Calm Waters | The Work-Life Balance Podcast

In today's episode Samantha Tomkow of Client Focused Marketing will interview me about the launch of my company's new name and brand… One Wave Life. I'll share about the new direction I am now taking to be able to support you to create change towards a better work-life balance, success that really matters, and of course living your ideal life. I'll introduce our new One Wave Global Community and the 4 key component areas it has to deliver the powerful forms of peer mentorship, professional coaching, accountability tools, and continual learning you'll need to overcome your challenges and live the life you dream of.

One small act can have a powerful impact on others and on you too. In this episode I share a story about the influence a friend had on me with his small acts of kindness and how it has stayed with me more than 15 years later. I know the impact it has had on me, even if I don't know the extent of the impact it has had on others. I do it anyway! Enjoy!

The journey of living your best life and loving the thriving business you have seems to come that much easier when you stay aligned with powerful values and have a positive mindset to support navigating the ups and downs that business and life tend to throw at you. In my conversation with Marc Tellier of Tirecraft Auto Center we hear about how he embraces these key pillars of real success and some of the key lessons he learned along the way.

The journey of landing on your path of living your best life and loving the thriving business you have as part of it can be a crazy ride. In my conversation with Master Chocolatier, Colleen Heidecker of Colleens Chocolates we hear about her incredible journey and several key lessons she learned along the way.

COVID restrictions are lifting. You're probably excited to return to normal. Consider this. “In the rush to return to normal, use this time to consider which parts of normal are worth rushing back to.” In this episode I discuss 5 key things that probably need a new normal moving forward.

Do you have ageing parents? Do you have kids? Are you the sandwich generation care giver? Do you also own a business that you are very actively involved in on a daily basis? If yes to any of these... are you prepared for when it gets real? Listen in on part two of this topic to hear why that is so important.

Do you have kids? Do you have parents? Are you the sandwich generation care giver? Do you also own a business that you are very actively involved in on a daily basis? If yes to any of these... are you prepared for when it gets real? Listen in to hear why that is so important.

Steps you take now to solidify your cash flow sources can deliver the freedom you'll feel to easily weather the storms of future recessions, pandemics, and other challenges you face. In this episode I share my experience of playing a board game to shift my mindset and the action steps that followed so that I could position myself for greater freedom and stability and for living the life of joy, fulfillment, and contribution that I love.

The struggle between work and family is real. It's one business owners face every day. Even ones like Garth Brooks. His story about his inner battle between his passion for his music and his love of his family has some powerful lessons to be learned. Listen in as I share my take on it.

This trap of trading time for money is one so many business owners fall into and cannot get out. It can limit your financial success. It can lead to burnout from overwork. It can result in you feeling disillusioned or unhappy from not living your best life. If you are a solopreneur or are still very actively involved in working IN your business, delivering what it is your business offers... then this is especially valid for you. Listen in as I delve deeper on this significant entrepreneurial trap.

Bonnie Jensen-Walker is a Profit First Strategist through her business, Bonstar Accounting Services. Listen in as we talk about how she has implemented this strategy in her own business and life and the impact it has had on her experiencing real success and and living her best life.

Work-Life Balance. Myth or actually possible. It's a polarizing topic that remains a point of stress for those who want it but don't feel it's possible. Listen in as I share how you can reframe it in a way to make it specifically possible for you.

Money. It's like weight loss. The endless pursuit of it can be a trap that prevents you from fully living your best life. Listen in as I explain why.

Are some of your closest relationships at work or at home stress inducing, energy sapping, joy sucking, and productivity limiting? Listen in as I share a timely story of me and my dad and the power of a positive personal connection.

Longevity is about adding years to your life. Soon living well past 100 will be the norm. Listen in as I share why taking steps to live a long, healthy life is something all entrepreneurs ought to strive for.

Vitality, adding life to your years, is at the essence of being a healthy entrepreneur. Listen in as I share how business stress and overwork can influence your health and what a positive focus on self care can bring to your business and your life.

Want to know how to get fired up every day about the way you contribute at work, at home, and in other areas? Listen in as I share how a client of mine set herself up for that level of real success.

Essentially, no change happens a without a mindset shift first. In this episode I focus on Pillar 2 of my 7 Pillars of Real Success... Mindset. Listen in as I share how my mindset shift led to a travel experience of a lifetime.

Your deeper why. The one the fuels your fire for getting up and doing all you do every day. In this episode I talk about how slow pitch, volleyball, and garbage collectors helped my realize my purpose, my Ikigai, the meaning behind my why.

2020, uncertainty, stress, fear, chaos, Ken Holland, The Edmonton Oilers, hindsight, evaluation, business, and success. What do they all have in common? Listen in as I pull it all together to help you move from the challenges of 2020 towards the real success you want in 2021. I've even got a New Years gift for you so listen through to the end.

Holiday treats this Christmas season; something to embrace and fully enjoy or something to stress over and beat yourself up about? In this episode I focus on how you can correct a tragic holiday mindset so you can enjoy and feel good about yourself in doing so.

Tradition at home and at work is a huge part of the holiday season. But in a year so influenced by COVID-19 much of that simply may not be. It doesn't mean all is lost. Not with the right mindset.

For a business owner to get unstuck and onto a path of living your best life of real success, a wake up call usually must occur. In this episode I share my wake up call and the resulting change it inspired.