dreaming of, or starting your own business.

Join us in this week’s conversation as Ela explains what beliefs are and where they come from, while Stasia deconstructs some of her own.And we’ve got a handy framework to help you deconstruct your own beliefs, too.

Enjoy this weeks episode of Women In Action and retell your story!

We are Ela and Stasia and together we are Women In Action!

Ela is a coach and she helps women to navigate through challenges of personal and professional life with a lot of compassion and understanding.

You can find and follow her on social media:

https://www.instagram.com/ela_zdrojewska

https://www.facebook.com/ela.zdrojewska.5

Stasia is an educator and a product manager passionate about teaching effective management to women and helping them build better, long lasting businesses.

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We are so excited to share this conversation with you and we hope you will find it inspiring! Becase we need more Women In Action!

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Do you know that there is a word, that has a power of changing your life?

Not a magic spell, not a secret formula. But one simple word.

Ok, it’s not like you say it aloud and all is great. If you are looking for magic- this is not exactly how it works.

But it has a power of adding up. The more you practice to use it, the more you realise, that your life is changing. That you start to enjoy more what you do. That your choices matter. Isn’t that kind of magical, too?

Can you guess what this word can be? Go ahead and join our conversation this week to learn more about it!

Enjoy this weeks episode of Women In Action!!

We are Ela and Stasia and together we are Women In Action!

Ela is a coach and she helps women to navigate through challenges of personal and professional life with a lot of compassion and understanding.

You can find and follow her on social media:

https://www.instagram.com/ela_zdrojewska

https://www.facebook.com/ela.zdrojewska.5

Stasia is an educator and a product manager passionate about bringing knowledge about effective management to women and help them build better, long lasting businesses.

Follow and subscribe for her newsletter:

We are so excited to share this conversation with you and we hope you will find it inspiring! Becase we need more Women In Action!

Ela and Stasia

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We have all been there at least once, didn’t we? The situation when you are super stressed, constantly busy and tense and you feel this is not good for you. It is in fact getting worse. But at the same time you don’t know how to get out of this downward spiral?

In this episode we look back at some of our own experiences and learnings to bring you inspiration and insights what can you do if you are lost in stress.

Enjoy the new episode!

We are Ela and Stasia and together we are Women In Action!

Ela is a coach and she helps women to navigate through challenges of personal and professional life with a lot of compassion and understanding.

You can find and follow her on social media:

https://www.instagram.com/ela_zdrojewska

https://www.facebook.com/ela.zdrojewska.5

Stasia is an educator and a product manager passionate about bringing knowledge about effective management to women and help them build better, long lasting businesses.

Follow and subscribe for her newsletter:

We are so excited to share this conversation with you and we hope you will find it inspiring! Becase we need more Women In Action!

Ela and Stasia

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If you like travelling you have probably done it many times. You opened your favourite maps, found your current location and searched for your destination. Then checked what options you have for the trip, how much time they will take, how far it is, how comfortable…

Do you know that you have been practicing setting up a strategy with that excercise?

In this episode we invite you to start a journey with your bussiness or a project you are working on and start making your own decisions, about the road you want to take. We invite you, to look at a strategy not as a scary, super serious topic, but rather as a trip full of adventures, that you can really influence.

Let’s start this journey together!

Ela & Stasia

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Turns out, we all have values that drive us. But not all of us know what they are. In this episode Ela will take you on a mini live coaching session to discover the values that drive Stasia’s live and decisions. Recording this one was fun but also challenging!

The recording needed quite some cutting to remove all the thinking and silence pauses, but trust us, it was a lot to process!

Maybe you are like Stasia, and still not sure, what values are hidden behind your decisions? Or maybe they are quite familiar to you? Either way, we hope you will find this episode inspiring!

Go ahead and dive into your values with us!

Thanks for listening Women In Action- by Ela Zdrojewska & Stasia Lewicka! Subscribe for free and never miss a new episode!

Ela is a coach and she helps women to navigate through challenges of personal and professional life with a lot of compassion and understanding.

You can find and follow her on social media:

https://www.instagram.com/ela_zdrojewska

https://www.facebook.com/ela.zdrojewska.5

Stasia is an educator and a product manager passionate about bringing knowledge about effective management to women to help them build better, long lasting businesses.

Follow and subscribe for her newsletter:

We are so excited to share this conversation with you and we hope you will find it inspiring! Becase we need more Women In Action!

Ela and Stasia

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit womeninaction.substack.com