It's Your Time

Michelle A Bourque
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Welcome to It's Your Time, the podcast designed for busy professional women in sales who want to excel in their careers—without the stress and overwhelm. If you're ready to do more of what you love while thriving in your career, you're in the right place. Join veteran sales professional, Certified Life Coach, and career mentor Michelle A. Bourque as she shares real-life experiences and powerful cognitive tools to help you feel more empowered and live the life you truly want. Each episode is packed with practical insights to help you create the changes you need and achieve the results you desire. It's your time—let's make it happen!

  1. 3 days ago

    Redefining Success for High-Achieving Women — 400 Episodes Later 🎉

    You've built the career. You're doing all the right things. On paper, life looks pretty good. And yet — something on the inside still doesn't quite match what everything looks like on the outside. This milestone episode starts right there, and goes somewhere I could never have predicted when I recorded episode one from Marc's closet. What You'll Learn in This Episode ✨ Why changing your circumstances isn't the same as changing yourself — and the realization that shifted everything for me ✨ The difference between running from something and choosing to move toward it (this one is everything) ✨ What "Think. Feel. Do." really means — and the piece nobody talks about: can you actually receive it? ✨ How the compound effect creates a completely different life through small, consistent internal shifts ✨ The real reason high-achieving women stay stuck in performance mode even when everything looks fine ✨ What Performance Rewritten is, who it's for, and why episode 400 is the most excited I've ever been - www.michellebourquecoaching.com/performance The Takeaway Four hundred episodes later, the biggest thing I know is this: we take our brains with us. No new job, no new city, no new milestone will change how you feel on the inside if the inside work hasn't happened first. And when it does? The external world starts to catch up in ways you couldn't have imagined. RISE Method Connection This one is rooted in E — Empowered Self-Trust. It's about learning to lead from the inside out, and deciding that your worth isn't determined by what you accomplish next.      Timestamps 00:00 — Celebrating 400 episodes and what this milestone really means 03:00 — Where it all started: Marc's closet, the wine, and the original podcast 08:30 — What was really underneath the wine — and why I recognized her 14:00 — Why I thought leaving Medtronic was the answer (and what I found instead) 20:00 — The compound effect, the spirals of growth, and learning the same lesson again 27:00 — Think. Feel. Do. — and the capacity to actually receive more 34:00 — From beach visualization to living in Florida: how it actually happened 40:00 — Officially introducing Performance Rewritten - www.michellebourquecoaching.com/performance

    Redefining Success for High-Achieving Women — 400 Episodes Later 🎉

  2. 3 Sept

    High Performing vs. Over Functioning | Episode 399

    You're hitting your numbers. Your customers love you. Your manager can't stop singing your praises. But inside? You're tired. Maybe even a little resentful. And somewhere underneath all of it, you're starting to wonder why a career you've worked so hard to build requires so much of you.   That's the conversation we're having today. In This Episode ✨ Why high performance and over functioning look identical from the outside — and the one thing that separates them ✨ How your brain gets wired to need being needed (this is neuroscience, not a character flaw) ✨ The invisible rule most high-achieving women are living by without knowing it exists ✨ What "borrowed fuel" is and why it eventually gets expensive, no matter how successful you are ✨ The exact questions to ask yourself this week to start separating compulsion from conscious choice ✨ How to stay exceptional — and ambitious — without needing to be indispensable to prove your worth The Big Takeaway Over functioning can make you wildly successful, at least for a while. You get rewarded for it. You win the awards, you make the money, and people tell you how amazing you are. But when being indispensable starts to cost you access to your own life, it's time to look underneath the performance — not at it. The rewrite isn't doing less. It's doing from choice. RISE Method Connection This one lives at the heart of R — Resilient Mindset. The invisible rule "if I can handle it, I should" is a belief we absorbed so early it feels like a fact. Untangling it is some of the most important mindset work there is.   Ready to go deeper? Get on the weekly RISE Report email list at www.michellebourquecoaching.com/risereport Timestamps 00:00 – High performing or over functioning? Introducing the question 03:30 – What over functioning looks like in a high-reward industry (and why it gets celebrated) 07:00 – When indispensable starts to cost you 10:15 – The real difference: same behavior, completely different driver 14:00 – The invisible rule: "If I can handle it, I should" 18:30 – The neuroscience of being needed and how it becomes a survival strategy 22:00 – Rewriting the rule — from compulsion to conscious choice

