To answer this question, it's probably best that I share my defining moment, and my story that brought me to where I am today; coaching working mothers on how to design lives that are more harmonious, happier and more abundant.

My defining moment begins nearly four years ago when I became a mother. I was struggling to figure out how motherhood fit into my life-I was still adjusting to how my identity changed once I had gotten married. I was no longer Yvonne, the independent, single woman, I was somebody's wife. Now on top of that I was going to be somebody's mother. I was now going to responsible for somebody's life. Like so many women today, I was had a career. I began my professional life more than10 years ago as an attorney, but found more satisfaction as a writer. I was proud of the fact that I had gained a national reputation as an author and public speaker. I didn't really know how to make all of these different parts of my life: wife, career woman and now mother fit together harmoniously.

When I found out that I was pregnant I was in the midst of completing my first book. Since I had signed a contract I couldn't have stopped work (but I didn't want to). I was proud that I had reached this point in my career. Nearly eight months pregnant, against the advice of my doctor I actually went on my first book tour accompanied by my husband. I was however equally committed to having a happy marriage and giving my baby all of the love, time and attention that he needed.

I decided that my baby was my priority and that my work, as much as I enjoyed it, had to take a back seat. I felt that I could always write a book or make a speech, but if I weren't around I wouldn't get a second chance to see my son walk for the first time or hear him speak his first words. Consequently I resigned as president of a not-for-profit organization that I had co-founded and significantly scaled back my writing and speaking projects.

I tossed and turned many nights worrying whether I was making the right choice. I loved my son and loved seeing him grow everyday, but I also missed the satisfaction that I got from my work. I also craved regular adult interaction that had nothing to do with babies. I also worried about money-whether or not I'd really be able to step back into my career at my old income level. For me the worse case scenario was that I'd have to start back at the bottom-in terms of both pay and prestige.

Luckily that did not happen-just the opposite, I started to flourish in my business, as a mother and as a spouse. After consciously deciding to work on projects that involved women like myself I began getting writing and speaking offers that fit into my lifestyle. Most important I could do work that I enjoyed while being home with my young son. My husband and I also began to spend a lot more quality time together.

I certainly did not have a role model or a mentor to help me along the way. Most of my friends had decided to either put their career first, OR put their family first - and generally they were not happy about giving up the other. I however knew that I wanted to "have it all."

As my son got older I have gradually developed strategies that allow me to be a hands-on mother and to re-invest in my career. I began sharing my strategies with women's groups, wrote articles and have privately coached women select working mothers. I knew that I was not the only working mom struggling with questions about how to happily and harmoniously integrate all of their different roles and responsibilities. Subsequently, I decided to focus on broadening my coaching and public speaking to help more working women lead the lives of their dreams rather than settle for living in a perpetual state of overwhelm, frustration, and fatigue.

My 8 Strategies Working Moms Balancing™ System teaches working mothers how to set boundaries between their family and professional lives, ask for assistance, taking control of their finances and carve out more time for themselves. I teach working mothers how to implement the right LIFE DESIGN strategies and the right thinking to create peace of mind and sense of accomplishment that they desire.

1. Create a New and Empowered Identity
2. Close Your Life Gaps-Where Your Reality Doesn't Meet Your Dreams
3. Implement Your Life Design for a Stress-Free Existence
4. Transform Your Life By Getting Organized
5. Build a Strong Financial Vision
6. Practice Self-Care-Making Time for Yourself
7. Choose Liberating Beliefs and Releasing Limiting Ones
8. Be Persistent in Living Your Life Design

The Working Moms Balancing™ System was created for driven and evolving working mothers who want to transform their lives and self image. These working mothers are devoted to their families and also want successful careers. These working mothers want to learn how they can do both without always feeling that they are being pulled in 100 different directions.

I work best with other go-getter, high achieving working mothers who are super ready to get going and just want to know what steps to take to get there. They are serious about eliminating stress, overscheduling, fatigue and the sense of unfulfillment from their lives. They are tired of running from task to task with no sense that it its getting them closer to the life that they want and deserve. They are ready to get support and take more focused action to design a life that focuses on what REALLY matters to them. They want more balance, joy, time, personal satisfaction and money, in their lives so that can end each day feeling more relaxed knowing they are using the right BALANCING SYSTEMS and their INNER COMPASS to create MORE of what they REALLY want and LESS of what they DON'T in both their family and business lives.

Being a high achieving, go-getter myself, I work best with other high achieving go-getters who are eager to get going and just want to know what steps to take to get there.

