Career Growth for Working Moms | Career Advancement, Overwhelm, Clarity, Visibility, Burnout Recovery
Do you feel stuck in a job you’ve outgrown, but fear making the wrong move?
Torn between being present for your kids and showing up fully at work?
Is financial stress the only thing keeping you in a job you don’t love?
Wishing someone could just help you figure out your next best career step—without all the guesswork and guilt?
You’re in the right place.
This podcast is for ambitious women who want to grow their careers without sacrificing their families—or themselves.
Hey, I’m Shannon - a Career Coach, wife, and mom of two. I’ve been where you are: stuck in burnout, unsure of what’s next, and juggling all the things.
For years, I pushed through jobs that didn’t fit—trying to “do it all” while slowly losing myself.
Everything changed when I discovered my natural strengths and finally started showing up as my authentic self.
I built a successful career and coaching program around helping other working moms do the same—and now I’m sharing what I’ve learned right here with you.
Each week, you’ll get simple, actionable steps to grow your career with confidence, reclaim your time, and align your work with your life—not the other way around.
Grab your coffee (or reheat it for the third time), put in your earbuds, and let’s take the next step—together.
NEXT STEPS:
Take the FREE Leadership Style Quiz to uncover your strengths and lead with calm & clarity: theshannonfox.com/leadership-style
Join the Career Growth for Working Moms Facebook Group for ongoing support: htttps://facebook.com/groups/careergrowthforworkingmoms
Career Growth for Working Moms | Career Advancement, Overwhelm, Clarity, Visibility, Burnout Recovery
64 | Hustle Isn’t Leadership: Lead Through Your Strengths (and Ditch Burnout for Good)
Have you been told the only way to grow is to hustle harder—wake earlier, stay later, say yes to more?
Here’s the truth: hustle doesn’t create growth—it creates burnout. In this coaching-style episode of Career Growth for Working Moms, Shannon shows you how to lead through your strengths so you can grow with clarity and confidence without doing more.
💡 Inside this episode:
- The Hustle Trap Cycle (overcommit → overwork → burnout → guilt → repeat) and how to exit it fast.
- Why strength-based leadership beats hustle (and what that looks like in real meetings & real mom-life).
- The 4 dominant wiring styles for working moms—and how to lead in yours:
- Boss Lady in Action (movement fuels you)
- Charismatic Queen (expression fuels you)
- Heart-Centered Guide (connection fuels you)
- Visionary Brainiac (strategy fuels you)
- A simple 3-step framework: Notice → Name → Nurture to align your work with your natural strengths this week.
- Real client stories (Melissa, Dana, Maria, Keisha) that prove: when you stop hustling against your wiring and start leading with it, career growth accelerates and burnout drops.
🧭 Try the Strengths Experiment (this week):
- Notice when you feel drained vs. alive
- Name your dominant style (boss lady / charismatic queen / heart-centered guide / visionary brainiac)
- Nurture it with one aligned action (e.g., run a project, voice your vision, schedule connection, map the big picture)
✍️ Reflection prompts:
- Where am I hustling against my wiring?
- Which tasks drain me most—and which light me up?
- What’s one strength-based action I’ll take in the next 48 hours?
✨ Bottom line: You don’t have to prove more to be worthy. Lead from who you are—that’s where sustainable growth, confidence, and peace live.
💼 READY TO LEAD WITH CONFIDENCE & CALM?
🚀 Take the FREE Leadership Style Quiz to uncover your strengths and unique leadership path
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