    High Performing vs. Over Functioning | Episode 399

  3. 27 Aug

    The Invisible Rule That's Costing You More Than You Know | Ep 398

    You hit the number. You got promoted. You built something people look at and call impressive. And somewhere along the way, a quiet voice started asking — why doesn't this feel like enough? Today's episode is about the invisible rule that might be behind all of it: My worth comes from my achievement. And here's why this one matters — it's not just another mindset pattern. It's the root rule underneath all the others. What You'll Learn in This Episode ✨ Why "my worth comes from my achievement" is the rule underneath all the other invisible rules — and how several patterns trace directly back to this one belief   ✨ How this belief gets wired in through thousands of tiny moments — not one dramatic event — and why that makes it so hard to spot   ✨ What "borrowed fuel" is, how to recognize when you're running on it, and what it's actually costing you   ✨ The neuroscience of why the win never quite lands — and what your brain is actually doing in the chase   ✨ A CBT reframe to separate your results from your identity (this one is a game-changer)   ✨ The one question to sit with this week that reveals what you actually want — apart from anything you feel like you need to prove The Big Takeaway This episode is not about dialing back ambition. There is nothing anti-ambition about Performance Rewritten. It's about relocating where your worth comes from — so you can achieve from a place of strength instead of for external proof. When you make that shift, the whole thing feels different.   This one is all about E — Empowered Self-Trust in the RISE Method.   Get on the list for the weekly RISE Report at www.michellebourquecoaching.com/risereport       Timestamps (approximate)   00:00 – Intro: Why this might be the rule underneath the rules 02:30 – How the belief gets wired through thousands of small moments 07:00 – Why it stays invisible — because it works 10:00 – Borrowed fuel: what's actually powering your performance 14:00 – The neuroscience + the CBT reframe 18:30 – What happens when achievement disappears 23:00 – Achieve from worth, not for worth + mindful recognition practice

    The Invisible Rule That's Costing You More Than You Know | Ep 398

  4. 20 Aug

    Why High Achieving Women Can't Rest (And What It's Actually Costing You) | Ep 397

    You crushed your quota, hit every metric, and by Thursday afternoon your body whispered, "I need a minute." Your brain said, "Not yet." If that loop sounds familiar — this episode is for you.   This week kicks off a brand-new series called The Invisible Rules. These are the rules nobody handed you on paper, the ones you didn't consciously choose, but have been living by anyway. Rule #1: I have to earn rest. And it's running more high performers into the ground than almost anything else. What You'll Learn ✨ What "contingent self-worth" actually is — and how it quietly controls your relationship with rest ✨ The neuroscience behind the push-produce-rest loop and why stopping feels physically wrong ✨ The real cost beyond burnout — how this rule chips away at your judgment, your vision, and your identity ✨ Why rest is receptive, not passive — and what that means for your performance ✨ A gut-check question to find out if this rule is running your operating system right now ✨ One small, practical first step to start rewiring the loop this week The Big Takeaway Rest is not the reward for your work — it's evidence of your worth. You rest because you matter, not because you earned it. And once you see how this invisible rule has been running the show, you can't unsee it.   This one is all about E — Empowered Self-Trust, with a strong thread of I — Inner Energy woven throughout the RISE Method.   Join me for more free tools to help you feel as good on the inside as life looks on the outside -  Get on the weekly list at www.michellebourquecoaching.com/risereport   Timestamps:   00:00 – Introduction: The Invisible Rules Series Begins 02:15 – Rule #1: I Have to Earn Rest — What It Is and Where It Comes From 06:30 – The Neuroscience of the Push-Produce-Rest Loop 11:00 – The Real Cost: Decision Fatigue, Vision, and Identity 16:45 – Rest as Receptivity — An Energy Perspective 20:30 – Getting Curious Instead of Compliant: The Practical Rewrite

