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In episode 134, Coffey talks with Suzanne Brown about the importance of embracing a balance-friendly workplace.They discuss the meaning of work-life balance; the distinction between balance and integration; the impact of individuals' priorities in defining work-life balance; the impact of the pandemic on employees' expectations; employers' role in creating a balance-friendly environment; evaluating the financial benefit of balance-friendly strategies; the impact of remote work; and how employers can develop policies to enhance work-life balance.Good Morning, HR is brought to you by Imperative—premium background checks with fast and friendly service. For more information about our commitment to quality and excellent customer service, visit us at https://imperativeinfo.com. If you are an HRCI or SHRM-certified professional, this episode of Good Morning, HR has been pre-approved for half a recertification credit. To obtain the recertification information for this episode, visit https://goodmorninghr.com. About our Guest:Suzanne Brown is a fractional CMO and work-life balance speaker, consultant, and award-winning author of the Mompowerment books. She empowers companies and working moms and dads to think differently about balance and take action. She uses her own experience and extensive research as well as tips, insights, and advice from interviews with more than 110 professional working moms. Suzanne is a contributor to Harvard Business Review and her insights appear in major publications such as Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Real Simple, Parents magazine, and Forbes. She's been interviewed on more than 45 podcasts, and she's done a TED talk on creating more professional part-time roles for working mothers. She's got an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin. Suzanne, her husband, and their two active young boys live in Austin, TX.Suzanne Brown can be reached at:https://www.mompowerment.com  https://www.linkedin.com/in/oksuzi https://www.facebook.com/Mompowerment https://www.instagram.com/Mompowerment About Mike Coffey:Mike Coffey is an entrepreneur, human resources professional, licensed private investigator, and HR consultant.In 1999, he founded Imperative, a background investigations firm helping risk-averse companies make well-informed decisions about the people they involve in their business.Today, Imperative serves hundreds of businesses across the US and, through its PFC Caregiver & Household Screening brand, many more private estates, family offices, and personal service agencies.Mike has been recognized as an Entrepreneur of Excellence and has twice been named HR Professional of the Year. Additionally, Imperative has been named the Texas Association of Business' small business of the year and is accredited by the Professional Background Screening Association. Mike is a member of the Fort Worth chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization and volunteers with the SHRM Texas State Council.Mike maintains his certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the HR Certification Institute. He is also a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).Mike lives in Fort Worth with his very patient wife. He practices yoga and maintains a keto diet, about both of which he will gladly tell you way more than you want to know.Learning Objectives: 1. Define work-life balance.2. Evaluate the financial benefits and challenges of implementing a balance-friendly workplace.3. Explore strategies for implementing policies to enhance work-life balance.

My guest is Suzanne Brown today. Suzanne is a work-life balance speaker, consultant and award-winning author, and founder of Mompowerment. She helps companies and working moms to create great work-life balance. How can you connect with Suzanne: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oksuzi/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mompowerment/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/mompowerment Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=529749124708197 Website: https://mompowerment.com/   What we spoke about: 1:14 Where Suzanne is calling in from 2:36 Start of Mompowerment 5:55 Interviews with 100+ professional part-time working moms 8:46 Surprising aspects from the interviews 14:07 How has the pandemic changed work-life balance? 17:36 Where will the Future of Work be in 5-10 years? 21:07 Transferable skills from travelling to 40+ countries   How to connect with the host, Karin Tischler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin-tischler/    

Suzanne Brown, author of the "Mompowerment" book series, returns to the podcast to talk about her journey as an author and shares how to mind map a book and the secret to delivering the content your audience wants. More at www.bemovingforward.com. Books and podcasts available at linktr.ee/johnlim Get "I Am a Professional Metalhead" Audiobook free with Audible trial (affiliate link) Audiobook on Apple Audiobooks Paperback or Kindle (affiliate link) Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn (@Bemovingforward). linktr.ee/johnlim

