Vision to Thrive
24 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Vision to Thrive shares stories of successful transformation of women in business and in life. Join Andrea Seeney each week to learn tactical tips and get support and encouragement to help you rediscover yourself, create your vision for what's next, and take your business to the next level!
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How to Slay Energy Vampires in Business
September 13, 2020 16:21 - 12 minutes - 22.9 MBWhat would happen to your business if you slayed the number one energy vampire holding you back? Energy vampires are the people, groups or things who suck the life out of you without offering much in return. They can be family members, clients, neighbors, friends or co-workers...they are the people or things that make you feel totally drained over and over again. Your time and energy could be better served minimizing your interactions with these energy vampires. Today we will explore ...
How to Cure Imposter Syndrome
September 03, 2020 19:53 - 12 minutes - 22.9 MBToday we’re getting into it about one of the biggest fears that hold women back from starting new businesses, changing careers, and adding on new streams of income: imposter syndrome. It’s the fear that you will be exposed for the fraud that you really are. Unqualified. Undeserving. Over your head. Overly ambitious. I share the experience of three successful entrepreneurs who have reinvented themselves in a new business or new stream of income. All of them had some form...
Sneak Peek of the Aligned & Balanced Small Group Coaching Program
August 11, 2020 21:46 - 23 minutes - 35.4 MBI’m thrilled to share an exclusive “sneak peek” of the Aligned & Balanced small group coaching program enrolling now! The first program SOLD OUT, and registration for the new section closes August 17...I will cap the group at 15 so limited spots now remain. Register here to save your spot now! https://andrea-seeney-1531.mykajabi.com/offers/rzo6eYKW The secret is out: work/life balance doesn't exist. A global pandemic, children to home school, a career or side business to manage, a...
Should I Homeschool My Kids This Year?
July 30, 2020 19:41 - 22 minutes - 33.6 MB“Will I be a good teacher?” “Do I have enough patience?” “Will my kids be behind?” Whether your kids are beginning the school year with remote learning from home, or you’re developing your own homeschool curriculum, these are the questions swirling in the minds of many moms this summer. This episode does not seek to advocate for one education approach over another, but rather, to help you decide whether homeschooling is a good fit for you and your family. Deciding whether to homeschool you...
How to Reclaim Control Over Your Work/Life Balance
July 26, 2020 20:37 - 15 minutes - 26.8 MBToday’s episode is an open invitation to you to reclaim control over your life. I am talking about putting yourself on the list, and showing up for you. Are you ready to get off the Corona Coaster? To ditch the idea that you can have your work, or your family, but you can’t have both? It has been a stressful, overwhelming last 4 months for moms, and in particular, working moms. It’s about to get dicey again with the back to school transition. Virtual school, hybrid school, homeschool - all ...
In School, Virtual Learning or Homeschool: What's Best For You and Your Family?
July 17, 2020 19:45 - 16 minutes - 27.5 MBWe are more than 4 months into this twilight zone of a daily existence (also known as the “Coronacoaster”) with our children at home all day, our work from home all day, and our childrens’ in school instruction now not looking so hot for fall. I am nauseous and ready to get off the ride now! We are starting to hear about school districts not opening in person next month due to pockets of coronavirus cases popping up. And everyone in your Facebook feed seems to have an opinion about it. Nega...
You Can Have Your Work or Your Children, But You Can't Have Both
July 09, 2020 16:12 - 17 minutes - 28.3 MBToday we’re talking about choices. Choice is great, except when we feel boxed into choosing between 2 things, and 2 things only. We can’t have both, and we can’t have a third option. That’s called a zero sum game. There’s a winner and a loser. Right now we’re inundated with “either/or” choices...you can either send your kids to school, or you can homeschool them. You can either open up the economy, or you can save lives. The implicit assumption is that you either care about yourself or y...
