Work Hard Mom Harder

Working parents are among the scrappiest people on the planet. In today's episode you'll learn my favorite free (or next-to-free) tools to help me run a business and stay sane as a parent. I'm sharing my go-to resources that you can use to grow your business or manage things at home. I'm also sharing my favorite time-management hack to get me really great results, both at work and with my kiddos. And as you would expect, I talk a lot about the importance of making it fun.

Meet Kathryn Witherington, the Executive Director of the Downtown Walla Walla Foundation who is a catalytic player in my local community and an inspiring figure no matter where you are. In today's episode you'll hear Kathryn's thoughts on the transformative power of an enthusiastic "Yes!" We also discuss ways to empower our kids to be problem solvers even at a young age, commiserate on kids in the workplace, and generally map out how parents are going to change the world.

You'll want to listen in.

What would you say if I told you that my 13-year-old black lab taught me one of the most important lessons of 2021 so far?

In today's episode I riff on the most powerful thing you can do to make the world a more positive place, and to amplify that positivity over the negativity that seems to be spreading at global pandemic speed.

This is an interview with my good friend Ashley Johnson. She is a good sport in the first order, a generous and thoughtful friend, a terrific mom, and an inspiring professional.

She & her husband moved across the country with a tiny brand new baby.

She serves our community and our veterans in her role as a pharmacist at the VA.

Did I mention she has three-year-old twin boys, too?

Yea, she's pretty rad. In this episode, we cover a lot of ground, from time management to working from home, the surprise of having twins, showing appreciation for the people who help and so much more.

Instead of a typical end-of-year mashup of all the best episodes of the podcast, I decided to bring on years of wisdom - 6 and 4 years, to be exact - to share their thoughts on the year that everybody thought sucked.

If you choose to look back at the year that just wrapped up, find one or two bright spots and move on. Look to 2021 and find a few things you're excited for, and focus on those things.

Let's keep it simple in 2021. It's more than an act of survival... it's a wonderful way to thrive, too.

After a week of being AS CAREFUL AS I HAVE BEEN THIS ENTIRE PANDEMIC, I got the covid.

I'm lucky, though. I have a very mild case, very few other people in my life were exposed, and by a Christmas miracle I should be able to come out of isolation just in time to celebrate Christmas with my family.

Here are 5 lessons I've learned through this experience, complete with ideas for how you can apply them yourself (even if you don't get the C-1-niner).

In this episode, I share a recent experience loaded with lessons. I had been carrying a decision around for 2 years, putting off pulling the trigger because of a long-held belief about something else.

Find out what letting go did for me. Then, accept the challenge and try for yourself.

Today's riff is brought to you by my morning workout and the soundtrack is the DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - "Summertime."

You'll get it when you listen.

An old interview with Will Smith popped into my LinkedIn feed and motivated me today. I'm sharing that motivation with you, along with two specific challenges to help you live as the person you want to become every single day.

Are you feeling like 2020 in its entirety is MEH?

Waiting for "normal" to return, or another circumstance to change before you start living life again?

I've been fighting it for months now. In today's episode we talk about what it looks like to live life to the fullest.

Spoiler alert: it isn't all sunshine and rainbows.

If you want to experience more joy in your life, through a global pandemic and beyond, this episode is a must-listen.

What my first attempt at real fundraising taught me about life, community, family, and goal-setting.