Talent isn't the answer. Effort is! In this month's book club pick, Grit by Angela Duckworth, we're learning about the true grit, real follow-through, and aligning with your core purpose. You don't have to be the smartest, savviest, or most talented in the room to achieve amazing things for your life. Join Lara in this month's Busy Moms' Book Club Bonus Episode and find out how to develop your grit and improve your future.

 Every month, The Busy Moms' Book Club meets virtually over Zoom. You do not have to read the book to join. I read the book, then will teach it to you and how to apply it.

It's the best because you can get ALL the goodness books have to offer in an hour. Because we all know you loved Cliff Notes for your book reports as a kid.

You'll know this episode is for you if ...

• You don’t consider yourself to be a very smart person
• You wonder what you should be doing with your life
• You worry how you’re going to teach your kids how to “work...

After a few weeks of maternity leave, Lara Johnson is back with an all-new episode for the Mom on Purpose Podcast and boy, does she have a story to tell. Lara shares the intimate details of her son's birth and the powerful lessons that came from it; lessons that are going to help you, today, make progress on your goals. 

 What you'll learn in this episode:

• Lara's birth story and how it followed the same cycle as goal setting
• How to handle stagnation in your goal progress
• What roadblocks and challenges really mean
• How to adjust expectations
• Just how close greatness is when you think all is lost

Chasing down dreams is a wild, challenging, painful process, but in the end, when you're looking at the wonder you created, it's all worth it. 

Listen now to learn how to put it all together. 

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How to Connect with Lara:

Web: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com

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Join Lara Johnson in the bonus audio replay of the Busy Mom's Book Club, where she talks about the self-help book, Atomic Habits by James Clear. Creating new habits is a challenge for many of us and as we make our goals for a new year, this timely book has plenty of advice and practical solutions you can implement right away. Together, we'll go over what it means to change our identity and Clear's four powerful laws to build new habits. Best of all, it ties beautifully into our calling as moms.

Every month, The Busy Moms' Book Club meets virtually over Zoom. You do not have to read the book to join. I read the book, share all the highlights with you, and then teach you how to apply it to your own life. It's the best because you can get ALL the goodness books offer in an hour (because we all know you loved Cliff Notes for your book reports as a kid).

 What you'll learn in this episode:

• The difference between outcomes and processes
• How our beliefs drive our identity
• ...

Join Lara Johnson in this bonus audio replay of the Busy Moms' Book Club, where she discusses the book The Gap and The Gain: The High Achievers' Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success by Dan Sullivan with Dr. Benjamin Hardy.

If you've ever felt like goals seem like a lot of work, or if everyone else seems to have the secret sauce to reach their goals, then this book club is the one for you. Together, we'll explore Sullivan & Hardy's concept about standing in the gap vs living in the gain. We all have something we're striving for, but our ideals of success come from how where we measure from. 

Every month, The Busy Moms' Book Club meets virtually over Zoom. You do not have to read the book to join. I read the book, share all the highlights with you, and then teach you how to apply it to your own life. It's the best because you can get ALL the goodness books offer in an hour (because we all know you loved Cliff Notes for your book reports as a kid. ). 

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Bonus Episode: Busy Moms' Book Club : Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking  by Jon Acuff

In this bonus audio replay of the Busy Moms' Book Club,  we explore the book Soundtracks, by author Jon Acuff, and learn how he changed his life by rewiring his overthinking, and by writing this book, it became an offering to others who might benefit from what he discovered.  

As Acuff reminds us that overthinking isn't part of one's personality. It's actually a form of fear that steals our time, creativity, and snuffs out our dreams and goals.

Every month, The Busy Moms' Book Club meets virtually over Zoom. You do not have to read the book to join. I read the book, then will teach it to you and how to apply it.

It's the best because you can get ALL the goodness  books have to offer in an hour. Because we all know you loved Cliff Notes for your book reports as a kid ;)

What you'll learn in this episode ...

• How we spend too much time thinking about our...

Bonus Episode: Busy Moms' Book Club : Quiet, the Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking  by Susan McCain.

If you identify as an introvert, you're in good company with  Eleanor Roosevelt, Gandhi and Rosa Parks and Warren Buffet to name a few. 

Every month, The Busy Moms' Book Club meets virtually over Zoom. You do not have to read the book to join. I read the book, then will teach it to you and how to apply it.

It's the best because you can get ALL the goodness  books have to offer in an hour. Because we all know you loved Cliff Notes for your book reports as a kid ;)

You'll know this book is for you if ...

• You dislike small talk, and would rather discuss “deep” topics you care about
• You need downtime after spending time with others, even if you loved it
• You feel like the “noise” of motherhood and life is a lot for your body
• You feel like you are flawed for not being more sociable

In this book club, I will...

Every month, The Busy Moms' Book Club meets virtually over Zoom. You do not have to read the book to join. I read the book, then will teach it to you and how to apply it.

It's the best because you can get ALL the goodness  books have to offer in an hour. Because we all know you loved Cliff Notes for your book reports as a kid ;)

This month was Adam Grant's book, Think Again. So if you ever...

• Have a fear of doing things the "right way;"
• Get worried that your confidence could come across as arrogant;
• Think you need MORE confidence before you can reach your goals;
• Get frustrated when people don't take your advice even though you know it will help;
• Avoid conflict by pushing down what you're feeling...

Then this month's book is for you! Enjoy!

Book Club Information:

Click here to join: The Busy Moms' Book Club
Book club replays: Youtube Channel

Click HERE to watch this video to learn The 3 Things to Avoid When Reading Self-Help Books