You Can Have Your Work or Your Children, But You Can't Have Both
July 09, 2020 16:12Today we’re talking about choices. Choice is great, except when we feel boxed into choosing between 2 things, and 2 things only. We can’t have both, and we can’t have a third option. That’s called a zero sum game. There’s a winner and a loser. Right now we’re inundated with “either/or” choices...you can either send your kids to school, or you can homeschool them. You can either open up the economy, or you can save lives. The implicit assumption is that you either care about yourself or y...
How to Recognize the Signs of Burnout
July 01, 2020 18:47 - 20 minutes - 31.4 MBWe are burned out as a society right now. The daily stress, fear and anxiety caused by the Covid-19 global pandemic has stretched us mentally, physically and emotionally to the brink. Putting coronavirus aside, however, how do you know if you’re burned out in your career or in your home? Today I share the 5 signs that you might be burned out. The concept of burnout is a controversial one. Shame, disappointment and fear can come up feeling like we aren’t cutting it. But acknowledging that y...
How to Get Motivated
June 25, 2020 15:27 - 10 minutes - 21.1 MBAre you waiting to feel good to feel motivated? If so, you might be waiting for a lifetime. Feelings are fickle. Sometimes we feel good, and sometimes we don’t. So our feelings can’t be the barometer for our motivation. We’ve got to be present and be intentional to get motivated. Try these 3 easy steps to get motivated … (1) Stop feeding yourself negative content … limit your engagement with the news and social media. 10 minutes per day is more than enough to educate yoursel...
A Conversation about Race: It's Not about Being Colorblind
June 16, 2020 19:52 - 59 minutes - 74.2 MBAre you struggling with how to talk about race with your children, friends, and community following the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breona Taylor, George Floyd, and Rayshard Brooks (just to name a few)? Do you want to engage in positive action to make a change but don’t know where to start? Human dignity is at the heart of my conversation about race with Dr. Tiffany Russell, Director of Diversity and Inclusion at St. Martin’s Episcopal Day School. Dr. Russell is a black woman, wife and mother...
How to Create an Abundant Money Mindset
June 09, 2020 12:19 - 35 minutes - 47.5 MBDo you envision a life that doesn’t have you leveraged financially? Would you love to earn more on more flexible terms? Enter Money Mindset Guide, Jenny Gremillion, to help us get into our abundant money mindset in today’s episode. Jenny left a multiple six figure career in medical device sales to stay home with her three children. She now manages seven real estate investment properties and helps women get creative with money. Jenny took off the golden handcuffs by learning into her faith,...
5 Steps to Follow Your Intuition
May 28, 2020 20:46 - 20 minutes - 31.2 MBIn Episode 12, I share my 5 step system to follow your intuition. We live and operate in a very linear world based on logic and structure. Our career paths, in particular, tend to be based on logical hoops, often financially motivated, that we jump through in order to advance to the next level. In our home lives, we have adopted structured roles and habits which follow certain patterns of behavior often based on what we had growing up. We often don’t question these structures because they...
How to Use Instagram to Build Your Brand
May 26, 2020 16:51 - 33 minutes - 45.1 MBArt gallery owner and creative entrepreneur, Alyssia Leggett, takes us on her personal journey to find flexibility in her work, to live out her creative vision for her life, and to break free of imposter syndrome. After working for 18 years as a marketing and advertising executive, Alyssia found herself struggling to balance the demands of work and family. She always had a creative nudge in the back of her mind to go out on her own and start something...but she had never even worked at an ...
Just Decide: How to Take the First Step to Create a Flexible Business
May 19, 2020 11:15 - 23 minutes - 35 MBIsn’t it intimidating to think about quitting a successful career or job and starting over from scratch? Do you sometimes wonder what it would be like to just quit and start your own flexible business? Anita Rajendra, owner of La Belle Bump, an online business that rents stylish maternity clothes to working women, did just that 5 years ago. She was a successful corporate professional at the Coca Cola Company, and one day she quit cold turkey to start a flexible business from home. Now she r...
My Transformation Story (Part 2)
May 12, 2020 16:37 - 18 minutes - 29.4 MBIn Episode 1, I shared my story of transformation from burned out attorney, to stay at home mother, to successful entrepreneur and business coach. Today I share how I made the mental shift away from fear and toward action to create my private coaching practice for women. I had hit all of my professional goals in my network marketing business. I had earned all the incentive trips, rose to the tippy top of the company in sales and personal coaching (No. 3 out of 30K+), and was running my busi...