 In this episode, we talk about:Why mothers are important in the workplace and why companies should have supportive family leave policiesHow to find a position with good work-life balanceWhat type of work arrangement makes working mothers the happiest Why family leave policies impact everybodyHow being busy does not equal being productiveResources and Links:www.mompowerment.comThe Mompowerment Guide to Work-life Balance book on Amazon (newest book on work-life balance for working moms)Mompowerment book on Amazon (successful transition to a part-time role for working moms)Suzanne's TED talkSuzanne's Twitter: @mompowermentInstagram @mompowermentMompowerment Facebook Group

www.verenaschool.de/adventskalender [3:38] Gute Gründe für dein Ziel [8:45] SMART als Zielformulierung [15:20] Ein Ziel VS viele Ziele [16:00] Kleine Ziele oder Lebensziele [21:10] Gewohnheiten [22:30] Stolpersteine [23:30] Die nächsten Schritte aus dem MOMPowerment Adventskalender: Ziele teilen, Emotionalisieren, Visualisieren Vorsätze oder Ziele? Wie die meisten von uns habe ich auch immer gern das neue Jahr als Start verwendet, um Vorsätze zu fassen. Auch bei mir waren häufig die Klassiker dabei: Mehr Sport machen, gesünder leben, abnehmen, weniger gestresst sein. Wenn du beim MomPowerment Adventskalender dabei bist dann bist du jetzt mitten in deiner Zielformulierung. Wenn du den Adventskalender noch nicht kennst, dann gehe einfach auf www.verenaschool.de/adventskalender. Bist du dabei? Formulierst du dein Ziel SMART und gehst dann noch die weiteren Schritte um in 2021 voller Power als Working Mom deine individuellen Ziele zu erreichen? Ich bin gespannt wie es bei dir läuft. Teile deine Ergebnisse gern mit mir und schreibe eine Mail an verena@verenaschool.de Mehr zu NOW MOM findest du unter www.verenaschool.de oder auf Instagram nowmom_school . Ich freue mich, wenn du mir dort folgst. Be happy - be now - Sei eine NOW MOM NOW MOM Empowerment für Working Moms.

#001 - Dr. Karin Jakubowski introduces Mompowerment, a new podcast that gives moms and any parent advice from experts in the field to help them live a happy, healthy life with their kids - even when they are experiencing challenging behaviors. In this introductory episode Dr. J shares why she started this podcast and why she's committed the rest of her life to helping kids and parents. Click subscribe so you can be notified when a new episode is released.  For the show notes and for more information go to: www.educationalimpactacademy.org  

In this episode, we talk about:Why mothers are important in the workplace and why companies should have supportive family leave policiesHow to find a position with good work-life balanceWhat type of work arrangement makes working mothers the happiest Why family leave policies impact everybodyHow being busy does not equal being productiveResources and Links:www.mompowerment.comThe Mompowerment Guide to Work-life Balance book on Amazon (newest book on work-life balance for working moms)Mompowerment book on Amazon (successful transition to a part-time role for working moms)Suzanne's TED talkSuzanne's Twitter: @mompowermentInstagram @mompowermentMompowerment Facebook Group--- Future-Proof Career Survey

Suzanne Brown returns to What's The Word? to share about how 2020 is treating her .  She started Mompowerment Helping companies and working moms think differently about work-life balance and take action empowers companies to become more balance-friendly and professional working moms to create the work-life balance they crave. She is a TED speaker and has been featured in major publications such as TIME, Forbes, Working Mother, Reader’s Digest, Shape, and Prevention. She’s a mom, wife, consultant, speaker, strategist, avid international traveler, and award-winning author. Website: https://mompowerment.com/ Twitter: @Mompowerment

Hey Marvelous Moms! If you're looking for advice on how to be more efficient and balance your work life, this episode is for you! Suzanne is the author of the book Mompowerment: Insights from Professional Part-Time Working Moms Who Balance Career and Family. It has five stars on Amazon! Listen to our chat to learn more about her and her ideas. You'll love it!    

Suzanne Brown returns to What's The Word to speak about the evolution of social media. Suzanne empowers companies to become more balance-friendly and professional working moms to create the work-life balance they crave. She is a TED speaker and has been featured in major publications such as TIME, Forbes, Working Mother, Reader’s Digest, Shape, and Prevention.  Her recent book, Mompowerment: Insights from Successful Professional Part-time Working Moms Who Balance Career and Family was named the 2018 Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal Winner in the Non-Fiction – Business/Finance category.  Website: www.mompowerment.com Twitter: @mompowerment

