In this episode, host Dai Smith interviews Nicole Stanley from Arise Financial about financial literacy and empowerment for mompreneurs. Nicole shares her journey of overcoming financial anxiety and how she became a financial coach. They discuss the importance of balancing business and family, charting your financial path, and the role of a financial coach. Nicole emphasizes the need to take control of your cash flow and offers tips for planning and taking maternity leave as a mompreneur. In this conversation, Nicole Stanley shares her insights on planning for maternity leave as an entrepreneur. She emphasizes the importance of being intentional and specific about the type of maternity leave you want. Nicole suggests reverse engineering your maternity leave by determining what you need to make it happen, such as hiring additional help or training team members. Setting clear boundaries with clients and team members is crucial to ensure a smooth transition during maternity leave. Nicole also recommends receiving regular good news updates from your team to stay connected and reassured. Additionally, she discusses the importance of communicating with clients and families about your needs and seeking support and accountability.

Takeaways

1. Financial anxiety is a common experience that can be overcome through financial literacy and mindset shifts.

2. Being a mompreneur requires thinking about time and resources differently, which can be an asset in business.

3. Charting your financial path is important, as everyone's situation is unique.

4. A financial coach can help you gain control of your cash flow and identify subconscious spending patterns.

5. Planning and taking maternity leave as a mompreneur requires intentional decision-making and a gradual ramp-up period. Be intentional and specific about the type of maternity leave you want as an entrepreneur.

6. Reverse engineer your maternity leave by determining what you need to make it happen.

7. Set clear boundaries with clients and team members to ensure a smooth transition during maternity leave.

8. Receive regular good news updates from your team to stay connected and reassured.

9. Communicate with clients and family about your needs and seek support and accountability.

In this episode, we will talk about the concept of productivity superpowers and how they can be leveraged to be more purposeful, productive, and profitable. She identifies four distinct productivity superpowers: collaborator (green), delegator (blue), visionary (purple), and strategic (pink). I will share personal stories and provide coaching tips for each superpower, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness and understanding the strengths and weaknesses of oneself and others. She highlights the benefits of having a diverse team with different superpowers and how it can lead to better outcomes in business and personal life.

Takeaways

1. Identify your productivity superpower and leverage it to be more purposeful, productive, and profitable.

2. Understand the strengths and weaknesses of different superpowers to build a diverse and effective team.

3. Free yourself from guilt and shame by recognizing tasks that are not within your superpower and delegating them to others.

4. Develop self-awareness and learn to trust your intuition in decision-making.

5. Create order and structure in your life and business to achieve sustainable productivity.

Debbie Sluys, founder of Dare to Declare, shares her journey from the non-profit world to becoming a successful mompreneur. She applied business principles to her not-for-profit childcare organization and sought to create a culture that attracted and retained the best employees. However, she felt limited by the revenue ceiling of the non-profit sector and decided to explore vision boards as a way to help educators discover their passion and purpose.

Debbie's leap of faith into entrepreneurship was initially challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, but she adapted by taking her workshops online and found success. She emphasizes the importance of taking responsibility and responding to events in order to achieve desired outcomes. Debbi Sluys discusses the importance of belief and gratitude in achieving success and happiness. She emphasizes the need to believe that all things are for one's good and to be open to receiving.

Debbi also shares her unique approach to vision boarding, which involves expressing future gratitude. She encourages listeners to build trust in their beliefs and find the good in challenging situations. The conversation concludes with a lightning round of questions and a discussion on the joy of community.

Takeaways

1. Applying business principles to non-profit organizations can lead to success and create a culture that attracts and retains employees.

2. Vision boards can be a powerful tool for discovering passion and purpose.

3. Taking a leap of faith and adapting to challenges can lead to unexpected success.

4. Responsibility and the ability to respond are key to achieving desired outcomes. Believe that all things are for your good.

5. Be open to receiving.

6. Express future gratitude through vision boarding.

7. Build trust in your beliefs and find the good in challenges.

8. Community brings joy and support.