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Ep. 64: Weāre figuring out how to make everyday living as parents more fun and playful.
An episode like this is just full of joy and inspiration.
The conversation revolves around the importance of play in adult life, due to its role in reducing stress, fostering creativity, and improving overall well-beingā¦and just making life more enjoyable.
They discussed the challenges of transitioning from play to competition and the need to prioritize self-care and make time for personal interests. The speakers also highlighted the benefits of play in career development and building connections with others. They emphasized the importance of noticing how social media makes one feel and whether it aligns with one's values and goals, and the significance of connection in the workplace. Throughout the conversation, the speakers emphasized the need to prioritize play and make time for it to bring happiness back into life.
In this episode, we talk about:
+ The necessity of prioritizing self-care and personal interestsā¦even as parents
+ The benefits of play in your career development
+ How play fosters your connection with others
+ The role of play in social media
You can get Lauraās Playlist Planner here ā which will help you quickly identify your own unique play activities plan them amidst a busy schedule.
About The Guest
Laura Haver is a play advocate, author, speaker, life coach, mom and former pro athlete. She is an expert in play, communication and happiness, and has helped thousands of people to experience more fun, fulfillment and joy in their lives. She has been featured on the Today Show, CBS, Fox, Parents, Shape and more, and is the author of Play Together: Games & Activities for the Whole Family to Boost Creativity, Connection & Mindfulness.
Learn more about Laura Haver here.
You can find Lauraās book here.
Connect with the Laura Haver via Instagram here or via her Instagram for author moms here.
About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:
Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.
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Ep. 63: Weāre figuring out how to be the right level of involved in your childrenās learning journey.
Whether youāre planning for school or youāre in it, former teacher and educational consultant, Alexa, is going to help us figure out our role as parents in our kidsā educational journey.
In this episode, we talk about:
+ How to nurture parent-teacher relationships and communication
+ How to communicate with your child and be involved with their education
+ How to raise kids who excel at social emotional learning (and what that all means)
Get 15% off of a service with The Educational Consultant by mentioning this episode.
About The Guest
Alexa Ghadiry-Tavi is the Founder and Owner of My Tutor Time, a tutoring company dedicated to creating individualized learning experiences. With extensive experience as a classroom teacher and educational consultant, Alexa shares expertise in pedagogy and practical teaching. Alexa is passionate about supporting students and families in achieving their educational goals.
Learn more and connect with Alexa here.
Connect with the guest via Instagram here.
About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:
Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.
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Ep. 62: Weāre figuring out how to actually make self-care happen
Jill Tant made an incredible shift from a corporate banking career to becoming a Mayo Clinic certified wellness coach. Jill shares her journey of leaving the corporate world to focus on her family and how she discovered her passion for health and wellness. We dive into her story and she offer practical tips for parents trying to balance their busy lives while staying healthy and stress-free.
In this episode, we talk about:
Jill's Transition to Mayo Clinic coaching certification: How Jill moved from a corporate banking job to being a stay-at-home mom and eventually a wellness coach.
Prioritizing Health and Wellness: Practical steps to incorporate health and wellness into your daily routine.
Managing Busy Schedules: Tips for parents to organize their days better, including creating effective routines and handling unexpected events.
Stress Reduction Techniques: Tangible strategies to reduce stress, including setting priorities and scheduling self-care.
Balancing Family and Self-Care: Advice on how to balance taking care of your family while also ensuring you have time for yourself.
About Jill Tant:
After 13 years in corporate banking, Jill Tant left her full-time career to focus on being a mom to her two kids. In her motherhood journey, Jill struggled with anxiety, frustration, and feeling overwhelmed. Inspired by her experience Jill attended the Mayo Clinic Wellness Coach Training Program and is now a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach. She created Waterfall Wellness Coaching to help other moms and women set goals, boost confidence, and create healthy routines focusing on nutrition, physical activity, and stress management.
Connect with Jill on Instagram here.
Connect with Jill via her website here.
About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:
Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time. Connect with Andrea via Instagram here or her website here.
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Ep. 61: Weāre figuring out a way to leave the 9-5 and get more flexibility.
Sasha Eburne built a full-time Virtual Assistant business in a matter of weeks.
In this episode, Sasha her amazing journey of becoming a mother, being hit with the pandemic, and completely changing her life (for the better!) to surpass her corporate income and be able to be more present with her daughter.
