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The Unbusy Mom - where your time breaks as a business mom (and why)

You sit down to work - and get pulled away.Handle something.Come back.But you’re not where you left off.So you restart.Try to get back into it.And by the time you do - that work block is basically gone.So it gets pushed.Or shortened.Or doesn’t happen.And the next day starts the same way.Most people think this is a time problem.Or a discipline problem.It’s not.Your day just isn’t holding what you’re asking it to.That’s what this podcast looks at.Where your time is actually going.Why your work doesn’t fully land.And what’s breaking underneath your current schedule.If you’ve been trying to make your days work - and they don’t quite hold

  1. 527

    What If Growth Didn't Need Tunnel Vision?

    Funny how one project can somehow take over the entire week…..The content gets pushed. The laundry gets pushed. The thing you actually wanted to finish gets pushed.….And suddenly everything is adjusting around the same thing.If you've ever caught yourself thinking: "When did this become the only thing?" ….That's where I'd get curious.→ Start your Audit If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  2. 526

    Why Your Day Depends on Everything Going Perfectly

    You don’t have a timing problem.Your days just don’t have enough room for real life to happen to them.So everything looks manageable on paper… until something takes longer than expected.Then suddenly: – you’re late – running behind – carrying things into the next block – trying to catch up for the rest of the dayIn this episode, notice: – where your days start getting away from you once something runs over – what your schedule can’t make room for – where pressure starts stacking throughout the dayIf your day starts slipping once things stop going perfectly, this is where to look....→ I'll record a custom video for you on why one thing running long keeps throwing off the rest of your day. If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  3. 525

    Why This Still Doesn’t Feel Like the Business You Were Promised

    You didn’t imagine this wrong.The version of “work-from-home freedom” most women were sold doesn’t really account for how their actual days move.So you keep trying to make it work… and something still keeps feeling heavy underneath it.Not because you’re doing it wrong.Because your days were never really built for this many things competing for the same time and attention.In this episode, notice: – where your work and life keep competing for the same attention – where your day starts feeling heavy instead of spacious – what keeps getting delayed once real life starts messing with your calendarThe audit shows you where your current setup breaks - and what actually fits your reality....→ I'll record a custom video for you on where your days stop working the minute real life shows up. If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  4. 524

    You've Been Thinking About This for Years. So Why Is Nothing Different?

    Inner work can absolutely create awareness.But awareness alone doesn’t automatically change how your time is being used.So it’s possible to keep: – processing – understanding – uncovering patterns…while the actual structure of your day stays mostly the same.In this episode, notice: – where awareness has become a place you keep returning instead of moving from – what hasn’t materially changed despite the insight – where your days may still be falling back into the same patternsIf your calendar insight isn’t translating into practical change, this is where to look....→ I'll record a custom video for you on why you're seeing the problem clearly - but the same thing is still happening three weeks later. If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  5. 523

    Your Life Changed. Your Plans Didn't.

    Your life expanded.But most schedules don’t automatically expand with it.So the same day that used to feel manageable now starts feeling heavy much earlier than expected.In this episode, notice: – where your attention starts splitting sooner than it used to – what your day keeps trying to fit at the same time – where the work that matters most starts getting pushed laterMost women think they need better planning.Usually their current structure is still built for an older version of their capacity.→ The audit identifies where your current day consistently stops fitting. If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    You Can’t “Try Harder” Your Way Out of This

    You’re not behind because you’re distracted.You’re behind because your day is holding too much - and expecting you to stretch to meet it.That’s why pushing harder keeps spilling into dinner, into evenings, into the parts of your life you actually care about.If your work keeps bleeding into everything else, there’s a structural problem underneath it.→ This is where to look. If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  7. 521

    You Know You Can’t Do It All - But Your Day Still Tries To

    You already know you can’t do everything.But your day is still trying to hold it all.So the business gets squeezed in.Your time disappears into maintenance.And nothing really opens up.Because it’s not about knowing you need to drop things.It’s about where that actually happens  - and where it doesn’t.Until that shifts, your schedule keeps filling back up.→ If your work keeps getting squeezed out, this is where to look. If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  8. 520

