Being a working mom is no joke! Do you struggle with guilt? Feel the pressure of it all? Are you ready to enjoy both your work life and life at home without all of the stress? You CAN be an incredible mom and run a super successful business at the same time! This is the Busy as a Mother Podcast and you'll hear not only from your host, Nikki Closser, but from experts and other mom entrepreneurs just like you. You'll hear inspiring stories while learning actionable steps you can take to achieve the goals you set for yourself both personally and for your business.
Nikki went from being a burned out social worker to a successful entrepreneur and photographer. Having two small children, two photography studios in two different states, mentoring other photographers, being a great wife, a loyal friend, and throwing some alone time in there to recharge, she's had to learn to master the balance of work and family life! Her 12 years of experience as a therapist and social worker helped her to develop systems and strategies to create balance in her own life. Now Nikki, along with guests on the show, share these tips and tricks with other women so they can experience the same success in their own lives!
We want to hear from you! If there's a topic you'd like us to tackle, send an email to info@busyasamotherpodcast.com. Nikki wants to talk about the things that matter most to my listeners, so go ahead and send a note with what you want to learn about, so go ahead and send us a note!
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16. Putting THESE Boundaries in Place Will Make All the Difference with Lisa Collum
Are you an entrepreneur mom trying to do it all? Lisa Collum and I have a candid conversation about what it’s truly like to be an entrepreneur mom. Lisa has 4 kids and two businesses and there are certain boundaries that she HAS to put into place in order to not burn out. I also share the things that I also have to do in order to be the best mom and business owner possible. We found while talking that our boundaries are pretty much the same.
Lisa also shares with us tips to prioritize your to do list. Because Lisa used to be a teacher and now owns Top Score writing, she has some great advice for you so that that you can accomplish more and feel much more organized.
In this episode:
What it’s really like to be a mom entrepreneur
The boundaries to set to keep you from burning out
Why do we put unrealistic expectations on ourselves?
Why do the typical “rules” for working go out the window just because we run our own business?
Normalizing the feeling of being overwhelmed
Why being an entrepreneur mom has so many benefits
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15 Jun 2020
15. You CAN Live Your Dream & Overcome Obstacles with Simone Adrianne
Do you ever feel like you achieve your dreams? Does it all seem too overwhelming to move forward? Do obstacles keep getting in your way?
In this episode, Simone Adrianne teaches us how to take those first few steps to overcome adversity and start doing what you truly want to do. Simone is a transformation specialist who teaches other women how to become the entrepreneur they want to be and she is so passionate about what she does.
Simone shares some of her own obstacles that she has overcome and gives us examples of how you can shift your own mindset so you can do the same.
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26 May 2020
14. How to Get More Clients Through Pinterest with Kate Ahl
Pinterest! I learned how much of a game changer Pinterest is during this episode with Kate Ahl. Kate is an expert at this and she has helped countless entrepreneurs to make more money and build their business and following through Pinterest!
During this episode, she gives aways a ton of secrets!
We cover:
* The different ways in which you can grow your business by using Pinterest
* How to utilize the search feature to find your target clients
* Is using paid ads on Pinterest worth it?
* Finding a Pinterest strategy that works for you
* Should I outsource my Pinterest marketing?
* WHY consistently using Pinterest works
...and so much more!
Kate also shares a very emotional high/low, so make sure to listen all the way until the end!
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18 May 2020
13. Make THESE Changes to Help You, Your Family, and Your Business!
Making just a few shifts with how you respond to your kids and things happening in your business can change your world!
In today's episode, I talk with mindfulness specialist, Renee Metty. I had a few huge awakenings during this interview when it comes to how I interact with my kids! I've already started implementing these changes and I'm so grateful that Renee talked about these things because I've seen some huge positive results with my (almost) 4 year old.
During this episode, we cover:
* How to let our kids be truly who they are and how that impacts the whole family
* How to let go of the things we can't control
* Mindfulness techniques that make client interactions so much easier
* The simple changes we can make to have less stress when client situations go awry
* What is Mindfulness?
And so much more!
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8 May 2020
12. Secrets to Getting Millions of People to Your Blog with Elizabeth Rider
If there is anyone Nikki's trusts to teach her how to get people to find and read her blog, it's Elizabeth Rider.
Elizabeth has hundreds of thousands of people visiting her blog each WEEK and that's not an accident. She has worked over the last decade to build her brand and share incredible information with her readers and, along the way, she has figured out the secrets behind getting those millions to her site!
Now she's sharing it all with us! In this episode we cover:
* How to hugely increase the amount of visitors to your blog
* Secrets about google and how to get high up in the google search rankings
* How to make the most of each blog post
* Why you should spend more time on your blog than on social media
* Tips to get your blog started
...and so much more!
To use your $100 gift voucher before May 24th, click here: https://www.elizabethrider.com/nikki
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4 May 2020
11. Mommy Juice: Are They Trying to Turn Us Into Alcoholics?
Are we being taught that we need to drink in order to cope with motherhood?
