Welcome back to Supercharge your Life - the podcast. Today I am talking about one of my favourite topics - busyness!

Welcome back to Supercharge your Life - the podcast. In this episode, I’m joined by Ashleigh Ramshaw who is a business coach and mentor. Based in Bali her mission is to help women build the coaching business of their dreams and be able to live life on their terms

Ah, yes, the good ol’ Andy Williams’ song “It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year”. What a beautiful Christmas song!

It's the most wonderful time of the year

With the kids jingle belling

And everyone telling you "Be of good cheer" [...]

Welcome back to Supercharge your Life - the podcast. Today I am talking about why I’m passionate about ditching work-life balance and aiming to integrate the two beautifully instead.

Welcome to the first episode of Supercharge your Life - the podcast. I’m really excited for you to join me on this journey. Today I’m excited to share my vision for the podcast and to share my story with you.

Imagine this...

You enter your 1-to-1 with your manager and you say, with confidence:

Hi, I’d love to talk to you about my performance, and the next steps we could take to further my growth in this organisation.

Your manager’s answer is…

You can’t pour from an empty cup…

Put your own oxygen mask first before you do it for someone else…

I know - cliché, right?

One of my biggest inspirations is Brené Brown. She’s widely known for her amazing books and TED talks that are all about encouraging vulnerability and authenticity.

Here’s one of the quotes that came from her and that I think will be the perfect start to today’s blog post:

I really wanted to start this blog post with something other than the pandemic, but the truth is… The lockdowns, the restrictions, the stress - this whole situation has made a lot of changes in our lives.

Creating lives that feel awesome is something I talk about regularly. As well as coaching and mindset work I’ve been exploring what I can do to support my body and health in the best possible way. I’m delighted to feature a guest blog from Philippa Taylor at Feel Fab Naturally to bring biohacking to life and the benefit it can have on your wellbeing.

I don’t believe in work-life balance.

I know, it sounds a little counterintuitive, but stay with me on this one because it might just be the mindset shift you’ve been looking for.

Here’s the thing: I spent 20 years in corporate (find my vulnerable story here), and a big chunk of that in senior roles. I loved the excitement of and buzz of my roles and the commitment they required.

I’ve never been a fan of having a 5 or 10 year career plan… or anything that puts you in a box.

I believe you should shape your career the way you want it to, especially when, inevitably, changes happen. If I’ve learned anything, it’s that embracing changes and adjusting to them will always be better than trying to resist them.

Remote working comes with a lot of benefits, and this year’s statistics confirm that.

But, for some of us, it also came with a huge disadvantage: a dented self-confidence.

What do I mean? Read on to find out why you might be experiencing a lack of self-confidence while working from home and - even better - how to get your fabulous self back.

Most of us go through a big portion of our lives on auto-pilot.

Running at 100 mph takes a toll on your sense of presence because you’re constantly looking for the next thing to do. You’re not taking the time to slow down and look around you, to simply observe what’s happening in that moment.

Leadership in corporate isn’t for everyone. There’s a level of resilience you have to muster to show up at work as authentically as possible.

In 20 years of climbing the corporate ladder, I faced many situations that made me question myself and hold my personality back from shining through.

When someone asks you “how are you?”, what’s your immediate answer?

I’m going to take a wild guess and say that your answer is at least related to “busy”.

Yes, you have a successful career and busyness comes with the package, doesn’t it? Your hard work has led you to where you are today, and you’re not afraid to own it.

Here’s how to protect your wellbeing while navigating changes.

As a collective, we’ve gone through major changes in our lives in the past year - working from home, balancing work and personal life, dealing with an unexpected pandemic, and overall just trying to get through a unique time in our existence.

Your success looks amazing on the outside but that just doesn’t match how you feel on the inside. My guess is you’re stuck on what I call the merry-go-round of success - prioritising your career above all else and feeling way too busy, overwhelmed and disillusioned; and wishing your success felt more fun.

I bet you know the point when you felt like you’d really MADE it?

For me it was when after months of pushing my own needs to one side I finally got my coveted PROMOTION to become a Director! I was exhausted - the company I worked for liked to put their people through a few hoops to prove they were worthy!

There was a point in my life when I did everything possible to keep the peace or the status quo. Many times I would push my needs down in favour of making sure others were OK.

I didn’t want to cause waves or to be seen to be making a fuss.