    Why Getting Help Still Feels Like a Last Resort (Even When You Need It)

    You don’t see support as part of how things work.You see it as something you reach for when you can’t keep up.So even when help is available… you hesitate.Because somewhere underneath it all, you still think you should be able to hold this alone.And as long as that’s true, bringing in support will always feel off.Not natural. Not stable.Just temporary relief.→ See what’s keeping support from actually locking into place - right here. If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  9. 519

    You Don’t Hate Your Business - You’re Still Holding the Wrong Parts

    You love your clients.But the rest of the business?It’s starting to feel heavy.And even though you could get support… you’re still the one doing it.So the part you’re actually great at  -  the part that grows things  - gets squeezed out by everything else.Not because you don’t know better.But because something in your structure still says: this is yours to hold.And that’s where the bottleneck forms.→ Find where your business is still routing through you unnecessarily here. If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  10. 518

    You’re Not Too Busy - You’re Still Holding What Should Be Gone

    You already know this doesn’t need to be yours.But it’s still sitting on your plate.Not because no one else CAN do it  - but because you haven’t fully released it.So your time stays tight.Your energy keeps draining.And your future keeps getting planned from an overloaded version of you.At a certain point, it’s not about adding help.It’s about what you’re still choosing to hold.→ See exactly what isn’t being released in your day - here. If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  11. 517

    You’re Not Losing Progress - You’re Taking It Back

    It’s not that you don’t know what to stop holding.It’s that in the moment - you take it back.So nothing actually changes.→ If things keep returning to you, this is where to look. If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  12. 516

    You Delegated It - But You’re Still the One Holding It

    It’s not that you didn’t delegate.It’s that nothing fully transferred.So you’re still the one holding it - just in a different form.→ If delegation isn’t actually making things lighter, this is where to look: https://yourunbusylife.com/human-design-reading If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    Why You’re Not Letting Yourself Get Help Yet

    You can see what support would look like.You’ve seen other people living it. Having help. Having space.But for you, it still feels… out of reach.So you wait.Until you make more.Until things calm down.Until it makes sense.And nothing changes.Because it’s not just about resources  - it’s about what you’ve decided is allowed RIGHT NOW.If help still feels like something for “later,” that decision is already shaping your time.→ See what’s actually keeping support out of your day:https://yourunbusylife.com/human-design-reading/You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  14. 514

    Why Self-Care Isn’t Actually Giving You More Time

    You’re trying to take care of yourself… but nothing is actually coming off your plate.So the bath, the walk, the “quick break”  - they don’t change anything.Because the issue isn’t self-care.It’s that your time isn’t being freed up.Until something is fully released, your day stays full  -  no matter how much you “pour back in.”If your schedule still feels tight even when you’re doing all the “right” things, this is where to look.→ Find where your time isn’t actually opening up:https://yourunbusylife.com/human-design-reading/You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    Getting 2 Hours of Me Time on a Workday Can Be Your Reality (Even with the Amount of Time Your Kids Need in This Season) - I’m Living Proof!

    You’re sipping your lukewarm coffee, scrolling through your almost-complete sales page, thinking “yep, finally nailed it.”Hit save, then publish, and you’re off to grab the kids from school….Then start on the 6 tasks that DIDN’T get done because you focused on that sales copy.(It HAD to get out - you’ve got that digital primer product coming out soon - but the prioritization is killing you.)Does it always have to be like this, dropping one glass ball for another as a working mom??(You barely remembered to sign the kids’ school forms, and had to get somebody else to drive them to band practice and baseball this week - let’s not talk about what they got for supper the last 4 nights, either….)Why can’t you ever get ahead in the content/marketing/launching game?Isn’t it supposed to be “work hard, build up some margin, take a breather”? Yep, sure is - so here’s what’s getting in your way as the work-at-home business owner.You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  16. 512

    Feel Like THIS Every Day as a Work-from-Home Mom? You’re Already in Burnout. (So Here’s How to Get Out.)