    Why High Achieving Women Can't Rest (And What It's Actually Costing You) | Ep 397

  5. 13 Aug

    Time Management Is a Lie — What Actually Works Instead Ep 396

    How many times this week have you said "I just don't have time for that"? The workout. The follow-up. The lunch you keep skipping. This episode is here to tell you — gently, but directly — that sentence is a lie. And the moment you see it differently, everything changes. What You'll Learn in This Episode ✨ Why "I don't have time" is never really about time — and what you're actually saying instead ✨ The Time Warrior framework from Steve Chandler and why high performers manage themselves, not the clock ✨ What flow states and gamma brainwaves have to do with your best performance days ✨ The difference between being busy and making real progress — and how to tell which one you're in ✨ Two practical tools for a time + energy audit, including Molly Fletcher's color-coded Energy Cloth ✨ Why protecting your non-negotiables isn't rigidity — it's the actual strategy The Big Takeaway The problem isn't that you don't have time. It's that you haven't decided what matters enough to protect. When you stop outsourcing your choices to a calendar you built — and start owning them — the whole game shifts. The RISE Method Connection This one is all about S — Success Strategy. Because the resource you're managing isn't time. It's you.   Ready to go deeper? Get on the list for the weekly RISE Report at www.michellebourquecoaching.com/risereport       Timestamps   00:00 – "I don't have time" — why that sentence is a lie 04:15 – Steve Chandler's The Time Warrior: managing yourself, not the clock 09:30 – Flow states, gamma brainwaves, and what happens in peak performance 14:00 – Busy vs. progress: are you in motion or in momentum? 18:30 – The time + energy audit and Molly Fletcher's Energy Cloth (green/yellow/red) 24:00 – The coach who wouldn't let Michelle keep her story 28:00 – "Even inmates get an hour for lunch" and the reprogramming work

  6. 6 Aug

    Failure Is Data — The Resilient Mindset Shift High Performers Need | Ep 395

    You know you need to make a change. You can feel it. And somehow — despite wanting it, despite knowing it matters — nothing happens. Here's what I need you to hear: that's not a willpower problem. That's your brain doing exactly what it was designed to do. And once you understand it, you cannot unsee it. What You'll Learn in This Episode ✨ Why your brain is literally wired to resist change — and why that's not a character flaw ✨ The status quo bias: why familiar misery feels safer than uncertain growth, and what to do about it ✨ How to stop personalizing setbacks and start treating every "failure" as data that moves you forward ✨ Why nervous system regulation isn't optional — it's the foundation for building any new habit ✨ The Future Self identity shift (from Benjamin Hardy) that changes the way you make decisions ✨ A simple habit stacking formula from James Clear you can put into practice today The Big Takeaway Failure is not a verdict. It's information. When you lost that account, when the pitch didn't land, when you hit snooze for the seventh time — that was data, not a definition of who you are. The resilient mindset doesn't pretend setbacks don't sting. It mines them for what's actually useful and keeps moving with more information than before.   This one is all about R — Resilient Mindset. It's the foundation of the RISE Method, and this episode goes deep.   Ready to go deeper? Join the weekly RISE Report at www.michellebourquecoaching.com/risereport   Timestamps 00:00 — Intro + Michelle's real-life change story (mid-move chaos from NY to FL) 02:30 — The Motivational Triad: the three drives your brain runs on 24/7 06:00 — Status quo bias and why familiar misery beats uncertain growth in your brain 09:00 — Reframing failure as data — the Edison mindset shift 13:00 — Nervous system capacity: why you can't just "push through" into new habits 17:00 — Future Self identity and the decisions she's already made 21:00 — Habit stacking: the one small action to take before this week is over