How can you be the mom you want to be without walking away from your career and all you've worked so hard for? What if you could work part-time, continuing down your professional path, and actually spend quality time with family? Suzanne Brown shares her expertise combined with detailed research and advice from other part-time working moms. In her award-winning book, Mompowerment: Insights from Successful Professional Part-time Working Moms Who Balance Career and Family, she recounts stories, advice, and insights from her own experience and more than 110 other professional part-time working moms to: • empower you to think differently about career and work-life balance • provide a how-to for transitioning your career model Suzanne Brown is a part-time strategic marketing and business consultant, TEDx speaker, author, and avid international traveler.    She has more than 12 years of experience at large marketing agencies. Suzanne started her entrepreneurial journey after having a con­sulting side business for 7 years while still working in Corporate America. As a consultant with her own clients, she had more flexibility and control over her schedule.    Suzanne received her MBA in Marketing, BBA in Finance, and BA in Spanish from The University of Texas at Austin. Suzanne and her family live in Austin, Texas.    Check out Suzanne's weekly blog at mompowerment.com or follow her onTwitter @mompowerment. To learn more about Suzanne, visit: https://mompowerment.com/home-page/about/ To learn more about Houston Money Week visit: www.Houstonmoneyweek.org   http://www.cheatsheet.com/personal-finance/how-schools-can-improve-their-personal-finance-education.html/ Financial Advisor Magazine Articles: http://www.fa-mag.com/news/advisors-stay-the-course-amid-monday-s-market-drop-22864.html?section=3  http://www.fa-mag.com/news/on-it-s-80th-anniversaryadvisors-consider-social-security-s-impactfuture-22784.html?section=3 You can listen live by going to www.kpft.org and clicking on the HD3 tab. You can also listen to this episode and others by podcast at: http://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/moneymatters or www.moneymatterspodcast.com #KPFTHOUSTON #HoustonMoneyWK #Mompowerment

Melanie Fish from VRBO talks about how awesome vacation rentals are for families. Nicole Viennea, marketing and communications manager from the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Gold Resort, Spa and Marina introduces us to a family friendly resort with lots of activities and a great spa for mom. Suzanne Brown from Mompowerment talks about how to balance Motherhood and Work. Laureen Asseo, founder of Fresh 'n Lean offers a new way for moms to serve healthy meals with very little prep.

Have you ever been involved in a movement and you are so excited about it you can hardly stand it?I know I have and this is one of those for sure.MOMPOWERMENT!  Yes.......Meet Suzanne Brown.  She is a strategic marketing and business consultant and work-life balance speaker, strategist, and author. She empowers working moms to create the balance they crave with small changes that make a big impact over time. You can find her at www.mompowerment.comYou don't want to miss this one!