    You check off the final task for your daughter’s spring break trip, double check that the hot dogs for supper are in the fridge (not the freezer), and text your mom that you can drive her to that specialist appointment tomorrow (even though it’s going to play merry hell with your schedule).Your mind blanks out - it’s been a full day at work, plus you’ve been running around taking care of all these OTHER house/family/school tasks, and you really can’t think past cooking supper.Because in about 5 minutes, your kids are going to thunder in, and this little window of quiet disappears….Sound familiar?That’s what mental burnout looks like.If this is you, here’s what you need to do…..You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  17. 511

    High Performance Habits for Solopreneurs with Robin Emdon of GoalBusters

    Stuck on high performance habits for solopreneurs?I brought on the funniest neuroscience-and-procrastination coach ever, Robin Emdon, to talk about how to finally finish what you start. Grab a free copy of Robin’s book at https://ReallyUsefulTips.com.You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    Too Booked Up to Streamline Your Business? Here’s My Calendar Solution for You as a Fellow Working Mom.

    You touched base with all 18 of your clients today, plus ran sessions for 4 of them, but you’re still feeling dissatisfied with your business….So you pull up Basecamp again, check on everyone’s to-do lists, and make a note to yourself to brainstorm the main tenets of your coaching work (so you could turn them into some sort of evergreen course or hybrid mastermind)....Because that evergreen program pivot is still there in the corner of your brain, taunting you.And if you didn’t have to see 18 clients this week, you could streamline your curriculum, work out a partially automated delivery method, and create a new offer to get super efficient with your actual coaching hours.But you don’t have the time. (See “18 clients.” And “chasing kids.”)Here’s the fix.You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    How I Set the Time Boundaries I Need to Hit My Priorities Every Single Workday as a Mompreneur with 5 Kids - Selfcare Included!

    Have you checked off your invisible to-do list today?You know, the one that reads “serve my clients so well that I get 2 testimonials today, serve a whole-foods supper to the kids tonight, do enough stairs that I lose another pound next week, get a compliment from my husband”??We don’t even put our most closely held, “what I want out of life” priorities on the task list in the first place.(They just sit there, on the back burner of our brain, pushing us into doing more.)So what happens if you put THOSE invisible tasks on your daily to-do list??You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    I’m Anti the “Good Enough for Now” Mindset for Working Mothers - Because It’s Stealing THIS from You

    You’re so #blessed to work from home….The dishes piled up in the sinkThe kids who pop in when you’re on client callsThe one-off errands right in the middle of your last work block for the dayThe constant distractions of wet laundry, beeping timers, and dogs who need to go outYeah, it’s an amazing life, isn’t it?!Time to take responsibility for the pressure you’re feeling - take back your power around family routines - and set up what YOU need as the CEO mom.You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  21. 507

    The Busy Test: How Would You Fill an Unexpected Pocket of Spare Time as a Working Mom?

    You finished wireframing your 2nd client’s “work with me” page an hour early - yay!But now you have to decide what to do with all this free time.Should you grab the laundry basket and your earbuds and fold something?Work your way through your overfull LinkedIn DMs?Go down a Reddit rabbit hole on the latest period tracking app?Research financial aid options for your high school senior?Answer a couple of podcast questions (to get a head start on your next “ask me anything” episode)?Dust the bookshelves in the living room??(You know you’re a high achiever when the “what should I do next?” question sends you spinning on the exact next right box to check next!)Here’s the relaxed way to view your to-do list as a working mom.You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    Mini Human Design Business Reading for 2/4 Generator (Kendall)

    Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business....You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  23. 505

    Mini Human Design Business Reading for 4/6 Manifesting Generator (Beth)

    Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business....You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  24. 504

    Mini Human Design Business Reading for 3/5 Projector (Danielle)

    Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business....You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  25. 503

    Mini Human Design Business Reading for 3/5 Generator (Esther)

    Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business....You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  26. 502

    Mini Human Design Business Reading for 3/5 Manifestor (Melissa)

    Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business....You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  27. 501

    Mini Human Design Business Reading for 6/2 Manifesting Generator (Jennifer)

    Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business....You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    Mini Human Design Business Reading for 2/4 Projector (Judy)

    Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business....You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  29. 499

    Mini Human Design Business Reading for 2/4 Generator (Kayla)

    Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business....You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  30. 498

    Mini Human Design Business Reading for 3/5 Manifestor (Joy)

    Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business....You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  31. 497

    Mini Human Design Business Reading for 2/4 Manifesting Generator (Jeanine)

    Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business....You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  32. 496

    What You’re Avoiding When You Won’t Change Anything About Your Routines as an Entrepreneur Mama (And You Know You’ve Hit Burnout)

    You pry your eyes open, hit the “off” button, roll out of bed…. Wellness professional or not, you KNOW you aren’t getting enough sleep (or protein, for that matter).There’s just too much going on. Softball practice, away games, those riding lessons your mom is paying for…. No one’s making time for YOU, so you suck it up and push your way through the day (again). Even though you know better. Even though you know that if you keep on doing this, you’re going to end up with adrenal fatigue, laid out on the couch, completely unable to handle your regular responsibilities.And yet, that picture doesn’t scare you. Here’s what you’re ACTUALLY avoiding.You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  33. 495

    Do THIS to Handle the Pushback When You Ask Your Kids to Do More Around the House (So You Have More Time to Scale Your Business)

    You ruined last week’s date with your husband arguing over whether or not your son should quit soccer (it’s too stressful! he has to have those opportunities!). Just to come home with the exact same practice schedule in place (plus another vague “I’ll try to make time to take him” promise).There goes another “fix the family calendar” idea down the drain….Every time you try to make a concrete change in your family, show up as the “leader,” and advocate for what you want, it gets shut down. It’s like your husband and kids are stuck in a rut, and they will do ANYTHING not to get jolted out of it.Do THIS to take charge again as a CEO mom who’s holding her business PLUS her family….You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    When You’re Caught in the “What My Company Needs” vs. “What My Husband Expects Me to Do” Trap as a Mompreneur

    You were SUPPOSED to go to the coffee shop for your quarterly content-and-launch planning day, but your kids left a giant mess in the kitchen….….And you’re wondering if you should cancel the biz planning to clean up the kitchen before your husband gets home and suggests that you "prioritize better” (again).‘Cause you REALLY hate the implications that you’re skipping out on your “tidy house” responsibilities to go play business owner (as if the two roles can’t go together) - especially when it’s your KIDS’ fault that the kitchen is messy, not yours.Now, redraw your business owner vs. household manager boundaries by doing THIS.You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  35. 493

    Putting a Selfcare Hour on Your Google Calendar Isn’t Enough When You’re Running a Family AND a Business - Here’s Why

    Your Google calendar just reminded you that it’s time for “Selfcare Block.”You roll your eyes, pull up the client project again, and get back to refining their sales copy.‘Cause what you DON’T have is time to finish everything off today’s to-do list - you’re going to have to bump the workshop prep again (and it’s getting pretty close to deadline, too) just to wrap everything for these “due by Friday” sales copy deliverables.Which means that “taking time out” to “refresh yourself” and “fill your own cup” is bunk. Laughably bunk - in that ironic, might be nice, you’re so out of touch way, of course.‘Cause when you’re behind on the daily requirements of crossing off your to-do list as a business mom, slowing down is pretty much anathema.So here’s how to turn that around.You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  36. 492

    They Told You That You Need More Accountability as a Work-at-Home Entrepreneur Mama - I Don’t Agree.

