On Her Terms with Nikki Elledge Brown

🥀 planning for low power days [OHT 076]

Life is life-ing. Always will be.


It's fun to ride the wave of inspiration when we're high on energy, time, focus, etc, and some days we just have less gas in the tank. Less space in the calendar. Harder to find a rhythm, for any collection of reasons.


Let's talk about how we can plan for that and still show up for ourselves how we want to. What's the bare mini / minimum viable progress version you can do on the days when you're low on energy, time, brainwidth?


How can you still stay engaged with this new habit and fill that heart bubble WHILE also honoring that today you don't have the same oomph you do on other days?


What's the "LITE" version of the thing you can do even on the days you don't feel like it? And how could doing that actually help you feel MORE energy and power on the other side?


If you really can't imagine a scenario where you feel better after having done the thing (even the bare mini version), you can give yourself grace there too. Some pre-drafted permission slips can go a long way.


What are those pre-approved exceptions?


You'll know which choice is right for you based on how you feel when you make it.


Do you feel sneaky, like you're getting away with something you may "pay" for later? (Bueller...)


OR do you feel loved and cared for?


#onherterms, baby. You get to decide.

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Hi! 👋 I'm Nikki.


...Elledge Brown.


Creator of the On Her Terms® universe.


Pro word nerd and mom of three.

I'm a creative advisor, coach, and strategist for entrepreneurial women who love their work, their families, and their alone time.


I'm also a military spouse and former park ranger and college professor with a penchant for almost excessive verbal processing. (You've prob picked up on that by now.)


After over a decade in business and momming, moving from my fave Hawaiian island to my fave Texas town, reckoning with and recovering from my own brand of #onherterms burnout, I've been deep in introspection + experimentation over here:


Got it. Not a dress rehearsal. What do I really want my life to look like? What do I want it to feel like? In each area of life, what are my terms for this season? When I get really honest and ditch the should dos and the have tos…what's left? What’s true? NOW WHAT?


This podcast is a space to track that journey, to share my field notes, to anchor in the stories and lessons my clients and I are learning along the way.


Join me here to refresh your OWN definitions of what matters most to you. Motherhood, ambition, fulfillment, creativity, relationships, inspiration, REST, success, community, and about a squillion other words and concepts that deserve thoughtful consideration.


Can't wait to hear your take.

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