Episode Summary: I don't really know a parent out there these days whose life ISN'T filled to the brim with things to do. Everyone I talk to is "Crazy-Busy." I think just about everyone who listens to this show is juggling some combination of work, building a business, usually a marriage or some other kind of serious romantic relationship, parenting your kids, friendships, hobbies, a lot of your kids have after-school activities, most of you are awesome and get in some type of exercise every week and you have to manage your household... there's just a lot going on for the average working parent. And the pace of our society in general is so "go-go-go" that even if you haven't filled your schedule with things to do, it can still feel like you're living your life in hyper-speed. I've noticed that as all of these things pile up though, we really start to feel like we're living a BUSY life that's not all that meaningful or enriching. So many working parents I talk to feel like they're just going through the motions in their lives. They're struggling to keep up with everything they HAVE to do, which leaves NO time for the things they WANT to do. Their health is failing. They frequently feel exhausted and resentful. They don't feel all that connected to their spouse, and they feel like the time they spend with their kids is filled with distractions and chores and other meaningless activities. Most working parents I know these days feel like their life is one big fire drill. If you've listened to any of the other episodes of this show, you've probably figured out by now that I don't really buy into this message that being a working parent HAS to be overwhelming or frustrating or exhausting. I know for a fact that being a working parent can be FUN. It can be an ADVENTURE. It can be fulfilling and rewarding and meaningful. It will definitely hand you challenges from time to time, but if you pay attention, those challenges can help you grow into an even better version of yourself. Life doesn't have to be awful as a working parent, and my main mission with the Working Parent Resource is to give you the tools you need to shift from that life of burnout to one where you feel really engaged and excited about what you're doing everyday. I've had a lot of great conversations here on this show about the small things you can do to get out of survival mode and create a more fulfilling life for yourself as a working parent. And I think those really practical, granular solutions are the key to making big shifts in our lives. That's important to cover. But today I wanted to take a step back and look at this big picture concept of living a FULL life as a working parent, rather than just enduring a BUSY one. So today I want to go through 11 things you should focus on to experience what I call "FULL PARENTHOOD" vs. BUSY PARENTHOOD. These are all things I've discovered to be really important parts of enjoying life as a working parent. So the more you can focus on doing these things, the more I think you'll really treasure this time in your life. And whenever you feel like you're struggling or you're just stretched thin, try to check back in to see if you're missing any of these things to get back on track. Show Notes:  http://workingparentresource.com/57 Resources & Links Mentioned in this Episode: Working Parent Resource Library (NEW!) Mompowerment by Suzanne Brown The Mompowerment Guide to Work-Life Balance by Suzanne Brown WPR003: How to Cut Back at Work Without Ruining Your Career with Suzanne Brown Deliberate Life Challenge (Live Version) Working Parent Resource Website About the Working Parent Resource: The Working Parent Resource helps burned out working parents optimize their time, improve their relationships and escape survival mode for good. Welcome to the Working Parent Resource Podcast. This podcast is all about helping burned out working parents escape survival mode by becoming more intentional at home, at work, and everywhere in between. Together we explore fundamental principles of psychology, the latest research on subjects such as happiness, productivity, mindfulness and relationships, and we hear personal stories that are all designed to help you become the best version of yourself in a noisy and demanding world. Let's break down the overwhelm together so you can create a more deliberate and fulfilling lifestyle on YOUR terms. Sarah Argenal is the Founder and CEO of the Working Parent Resource and Host of the Working Parent Resource Podcast. She has her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis on Marriage and Family Therapy and Adult Development and is a Certified Professional Coach with 20 years of experience in psychotherapy, coaching, college-level instruction, program development, and project management. Sarah lives with her husband and two little boys in San Diego, California.  You can access episode Show Notes and learn more about the Working Parent Resource at http://WorkingParentResource.com. Would you like to chat? I love connecting with my audience, so I set aside a few hours every week to chat with the people who are listening. If you’re a working parent who’s struggling to create a more deliberate lifestyle, if you’re burned out from trying to juggle too many things, I would love to chat with you. Just click this link to get on my calendar. I’d love to chat! Sponsor: This show was sponsored by the Deliberate Life Challenge, a series of free monthly experiences to help burned out working parents reduce stress, maximize their time and become more intentional in every area of their lives in 2018.  This is an ongoing challenge, so you can join in anytime. Click here for details and to sign up: http://deliberatelifechallenge.com. 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Are you hard on yourself because once again you waited until the last minute to start a project? Do you finally want to conquer your procrastination and get things done? Tune in as Suzanne Brown of Mompowerment.com as she provides strategies for us to master procrastination so we can tackle our list and get things done.  Suzanne Brown is a strategic marketing and business consultant and work-life balance speaker, consultant, and author.  She empowers working moms to create the balance they crave with small changes that make a big impact over time. Check out www.mompowerment.com to watch her TED talk, read more about her books, and read her weekly blog about topics related to work-life balance such as productivity, time management, and being international with your time. She lives in Austin, TX with her husband and two young boys.  Want a FREE audio book? Go to Audible.com and you can get one. Listen to today’s podcast to find out which book I recommend for you Check out my organizing shop on Amazon which has products to help organize your home and life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janetmtaylor/message

In Sarah Argenal's interview we discuss: Sarah's story of going from "stressed out, working mom to feeling energetic, excited and productive" in her life What she did to be more intentional with her time, which led to being happier and more productive both at work and at home How much of the changes she made were actions versus changing her attitude The importance of figuring out what you really want out of life Making changes at work to better support a work/life balance - negotiating work from home days, defining emergencies, working with her team to get things done, setting boundaries What moms whose employers are not willing to be flexible or find alternative solutions should do Mompowerment book by Suzanne Brown (affiliate link) - how to create part time schedules or flexible arrangements at work and how to have those conversations with your boss or with your team and how to figure out what will work for you Ideas on how to let go of the mom guilt and not let it consume you What some of the benefits children of working moms enjoy The importance of focused, quality time with your kids and how to fit it in in your day A few additional time management tips for busy working moms What working with Sarah looks like, and how she helps working moms be happier with both their work and mom life Baby steps versus big leaps and what makes the most sense when working towards building a happier life For show notes and additional words of wisdom from Sarah on motherhood, visit themodernmomsociety.com/episode33/