    If you’re being honest, what you want MOST as a WFH mom is a permission slip. A “yes, you get to have this all of it, AND you’re allowed to tweak every single thing about your offer suite + business model (not to mention your day-to-day responsibilities on the home front!) till everything fits.”Because you’ve been living in “client projects never wrap before pickup time” mode for way too long - and you’re finally ready to give yourself something better.The work/life rhythms that you’d intended to create in the FIRST place (before you got so booked up that you started working overtime in every pocket of your day).Because you really don’t need more stuff to execute. Stories, reels, 5-day challenges, private podcasts, intakes for masterminds, wait list strategies, blah blah blah….All they are is more WORK. And you want more SPACE. So here’s how to get it.You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    “Balance” Isn’t About Ignoring Your House or Your Business so You Can Spend Time with Your Kids

    You think balance is about sitting down on the floor with your kids and skipping out on the housework.Or whisking them away to the park and ignoring the undone laundry.But actually? That’s a lie from the “women can’t have it all” crowd - and they’ve skewed their sample size to “prove” it.Here’s the reality available to you as a mom running her online business….You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    Stop Worrying About Whether or Not You’re Doing Business the “Right” Way - Just Customize Your Standard Work Hours as a Work-at-Home Mom

    I don’t care what schedule you want.I only care about how much YOU want it.If you’re a massage therapist, and you’d like 25 hours of client work per week, plus 5 hours of admin, and that’s your idea of a great practice?Then that’s what you need to set up - who cares what hours your competition is setting, or how many hours on social media they’re spending, or whether or not they’ve got a site presence.Your sole job is to focus on what YOU want from this venture….Is it the ability to pick up sick kids from school at the drop of a hat?To set a different schedule every day, for maximum client flexibility?To see how fast your TikTok account can grow on only 4 videos a week?….Then drive every single calendar decision around THIS.You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    You Don’t Have to Choose Between Present and Productive When You’re a Work-from-Home Mom - Here’s How I Pick Both (With 5 Kids at Home!)

    You built the Lego robot with your son, but now the site rebrand is going to ooze into after hours.You just can’t win.Either the kids want another story from you, or they’re asking why you’re always on your phone (when you’re on a roll with the rebrand stuff).And you’re sick of this “failing at one side or the other” version of work-at-home life.Feeling like you’re disappointing your 7-year-old daughter, who really wanted to watch a princess movie with you (NOT while you’re messaging clients)....But also feeling like you’re selling out on your multi-five-figure-month revenue goal, ‘cause you just can’t squeeze in the number of clients that would take. (You’ve priced it all out, and you could technically take on that many clients… if it weren’t for your kids.)How in the world do you reconcile the “great mom” time suck with truly scaling your business??There’s ONE binary mindset you need to ditch, right now….You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    How to Handle Quarterly Planning When You Want Another Baby, But Don’t Have a Plan Set Up Yet to Handle That First Trimester Energy Deficit as a Business Owner

    You’re locked in a holding pattern every month, waiting for that pregnancy test to come back positive.But deep down, you’ve already pressed pause on your business. You’re pulling back on your personal outreach to new clients. You’re pushing off those launch plans.(What if I’m throwing up sick 4 hours a day and can’t see clients? I can’t deliver on a launch like that! Never mind about filming content, either….)You’re blowing up your work rhythms right now for something that might happen 2 or 5 or 10 months down the road.Here’s how to cope with your business to-do list when you have no idea when it’s all gonna shift.You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    The Secret to Being a Super Successful Businesswoman Plus a Present Mom Making Memories with Your Kids (Without Shorting Yourself on Sleep!) Is THIS

    Your not-so-secret dream as a working mom is looking less and less like a reality.(It’s the one where you’re the super successful businesswoman, running a crazy awesome online company, AND the present mom making memories with her kids.)But you’re not even in the messy middle to get there - right now, it’s more like struggle and hard work and barely-fitting-in balance. (Plus all those existential WFH doubts.)Don’t believe the lie.The oh-so-tempting lie that whispers you need to throw in the towel, cancel your clients’ contracts, close out your LLC, and turn back to full-time stay-at-home motherhood. (To make sure your kids are getting enough quality time with you.)This is why shutting everything down is 10 steps too far….You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

