Gin & Juice Boxes

Gin & Juice Boxes: Brand Minisode Series 'WHAT is Branding and WHY do I need it?'

For the next few episodes we are honing in on branding - getting you set up for starting or growing that biz, whether you're deep in motherhood and wanting your own hours or getting set up in 'maybe babies' prep.This first minisode covers WHAT the heck branding actually is and why every biz, and person who wants to be known for their something, needs it!Listen to hear:What a brand isWhy businesses who don't have a brand are a commodityThe strength of having a brand foundation from the get goWhat personal branding isAnd why all this mattersThis minisode is brought to you by www.megan-raynor.com 's upcoming Brand Workshop 101 eCourse where you can create your own brand strategy and ensure your biz is always consistently connecting with the right audience.

Gin & Juice Boxes: Tips for when it feels like you're living in limbo

For a lot of people 'limbo land' is their lives right now. Whether they've been made redundant, found their life plans up in the air, tackling a new phase of self employment, beginning a biz, or a new mama, limbo is that weird, slightly lost feeling we often have during these situations.I've been there. Pretty much alllll of those things on the list are experiences I've been through and ended up in a limbo land because of it.This eppy covers the things I did that helped me and may help you too, including:• Realising your career isn't your identity• Having a routine much like your pre-limbo life• Realising and trusting limbo is never forever• Being gentle - transitions are hard man, and we need to give ourselves space• Doing what you can do - not fretting about what's out of your control• Taking the opportunity to assess life and what you want out of it• Socialising in real lifeYou've got this!

Gin & Juice Boxes: Tell balance to feck off

I don't know about you but I think it's time we ditched the question "how do you balance it all?" Balance is a myth, a lie, a pursuit that keeps us feeling like we're failing when really we should be celebrating life. And where's the fun in that? (hint: gone)In this eppy I cover learnings that will help you with this pressure to be balanced, including:• Embracing the ebbs and flows in biz• Realising you are a kickass, achieving human - as wanky as that sounds• Choosing where your priorities are - and how knowing it's a choice means you're not failing, you're choosing.

Gin & Juice Boxes: Pricing in your service or product biz

Okay, okay. So pricing talk doesn't seems super #mumlife related does it? But in all honesty, now that I'm a mum I think pricing is more important than ever! After all, how we spend our time matters even more than before so your pricing and attitude towards the work you take on plays a big part in that.This episode is perfect for all of those new biz questions about how to price, or serves as a good pricing checkpoint if you're a few years in but still working it all out. It covers: Where to start when you're first thinking about pricing your product or service.Acknowledging that when you first start out you won't always be able to price exactly the way you want to, or take on the exact work you want straight away. My own criteria for deciding if I should take on a certain project or not - price being one of these elements.A controversial view on discounts (avoid them) and what you can do instead to make your service or product seem super valuable.

Gin & Juice Boxes: Removing overwhelm by finding the 'next thing'

Life can be pretty overwhelming. And that's before even adding in juggling babies and business. In this eppy I share a simple solution to any feelings of overwhelm you might be having - whether it's an overwhelm based on uncertainty (overwhelmed by 'what if's and worse case scenarios) or overwhelmed based on having too much on your plate.This episode covers:What is overwhelmHow to remove the overwhelm using a handy dandy, super science-y (not) technique I call 'finding the next thing'Taking simple steps to move forward in biz, motherhood and life (simple af, promise)Find me on the 'gram under @megsraynor or @ginandjuiceboxes.podcast

Gin & Juice Boxes: Making friends as a new biz owner or mama

Being self-employed can be super isolating. So can being a new parent. When you start new phases of life it's a LOT easier when you are surrounded by people who understand what you're going through - whether because they've been there before or are there now. But if you don't have people around you in a similar situation what can you do?This episode covers how I've made new friends both during my new biz-owning phase and new mum phase.∙The power of being brave in insta DMS∙Asking friends for new friends∙Saying yes to leaving the house

Gin & Juice Boxes: Productivity tips and ditching the to-do list

When you start your own biz or have a baby (or two!) the word "productive" takes on a whole new meaning. Let's dive into the top four ways I stay productive whilst juggling tantrums and taxes.This episode covers: Learning to prioritise, for reals.Ditching the to-do list and the pressure it brings.Choosing to be unproductive.Apps that help me stay on track, no matter what I need to get done.Whether you think you're already a productive person or wholeheartedly put your hand up and say 'no I'm not', you need to listen to this episode.

Gin & Juice Boxes: Letting go of biz and motherhood stress - or trying to

Stress seems to be one of the things that just comes with the territory of owning a business and being a mama. Or does it?I've been learning, and trying, and learning, and trying lately to change that. You'd think after having babies that had to get emergency evacuated I'd have automatically learnt what was actually worth stressing about, but it seems the social construct of busy = stress = success and my general personality means I haven't quite nailed that learning. Yet.This episode covers:∙How stress is a choice∙My own fail of choosing to stress in a parenting sitch and making life harder for it∙Ways we can shift that mindset - or try to - when we're stressed in biz or motherhood, or life in general∙ Questions to ask yourself when you're stressing about something∙A fangirl moment about my friend/client/#bizmuminspo @hello_and_cookie (find her under that on the 'gram)

Gin & Juice Boxes: 4 ways starting a business prepared me for motherhood and vice versa

'They' say starting a business is like having a baby. There are many, many ways that 'they' are wrong (uh, labour anyone?) but having now been through both I've realised there were four ways that were semi right. These four learnings set me up for motherhood, and - if you're a mama who wants to own a business - would set you up for running a biz too.This episode covers:The truth about winging itLearning you can only control what you do, nothing elseThe importance of asking for helpTrusting your gut - it just takes practice.

Gin & Juice Boxes Podcast: The Introduction

Welcome to Gin & Juice Boxes.A podcast hosted by a business-owning mama, for other working mamas. Join me as I work out how to juggle work and babies, while somehow staying sane along the way.WARNING: awkward "cool mum" rapping attempt inside.