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Love your career? Love your family? Best of Both Worlds is the show for you! Hosts Laura Vanderkam, author of I Know How She Does It and a mom of four, and Sarah Hart-Unger, a practicing physician and mom of two (soon to be three!) discuss work/life balance, career development, parenting, time management, productivity, and making time for fun. Tune in each week for strategies to help you thrive in all spheres of life.

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Love your career? Love your family? Best of Both Worlds is the show for you! Hosts Laura Vanderkam, author of I Know How She Does It and a mom of four, and Sarah Hart-Unger, a practicing physician and mom of two (soon to be three!) discuss work/life balance, career development, parenting, time management, productivity, and making time for fun. Tune in each week for strategies to help you thrive in all spheres of life.

    Conquer the World in 40 Hours a Week EP 355

    Conquer the World in 40 Hours a Week EP 355

    Today's episode is all about building career capital and raising your profile without working around the clock. Sarah and Laura discuss their own work hours, and then discuss strategies in 4 categories listed below:- Building a schedule that prioritizes space for the important- Minimizing other work and making life sustainable- Paying into career capital accounts- Be everyone's favorite to work with!In the Q&A, a listener asks how to tactfully get chattier coworkers to give her some space during downtime so that she can be productive.
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    • 41 min
    Packing Like a Pro & Travel Q&A EP 354

    Packing Like a Pro & Travel Q&A EP 354

    In today's episode, Laura and Sarah open with some recent travel planning talk, and then delve into all things packing! They share thoughts on carry-on vs check, current luggage situations, packing processes, and include a discuss ion on packing cubes and the merits of unpacking at your destination.Then, they address some listener travel questions. Topics include managing selective eaters on international trips, ski school, and ideas for one parent traveling with her 3 + 5 year old.
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    • 41 min
    Negotiating Well with Kathryn Valentine EP 353

    Negotiating Well with Kathryn Valentine EP 353

    Today's episode features Kathryn Valentine specializes in Gendered Negotiation, or how to negotiate successfully as a woman.  Sarah and Laura chat about their feelings around negotiation, and then Kathryn joins Laura to discuss ways to negotiate successfully --including some strategies specifically for women, who have been shown to face different challenges in negotiation.In the Q&A, a listener writes in asking about kid/teen chores - how do you manage chore expectations if older kids are busy with activities?
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    • 41 min
    Mayhem / MayCember -- Tips & Pep Talk! EP352

    Mayhem / MayCember -- Tips & Pep Talk! EP352

    May is a packed month for most families but usually lots of the events are fun and positive ones! Laura and Sarah discuss strategies for enjoying (not just surviving) your May (and often early June, too!). Laura suggests a 3-part framework: don't get overwhelmed, find the right balance and manage your energy. Sarah and Laura chat about these strategies in depth and how they can be employed throughout and even before this full month.
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    • 37 min
    Time, Work & Life with Google's Productivity Expert Laura Mae Martin EP 351

    Time, Work & Life with Google's Productivity Expert Laura Mae Martin EP 351

    In today's episode, Sarah interviews Laura Mae Martin, Google's productivity expert and author of Uptime: A Practical Guide to Personal Productivity and Well-Being, which was released earlier this month. They chat meetings, setting priorities, task & calendar management, family life, and more.

    In the Q&A, Laura and Sarah answer a listener wondering how to balance vacations with nuclear family with extended family requests.
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    • 45 min
    Raising Financial Grown-ups with Bobbi Rebell EP 350

    Raising Financial Grown-ups with Bobbi Rebell EP 350

    In today's episode, Laura and Sarah discuss when they themselves became "financial grownups" and then expert guest Bobbi Rebell joins Laura to share ways we can encourage a mature approach to money matters even from a young age. In the Q&A, a listener wonders how Laura and Sarah keep track of their calendars without relying on a digital system (like Google or Apple Calendar).
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    • 47 min

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