Hi there! I have exciting news ...
My book is now available:
Your Balanced and Bold Life: Work Less, Live More, and Be Your Best
Hi there!
I have exciting news ...
My new book is now available:
Your Balanced and Bold Life: Work Less, Live More, and Be Your Best
Your Balanced and Bold Life: Work Less, Live More, and Be Your Best.
This book is for you!
In a world with so many demands and expectations, balance is a strategic move.
“This book is excellent. A true map to the balanced life we all deserve.”
“Encouraging, empowering, wise, funny.”
“I've never felt more seen than through your words on these pages.”
This book is for you!
In a world with so many demands and expectations, balance is a strategic move.
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This pivotal book will teach you how to take back control of your days, calm your mind, feel confident in you choices, be there for others while making yourself a priority too, and more. Stacey shares real-life messy lessons through personal stories that will leave you thinking, I'm not alone,
or, At least I didn't do that!
MEET YOUR MENTOR
Stacey Olson
Stacey L. Olson is a Leadership and Positive Psychology Certified Coach and has more than 15 years of corporate experience. She works with leaders and professionals at all levels, many of who have the daily juggle of work, kids and rest of life -- all the things -- helping them to create more balance and less stress without sacrificing their performance.
Stacey has also gone through her own transformational change from being close to burning out trying to juggle her own demanding corporate career and family life to now thriving (even in the messiness of everyday life) and figuring out what it really takes to have it all . . . hint, you have to stop doing it all!
You can lead even stronger, perform even better, and enjoy life so much more when you do!
“This book is excellent. A true map to the balanced life we all deserve.”
“Encouraging, empowering, wise, funny.”
“I've never felt more seen than through your words on these pages.”
There is a better way
to be successful than what we've been taught or told all our lives.
Being busy, overwhelmed and working long hours, while sacrificing your well-being and family time, is simply not necessary and it is hurting your performance.
It's keeping you from being your best as a leader, as a parent, as a person.
Stacey Olson, CPPC, Leadership and Positive Psychology Certified Coach
I'm Stacey!
I work with leaders and teams who want to go from being too busy and burning out to creating more balance, well-being and higher levels of performance.
You can work less and be more effective. You can feel happier and be your best at work and home even with all the demands and messiness of everyday life. You can lead by example by taking care of yourself and focusing on what really matters, creating a positive ripple effect for others around you.
This all starts with an understanding that our happiness and well-being fuel performance and success. Yet this is what's often sacrificed to "get the job done". The traditional thinking that if we just work harder, we will be successful and then we'll be happy, is backward and is undermining performance.
Because it is really hard to be your best when you are feeling exhausted and overwhelmed, scattered and pulled in so many directions, or sacrificing your values and what’s important to you.
CERTIFICATIONS AND FEATURES
CERTIFICATIONS AND FEATURES
FREE DOWNLOAD
Be At Your Best Roadmap
Your complete step-by-step guide to being at your best, for more balance and less stress.
Imagine if you could be at your best at both work and home, WITHOUT all the overwhelm, worry and working the long hours. What would your life look like then?
Work with me
Courses + Group Coaching
THE BALANCED LEADER™
Whether you want to say no with more confidence, make a big shift to focus your time and balance your life, or become the balanced leader you want to be, we have a next step right-sized for you. Check out on-demand courses or group coaching.
Speaking + Workshops
CONNECT VIRTUAL OR IN-PERSON
Support your team or organization with a keynote or workshop on balance, focus on what really matters, resilience, well-being and positive leadership for greater satisfaction, engagement, mental health, relationships, performance, and more.
Private Coaching
CONNECT. CLARIFY. CREATE.
Looking for a leadership or executive coach to help you become more balanced, less overwhelmed, focus on the right things, and something else? Book a call and we can see what's right for you! There is currently a waitlist for Fall 2024.
FREE DOWNLOAD
Be At Your Best Roadmap
Your complete step-by-step guide to being at your best, for more balance and less stress.
Work with me
Courses + Group Coaching
THE BALANCED LEADER™
Whether you want to say no with more confidence, make a big shift to focus your time and balance your life, or become the balanced leader you want to be, we have a next step right-sized for you. Check out on-demand courses or group coaching.
Speaking + Workshops
CONNECT VIRTUAL OR IN-PERSON
Support your team or organization with a keynote or workshop on balance, focus on what really matters, resilience, well-being and positive leadership for greater satisfaction, engagement, mental health, relationships, performance, and more.
Private Coaching
CONNECT. CLARIFY. CREATE.
Looking for a leadership or executive coach to help you become more balanced, less overwhelmed, focus on the right things, and something else? Book a call and we can see what's right for you! There is currently a waitlist for Fall 2024.