In this episode, we talk about:
+ Sashaās journey to becoming a single mother by choice
+ Stepping away from the corporate world and surpassing her income
+ What it takes to become a virtual assistant
+ How anyone can claim their worth when negotiating salaries or raising rates
About Sasha Eburne
Sasha transitioned from two decades in corporate business management to successfully running her own virtual assistant businessā¦in two weeks. Based on the Gold Coast, Australia, she now shares her expertise with clients worldwide, helping them become virtual assistants and increase their income. By teaching her exclusive 'VA Way' techniques and leveraging her NLP certification, Sasha empowers others to build flexible, lucrative careers in the virtual assistant field.
Learn more about Sasha and her work here.
Connect with Sasha via Instagram here.
About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:
Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.
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Ep. 60: Weāre figuring out how to make a BIG career change
Iām so excited for you to listen to this one. I had the privilege of interviewing my friend, Mark, who shares his story of moving from England to Canada with his family, and completely pivoting out of his successful military career.
In this episode, we talk about:
+ Markās military service and operational tour of Afghanistan
+ How and why he and his wife decided to leave everything behind and move to Canada (including both of their very successful military careers)
+ How he made the transition into consultingā¦and how humility helped his cause
+ The power of transferrable skills (and a British accent)
+ The questions to ask yourself when youāre contemplating an industry change
About Mark Machin
Mark is a futurist, strategist and integrator. Having transitioned out of military service and emigrated to Canada in 2020 from the UK, he has spent past 3 years creating a portfolio career, combining the best of his passions.
With an engineering and strategy consulting hat on at GHD, he helps clients shape investment opportunities for mega capital interventions in the areas of water, energy, and community development.
Alongside, Mark owns and operates Uncharted Company, a multidisciplinary sports agency, focussed on major events and sports media. And for a complete change of scene, he is also a part-time ski instructor at Cypress Mountain.
Mark has a notable record of decorated military service, including an operational tour of Afghanistan in 2013. Mark's expertise spans strategy and operations, engineering, technology, infrastructure, and sports, with significant experience in Indigenous community projects.
Finally, faith is a big part of his life, and he gives a lot of time and energy to Trinity Central, a family-friendly church based on Cambie Street. Mark lives in North Vancouver with his wife Katrina and son Monty.
Connect with Mark via LinkedIn here.
Check out the book Rise Up: Leadership Habits for Turbulent Times.
About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:
Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.
Connect with Andrea via Instagram ā ā ā hereā ā ā ā or her website ā ā ā ā ā hereā ā ā ā ā .
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Ep. 59: Weāre figuring out how to prioritize our health as parents
Dr. Valerie Hertzog is on the podcast this week breaking down how you can actually and sustainably support your health as a busy parent.
In this episode, we talk about:
+ Dr. Valerieās life-altering autoimmune diagnosis during medical school
+ The 4 pillars of health and how to optimize each one
+ What you need to know about your sleep and napping habits
+ The medical definition of stress and what it does to us long term
+ How you can be more active when youāre starting from zero
And honestly so much more. This episode is inspiring, and uplifting and there is NO shame or triggering happening here.
Everything Dr. Valerie shared is doable and doesnāt add a massive list to your already beefy to-dos.
Dr. Valerie has given All Figured Out Listeners a free 7-day plant-based meal plan for creating quick and easy nutritious meal. Download it here!
Also mentioned/related to this episode:
Ep. 42 ā Figuring out how to fall asleep as a busy working parent Non-sleep deep rest (yoga nidra) with Dr. Andrew HubermanAbout Dr. Valerie Hertzog
Valerie Hertzog is a medical doctor, wellness coach and mom of three who empowers others to stop putting their health on the back burner so that they can be healthier, feel energized and thrive in their everyday lives.
She completed her medical training at the University of Toronto and the University of Ottawa. She has completed training in cognitive behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing, positive psychology, lifestyle medicine and nutrition. She has also completed a 200 hour yoga teacher training.
Valerie dealt with a life-altering medical diagnosis while in medical school that led her to build her own health foundation that allowed her to thrive as a busy working mom.
Learn more about Dr. Valerieās one month or three month coaching programs.
Connect with Dr. Valerie via Instagram here.
About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:
Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.
Connect with Andrea via Instagram ā ā ā hereā ā ā ā or her website ā ā ā ā ā hereā ā ā ā ā . -
Ep. 58: Figuring out how to reduce your calendar and to-do list overwhelm as a parent.
