The idea for the podcast came from two sources, really. One my own experience in business over many years. Also, I've had the pleasure of working with and coaching amazing women. No doubt, like yourself, these are ambitious women who are building thriving businesses and finding it challenging at times to juggle work-life balance and having a great relationship while building their businesses. As a huge fan of podcasts, I know that often people perhaps start their first podcast like this, sharing lots about who they are, their journey, their experiences, and what they do. I want to share some of that with you over the coming weeks and episodes. Yet, what I thought would be helpful is that this podcast is about unravelling your business brain, so why not start doing that right from the beginning of episode one? In the fast-paced world that we live in today, especially with what we've all been through over the last couple of years, I've noticed that there are some real commonalities that women are facing when they are juggling building businesses, wanting to achieve a work-life balance, have fun, have a great relationship, have a great family life. What better place to start with podcast one is to begin sharing some ideas on how you can begin this journey of unravelling your business brain. While I'm doing that, I can also share with you some of my story, what led me to be doing what I am currently doing, and how I work with female business owners right now. Also, share my journey and some of the many things I've learned that have helped me unravel my brain, understand it more, and allow me to be in charge of my brain rather than being at the effect of it. I'll share more about that as we get into our conversations over the coming episodes and weeks. Let's dive in and get started. When I talk to women, they describe a whole array of what is going on for them in terms of feelings. For some people, they might be feeling frustrated that their business perhaps has plateaued. Some talk about their frustration at not being as far ahead as they would like. For others, they are so excited at all the possibilities. Yet, because of that, they're also feeling overwhelmed about which opportunity they pursue to take their business to the next level. As a result of that overwhelm, often it leads to inaction. For many, it can be business is going great guns, and the frustration, the challenge, the difficulty, whatever word they use to describe how they're feeling, the issue is with things outside their life. It could be dealing with the challenges of an elderly parent or feeling at a loss as to what to do about their special relationship with their loved one. Things in the relationship haven't been right for a while, and there's a whole array of reasons behind that. Yet, someone recognises that one part of their life, work, is great, and they want that special relationship also to be great so they can start living and enjoying the fruits of their hard labour and do it with that special person. There can be many reasons why that relationship isn't working the way they want. Let's stay with this conversation around relationships for a time so that I can give you an example of something that will be helpful and you can take away and start using. When you think about your special relationship-- be honest with yourself right now-- how often might you find yourself thinking, "I would be so much happier if my partner would help me more around the house or help me more with driving the kids around." Or" I'd feel more loved if they made more loving, romantic gestures." Perhaps they could be more tactile or, "I'd feel we were more of a team if we shared cooking, shopping, thinking about what we're going to be having for tea that day, rather than it all being left to me." Sometimes these are simple, everyday life things, yet when they aren't working how we want them to work, they begin to build up.
