• Personal – You dreamt about where you’d travel, live, and work someday to no longer dreaming
• Clients – You imagined making a difference in your field but you are not using your hard-earned degree
• Mom friends – You were a marketing rock star yet it’s been years since you had a glamorous job

• Tim Ferriss
• Tom Bilyeu
• Rich Roll
• Tony Robbins
• Rich Roll
• Jesse Itzler
• GaryVee
• James Altucher

• Business books and case studies
• Coaching courses focused on mindset
• Meditation courses

• Mom goes to dance class with daughter
• Mom has a teen document her day with a drone

• Seeing yourself as worthy of understanding your capabilities
• Learning how to use this gift of a fertile imagination and constantly seek ways to sharpen this tool
• Using the reality of a situation to your advantage
• Unleashing the potential moms have when we use our superpower for ourselves
• Exposing your kids to your life’s ups and downs when pursuing big dreams to really pass along resiliency to them
• Engaging in new spheres personal and professional so your kids witness how you approach new situations and find your tribe
• Encouraging your kids to own their worth by doing the same for yourself either by building a business or side hustle that makes an impact

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WHAT YOU GET:

In this chapter, you will SEE what bringing a sense of curiosity, playfulness, and a willingness to dream for yourself can do for both you and your family. You’ll also have the opportunity to answer five key questions that will help you unlock ways you can rewrite your “mom scripts” so that you can cultivate a sense of playfulness every single day!

REVIEWS:

For moms like me, the pandemic was an opportunity to re-evaluate and course-correct things in our lives we weren’t thrilled with. Coming out of this period, sluggish yet motivated, so many of us can use this book to help us wake up! If you’re looking to refresh, reenergize, and yes, reimagine a better version of your life, this book is for you. I loved the hilarious, yet poignant stories about motherhood today and the window into the world of those who’ve gone for it – and did it. – Macollvie Neel, Brooklyn, NY

This chapter is about getting in touch with your creative, playful, imaginative side. The part of yourself that perhaps felt freer before you became a parent, before you chose your identity and had a lot of responsibilities weighing you down. In helping you get in touch with your more playful, creative self, it not only helps you on a path toward greater happiness and fulfillment, but it also helps you to feel more fulfilled as a parent. – Mom/PR

The words: imagination, play and fun are not the usual things we as mothers think of when wondering how to get a grip back on our career and I believe it provides a really fresh take and lots of food for thought for mothers reading it. I think that the tone is so energetic and fresh that it is why I would pick it up. – Latina Mom/Positive Psychology Coach

Melissa is a mom of three with big dreams who tells it like it is. She draws on her own experiences and the experiences of professionals she’s interviewed for her podcast to reflect on the plight of the mother. How do women conform to or challenge the traditional “mom script”? If you’re a mom, what can you do to break the “cultural glass ceiling” to be yourself and a great parent, all without having to force yourself into a mom mold that doesn’t fit you? Melissa is like a great friend, honest and wise and funny, telling you about her life and asking you to reflect on yours. This book is a great purchase for moms in every stage of life. – Aspiring Novelist, Librarian, Mom To Two Kiddos

In her book, Melissa shows us that motherhood does not have to be a pause or an end of your pre-child self. With guidance from her podcast guests, she encourages us to think big, find what lights us up, think big, and move towards our goals with the steps that fit the reality of our lives as they are today. In doing so we honor and inspire our child(ren), and our own inner child. – Single Mom To A 12-Year Old Boy