Does your calendar and to-do list own you? This episode is for you if you want to be more productive, less annoyed by your to-do list and if you also want a good amount of self-care each week.
In this episode, we talk about:
+ A very easy trick to get in at least 1 hour of self care each week
+ How to use sporadic periods of 5 or 10 minutes in your day more productively
+ The first task you should get done each day
+ How to reshape your mindset and relationship with productivity
About Jill Wright
Jill Wright is a time management strategist and founder of Grow Like a Mother She helps her clients take ownership of their time, and make it all work so that they donāt have to work so hard. Jill is an author, speaker, and host of the Grow Like a Mother podcast.
Connect with Jill via her website ā ā ā ā hereā ā ā ā .
Connect with Jill via Instagram here.
Listen to Jillās podcast āGrow Like a Motherā ā ā ā ā hereā ā ā ā .
Get Jillās 5-Day āBeyond Motherhoodā Video Series here.
About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:
Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.
Connect with Andrea via Instagram ā ā ā hereā ā ā ā or her website ā ā ā ā ā hereā ā ā ā ā .
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Ep. 57: We're figuring out how to work WITH versus against our mom (parent) guilt.
I āshouldā be doing this. Was I weird at that dinner? Do my friends like me? What more should I be doing to support my kids? Omg they watch too much TVā¦
And the shame goes on. But Kyira Wackett is on the podcast this week to help us break down this shame spiral and figure out how to work through these very normal ways of thinking.
In this episode, we talk about:
+ What shame resilience and radical acceptance really is (and what it looks likeā¦and what to do)
+ What to do when shame and guilt inevitably creep in as a parent
+ Kyriaās story of shame, people-pleasing and burnout
+ A weekly ritual to do with your partner
+ How to write your own story and make values-aligned decisions as a parent and family
About Kyira Wackett
Kyira Wackett is a mom and licensed mental health therapist specializing in shame resilience and radical acceptance. The founder of Adversity Rising, Kyira works to empower and equip people with the insight, confidence and skills to write their own stories.
Connect with Kyira via her website ā ā ā ā hereā ā ā ā .
Listen to Kyiraās podcast āUntethering Shameā ā ā ā ā hereā ā ā ā .
About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:
Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.
Connect with Andrea via Instagram ā ā ā hereā ā ā ā or her website ā ā ā ā ā hereā ā ā ā ā .
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Ep. 56: We're figuring out how to navigate the school years and what empty nesting really looks like.
Have you ever wondered how to navigate the primary or high school days with your kids? When to step in or where to back off? Or have you ever given panicky thought to what the empty-nesting days will look like?
Dr. Cherith Fluker is here to spill on it all.
In this episode, we talk about:
+ Cherithās career and educational journey from teaching to ed tech, and travel blogging
+ Her story of starting a family young and being a young empty-nester
+ How to be involved involved in your children's education (and when to back off)
+ Being an empty nester
About Dr. Cherith Fluker
Cherith Glover Fluker, a freelance writer, blogger, and EdTech professional, holds a bachelorās in English from Auburn University and a doctorate in educational leadership from Samford University. With her blog, WhatCherithinks, Cherith channels her passion for self-care and travel. Her work reflects her commitment to inspiring others to embrace life's journey with adventure and well-being. Cherithās writing has been featured in publications such as Chicken Soup for the Soul, Mother.ly, Birmingham Mom Collective, and Dollywood Insiders.
Connect with Cherith via her website ā ā ā ā hereā ā ā ā .
Connect with Cherith via Instagram ā ā ā ā hereā ā ā ā .
About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:
Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.
Connect with Andrea via Instagram ā ā ā hereā ā ā ā or her website ā ā ā ā ā hereā ā ā ā ā .
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Ep. 55: We're figuring out how to wear ALL the hats, and how to support loved ones who are grieving with my guest Celeena Sayani.
I sat down to chat with Celeena Sayani about her story as a mom, a corporate marketer, and the founder of The Glimmer Collective, a company that provides healing tools for grief.
In this episode, we talk about:
+ Making values-aligned career decisions
+ Dealing with and supporting others in grief
+ Surrounding yourself with amplifiers versus naysayers
+ How to be present with your kids and be a parent you're proud of
Other episodes mentioned:
+ Ep. 38: Figuring out your hobbies as a parent
About Celeena Sayani, Founder of The Glimmer Collective
Celeena Sayani is a builder of magical things. In her corporate career, sheās worked to build brands like Lush Cosmetics, launched and grown several Canadian wine brands and is now in the organic food industry.
