Making Work Fun
Making Work Fun is the podcast for anyone who wants to feel less stressed and more excited about their work. Maria and Natasha are life coaches with more than 25 years of combined corporate experience. In this podcast, they share what they have learned from the corporate world + the world of entrepreneurship and coaching. They tackle a wide range of work-related topics such as perfectionism, toxic positivity, money, burnout, rest, and much more, in order to help you have more fun in your work and in your life!
Episodes
129 episodes
The 3Ps of Exhaustion (People Pleasing, Procrastination, and Perfectionism)
This week, Maria talks about how people pleasing, procrastination, and perfectionism show up in our work (often intersecting with each other) and how they lead to exhaustion and, over time, burnout. To download the 3Ps of exhaustion vid...
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How to organize your time
This week, Maria talks about how to effectively organize your time, whether your job is predictable or full of unexpected requests, meetings, and emergencies.
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Procrastination Series Week 5 - Putting It All Together
On the final episode of the procrastination series, Maria talks about how to move forward and implement all the procrastination strategies in a way that is sustainable and that you'll be able to rely on for the long haul. Share what...
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Procrastination Series Week 4 - Using self-coaching to procrastinate less
On today's episode, Maria talks about how to put the previous 3 steps together to finally cut down on procrastination in your life. And she discusses some of her favorite practical strategies to use when it comes to productivity and focus.<...
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Procrastination Series: Week 3 – How do we get to those motivating thoughts?
This week on the procrastination series, Maria explains how we can bridge the gap between our current thoughts (from week 1) and those fantasy thoughts that would be super motivating, but that are just not believable yet (from week 2).To...
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Bonus Episode: Practical strategies for getting out of burnout (with Katie Bonarrigo)
In this bonus episode, Maria talks to Katie Bonarrigo, a certified holistic health and burnout coach. Maria and Katie talk about practical tips and strategies for shifting out of burnout, along with mindset blocks that get in the way of healing...
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Procrastination Series: Week 2 – What thoughts would help you get started?
In the second episode of the Procrastination Series, we’re exploring what thoughts would help you get started on the task you want to do (even if you don't believe them yet)? If you want to share and get support on the things that a...
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Procrastination Series: Week 1 – Figure out what’s happening in your brain
In the first episode of the Procrastination Series, we’re exploring what is happening in our brains that is coming in the way of doing the things we want to (or have to) do. If you want to share and get support on the things that ar...
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Saving Time: How to stop taking forever to make decisions
In the last episode of the "Saving Time" series, Maria talks about how we can stop taking up so much time trying to make decisions (both big and small), so we can actually finish our work faster and have the free time we've been dreaming of!&nb...
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Saving Time: How to stop overcommitting
If you struggle with saying "yes" to too many things or have a hard time setting boundaries, this episode is for you! This week, Maria talks about why we have such a hard time turning things down. And explains why we have more options than forc...
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Saving Time: How to stop overcomplicating and overworking
This week Maria delves into why we overcomplicate things and overwork as a result. And, more importantly, how do we stop and regain our time and sanity!
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Saving Time: How to stop trying to do everything
For the next 4 weeks, Maria will be talking about how to change our relationship to time, and how we can save time and feel less overwhelmed and exhausted, even when we have an overflowing to-do list. This week, the series kicks of...
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...by navigating compensation conversations in purpose-driven careers (w/ Dr. Janny Chang)
In this week's episode, Natasha speaks with Dr. Janny Chang about how women can navigate purpose, passion and mission driven careers while earning money. Tune in to learn about how to navigate tricky compensation topics in purpose-driven indust...
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...by understanding what causes procrastination
This week, Maria pops in to talk about a topic we all seem to be struggling with - procrastination! To join the "Using Coaching to Ditch Procrastination" FB group, go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/14ro8B25ju/
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...by being deliberate with your time (w/ Laura Roeder)
This week, join Natasha & Laura Roeder as they talk about building a business on part-time hours and being intentional with your time. About Laura: Laura Roeder is a lifelong entrepreneur and founder of several multi-...
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Getting Unstuck: How to support yourself when you start to feel regret about your decision
On this week's episode Natasha & Maria are wrapping up the mini-series on getting unstuck. They share some helpful tips and tools for how you can support yourself once you've made a decision and you start to feel regret coming up. ...
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Getting Unstuck: How to take action to achieve your goals
Taking action is often the hardest part of achieving something - sometimes, it can feel so easy to decide what you want, and to dream about the end result, but forget about the steps you need to take to get there. Those steps can be daunting an...
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Getting Unstuck: Making research feel manageable
Starting to do research on any topic can feel overwhelming because of the sheer volume of information and options out there. This is especially true when the research pertains to a life change such as looking for a new job, researching ways to ...
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Getting Unstuck: Intentional vs. inertia-based decisions
Kicking off the first mini series of the year, Maria & Natasha delve into the topic of getting unstuck. This week, the conversation is about how to make decisions with intention vs. based on inertia, and how to support yourself if an honest...
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Stuck between wanting to resist & wanting to dissociate?
A lot of us are stuck between wanting to resist/help everyone's who's suffering right now/contribute to all the causes we care about and feeling frozen by the sheer magnitude of what's happening/feeling unable to start anywhere. Th...
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...by slowing everything down
Everything feels like a lot right now. So we are coming in with some thoughts on how to best get through your days when everything can feel exhausting and overwhelming. Regular podcast programming is resuming on Monday, Jan. 27th!<...
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...by pausing and checking in at the start of the New Year
Happy New Year 2025! Join Maria & Natasha this week for a New Year's episode as they chat about the importance of pausing and checking in with yourself at the start of this new year. They share examples of how pausing and making intentional...
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A conversation about human design (w/ Marina Clavet)
This week Maria talks to fellow coach and human design expert Marina Clavet about how the human design framework can be helpful in understanding ourselves, our own work styles, and how to shift the way we work to better fit our own needs. ...
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...by communicating confidently at work (w/ Erin Roberts)
On this week's episode, Natasha interviews Erin Roberts, Communication Coach. Erin shares her best tips and strategies for learning how to become a confident communicator at work and in your personal life! Enjoy the conversations!
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A conversation about coaching and abortion work (w/ Amanda Kingsley)
Join Maria and special guest Amanda Kingsley for an honest and nuanced conversation about the intersection between coaching and abortion work. Other topics include self-compassion, having your own back, and embracing the full spectrum of human ...
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