The Unbusy Mom: Because you’re ambitious, you want to grow your business, and you still want a life.

Alyssa Wolff - Human Design Time Coach for Business Moms
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You're ambitious. You want the money, the challenge, the launches, the strategy, the satisfaction of figuring out a hard problem and thinking, yep, I nailed that. So how did we end up here? Working all day and still not getting to the thing you actually wanted to do. Feeling pulled in a million directions. Putting your own projects off again. Being the CEO of your business and somehow also the COO of everybody else's life. ‘Cause you can make the launch work. The kids' schedules work. The team work. The Sunday night work. The vacation-with-the-laptop work. You can make almost anything work. Until you look up and think... wait. Why am I doing all of this? I'm Alyssa, and I've spent a lot of time figuring out how to build a business I love without making my entire life revolve around keeping it running. On The Unbusy Mom, we're going to question some of the things you've probably accepted as just how business works. We'll talk about growing a business, motherhood, ambition, Human Design, time, responsibility, and what actually has to change when you want a business AND a life. Because I don't think you're here to prove how much you can carry. You wanted it all - business AND kids. So you’re going to have to make some changes to the structure of the one you've already got.

  1. 1h ago

    Real life vs. human design: What happens when your life is built around constant output?

    She was handling the kid - the clients - the house - the business…. And basically never stopping. Which would be a lot for ANYBODY. But when we looked at how she actually works? Her whole life was set up around constant output. And her energy doesn't work that way. So we started talking about what would happen if she stopped trying to be “on” all the time. Listen here → Today's shout out: Elizabeth Whittington's LinkedIn & Facebook business page! Catch her at https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-whittington-45a375143/ and https://www.facebook.com/PaytonPlaceVA Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want. That's what the Business Cleanout is for. You send me the messy version of your business, your responsibilities, your projects, your team, your life. I'll take your whole pile and turn it around within 30 days. Because you don't need to spend another month trying to make everything fit. You need to see what can change so you can crush the goals you've been dreaming about and still be there for the kids. → Take a look at the Business Cleanout

  2. 1d ago

    Inside the chart: Your Human Design can't delegate your laundry.

    We already know your Human Design chart can't delegate your laundry. 😂 It can, however, tell us some really interesting things about how you want to work. And once we put that against your actual life? That's when the fun starts. 😂 This reading gets into energy, work style, delegation, family responsibilities, and what she's going to have to change if she wants her business to actually fit her. Listen here → Today's shout out: Christine Sponsel's free resource and community! Catch them at https://unburdenedmotherhood.com/retreatathome and https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1EAzy4NvPg/ Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want. That's what the Business Cleanout is for. You send me the messy version of your business, your responsibilities, your projects, your team, your life. I'll take your whole pile and turn it around within 30 days. Because you don't need to spend another month trying to make everything fit. You need to see what can change so you can crush the goals you've been dreaming about and still be there for the kids. → Take a look at the Business Cleanout

  3. 2d ago

    Real life vs. human design: You’re using the wrong productivity system.

    I bet your productivity system's fighting the way you're actually designed to work. 😯 'Cause the way you're trying to schedule yourself is making everything harder, not easier. Same thing for her.... We talked about where she wants freedom in her day, where she actually needs structure, and why a rigid “must do this in this order” schedule may be exactly the wrong setup for her. Come listen to me pick this apart → Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want. That's what the Business Cleanout is for. You send me the messy version of your business, your responsibilities, your projects, your team, your life. I'll take your whole pile and turn it around within 30 days. Because you don't need to spend another month trying to make everything fit. You need to see what can change so you can crush the goals you've been dreaming about and still be there for the kids. → Take a look at the Business Cleanout

  4. 2d ago

    Inside the chart: She couldn't figure out why she wasn't getting more done.