Work with me
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The secret of how leaders who have it all - life balance AND high performance - operate behind the scenes
Discover the powerful choices available to you to take back control of your days, have more time and energy for what really matters to you at work and at home, and feel happier, less overwhelmed and more present in your life.
The secret of how leaders who have it all - life balance AND high performance - operate behind the scenes
Discover the powerful choices available to you to take back control of your days, have more time and energy for what really matters to you at work and at home, and feel happier, less overwhelmed and more present in your life.
Being Real & Resilient
Discover how busy leaders are navigating daily stressors and setbacks with more ease, confidence and optimism in uncertain times.
Being Real & Resilient
Discover how busy leaders are navigating daily stressors and setbacks with more ease, confidence and optimism in uncertain times.
Be At Your Best Roadmap
Your complete step-by-step guide to being at your best, for more balance and less stress.
Tools & Resources
Coaching to success!
What people are saying...
"Working with Stacey has allowed me to learn how to prioritize my most important work, build boundaries around my workday and since working with her I’ve felt less overwhelmed and more productive in my days."
Jenel
PROJECT LEAD
"When I first started, I was feeling so off-balance with life. Now, I feel so much better! I am far more balanced, I feel calmer, and I am way less overwhelmed in my day. This allows me to see more clearly the things that matter the most and focus my time and energy on those things, and I feel proud of myself and what I have done each day."
Kendra
Director
"I am cultivating a new understanding of what success means to me, to ensure that I am able to deliver great job performance, but also personal balance and satisfaction."
Tamara
architect
"Deeply committed to helping clients with transformational change. I highly recommend her!"
I had the pleasure of working with Stacey in the corporate world at FCC, where she was a stellar portfolio and project manager. She was viewed as a high-potential employee and was leading the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office when she left FCC to follow her passion, which is bringing out the best in others through coaching.
As a seasoned coach and consultant, I am proud to be a mentor of Stacey’s. She is intelligent, perceptive, warm and
deeply committed to helping clients with transformational change. I highly recommend her!
Kellie Garrett
Executive Coach, Speaker
"Deeply committed to helping clients with transformational change. I highly recommend her!"
I had the pleasure of working with Stacey in the corporate world at FCC, where she was a stellar portfolio and project manager. She was viewed as a high-potential employee and was leading the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office when she left FCC to follow her passion, which is bringing out the best in others through coaching.
As a seasoned coach and consultant, I am proud to be a mentor of Stacey’s. She is intelligent, perceptive, warm and
deeply committed to helping clients with transformational change. I highly recommend her!
Kellie Garrett
Executive Coach, Speaker
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Do You Need to Cut Yourself Some Slack?
It’s been an unusual couple of weeks for me with a huge work deadline, family vacation for Spring break, and being more mindful to take care of my stress!
My book, Your Balanced and Bold Life: Work Less, Live More, and Be Your Best, is coming out in June and it’s been a MUCH bigger project than I anticipated.
I have been sticking to my boundaries for the most part, with the exception of a big push the last weekend in March to get it back to the editor by April 1st.
I haven’t committed to a project this big or worked most of a weekend since my corporate days!
Then on April 2nd, my husband, teen boys and I went to LA for a few days of NBA games, Universal Studios, and some family fun.
We had an awesome time on the trip, with only a few stressful moments driving in a bigger city and one night where my husband and I got into an argument over some logistics with the kids.
While on vacation, I disconnected from work for the six days, though I did spend 15 minutes responding to a couple questions from a team member so they could keep their tasks moving along.
We really enjoyed the trip and it was so good to get away. But when we got back, I found those “exceptions” clouding a bit of my experience.
Instead of focusing on all the good things or the fact that 90% of the time I was showing up in the way I wanted and enjoying my days . . .
I caught myself focusing on what didn’t go well and dwelling on the more stressful moments where I didn't show up in the way I wanted!
I would have managed my time and the book project well, except for working so much that one weekend.
I could say I disconnected from work on our vacation, except I did check my email and worked for those 15 minutes.
It would have been an excellent trip, except for that one argument with my husband.
I fell into an old bad habit of putting too much pressure on myself and not giving any room for the messier moments.
Never mind the fact that the old, burned out me from a few years ago would have handled everything WAY worse.
The thing is that there will ALWAYS be those messier moments. That’s life!
I need to remind myself of this sometimes. Do you need this reminder too, Kenton ?
Your goal shouldn’t be to have zero stress or tougher moments.
The goal is to work on navigating those moments with more calm and ease, and to be kinder to yourself and grant yourself grace as you go.
To experience more joy and less stress (not only joy and no stress).
If you want to be balanced in your life, it comes with learning how to feel better, be present in and enjoy your daily experiences – the good and the not-so-good moments.
To give yourself permission to feel good. And to let go of the unnecessary stress and pressure, which just dampens your experience.
Whether you’re on vacation or just a regular work day!
You can start small.
