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GoalChat wrapped up Women’s History Month with a conversation on Business Balance with author and business coach Laura Berman Fortgang; Becky Mollenkamp, feminist business coach and founder of the Feminist Podcasters Collective; and author and emotion educator Joie Seldon, Emotional Evolution Institute. Priorities, boundaries – personal and professional, and staying true to yourself are all part of that perfect recipe.
Laura, Becky, and Joie shared their balance journeys, what works for them, and the role of their mission in everything.
Define Business Balance
- Becky: Harmony; things humming together nicely, and how you feel in doing them
- Joie: It’s balance within the work itself, give and take, flow and energy
- Laura: Integration; it’s not seamless
Balance Tips
- Joie: Recognizing when I have resistance to something or if it’s a yes. I always check in with my body, I trust my intuition
- Laura: Got a dog 3 years ago; the greatest balance
- Becky: Practice the pause. Build in a pause before saying “yes” or “no” to anything
Business Balance #GoalChatLive
Goals
- Becky: Push back one of your arbitrary deadlines
- Joie: Set a timer for stillness – 3 or 5 minutes
- Laura: Write down 5 – 10 things that are annoying you; come up with a solution – set a new boundary
Final Thoughts
- Joie: Don’t be afraid to experience joy when it feels like the world is falling apart
- Laura: Balance is a state of mind. Remember that everything’s okay
- Becky: No symphony will do perfect harmony on a new song. It takes practice
Links
- Learn more about Laura Berman Fortgang, Becky Mollenkamp, and Joie Seldon
- Connect with Debra Eckerling, Laura Berman Fortgang, Becky Mollenkamp, and Joie Seldon on LinkedIn
- Subscribe to GoalChat, Taste Buds with Deb, the Book Proposal Podcast, and the MPN Meta Marketing Show on the Marketing Podcast Network, and submit to the MPN Awards
- Join the Taste Buds with Deb and Write On Online Facebook Communities
- Learn more about TheBookProposalExpert.com
- Get your copy of Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals
- Order 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting
- Sign up for Deb’s Goals Mixer on April 15
How do you find balance/harmony between the different parts of your life? Please share in the comments.
Next Week
We are talking about Presence with Chrissy Bernal, Stacia Crawford, and Laura Doman. Join us on Monday, April 6, at 4pm PT, for #GoalChatLive.
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