    She thought she had a motivation problem - I wasn't so sure. (You know, the kind of day where you KNOW you should be working, but you just can't seem to get yourself moving....) So I started poking around in her energy, her work style, and what happened on the days when the business was the only thing on her plate. And we found something really interesting. Listen to the reading → Today's shout out: Amanda Fortin's Instagram! Catch her at @amandamaecoaching Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want. That's what the Business Cleanout is for. You send me the messy version of your business, your responsibilities, your projects, your team, your life. I'll take your whole pile and turn it around within 30 days. Because you don't need to spend another month trying to make everything fit. You need to see what can change so you can crush the goals you've been dreaming about and still be there for the kids. → Take a look at the Business Cleanout

  5. 4d ago

    Why Does It Only Work for 2 Weeks?

    The routine looked great on paper - but then Tuesday happened. ;) A client call ran long, school pickup shifted, somebody suddenly needed poster board…. Eventually, that poster board can get taken care of - without taking your whole afternoon with it. :D If consistency seems to disappear the moment real life shows up…. Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want. That's what the Business Cleanout is for. You send me the messy version of your business, your responsibilities, your projects, your team, your life. I'll take your whole pile and turn it around within 30 days. Because you don't need to spend another month trying to make everything fit. You need to see what can change so you can crush the goals you've been dreaming about and still be there for the kids. → Take a look at the Business Cleanout

  6. Sep 7

    This Wasn't Just a Busy Season

    The funny part? Your schedule details keep changing - but that too-full feeling doesn't.  Different planner. Different season…. Same frustration. Imagine if "after this" could disappear from your mom vocabulary. ;) That's usually worth paying attention to. Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want. That's what the Business Cleanout is for. You send me the messy version of your business, your responsibilities, your projects, your team, your life. I'll take your whole pile and turn it around within 30 days. Because you don't need to spend another month trying to make everything fit. You need to see what can change so you can crush the goals you've been dreaming about and still be there for the kids. → Take a look at the Business Cleanout

  7. Aug 31

    Oops - Busy Won the Day Again

    You worked all day - but somehow the thing you cared about most is still sitting there. The annoying part? Plenty of other things got done. ;) One day, “productive” and “important” become the same workday. If you keep ending the day wondering where the time went... → Start your Audit Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want. That's what the Business Cleanout is for. You send me the messy version of your business, your responsibilities, your projects, your team, your life. I'll take your whole pile and turn it around within 30 days. Because you don't need to spend another month trying to make everything fit. You need to see what can change so you can crush the goals you've been dreaming about and still be there for the kids. → Take a look at the Business Cleanout

  8. Aug 24

    The Client Call That Came Along to Grocery Pickup

    You're answering a client message, thinking about dinner, remembering the permission slip, AND trying to finish the podcast script in front of you….  All at the same time.  Which is impressive in a way that isn't actually helpful. ;) But one day... the podcast script gets your WHOLE brain. If your day always feels a little fragmented…. → Start your Audit Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want. That's what the Business Cleanout is for. You send me the messy version of your business, your responsibilities, your projects, your team, your life. I'll take your whole pile and turn it around within 30 days. Because you don't need to spend another month trying to make everything fit. You need to see what can change so you can crush the goals you've been dreaming about and still be there for the kids. → Take a look at the Business Cleanout

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You're ambitious. You want the money, the challenge, the launches, the strategy, the satisfaction of figuring out a hard problem and thinking, yep, I nailed that. So how did we end up here? Working all day and still not getting to the thing you actually wanted to do. Feeling pulled in a million directions. Putting your own projects off again. Being the CEO of your business and somehow also the COO of everybody else's life. ‘Cause you can make the launch work. The kids' schedules work. The team work. The Sunday night work. The vacation-with-the-laptop work. You can make almost anything work. Until you look up and think... wait. Why am I doing all of this? I'm Alyssa, and I've spent a lot of time figuring out how to build a business I love without making my entire life revolve around keeping it running. On The Unbusy Mom, we're going to question some of the things you've probably accepted as just how business works. We'll talk about growing a business, motherhood, ambition, Human Design, time, responsibility, and what actually has to change when you want a business AND a life. Because I don't think you're here to prove how much you can carry. You wanted it all - business AND kids. So you’re going to have to make some changes to the structure of the one you've already got.

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