Demystifying Work/Life Balance: When will it ever be enough?
May 03, 2020 13:38 - 20 minutes - 33.9 MBThere are two months out of the year I tend to feel totally out of balance in my life and business: May and December. Typically those are the months with more family and school activities, work gets nuts, major holidays occur, travel is high, and the urge to say YES to all the things is at a fever pitch. This May is different, though, because of the global pandemic. Our family activities and school commitments have been wiped off the map, evaporating into thin air. Our work travel is a thing...
Finding Your Silver Lining in Covid-19
April 30, 2020 20:10 - 17 minutes - 28.9 MBAre you stressed or in pain right now? What are you struggling with right now in business or in life since the global pandemic began? Every stress or burden has a silver lining. Today we will shift your mindset from the reality of that very real stress to the silver lining in it that will lead to your greatest potential. I share my story of breaking my back 4 years ago, and how I wanted to quit my network marketing business because I couldn’t physically work in the same way anymore. I was fo...
Launching a Physical Product with Grassroots Marketing
April 18, 2020 21:01 - 40 minutes - 52.8 MBDo you think you need to pay for social media advertising to launch a physical product? Think again! Your existing network of friends and family is a powerful and free form of advertising not to overlook. In today’s episode, Founder of Georgia Crafted Erin Zwigart shares her inspiring story of how she transformed her life from burned out marketing professional and mama of 2 small children, to successful entrepreneur of a locally curated subscription box company that she loves and enables he...
How to Start Your Virtual Business
April 13, 2020 13:05 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MBIn episode 5, we explore why now is the perfect time to start your virtual business. Ashley Toops shares her story of transformation from a stay at home mom of four kids under the age of six to a successful network marketing professional who works 100% from home. In just a few years, Ashley built a full time income from home with her fun loving, faith based approach to serving women in business. Ashley shares how to focus on the value only you can add by sharing your true and authentic sel...
Why Not Me?
April 05, 2020 14:17 - 1 hour - 77.1 MBIn this episode, Amy Shey Jacobs, founder of Chandelier Events, shares her bold vision for her business and her life. Amy has planned weddings featured on Oprah and The View, and her events have been featured on the Real Housewives of New York City. Behind all the glitz and glam, however, there were 4am wake up calls for TV productions, the traumatic delivery of her first born child, and the personal anguish of choosing between work and family that preceded her successful entrepreneurial j...
Create a Vision for Your Dream Business
March 29, 2020 12:48 - 26 minutes - 37.8 MBIn today’s episode, photographer Aharon Hill shares her vision for creating her dream business. Aharon re-created a full time income from home following her creative passions and talents. She shares her story of transformation from practicing attorney to successful full time photographer (who has photographed Vice President Joe Biden during her 11 year career). Aharon credits the vision work she did with her business coach years ago with setting her up for success with her flexible busines...
5 Steps to Achieve Work/Life Balance During Covid-19
March 22, 2020 12:10 - 17 minutes - 28 MBIs work/life balance a total joke during Covid-19? Not with a system in place! In Episode 2, I share 5 easy steps to set your priorities and tackle your new normal with confidence. You and your partner are now both working from home, your school expects you to “home school” your kids for the indefinite future, you can’t leave the house without new social distancing rules, and oh by the way...you’ve got your mental health to keep in check. It’s a lot. Tune in to Episode 2 to start off this we...
1. My Transformation Story
March 15, 2020 18:13 - 18 minutes - 20.3 MBIn Episode 1, I share my story of transformation from burned out attorney, to stay at home mother, to successful entrepreneur and business coach. I became the first attorney in my family. I loved practicing law. I helped my clients succeed in business, I inspired audiences at professional conferences, and I mentored new female attorneys. Then one Friday I quit practicing law and became a mom that Monday. My greatest accomplishment to date. But my ambition was on life support. I felt r...