Women on Fire Episode 44- "The Most Inspiring Tips for Balancing Motherhood and Entrepreneurship" with Ashley Brock

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In this episode of the Sweet Slumber podcast, host Meredith Brough talks with digital marketing strategist and coach Ashley Brock. They discuss Ashley's entrepreneurial journey, starting a business during pregnancy, and the importance of support systems for parents.
Ashley shares her passion for empowering small business owners in their marketing efforts and the significance of learning from those ahead in the game. The conversation also touches on the pressures of entrepreneurship, embracing difficulties, serving others, and maintaining a positive mindset. Ashley's daily routines, including gratitude practice and household habits are highlighted, along with her advice on seeking inspiration and learning opportunities.
Topics

• The importance of sleep for mothers and entrepreneurs
• Preparing for motherhood
• Letting things be hard, embracing growth
• How to overcome difficult obstacles
• The power of visualization and setting specific goals for personal and professional growth
• The pressures and stresses faced by entrepreneurs, especially regarding financial stability
• Maintaining a positive and service-oriented mindset in entrepreneurship
• Ashley's daily routines and household practices for maintaining enthusiasm and well-being

Find Ashley:

• website: https://www.ashleybrock.com
• IG: https://www.instagram.com/the.ashley.brock/
• Marketing Matters Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-matters-with-ashley-brock/id1715064884

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Keywords:
Digital marketing, coach, small business owners, leads, sales, sleep, motherhood, entrepreneurship, support system, financial independence, empowerment, simplifying marketing, women, inspiration, attitude, guidance, investment, progress, growth, persistence, visualization, goals, gratitude, mindset, challenges, perseverance, service-oriented mindset, positivity, routines, well-being, learning opportunities, business tools.

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1. Women on Fire Episode 44- "The Most Inspiring Tips for Balancing Motherhood and Entrepreneurship" with Ashley Brock (00:00:00)

2. The Introduction: Meredith introduces the podcast and her guest, Ashley Brooke, a digital marketing strategist and coach. (00:01:08)

3. Starting a Business While Pregnant: Meredith and Ashley discuss Ashley's decision to start her business while being six weeks pregnant and the support she received from her husband. (00:01:10)

4. Support and Encouragement: The importance of having a supportive network and cheerleaders in pursuing entrepreneurial endeavors is discussed. (00:03:46)

5. Client Feedback and Self-Belief: Ashley shares how client feedback and encouragement helped her realize her potential and inspired her to pursue her business. (00:05:15)

6. The Importance of Sleep:Ashley talks about the significance of sleep, especially after becoming a mother, and its impact on her life and work. (00:07:36)

7. Preparing for Parenthood: Meredith and Ashley discuss the importance of preparing for parenthood and the impact of sleep on new parents. (00:08:45)

8. Inspiration and Motivation: Ashley shares her inspiration for starting her business and her personal motivations for becoming an entrepreneur. (00:11:06)

9. Empowering Small Business Owners: Ashley explains her mission to empower small business owners by teaching them marketing strategies and skills. (00:12:55)

10. Fulfillment in Marketing: Ashley expresses the fulfillment she finds in helping small business owners succeed in marketing and the joy of seeing their growth. (00:14:26)

11. Believing you can do it: Ashley's outlook on seeking guidance from those ahead of her and the importance of belief. (00:15:40)

12. Letting things be hard: Ashley's perspective on embracing difficulty and the analogy of growth in the gym. (00:17:27)

13. Pushing through hard times: Tips for persevering through challenges and the importance of expecting difficulty. (00:19:39)

14. Tools for keeping passion alive: Ashley's use of gratitude journaling and self-affirmations to maintain motivation. (00:22:03)

15. Visualizing future success: The exercise of envisioning the future in detail and its impact on mindset and goal pursuit. (00:25:40)

16. Serving others as the focus:The significance of serving others over financial gain and the impact on business success. (00:28:21)

17. The conversation on overcoming fear and desperation: Ashley discusses her fear and desperation when facing challenges in her business and how she overcame it. (00:30:22)

18. The power of serving others: Ashley and Meredith discuss the importance of believing in serving others and the impact it has on success. (00:31:47)

19. Daily routines and habits for staying positive: Ashley shares her daily routines, including gratitude, getting sleep, and getting outside, that help her stay positive and enthusiastic. (00:33:53)

20. Household management tips: Ashley and Meredith discuss the benefits of doing one load of laundry a day and other household tips. (00:35:22)

21. Promotion of tools and services: Ashley shares information about her marketing tools and services for small business owners. (00:38:39)