  42. 486

    Need to Get Your 2nd Company Off the Ground? Here’s How to Carve Out the Time When You’ve Already Got a Thriving Business as a Mom

    You’ve built a thriving business - but it’s your second hustle that’s REALLY got you lit up.There’s a course churning around in your brain that would be the PERFECT intro offer for this market segment….You know exactly what you’d market to this new B2B niche (right down to the branding colors)....Its product suite and scaling plan are all mapped out on Google docs.But you haven’t hit publish on a story for your new handle yet. Or uploaded your first series of episodes. (They’re still waiting in your Google drive.)Here’s what’s blocking you. (And no, it’s not because you’re too busy with the kids….)You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    Why Your Top Job as a Mompreneur Is Figuring Out the Schedule that Works for Your Business AND Your Family

    Your top job as the work-at-home CEO: living & working at the right pace for you and your family.It’s not delivering on the actual client stuff. Tons of designers out there can do that.It’s knowing what tutoring your kids need from you this school year (and putting time blocks in place to handle that).It’s knowing which team members you need to increase hours on (so you can take your toddler to the park after supper 3 times a week).It’s knowing exactly how many weeknight commitments your marriage can take (before you need a night in with Netflix and your hubby).It’s knowing how many client sessions in a row you can handle (and still have energy to make dinner and ask how school was tonight).Steal my secrets, tap into your mama intuition, and watch your new CEO schedule come to life.You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    Ready to Have More Time to Hang Out with Your Husband, ‘Cause There’s Literally Nothing Left on Your Pending Task List?

    What would it feel like to be able to shut down your laptop, stash your phone in the other room, and go curl up with your husband and kids tonight - because there’s nothing else you need to do for the business?Your client check-ins are all handled. The email newsletter is scheduled. The LinkedIn post is approved in your VA’s folder.You’ve already laid out your “big 3” tasks for tomorrow (in fact, the whole week).You know exactly where that extra copy project is going to fit (for the client you just couldn’t turn down).Plus there’s nothing you need to handle on the home side, either:The kids swept the kitchen.Your husband started the dishwasher.Everyone made their school lunch.The smoothie packs are ready to go in the freezer.You’ve got a time block tomorrow to sign all the field trip paperwork.This evening scenario isn’t a myth - it’s a reality for most of my clients.And here’s how to create this for yourself.You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    I Guarantee You’re Doing Too Much Around the House. Start Delegating so You Can Save More Energy for Your Business!

    You’re doing too much around the house.Cooking most nights.Kitchen tidy up (all nights).Living room messes.Last minute grocery shopping (forgotten ingredients).Company cleanup.Closet decluttering (the mittens won’t pair themselves).Generic bathroom cleaning.“Just this once” laundry (though your kids are really old enough by now).What would happen if you let yourself swap the end-of-day pickup for some evening Calm app, or switched social media scheduling for selfcare time mid-afternoon - or even traded food prepping for fun outings with your kids??See, being a present mom - or even your own selfcare - was never meant to be an extra to-do on top of an already full schedule.It’s supposed to be a tradeoff - outsourcing work you don’t need to be doing vs. quality time with your kids and recharging.We’re not piling MORE onto your plate.You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    No Crazy Productivity Credentials Required as a Work-at-Home Mom - You Just Need to Be Ruthless at Sticking to Your Priorities

    Too many balls to juggle as the mom, entrepreneur, wife, house manager, school volunteer….?Most business owners think that’s the norm.They’ve accepted it.Which means they can’t think outside of it.They’ve bought into the “too much on your plate is normal” lie, which keeps them running from one sports game to one last client check-in to yet another house tidy-up before falling into bed….All while they’re running on fumes themselves due to a long day at work beforehand. (Throw in the school pickup routine, making dinner, and homework help on top of that, and you’ve got a recipe for a chronically burnt out work-from-home mom!)The cure for this?Keep listening - I’ll show EXACTLY what to reframe as a work-at-home mom!You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    Stop Complaining That Your Calendar Is Too Full as a Working Mom - Just Start Building the Schedule that Fixes It (Here’s How)

