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The Great Leader Great Mom PodcastAuthor: Liz Jolley
Welcome to The Great Leader Great Mom Podcast where we talk about how to be a great leader AND a great mom. For so long it was a choice: "Do you want to be a great leader OR a great mom?". Let's be both. I empower working moms who strive to make a meaningful impact at work while fostering joy at home. My mission is to help you end overwhelm & become the leader everyone wants to work for and the mom your family adores. Through personalized one-on-one coaching, I will equip you with the skills and confidence to unlock your full potential, transforming both your professional and personal life. Language: en-us Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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97 I Know What to Do. So Why Am I Still Not Doing It?
Episode 97
Monday, 16 March, 2026
In this episode of The Great Leader, Great Mom Podcast, Liz Jolley explores why knowing what to do at work does not always translate into actually doing it in the moments that matter. If you have read the books, listened to the podcasts, saved the advice, and still find yourself crumbling, getting defensive, or shutting down in meetings, this episode will help you understand why. Liz breaks down how default thoughts shape emotional reactions, leadership presence, and workplace behavior. Drawing from her work through The School of Courage™, she explains why so many high-capacity women try to change their actions without examining the thoughts and feelings driving those actions. This episode offers a grounded framework for identifying unconscious thinking, using emotion as a window inward, and creating the internal shifts that lead to confidence, calm, and curiosity at work. This episode is for you if: You want to feel more confident in meetingsYou get defensive under pressure at workYou shut down with authority figures or new leadersYou are tired of consuming self-help content without real changeYou want practical emotional resilience tools for women in leadership Search phrases: women in leadership, confidence at work, stop shutting down in meetings, how to stop being defensive at work, emotional regulation for working moms, workplace confidence for women, default thoughts at work.