Today, Nikki talks with Emily Paulson, a mother of 5, author, entrepreneur, and certified recovery coach. They discuss this culture of "mommy should get drunk" that we are in the midst of and how it could be impacting us and our children.
In this episode, we cover:
* Emily's experience with hitting rock bottom and becoming sober
* Whether or not Nikki drinks and what she has observed about messages we are given about alcohol
* How alcohol companies target moms
* What our kids could be learning from our drinking habits
* What alcohol memes are doing to our motherhood culture
* One small thing that can make a big impact in supporting our sober friends and family (or those who are trying to get sober)
* This is not about shaming and prohibition, but about awareness
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27 Apr 2020
10. Mom Burnout is REAL & What We Can Do About It with Diana from Motherly
Ever have mom guilt? Do you beat yourself up because you aren't doing all of the things that other moms are doing? Have days when you are so stressed that you have no patience and are so frustrated? You are NOT alone in this!
So, what do we do about it? Diana Spalding from Motherly truly understands the deeper issues that come along with mom guilt and we have this much needed conversation around how we can release this guilt that can weigh so heavily on us.
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20 Apr 2020
9. How to Design Your Instagram to Book More Clients with Anna With Love
Designing your Instagram does not need to take up all of your time and you don't need a million followers (or even thousands) to book a ton of clients.
So, what does your Instagram currently say about your brand? Do you entice your clients with your Instagram or is it totally disjointed? This can make a HUGE difference when it comes to people wanting to work with you.
We only have seconds for people to decide if they are going to book you. The good thing is that curating your Instagram page does not need to look forced or take up all of your time!
Anna Argiropoulos with Anna With Love (http://annawithlove.com/) gives us tons of tips and tricks for how to use Instagram to book clients without needing a ton of followers.
And, she creates it all without having to leave the house!
Anna also takes us through how she gets brand deals without even pitching!
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13 Apr 2020
8. Bringing Kids Into Your Life & Business with Tash Haynes
Starting a business with kids? Or having a baby after launching your business? Photographer and blogger Tash Haynes shares tips about how she has made it work bringing her kids into her business. She shares the good, the bad, and the ugly and she gets personal when she tells us how she came close to death and how her family and business was able to recover from it.
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4 Apr 2020
7. Behavior Strategies for Kids While Working from Home
Working From Home with Kids? These Behavior Strategies Can Help! I'm getting back to my school social worker roots here with tricks and tips you can use with your kids while working at home. It’s definitely a balance between making sure their needs are met (this is all so hard on them, too) and staying in control without having to lose your cool. I’ve been using these things with my own kids and they have been a lifesaver for us! Doing just a few things with your kids can help you accomplish so much more throughout the day.
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2 Apr 2020
6. Why I Would Suck as a Stay-At-Home Mom
Being home all day, every day with kids is HARD (in my opinion)! If you like having time away from your kids to work, you aren’t alone in this and you are no less of a mom because of it!
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28 Mar 2020
5. Book More Clients From Home with These 5 Steps
Do you hate selling? The thing is, you have to sell when you have a business! And it doesn't have to be hard or "salesy". Nikki Rausch (Sales Maven) takes us through 5 steps that will help make you comfortable with selling in order to book more clients and increase your income!
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27 Mar 2020
4. How Sleep Effects You, Your Kids, & Your Business!
Sleep does WHAT to your brain?! If you didn’t already know how important sleep is both mentally and physiologically, you’ll definitely learn more about it today in this episode. Kelly Murray shares with us not only how sleep affects us and our children, but also how sleep, or lack of, can affect your business.
Kelly gives us useful tips about how we can improve our quality of sleep and for both us and our kids and we also talk about how the right amount of sleep for kids is so crucial that sleep issues can actually mimic certain behavior disorders like ADHD.
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27 Mar 2020
3. Change Guilty Feelings Around Money & Change Your Life with Sue Bryce
You CAN change your income and it starts with your core beliefs around money!
Sue Bryce walks us through how the messages we received about money as a child can have a huge impact on our ability to make money in our business.
In this episode, you’ll hear actionable steps you can take to reframe your money beliefs and start earning the income you dream of.
Nikki and Sue both share what it was like for them growing up and how their parents’ attitude towards money was definitely represented in how they treated money as adults.
Both Nikki and Sue were able to counter these beliefs and make the changes they needed to get out of debt and have a profitable business and they are an open book with how they did it!
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27 Mar 2020
2. Coronavirus: Are You Tackling Your To Do List? No? Me Neither
Paralyzed and not able to accomplish much of anything? Same here. This is a quick episode to remind you to give yourself some grace while staying home during these Coronavirus times.
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27 Mar 2020
1. This is How I Was Able to Quit My Job...
Ever wonder how people switch careers? I was so burned out and something had to change! Step by step, I explain how I managed to leave a job that was making me depressed and how I ultimately became a happy and successful entrepreneur.
The hard parts, the scary times, and how I finally became free from my 8-5 job are all covered in this episode!
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