    Remember the kids’ sports schedules conflicts and way too many overlapping client-and-biz-collab-and-team meetings you were complaining about to your husband yesterday?You know that all those calendar conflicts are YOUR fault, right?It’s not your clients’ fault for booking you back-to-back and having yet another lightbulb moment right at the end of your call (which makes you show up late to the NEXT client session).It’s not the coach’s fault for scheduling more game practices than 3 parents could drive to in one night (thus causing you to miss family dinner with your kids for the 3rd night in a row).It’s not your VA’s fault when you see your work calendar stuffed with collab planning sessions, guest interviews, and weekly team meetings (instead of deep work time blocks).No, it’s actually yours - and here’s why.You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    100% of My Clients NEVER Have to Get the Perfect Daily Plan in Place First (Before They See Major Amounts of Time Freed Up). Here’s Why.

    You and I, we’re the strategic business moms. We LIKE the analysis involved in market trends, top-performing reels, how the high-ticket customer base is shifting - all of it.The only problem is, we think we’ve got to come up with the perfect 5-step plan for what we’re going to work on when in our business (oh wait - we already did that last October), and then we’re over here come January, forcing ourselves to stick with it.(Even though our client roster, current mentorship, and content trends have changed 3 times since last quarter.)And you already know what happens when you force yourself to follow an out-of-date, out-of-step-with-the-market plan….Everything falls flat in your business.Here’s the fix.You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    Try This Decision Making Shortcut for Entrepreneur Moms Next Time You’re Stuck on What Focus to Pick for Next Quarter - It Only Takes 30 Seconds!

    You’re caught in the “just right” decision-making spiral again.I need to work on delegating and communicating more with my integrator.Wait, don’t I need to get my client processes and SOPs fully updated?On second thought, what’s up with my clients lately? I better do some content that speaks to where they’re at and reframes it.Should I re-check all the messaging in my onboarding process, to make sure I’m calling in the most empowered version of my client?You get the picture…. There are so MANY possible fixes, and the marketing world is out there telling you you need to do all of ‘em!(Ads, team, hiring, SOPs, onboarding, content, positioning, outreach, list building….)How in the world are you supposed to know what to pick??Cut straight through the “too many options” fog and discover your next right choice as a working mama when you do THIS….You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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    How to Get Your New Year’s Resolution to Stick Past February (When You’ve Got a Full Plate Already Between Kids and Clients)

    You know what I hate MOST about our stubborn tradition of New Year’s resolutions?The shaming, should-ing, “why can’t you be better already” vibe of “total overhaul required” and “you better be all in” (or you’re a failure by February 1st).Not on my watch.In MY world, YOU get to pick the habit - attitude - CEO outlook that you’d like to add next to your life because it’d make you feel HAPPIER, not because you’d LOOK better to other people.And then you just pick the TINIEST little habit, action, noticing about yourself that falls under that category, and add it to your day.Here’s how this rewires your New Year’s resolutions into goals you can actually look FORWARD to (as a work-at-home mom).You’ve got this!AlyssaFree up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.

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You sit down to work - and get pulled away.Handle something.Come back.But you’re not where you left off.So you restart.Try to get back into it.And by the time you do - that work block is basically gone.So it gets pushed.Or shortened.Or doesn’t happen.And the next day starts the same way.Most people think this is a time problem.Or a discipline problem.It’s not.Your day just isn’t holding what you’re asking it to.That’s what this podcast looks at.Where your time is actually going.Why your work doesn’t fully land.And what’s breaking underneath your current schedule.If you’ve been trying to make your days work - and they don’t quite hold

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Alyssa Wolff - Work/Life Balance Coach for Business Moms

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