In this episode, Sunit talks to author and Ted speaker Suzanne Brown about the life of working moms and her book, "Mompowerment". They discuss all the options that working moms have, as well as the different seasons of life that can bring changes in desires and perspective. Suzanne shares stories from her book which is a collection of inspiring stories from working moms that will be sure to get your brain buzzing. Being a working mom is not easy and this interview will introduce you to some ideas that may help you navigate your work life balance! It doesn't have to be all or nothing!   You can check out Suzanne's book and all her offerings here: https://mompowerment.com

For this episode of the Millennial Playbook Podcast we interviewed Suzanne Brown, Author of Mompowerment. Susan is an expert in part-time work and her book and online community help moms find their own right path for returning to the workplace. She advises to start by identifying what type of change you’re looking for – more specific than […] The post 13- “Finding Win-Wins so You Can Spend Less Time Working” with Suzanne Brown appeared first on Millennial Reboot.

Though there are many benefits to working professionally in a part-time capacity for both the woman and her employer, it can be difficult for women to determine whether going part-time is the right choice for them, and then actually making it happen. And once the decision is made to move to a part-time capacity, new ways of effectively networking, developing support networks, and managing time become critical centerpieces around which to build and fortify this career-family balance choice.This show is broadcast live on Tuesday's 6PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

This week on Mom Talk Radio, Lisa Druxman, founder of FIT4MOM and author of The Empowered Mama, shares tips about putting on your own oxygen mask first. Spotlight on Moms features McKenzie Guymon of GirlLovesGlam.com. Stacey Tisdale, financial expert and author of The True Cost of Happiness: The Real Story Behind Managing Your Money, shares the new rules for raising money smart kids. Suzanne Brown, author of Mompowerment: Insights from Successful Professional Part-time Working Moms Who Balance Career and Family, talks career models. Gregg Murset, co-founder and CEO of BusyKid, shares tips for preparing kids for adult responsibilities.

Almost half of mothers would prefer part-time work, yet only 25 percent of them do. Though there are many benefits to working professionally in a part-time capacity for both the woman and her employer, it can be difficult for women to determine whether going part-time is the right choice for them and then comes the step of actually make it happen. And once the decision is made to move to a part-time capacity, new ways of effectively networking, developing support networks, and managing time become critical centerpieces around which to build and fortify this career-family balance choice.

Almost half of mothers would prefer part-time work, yet only 25 percent of them do. Though there are many benefits to working professionally in a part-time capacity for both the woman and her employer, it can be difficult for women to determine whether going part-time is the right choice for them and then comes the step of actually make it happen. And once the decision is made to move to a part-time capacity, new ways of effectively networking, developing support networks, and managing time become critical centerpieces around which to build and fortify this career-family balance choice.

Almost half of mothers would prefer part-time work, yet only 25 percent of them do. Though there are many benefits to working professionally in a part-time capacity for both the woman and her employer, it can be difficult for women to determine whether going part-time is the right choice for them and then comes the step of actually make it happen. And once the decision is made to move to a part-time capacity, new ways of effectively networking, developing support networks, and managing time become critical centerpieces around which to build and fortify this career-family balance choice.

Are you a working Mom? And are you struggling to find the right balance, between your family and your work life? If so, you're really going to enjoy today's show, because we have Suzanne Brown with us today.  She's a successful entrepreneur and also the author of Mompowerment - Insights From Successful Professional Part-Time Working Moms Who Balance Career And Family.  Suzanne is a Strategic Marketing and Business Consultant and she helps seasoned entrepreneurs to figure out their high-level marketing challenges by assisting them with the writing of their business plans and with working out their market potential. As an author, she noticed a need in the marketplace and decided to go ahead and fill it, not really knowing what she was getting herself into, at the time! She is also a Speaker and an avid international traveler. Suzanne is married to a really wonderful man, who is also her IT guy, amongst the thousands of other things that he does and she is a Mom to two boys, aged six and a half and almost four. Suzanne has been working part-time ever since her boys were born, so her career has really become woven into her family life. Listen in now, and find out how she manages to find the right balance between these two important aspects of her life.    

