Audacious Mamas - Grow, Heal, Thrive: Tips for Mompreneurs and Mama Wantrapreneurs

Laurie Wright is an example of patient persistence and going with the flow when inspired. Laurie shares her inspiration to write her first book and the many years that passed before she had the courage and time as a busy mom to dive and do something with it.

This interview is timely because Laurie's books are all about supporting kids, something all ours need in this time of quarantine. Many moms are home and out of work, not by choice, and looking for motivation to pursue an idea or passion, especially one that can bring in more income. I want to share this episode to show you what's possible for you.

• What inspired Laurie to write her first book
• How long it took and the circumstances that led to her revisiting her book and deciding to get it published
• What's the investment for getting a children's book published
• Common challenges and mindset issues for people getting their book off the ground
• Laurie's bulk book orders on Amazon
• Her husband becoming co-owner of the business and working part-time in his day job
• Domestic life: how Laurie and her husband divided time and chores
• Early success with her books and the road to becoming a book coach
• Importance of not getting caught in perfection
• How many books Laurie sells in a day
• Pushing through perfection
• "If you try, you can either be successful or be unsuccessful. But if you're unsuccessful, you get the experience. "

Laurie's Website

https://lauriewrightauthor.com/

Laurie's books on Facebook - Mindful Mantras for Kids

https://www.facebook.com/LaurieWrightAuthor/

The Writer's Way Podcast

https://lauriewrightauthor.com/category/thewriterswaypodcast/

Publishing and marketing children's books - Laurie's courses

https://www.marketingforchildrensauthors.com/

Children's Author Resource Bank - FREE Resources

https://www.marketingforchildrensauthors.com/products/courses/view/1031935

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Mark Sephton is a mentor to entrepreneurs, a radio host, two time author and speaker. He's an Audacious Dad with a wonderful sense of humor and gobs of patience. Listen in as Mark and I experience my first time taking the podcast to Facebook Live via Zoom.

I've purposely left in some of the conversation, laughs, and tech challenges here to show you behind the scenes what it's like learning how to integrate these new fangled technologies. After the edits it often sounds great but if that's what you're striving for and you don't get there the first few times it's easy to feel like you're not "good" at it.

The truth is we're all fumbling our way through on some level and having a good-natured acceptance of that makes it possible to continue on. There is no "perfect" show.

Even after we went live there was a major plot twist - also the name of Mark's new book! Listen in and see it unravels and how we recover. That's life mamas! You know this more than anyone right? So why should we expect perfection in our work day?

Mark shares how the shift in mindset to accepting a need for a pivot or the natural progression of things can open new paths to something that may be even better than what you originally intended - sometimes far better!

In his own words...

"I am an International personal mentor to entrepreneurs and author of Inside Job."

"When you work with me, you pay for the way I think, the habits I introduce, the culture I cultivate, the environment I conjure."

"It's hard to see the picture when you are in the frame. Working with me you will regain focus, you will tap into your inner "sniper" your productivity will triple, you will begin to maximize your potential, you will become a person of influence when you embrace the fullness of your potential through the self discovery and exposure to my 10 key fundamental GPS system."

Mentioned in this episode....

Book: "Oversubscribed" by Daniel Priestly

Mark's Coaching website

http://marksephton.com/

Marc Mawhinney is the Coach for Coaches, a two-time podcast host, and a longtime entrepreneur who prides himself on regular email contact with his audience and simplifying his efforts.

Marc is the perfect person to kick off our series on simplifying your business and processes. We tend to complicate things, and Marc's coaching is all about simplifying and getting more bang for your buck and more results for your efforts.

In this episode Marc touches on daily email, posting and making offers, being a podcast guest, and having a traditional newsletter. You'll hear his perspective on what works, what doesn't and how to get more engagement with your audience.

He also happens to be a master content creator and that's the other big reason I wanted him on the show.

Mentioned in this episode

Secret Coach Club Newsletter
http://secretcoachclub.com/

The Coaching Jungle Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheCoachingJungle/

Natural Born Coaches
http://www.naturalborncoaches.com/

The Marc Show
http://www.themarcshow.com/

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In September of 2020, a reported 865K women left the workforce in the US. Many of these women are caregivers and moms who felt they had no choice but to step away from work to keep their children's education on track and keep their family intact. In this episode, I share some stats, helpful resources I've found for you to gain support, learn skills, and gain hope for starting over with the flexibility to care for yourself and your family.

The pressure on parents is off the charts right now, but the burden on women is far more significant as we fill the role of primary caregiver and often earn less than our male partners. America was not, is not, prepared to support working parents. We cannot send our children to school for a full day, and many child care centers have reduced service or shut down completely. And given the pandemic's precautions, it's that much more difficult and expensive to hire a qualified, healthy caregiver, babysitter, or nanny to support us at home.

The Mom Project - support for finding family-friendly jobs

https://themomproject.com

The Mom Project's white paper on what women want and need at work

The Mom Project's UNITY Hour - webinar to support moms with topics from professionals who've navigated career changes and growth as mothers.

The Mom Project's RISE - no-cost scholarship for women of color to gain skills and job placement in as little as 3 months

The Mom Project's Resume Rev - build your new resume online with their helpful tool (FREE)

The UNITY Program - FREE coaching - for those impacted by COVID job loss, furloughs, etc.

WerkLabs The Future of Work - reports and details on what employees want from work and their employers

https://werklabs.com/

General Assembly FREE Fridays - A collection of FREE 2-hour webinars to uplevel your digital and marketing skills and spark up a new career path

https://generalassemb.ly/

SAS for Women - divorce support, coaching, free articles, classes for greater perspective, sisterhood, and empowerment

https://sasforwomen.com/

ADDA - Attention Deficit Disorder Association - structure is gone, distractions are high. Whether you have kids with ADD, have it yourself, or feel distracted and unable to cope, this is a fantastic resource for creating some perspective and learning strategies that foster sanity and productivity. ADDA is giving access to their courses for free at this time. However, memberships are $50/year and it's been 1000% worth it for me.

https://add.org/

There are some tried and true techniques and strategies that will help you support yourself and your family, whether you're in quarantine, navigating hybrid work and school, or figuring out how to start living "normally "in uncertain times. Learn some tricks to empower your kids (and even yourself) to make increasingly more confident decisions — not just in the weeks and months ahead, but for the long term.

PEP Parenting - support for families through education and enrichment. PEP offers support in the way of low priced courses and live webinars ($25) on specific parenting topics, many related to COVID, .

http://pepparent.org/

PEP's COVID related parenting courses

https://pepparentonline.org/courses/category/Coronavirus