    Failure Is Data — The Resilient Mindset Shift High Performers Need | Ep 395

  7. 30 Jul

    Quiet Confidence — How High-Performing Women Succeed Without Being Loud | Ep 394

    You don't have to be the loudest person in the room to be the best one in it. If you've ever hit your numbers, done the work, and still walked away from a meeting feeling like you weren't enough — not because of your results, but because of how you showed up — this episode is exactly what you need to hear. What You'll Learn ✨ Why quiet confidence is not a weakness — and what self-determination theory says about how we actually perform best ✨ The "should statements" trap from CBT that keeps high achievers stuck in self-monitoring instead of executing  ✨ How to recognize when you're measuring your success by someone else's ruler ✨ Why relationship, deep listening, and quiet preparation are real success strategies — not consolation prizes ✨ How to reclaim agency and choose how you show up — on purpose, not by default ✨ How to hold hard seasons with grace and trust that what's being built in you is real Key Takeaway You don't have to perform your confidence for it to be real. The question has never been whether you have a success strategy. The question is whether you trust yours.  RISE Method Connection This one is all about E — Empowered Self-Trust. Because the moment you stop measuring yourself by someone else's metrics is the moment everything shifts.   Ready to go deeper? Join the weekly newsletter at michellebourquecoaching.com/risereport   Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro + the guy at lunch who sparked the whole conversation 04:15 – Early career story: when her success strategy (not her results) was questioned 08:30 – Self-determination theory: intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation 13:00 – CBT + "should statements" — the leak in the performance engine 17:30 – Quiet confidence in action: relationship, consistency, and listening as strategy 21:00 – Living from agency, not reaction 26:00 – Grace in hard seasons + the magnetic frequency of quiet knowing 30:00 – Three reflection questions to take with you this week

    Quiet Confidence — How High-Performing Women Succeed Without Being Loud | Ep 394

  8. 23 Jul

    Stop Dismissing Your Symptoms: Women's Health, Worth & Wisdom (Replay) | Ep 393

    Episode 393: Stop Dismissing Your Symptoms: Women's Health, Worth & Wisdom (Replay) with Jessica Arias You've been running on empty for so long it started to feel normal. The symptoms keep stacking — the fatigue, the brain fog, the sense that something is just off — and yet every appointment ends the same way: "Your labs look fine." You're not imagining it. And you're not broken. This week is a special replay of one of those conversations that is just too good to hear only once. Michelle sits down with Jessica Arias, board-certified functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner and what she calls a "mystic midwife for women's health," for a deep, honest discussion about what it really takes to restore your health from the inside out — and why so much of it starts with trusting what you already know. What You'll Learn ✨ Why women's symptoms get dismissed — and what functional labs actually look at differently ✨ The difference between "common" and "normal" when it comes to how you feel (this one will stick with you) ✨ How self-worth is woven into chronic health patterns, and what starts to shift when you address it ✨ The gut-brain connection — and why your 40s might be when it all shows up at once ✨ How to stop asking "what's wrong with me?" and start asking "what do I need right now?" ✨ Why Jessica calls your 40s a calling, not a crisis — and what that reframe changes   Follow Jessica: IG: @jessicahealthandhealing 00:00 – Why this replay is worth hearing again 03:30 – Introducing Jessica Arias and her "mystic midwife" approach to women's health 08:00 – When symptoms stack and doctors don't have answers 16:00 – The self-worth and health connection women don't talk about enough 24:00 – Your 40s: a calling, not a crisis 32:00 – The gut-brain axis, perimenopause, and the role of the liver 42:00 – Jessica's closing invitation: get curious, not critical   RISE Report:

    Stop Dismissing Your Symptoms: Women's Health, Worth & Wisdom (Replay) | Ep 393
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Welcome to It's Your Time, the podcast designed for busy professional women in sales who want to excel in their careers—without the stress and overwhelm. If you're ready to do more of what you love while thriving in your career, you're in the right place. Join veteran sales professional, Certified Life Coach, and career mentor Michelle A. Bourque as she shares real-life experiences and powerful cognitive tools to help you feel more empowered and live the life you truly want. Each episode is packed with practical insights to help you create the changes you need and achieve the results you desire. It's your time—let's make it happen!

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  • Creator
    Michelle A Bourque
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    357
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Michelle A Bourque Mindful Weighs Coaching LLC DBA Michelle Bourque Coaching
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    It's Your Time