Women entrepreneurs need to learn from each other and in this episode, Suzanne Brown is here to share her insight from her 110 interviews she has conducted for her new book, Mompowerment, and her decades of corporate and entrepreneurial work. There is so much value and goodness in this podcast (even if you aren't a mom). Suzanne is a wife and mother to two young boys. She works as a strategic marketing and business consultant, who helps larger companies work better with their marketing agencies. In addition to her marketing consulting, she is the author of the book that just came out called Mompowerment. The book shares stories, insights, and advice from more than 110 professional part-time working moms who she interviewed and empowers moms to think differently about their career approach. Suzanne blogs weekly about topics related to work, family, time management, productivity, networking, and work-life balance. IN THIS EPISODE 3:30 I, Tonya, ask for a fun fact from my guests and your fun fact was that you've been to 40 countries before you turned 40. How was that? It was Ireland and it was so cool. We traveled with our boys and the hotel rooms were really well set up for families. We live in Austin, TX and we'd never ridden on a train or a double-decker bus. We got to talk about dungeons and go to castles. The highlight of the trip according to the boys was high tea. 7:07 Why did you think about writing this book in the first place? It was during coffee with a friend and we needed to know if there was a place to help working moms out, a place where you can ask questions about becoming an entrepreneur and make a living. I didn't have a place for that and when we researched, there was not a resource for that. Which became me creating that resource for moms who want to transition from corporate. There are a lot of resources for moms who stay at home, but there is not a place where those stories are shared from hedge fund managers transitioning and still making 6-figures. And those who are making 20-hours a week and continuing their career. The truth is, it's definitely doable. When I looked at the numbers and researched, those who are working part-time as a stay at home mom, are making the typical salary. And that's in between 25 or 28 hours. 13:28 The one thing that moms did talk about, who have been very successful in either staying in the corporate world or going into the entrepreneur world, is that they knew their value. They went and did their own thing and they didn't think they needed to keep all their hours but instead knew that they could bring value to the table and being able to speak around that. There wasn't a tentative "maybe" but "this is what I bring" and they knew they could bring a lot to the client and charge for it. 15:31 When women go into business for themselves, they think their value is what people are willing to pay. You need to remember that things that are easy for you, are not easy for others. Think about what you're good at versus what others are naturally good at and then think about what it means to the person you're talking to. If it's the linchpin for their business, then they're going to see that value. Also, look at who you are and what you bring. You have your expertise and your own perspective and speaking to that is important. The moms I talked to had built businesses around that area where they were different and what difference set them apart. 18:36 Almost all the moms I talked to were in corporate America at one point. There were less than five who had been entrepreneurs the whole time. 38 percent of the moms I talked to are entrepreneurs right now. And for most of them, the ah-ha mindset shift was one of two things: something has to shift on my schedule and I need to scale back on my work. Or it was when they hit a block in the corporate world, they had always wanted to be an entrepreneur and decided that they were done in that company. There are a lot of reasons why there was a change that needed to happen and that shift took place. Instead of saying that they're going to crunch a little harder, and be a little better at their job, they decided they were done. That shift was important for them to recognize they were done.  20:55 While they didn't talk specifically about the word mentor, that was what they were talking about. And that was on the entrepreneur side and on the corporate side. If you can talk to someone who is going through the same thing, you will have women who are able and willing to help them find the same solutions and share their story. Almost everyone said they had talked to someone, even if it wasn't necessarily a mentor. I would say too that if you're starting a business, it's better to look for a sponsor and a mentor, or both. That person can introduce you to new clients or team members. They can introduce you to others and help you open doors to others. In my own corporate life, I had a mentor who was actually a sponsor who was higher up in the business I was working at. There was one person who would talk to people on my behalf and recommend that I work for them. A mentor wouldn't do that and a manager wouldn't do that. One of the people I worked with was at a marketing agency is someone I no longer have a business relationship with because I don't work for that company anymore, but he's still providing me work by suggesting and he's giving me referrals to a large number of ideal clients. I just reconnected with him formally and I asked him how I can help him. He asked me to help him in an area I'm strong in and I was able to return the favor. 