Hunting for the good and finding small ways to incorporate more joy and less stress in your days can make a tremendous difference.
This could be as simple as dedicating 15 minutes a day to a hobby you enjoy, or taking short breaks to relax or listening to music you love. Or a daily gratitude practice.
Or take a day off unplanned to reset. Or do something fun and easy tonight.
Once I noticed that I was dampening my experience like a wet napkin, focusing on what didn’t go well, I moved my attention to the good things.
I listened to some music I love. I went for a few walks outside to clear my head and enjoy the sunshine. I remembered to cut myself some slack.
More joy and less stress.
My bigger point here: it’s not supposed to be all perfect and there will be messier moments. So stop being so darn hard on yourself.
Be more self-aware to notice when your thoughts and actions are helping you or hurting you.
Be more present and hunt for the good even if life feels messy and chaotic around you.
Be more intentional to experience more joy and less stress – not perfection.
The choices you make in the small everyday moments contribute significantly to your overall happiness and sense of balance.
So it’s time to make feeling good a priority. Everything will be easier -- and more enjoyable -- to navigate when you do!
Be bold. What is one thing you can do today that helps you feel good and gives you joy? What is something you can let go of that is not serving you or will help you feel less stressed?
Your future self will thank you for it.
Do You Need to Cut Yourself Some Slack?
It’s been an unusual couple of weeks for me with a huge work deadline, family vacation for Spring break, and being more mindful to take care of my stress!
My book, Your Balanced and Bold Life: Work Less, Live More, and Be Your Best, is coming out in June and it’s been a MUCH bigger project than I anticipated.
I have been sticking to my boundaries for the most part, with the exception of a big push the last weekend in March to get it back to the editor by April 1st.
I haven’t committed to a project this big or worked most of a weekend since my corporate days!
Then on April 2nd, my husband, teen boys and I went to LA for a few days of NBA games, Universal Studios, and some family fun.
We had an awesome time on the trip, with only a few stressful moments driving in a bigger city and one night where my husband and I got into an argument over some logistics with the kids.
While on vacation, I disconnected from work for the six days, though I did spend 15 minutes responding to a couple questions from a team member so they could keep their tasks moving along.
We really enjoyed the trip and it was so good to get away. But when we got back, I found those “exceptions” clouding a bit of my experience.
Instead of focusing on all the good things or the fact that 90% of the time I was showing up in the way I wanted and enjoying my days . . .
I caught myself focusing on what didn’t go well and dwelling on the more stressful moments where I didn't show up in the way I wanted!
I would have managed my time and the book project well, except for working so much that one weekend.
I could say I disconnected from work on our vacation, except I did check my email and worked for those 15 minutes.
It would have been an excellent trip, except for that one argument with my husband.
I fell into an old bad habit of putting too much pressure on myself and not giving any room for the messier moments.
Never mind the fact that the old, burned out me from a few years ago would have handled everything WAY worse.
The thing is that there will ALWAYS be those messier moments. That’s life!
I need to remind myself of this sometimes. Do you need this reminder too, Kenton ?
Your goal shouldn’t be to have zero stress or tougher moments.
The goal is to work on navigating those moments with more calm and ease, and to be kinder to yourself and grant yourself grace as you go.
To experience more joy and less stress (not only joy and no stress).
If you want to be balanced in your life, it comes with learning how to feel better, be present in and enjoy your daily experiences – the good and the not-so-good moments.
To give yourself permission to feel good. And to let go of the unnecessary stress and pressure, which just dampens your experience.
Whether you’re on vacation or just a regular work day!
You can start small.
Hunting for the good and finding small ways to incorporate more joy and less stress in your days can make a tremendous difference.
This could be as simple as dedicating 15 minutes a day to a hobby you enjoy, or taking short breaks to relax or listening to music you love. Or a daily gratitude practice.
Or take a day off unplanned to reset. Or do something fun and easy tonight.
Once I noticed that I was dampening my experience like a wet napkin, focusing on what didn’t go well, I moved my attention to the good things.
I listened to some music I love. I went for a few walks outside to clear my head and enjoy the sunshine. I remembered to cut myself some slack.
More joy and less stress.
My bigger point here: it’s not supposed to be all perfect and there will be messier moments. So stop being so darn hard on yourself.
Be more self-aware to notice when your thoughts and actions are helping you or hurting you.
Be more present and hunt for the good even if life feels messy and chaotic around you.
Be more intentional to experience more joy and less stress – not perfection.
The choices you make in the small everyday moments contribute significantly to your overall happiness and sense of balance.
So it’s time to make feeling good a priority. Everything will be easier -- and more enjoyable -- to navigate when you do!
Be bold. What is one thing you can do today that helps you feel good and gives you joy? What is something you can let go of that is not serving you or will help you feel less stressed?
Your future self will thank you for it.
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