In 2020, she wrote and launched a successful childrenās book, "2020 Baby". Her most recent project is the launch of The Glimmer Collective, to honor her brother who passed 11 years ago. Glimmer is a company that provides healing rituals and support tools for grief including candles, a guided grief journal and grief affirmation cards.
Celeena is also a mom of two tiny humans who have taught her more than all of her work experience combined and have created space for her to become her best self.
Shop The Glimmer Collective via their website ā ā ā hereā ā ā .
Use code ALLFIGUREDOUT10 for 10% off your purchase!
Connect with The Glimmer Collective on Instagram ā ā ā hereā ā ā .
About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:
Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.
Connect with Andrea via Instagram ā ā hereā ā ā or her website ā ā ā ā hereā ā ā ā .
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Ep. 54: Figuring out how to juggle career drive, family life and entrepreneurial aspirations.
This episode is an interview with Mackenzie Forge who has an incredible story of competition, loss, drive, and raising a family.
In this episode, we talk about:
+ Loving and then leaving a career after having kids
+ Life in the Commercial Real Estate industry
+ Pivoting careers
+ Starting and running a small business while raising children
About Mackenzie Forge, Founder of Forge Magnetics:
Mackenzie is a mom of 3 vivacious toddlers and founder of Forge Magnetic Clothing.
Mackenzie was born and raised in North Vancouver. She had a successful career in Commercial Real Estate which she left in 2022, after finishing her second maternity leave, choosing to spend more time with her children and start a business.
Shop Forge Magnetics via their website ā ā hereā ā .
Use code ALLFIGUREDOUT10 for 10% off your purchase!
(Code is limited to one use per customer.)
Connect with Forge Magnetics on Instagram ā ā hereā ā .
About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:
Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.
Connect with Andrea via Instagram ā hereā ā or her website ā ā ā hereā ā ā .
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Ep. 53: Figuring out how to dive into the wild world of real estate investing.
Lisa Michaud is in the house kicking off the first guest interview of 2024 with a cha-ching.
Lisa has been an active real estate investor for over 12 years. Along with her husband Troy, they currently wholly own over 65 rental doors (and a few more joint-venture doors), and are continuing to grow and expand.
Lisa is all about holistic, whole-life success, and a big part of her āwhyā is her belief that generating wealth and cultivating purpose play a role in happiness and wellness, and that it is an opportunity everyone deserves.
In this episode, we talk about:
+ Defining real estate investing+ How to get into real estate investing, and why you would
+ Real estate investing as parents
+ Outsourcing business and household tasks
+ Building generational wealth and the impact it can have
+ Changing your money mindset
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Join Lisa and I virtually from March 26 - 28 at the Millenial Millionaire Summit
Get your FREE ticket here.
The Millennial Millionaire Summit is a 3-Day Virtual Summit to help YOU earn more money, keep more money, and invest more so that you can buy real estate (or assets that work harder than you do).Over 3 days, youāll learn from over 20 TOP Entrepreneurs, Financial and Real Estate Experts how to:
Earn More Money Create a Solid Financial Foundation Invest in Real Estate_____
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Ep. 52: Figuring out how to take a break and come back refreshed!
Hello again! I took a big ol' break and we're back with what I'm calling "Season 2".
In this episode, we cover:
+ My *delayed* mat leave (burnout, holidays and Disney World with two kids!)
+ Changes and upgrades to my business
+ Episodes to get excited about
Other episodes mentioned in this episode:
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break and returning for season two of the All Figured Out podcast. She discusses her experiences during maternity leave and feeling burnt out. Andrea also talks about the exciting work she has been doing behind the scenes, including rebranding and expanding her coaching services. She shares her passion for program and curriculum design and expresses her love for podcasting. Finally, she gives a sneak peek into the upcoming episodes and guests for season two.
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Ep. 51: Listen in to find out what the future looks like for the podcast š«¢
Connect with Andrea via Instagramā hereā .
Find free resources and learn more about how we can work together by visiting my website here.
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Ep. 50: Taboo topic alert: why you should (and can) stay at a job you donāt likeā¦for money š±
In todayās episode, we dive into HOW you can make your work life more fun if youāre not loving your job but canāt leave quite yet.
I share my own personal story with this
Why you might stay in a job you donāt like
3 strategies for making that job more tolerable and even fun
Other episodes mentioned:
Ep. 21 - Scotty Barr on figuring out how to navigate medical challenges, work and a baby on the way
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Connect with Andrea via Instagram here.
