Rebecca Olson

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Ambitious and Balanced Working Moms · Forever Balance: The Principles Behind Sustainable Work-Life Balance (with Kelly Maher) · 25 May 2026 podcast

to make it happen, right? That is different than it going on a long to-do list where you sort of hope that you're going to get to it, right? There's no real commitment involved in that, right? And so the principle here is commitment. Whether you're somebody that gets it in your calendar or we figure out another way that you feel committed, that commitment is really the important part. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I think in terms of the flexibility for me, that work to home is like, that's a place where it's been flexible because instead of, matched

So you're talking about kind of flexing on some of the core tools that we learned within the program. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. Again, it's like, I'm going to give you a starting point. We're going to figure out what works for your life. I think that's one of the reasons that this program is somewhat unique in that sense is that I'm not, matched

I start with the process. I teach you why that process matters, but then you're, this is not cookie cutter. Your life is your life and your circumstances are going to be different than everybody else's circumstances. And so we got to figure out what works for you and what you're going to be, what's going to be sustainable for you, right? That's a word that I use a lot as I describe ambitious and balanced. Like this is about sustainable work-life balance. I don't want you to just learn how to do this right now. I want you to know why these things matter and how to do it no matter what season of life you're in. matched

Yeah. Do you feel like... matched

coming out of Ambitious and Balanced, that was true for you? That you feel like you, two years from now, five years from now, kind of the principles are kind of embedded for you in your mind and that you could shift and ebb and flow and figure out how to make work-life balance happen for you? I do. Like I've even seen some shifts like in our schedules recently where I'm like, okay, this just needs to slide a little bit here or a little bit there. But also the tools, matched

I'm trying to remember August, maybe August or July or something like that. And then, and then we kept meeting, the group kept meeting monthly right after that. And so our kind of last monthly meeting we had was in December. And so you and I must've talked about this time last year, right? Was around the time. Yeah, I think it was about this time. I reached out to you last year when I was, you know, I had come across matched

how are other people doing this or any of those kinds of questions? Yeah. Yeah. Do you have, do you have a lot of other moms around you that are in a similar, not maybe not doing the same thing, but have full-time jobs, super committed to that. Also momming at the same time. I know there's a lot of women that join my programs that are like, this is just not the world around me. Like I, I'm not surrounded by these kinds of women. Yeah. I mean, I have a handful where I'm in, I'm in a college town. So there are a lot of matched

That's how they're managing it. Right. Yeah. And that's clearly not what your, at least your hunch was. That's not what you want to do. Right. Yeah. So I think that helped me too is, matched

it was reaching out to you and getting in the group and realizing like, I can do this. It's not like, I don't have to give up on this thing that I'm excited about because I can figure out what the balance is going to be. Yeah. Yeah. So, so here you are following me for seven years. I love that. I totally forgot that, but now that you've heard that, I remember that conversation. Um, that's wild. That's so good. I love it. And so, um, matched

you seven years later, what do you think really like made you decide or like drew you to this particular program and saying, yeah, I think this is the thing that is going to help me move forward to your point and move forward and manage all those things. What resonated with you? I think it was that I was encouraged that like before going into it and now knowing coming out of it, that it was definitely true that you were going to be able to provide matched

getting us through the process was what really sold me on it. Yeah. There is no gimmick here. There's hard work involved. I don't want to discount that. On some level, I try to teach it in a very simple manner so your brain doesn't get confused by it, but I'm not saying that it's easy. We're building new habits here. That's what we have to do. If you've been in a habit of matched

over-prioritizing work or feeling in a habit of feeling guilty for working or taking time away from your kids or whatever it is, like we have to build new habits. We all know habits take time to build, right? This isn't something magical. It's, you know, on average, it's something like 89 days or something like that to build a habit, right? So we, that's part of the point of the three months is like, it's around that habit building time, right? matched

Um, cause I think that is going to help keep reinforcing it through the future where it really becomes habit. That is not a second thought about it. It just is what you do. Yeah. For, for, cause I haven't really talked about that here on the podcast much to the listeners, which is, which is fine, but an apologetic is, is the kind of graduate group, if you will, that I offer to my clients that have gone, had that have coached with me. And so it's a, it's a way to keep matched

the coaching going to meet together monthly for workshops and for coaching and for goal setting and all the things, like it has all the support that you need sort of as a graduate of the program. And so, yeah, that's an opportunity for everyone. So you're not just like cut off after three months, right? Like you have a way to sustain some more, some of the process to keep yourself accountable and all the things. So I'm so glad that you're a part of that and choosing to engage in that. I'm really curious, matched

In your own words, if you were talking to somebody that was where you were at a year ago, how would you now describe what it takes to create a life that feels balanced to you in a sustainable way? I think clarity is a big piece of it. Working through being very clear about what you really want and what's most important to you and what you really value. matched

I love that. So yeah. Yeah. That was a lot of it for me. So good. Do you feel like some people hear that? I think would hear that. I've had some conversations around this and this is like the prime example of it. matched

Leaving the dirty dishes out and then going to go spend time with your kids, right? The kids and some uninterrupted time with them, some focused time with them is the priority, right? But you also want the dishes to get done, right? And so do you feel like you lowered your expectations? Is that how you would describe it? A little bit, or I put less weight on those things, I guess. Yeah. And also, I think I... matched

held this amount of time. And I know that that's what it's for. And there'll be time later to do the other things. Yeah. So good. I love that. So in your words, you said in terms of like the process of balance or what you know about that is it requires a lot of clarity. Mm-hmm. matched

That means deciding ahead of time. You are not going to get clarity unless you literally step back in some form or another, whether you're joining a program like Ambitious and Balanced or you're reading a book and doing the exercises in the book or you're just sitting down with a journal and reflecting day after day after day. You literally have to step back from your life and you have to gain some clarity over what in your mind? What do you think you have to gain clarity over? Over... matched

the spinning and worrying about it that I was having before. Yeah, got it. Okay, so you have to give yourself a container of space to reflect. Obviously, you chose to do that within this guided program, Ambitious and Balanced. You also need to retrain your brain to be what? What do you need to retrain your brain to do? Be positive, set boundaries. Yeah. Don't let those things creep in that you know are either... matched

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