Creative Career Solutions for Parents
Are you a parent who is determined to work towards the lifestyle you want for your family? Career / Business important but you need the work life balance that will enable you to hang out with the most important people in the world to you? Determined to carry on your career progression after having kids and want to establish the best way to do so? Welcome to the Creative Career Solutions for Parents podcast... a podcast hosted by career coach, mummy, author, employee, and business builder Gina Visram of Limitless Coaching. This podcast is designed to challenge, support and inspire you on your journey as a working parent (and let's be honest... whether working inside or outside the home... what parent doesn't work?!)
Episodes
61 episodes
EP61: A look at your financial future today: An interview with Davinia Tomlinson of Rainchq
If you listen to just one thing today... make it this. No, seriously... even your favourite Netflix show can wait. On today's episode of the Creative Career Solutions for Parents podcast, I am speaking to Davinia Tomlinson, CEO & Founder of...
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EP60: Navigating our (temporary) new normal
Over the course of just a few weeks, our lives have changed in the most profound ways due to COVID-19. Freedom of movement which we generally take for granted is minimised and working from home is no longer something working parents are f...
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EP59: What's next for this podcast?
After an unintentional hiatus from the Creative Career Solutions for Parents podcast, Gina returns with an episode talking about what's next for the podcast AND shares a nugget of wisdom which has the potential to remove any blocks you have in ...
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EP58: Dealing with the pressure and expectation of the new year
The New Year often feels pressured. Y'know... "New Year New You" and all that jazz. If you're someone who sets goals and makes resolutions and actually, especially if you are NOT... you may notice that with the dawn of a whole new decade in add...
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16:28
EP57: Enough with the excuses, what can you do differently?
I'm back... and calling myself out for making excuses on a few important fronts, in the past couple of months. This episode includes a bit of a reintroduction about what the Creative Career Solutions for Parents podcast is all about (amid my ra...
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EP56: OMG - Where is the year going?
It's happened again. No sooner were we in awe that it's January... it's now already the second half of the year. What madness is this? Because half time is traditionally a great time to take stock of what's been going on and to recalibrate - th...
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EP55: #IAmBecoming - Nuggets of wisdom from Michelle Obama's book tour
This episode is a must listen for everyone: I was honoured to hear Michelle Obama speak live in London as part of her European book tour and I found her so relatable as a citizen wanting to make her community better, as a leader wanting to impa...
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EP54: Making the most of (long) weekends
Before you get yourself in that cycle of "where did all the time go" that we all recognise (you've been there right... haven't we all?!) - listen to this podcast about making the most of long weekends. (If listening in real time), we are at the...
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EP53: The power of imperfect action
Ever get in your own way? Have your perfectionist tendencies ever held you back? This episode is for you if you need a short, sharp reminder of why you should sometimes just get on with it (and figure things out along the way). Working par...
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EP52: Don't write off that new years hopefulness yet
Once January comes to an end, it's sometimes tempting to resign yourself to the "fact" that once again, your resolutions or goals haven't started as positively as you intended or hoped and therefore it's okay to give up on that idea. <...
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EP51: What are you proud of this year?
It's time to celebrate you... What are you proud of this year? This episode of the Creative Career Solutions for Parents podcast is part of a mini (audit) series which will focus on areas of our lives that are beneficial to recognise and evalua...
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EP50: How is your post-baby career different to what you expected?
In this episode, it's time to reflect on the good the bad and the ugly of working parent life. Gina Visram of Limitless Coaching asks "(How) is your post-baby career different to what you expected? What makes it work? What makes it frustrating?...
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EP49: Am I doing the right thing?
Have you ever second guessed yourself? Ha! I'm imagining that that was a resounding yes. A series of events, ending with my toddler telling me to "go away" lead to my compulsion to create a podcast discussing the age old question "Am I good enough...
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EP48: Two ways to minimise overwhelm
Recently I have been feeling like everything is getting on top of me. Major (though exciting) work projects, my toddler settling into a new (and indeed overwhelming) childcare setting, an important course I'm supposed to be working towards not get...
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16:26
EP47: How Notting Hill Carnival (NHC) makes me a better parent
In this from the heart episode, Gina Visram of Limitless Coaching describes how attending the Notting Hill Carnival (NHC), one of her favourite events of the year, makes her a better parent. This episode talks about the importance of parents embra...
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19:51
EP46: No happiness without gratitude
This episode has the potential to rock your world (truly). If you would like to laugh more, a swift kick in the behind, the lift yourself from a slump, to feel more joy, to enjoy parenting more, to appreciate your job more - to feel more positive ...
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EP45: It's half time - let's review our performance
In this (partly world cup inspired) episode, you have the opportunity to do some exploration which can result in this year being a transformational one for you. At the time of recording, we are halfway through the year, which makes it an exception...
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EP44: Fun with finances
So here's the thing. In some ways, my husband has always been amazing with finances. In some ways, I have generally made good financial choices. For both of us... we can definitely have done better... not because we have been reckless per say but ...
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EP43: The power of community: An interview with Katy Fridman
Some months ago, one of my NCT friends added me to a Facebook group... "Flexible working for mums like me" - knowing that I consider the topic of flexible working to be incredibly important. A very short time after this space created by Katy Fridm...
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EP42: Let's talk about flexible working
Flexible working is such an integral part of the formula that many parents have when it comes to creating a success of their career and their lifestyle / parenting responsibilities that I can't quite believe that it's been nearly a year since I re...
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18:05
EP41: You are a single choice from a new beginning
If you listen to nothing else today... listen to this episode. Truly... I can near enough assure you that it will get you thinking, remind you of your strength, your determination and your power. Yes I said power! After all, it's inspired by every...
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12:05
EP40: 3 career and life lessons we can learn from our children
Our children can be our greatest teachers, especially when we open our eyes to how their innocence, their (sometimes) lack of inhibition, and certainly their lack of hesitation in asking for what they want or need, comes into play. In today's epis...
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EP39: Identifying your biggest time wasters
At the time of recording this (naturally - at 1am) - I feel "inundated", on the cusp of overwhelm and well, aware this has been an unusual and very intense week so far. Is this a new normal or is this simply a busy week in terms of my employed wor...
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EP38: Redefining productivity for parents
In this episode, I share the piece of advice from the teacher in my antenatal class - the piece of advice which has truly made me a better, happier parent and ultimately (usually) maintain a healthy perspective in relation to what success and prod...
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EP37: Interview with Maternity Nurse, Postnatal Doula and Business Mentor Anna Wilk
Do you remember how you felt as a new mum for the first time? The overwhelm? The fatigue? The excitement coupled with fear? As a maternity nurse and doula, Anna Wilk has been a huge support for many mums - helping them to get acclimatised in the r...
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