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Ep. 49: Alicia Duncan is sharing her story as a devoted mom and stepmom to four children aged 9 to 17, her career pivot into interior design, the devastating loss of her mother, and her new role of advocate (and soon-to-be author).
In this episode, we cover:
+ How to navigate a career pivot with small children at home
+ How to ātestā out and make decisions when considering a career change
+ Advice on how to make your home a sanctuary
+ What her life looks like now as an advocate for mental health, specifically regarding the safeguards she believes are needed for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) here in Canada
An update since this episode was recorded:
Bill C-314 was presented in the House of Commons and was not passed. This bill was an attempt to prevent the imminent expansion of the MAID program in Canada.
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MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
If you are in immediate crisis or danger:
Call 911.
If you are seeking immediate support:
Connect with Bell Let's Talk or Talk Suicide (call or text for immediate support)
For support in your mental health journey:
If you are in British Columbia, check out Bounce Back.
BounceBack is a free skill-building program designed to help adults and youth 13+ manage low mood, mild to moderate depression, anxiety, stress or worry. Delivered online or over the phone with a coach, you will get access to tools that will support you on your path to mental wellness.
If you are not in British Columbia, use this as a reference to do some research to find support in your area.
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CONNECT WITH ALICIA DUNCAN
AR Interiors (Aliciaās interior design business):
www.arinteriors.ca
IG: @arinteriorsinc
Follow Aliciaās book-writing journey as she tells her motherās story:
www.aliciaduncan.com
IG: @aliciaduncanwrites
FB: Alicia Duncan Writes
To learn more about Aliciaās mental health advocacy work:
www.inmemoryofdonnafaith.com
IG: @inmemoryofdonnafaith
FB: Donna's Law
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365 days later, THANK YOU for letting me be in your ears š
It has been an incredible year of growth and learning on this platform. And Iām just getting started š
Todayās episode is a reflection on:
Launching a podcast in my first trimester of pregnancy How I got over myself and just STARTED How I leaned on support to hold me accountable The humbling experience of learning new skillsSo once again, thank you. Your messages and conversations after episodes drop mean so much to me.
Letās keep this party going!
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Connect with Andrea via Instagram here.
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Ep. 47: As a Registered Clinical Counsellor who is trained and specializes in perinatal mental health, Lauren Champion is sharing some VERY practical tools, resources and ideas around how to stay regulated as a parent.
In this episode, we cover:
+ Lauren's career journey including the story where she went back to school to do her masters with an infant at home
+ What life is like as a practicing Registered Clinical Counsellor
+ How to support your mental health in the perinatal stage (and as a parent in general)
+ Tools for regulating yourself in the moment
And truly...so much more!
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To connect with Lauren Champion click here.
To follow Lauren on Instagram click here.
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To view detailed show notes click here.
Connect with Andrea via Instagram here.
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Ep. 46: Annnnnd....action!
In this three-part audio workshop series, Iām going to help you set yourself up to crush all your big goals as you close out 2023.
In total, this series will take 90 mins of your time and you will be walking away withā¦
+ clarity on your 3 big goals for 2023
+ commitment for your first 3 steps to take
+ a plan to revisit goals every 3 months
This is PART 3 and weāre going to talk all about ACTION. What is the first step you will take? Then the next? And how will you take this easy action to accomplish your big goals with ease?
ā ā EPISODE DOWNLOADā ā
To go along with this workshop series, ā ā download my free workbookā ā to track your intentions, goals and prompts to create a very simple action plan. Bonus: there are printable weekly and monthly planner pages.
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Connect with Andrea via Instagramā ā hereā ā .
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Ep. 45: Let's talk GOALS.
In this three-part audio workshop series, Iām going to help you set yourself up to crush all your big goals as you close out 2023.
In total, this series will take 90 mins of your time and you will be walking away withā¦
+ clarity on your 3 big goals for 2023
+ commitment for your first 3 steps to take
+ a plan to revisit goals every 3 months
This is PART 2 and weāre going to talk all about goals. What goals do you have for these next 3 months? And what goals will make you feel bada$$ rolling into the new year?
ā EPISODE DOWNLOADā
To go along with this workshop series, ā download my free workbookā to track your intentions, goals and prompts to create a very simple action plan. Bonus: there are printable weekly and monthly planner pages.
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Connect with Andrea via Instagramā hereā .
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