30:58 Things in relation to productivity are very necessary for success. Figuring out if you're more successful in the morning or afternoon. Batching is important because you get into the groove of what you're working on. I use the Pomodoro method and set a timer to 25 minutes to work that amount, then break for five minutes. I also break things into 3 goals for the most in one day. You need to think about the steps to achieving the goals that you want to do. That was one thing that moms repeatedly came up for those moms who were successful. You have to be clear on what you're going for. The number one tip I heard was to network. When you are a working mom, you might say that you don't have time to network. My thing is that you can network where you are. You can network at a company if you're getting ready to leave, talk to them about what you're getting ready to do. You can do coffee chats online. Don't focus on your kids during this time. It's easy to talk about the kids and life, and you have to be able to transition the conversation to a professional one. 35:06 Another top tip was set and maintain your boundaries. You want to work part-time and be paid for part-time, then you need to recognize your value. It's also really good to set your boundaries of how often you're going to respond to your clients and when you're going to get back to them.  36:42 The other tip I heard repeatedly was that you have to get help. That can be trading babysitting with another mom, getting a babysitter, a housecleaner, whatever that help is to you. It's really hard to be a working mom and you need to ask for help. And we take it all on. Who has time for all of those things and how many of them are really important? Can you ask for help? Asking for help is a really hard thing to do. Some people might struggle with saying no. If you reposition it as saying no to one thing, but saying yes to something else. And that might be time with your family or self-care. Good is good enough is a mantra that I subscribe to. Not a lot of entrepreneurs are slackers, and their 80 percent is probably someone else's 110 percent. If you say yes to something, can you say that it's good enough instead of everything being perfect? [bctt tweet="You need to remember that things that are easy for you, are not easy for others and there is value in that." username="tonyarineer"] KEY TAKEAWAYS I couldn't find the resources I wanted so I decided to make the resources we needed. The one thing that moms did talk about, who have been very successful in either staying in the corporate world or going into the entrepreneur world, is that they knew their value. You need to remember that things that are easy for you, are not easy for others and there is value in that. While they didn't talk specifically about the word mentor, that was what they were talked about the success of having one. Things in relation to productivity are very necessary for success. Set and maintain your boundaries. The other tip I heard repeatedly was that you have to get help. EPISODE RESOURCES Free Money Mindset Training- just in case you're ready to take your profit power to the next level! 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This episode is dedicated to all those women in the workforce who are trying to strike the perfect balance between their professional life and personal life, to those women who want to be empowered in their career and still carve out significant time for their partner and children. I’m one of them, and so is today’s guest.   Suzanne Brown is a strategic marketing and business consultant, speaker, and an expert on and an advocate for professional part-time working moms. She's also the author of a new book that's coming out in September, called Mompowerment: Insights from Successful Professional Part-time Working Moms Who Balance Career and Family.   In this episode of Women Worldwide, Suzanne encourages all the mothers in our audience to think differently about their career approach, plus explains how employers can (and why they should) support women who choose a part-time or flexible career path.   In This Episode Research that supports part-time work schedules for moms The mindset shift women need if they want a nontraditional schedule Tips for becoming more efficient with your time at work The importance of discussing work/life balance with the women around us How to discuss the transition with your team at work   Quotes in This Episode “[Early in my career], all the models that I had of working moms didn't really show me work-life balance... I really wanted to own my life again; I wanted my life back.” —Suzanne Brown   “Not all of us can spend 24/7, 52 weeks year with our significant others, so having that work to still keep you engaged can be very important—but it can actually keep you happier… In all of the many bits of research that I did, I found it really interesting that part time working moms are actually happier than full time working moms and stay-at-home moms.” —Suzanne Brown   “There is a kind of a mind shift that has to happen, because when you go to work part-time, it's generally not just cutting your hours. You have to think differently about working part-time. You have to think about your productivity a little bit differently.” —Suzanne Brown   “All of the generations are coming at it from a different approach but their end goal is the same. ‘I want more work-life balance. I want more control over my schedule. I want more time with my family." And that might not necessarily be with their kids. It might be with grandkids, or it might be with their aging parents. It looks different based on who you're talking to.” —Suzanne Brown   “In all the conversations that I had when I was in grad school or as a college age student, I didn't really hear about work-life balance… That just wasn't a constant conversation that I was having. But I think that if we can get that information out there, we can learn from each other.” —Suzanne Brown   Resources Mompowerment The Mompowerment Community on Facebook and Twitter Writing from Laura Vanderkam  

It seems that the professional options for moms fall into two main categories: full-time working mom or stay-at-home-mom. What about the huge area of gray between those two extremes? Our guest will share insights from successful part time working moms who think differently about career and life.