Written by: Sarah Gibbons, Executive Contributor
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Mothers are a tricky group of people.
We’re first to say YES to everyone else and often end up depleting ourselves while doing so.
When it comes time to put ourselves first, to actually nurture REAL growth in ourselves, we often…DON’T DO IT.
There’s nothing wrong with being of service until you lean so far to the edge that you’re running on empty. You have a combination of low energy, irritability, overwhelm, and exhaustion. Zero space left to make any decisions, let alone implement them.
Underneath all of that, there’s a woman who had BIG dreams. But now fully having stepped into motherhood AND working AND generally keeping up with life, those dreams seem super out of touch? Forget trying to implement them at this point.
The question that I see stump-driven mamas the most is:
“What do you really want more of in your life, that you don’t currently have?”
It was a question I didn’t know how to answer for a long time. Ask me what I wanted, and I could give you some general, neutral answer but felt zero connection to it. Not because I was dead inside, just because I was feeling an overall disconnect with myself, my partner, friends, and colleagues at times.
Thank goodness for my coach at the time who quickly reflected two things back to me:
1. My ability to speak up and ask for support was non-existent – asking and then martyring about it didn’t count in her book.
2. My experience of disconnection had nothing to do with other people, and everything to do with my leadership and how I was choosing to relate to people and experiences in my life.
I wanted something different. For the sake of everyone around me, they too wanted something different for me.
I soooo get it.
Ultimately, it’s up to US, to commit to investing in ourselves and get support.
The three best gifts we can give ourselves as mothers for our own personal growth are:
Truthful answers about what we really need
Support to help make time and space for our needs
Most importantly, a commitment to investing in ourselves to provide those needs
With that in mind, I’ll ask you again, what do you really want more of in life, that you don’t currently have?
Need some help with the question?
The Mother Board helps women, like you, achieve growth. It’s a space for mothers to be appreciated in a way that will truly impact you and the ripple you create around them.
It’s where mothers declare their desires and do the work to remove obstacles in their leadership while being supported by other mothers who want you to WIN.
The Mother Board is a 7-month group coaching experience made up of a hand-selected group of professional women (who are also Mothers) who are interested in creating a ripple of positive impact, re-writing that leadership impacts all aspects of our lives.
With no more than 8 women in The Mother Board you'll experience:
Progressively designed coaching twice a month (90 min sessions) helping you experience transformation in your own leadership as well as others.
Ongoing group support and connection – facilitated through a private Slack group
Weekly assignments and accountability check-ins
Access to spot one-on-one coaching
Doors are OPEN for The Mother Board beginning October 2022. Find out more HERE, if you’re ready to invest in what you truly need.
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Sarah Gibbons, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
Sarah Gibbons is a renowned executive Success Coach based in LA who’s worked with incredible leaders like the LA Clippers, the Weitz Foundation, the teams at award-winning Creative Agency Hey Wonderful, The Talent LA, Executives at Google, Chiat, and more and she’s become known as the “LA Creative Whisperer” for her tough, but the real, effective and graceful approach to leadership coaching. In addition to running The Mother Board, she runs The Board, The Father Board and coaches corporations, organizations, and individual leaders. She’s also a wife, mother of three young boys, a philanthropist, published author, and inspirational speaker.