What I will expect from you as a client is to be open to possibilities and ready to take focused consistent action toward your goals. I don't work well with clients who whine consistently, make excuses, don't complete assignments, and challenge every new idea with a "Yeah, but", We're not going to get results that way

My Clients Have Been:

• Momprenuers
• Mothers Who Work for Large Corporations
• Mothers Who Work for Small Companies
• Mothers Who Work from Home
• Married Working Mothers
• Divorced Working Mothers
• Single Working Mothers

I am different in two ways. One difference is that I only work with working mothers. Although we may occasionally talk about issues related to marriage, parenting, and business development, it is within the context of improving your life as a working mother. My coaching is specifically created to assist you to happily and harmoniously balance your home and work life by helping you to identify the things that matter most to you and create a Life Design that works for you to unleash your best life. The other difference is that I have been where you are and I know what it's like to have people tell me that I "want too much" or that I had to sacrifice my own dreams because I was now a wife and mother. I am passionate about inspiring and empowering women, just like you, to live more fulfilled lives. Living a more harmonious, happy and abundant life not only benefits you, but also your husband/partner and children. I am straight-talker, but I temper my honesty with compassion and humor. Lastly, I know that my techniques work because I continue to use them in my own life to reach new goals personally and professionally.

You begin to learn the 8 Strategies of my Working Moms Balancing™ System to reduce the stress that you feel trying to juggle your family and work responsibilities and learn how to live a happy and harmonious life that allow you to get the success and personal fulfillment that you desire. Here's what you'll begin to learn:

Define what success means to you as working mother-you have your own version of "happily ever after." How to use your "inner compass" to make empowering decisions. Begin to balance your life by learning to say NO. Reduce stress by getting organized. Routinely scheduling "Me-Time." Stop worrying about money by learning to increase your assets. Master the art of delegation.

Yes It REALLY WORKS!..........but you have to be committed to creating change in your life. Let me ask you this: How long are you willing to wait until you create the life that you want and deserve?

I bet you're thinking to yourself right now, "Women like me don't hire coaches" or "I'll do it when things slow down" or " I need to make more money to justify hiring a coach." Is that you talking or is that your fear and stress talking? Think about this. There are life opportunities and probably money slipping through your fingers because you are too stressed out, overscheduled and tired to see and take advantage of them. Isn't it time to get off the treadmill and sprint toward a new and better life? This program is what will help you to reach your dream life NOW.

To see results, you need to be ready and willing to taking action and have the resources--- time, energy, and drive - to go the distance. This is not a quick fix and I can't work miracles on you. It takes at least 6 months or more for the seeds to grow, but all of my clients who have diligently applied every step of my Working Moms Balancing™ System have successfully grown themselves.

Yes. My clients are now able to lead lives that are calmer, happier and more fulfilled. Working directly with me, has also resulted in my clients having the ability to take pursue their passions, whether they're personal pursuits, related to their careers or centered on their families.

By entering into private coaching with me, you'll receive the necessary strategies and support you need to start defining success on your own terms and in doing, discover your values and design a life that is more harmonious, happy and abundant in a short time. Together we will create action plans that will help you go from stressed out, tired and overscheduled, to more balanced, happy, and primed to make more money. All programs are 6 months long and include lots of practical assignments, proven resources and timesaving recommendations. Working with me means you can immediately start working toward designing your dream life, rather than wasting valuable time grasping in the dark for the right answers or solutions.

Based on where you currently are in your life you can choose any of three ways to participate in our coaching relationship. You choose which level seems best suited to your time and learning style:

The intention behind coaching is to create a solid foundation for you to learn and grow yourself and your business. As you know, change takes time, practice, and rigor. As you can imagine, it takes a minimum of 6 months of our working together to apply all the steps and give you the confidence you need to create the success you want and deserve. Keep in mind, coaching is only for working mothers who are truly serious about getting results.

Wonderful! Did you know that one of the most important traits of successful people is that they take immediate action? They invest in themselves and are willing to do something new to achieve their desired future. They are decisive and they move forward much quicker because they have a mentor/coach in their corner guiding them through every step on their new journey. Most people who follow their dreams make decisions based on their gut instinct. If you are feeling that this is right for you let's get started.

Here's what you do! Give me a call at (866) 773-5145 or email me at Yvonne@sophisticatedwomanandmama.com and let me know which program will work best for you in terms of the results you want to achieve. We'll set up a date and time for our first coaching call. You will receive a welcome packet from me through email. In it, you'll fill out your client information, goals that you want to achieve and focus on during our sessions, as well as your credit card information. You'll send this to me at least 2 days prior to your first call. Based on the information you send me about you and your life, I will customize a plan for you using the goals you want to achieve, and where you are now using the steps of the Working Moms Balancing SystemT System to get the results you want. Since you will have completed the information forms, we will get right to work in our first session. You will get strategies and assignments to get you started on your path to success right away.

Here is one action you can take right now. Sign up for my FREE Report, "How to Create a Harmonious, Happy and Abundant Life" and you will also receive our FREE Weekly Ezine "Working Moms Empowerment Zone," filled with ideas and tips that will help you to create the balanced and joy-filled life that you want and deserve. Our sign up box is on the top of every page on this web site.

Even one hour a week can provide you with information or a new idea that will help you to take a baby step toward a new and better life for yourself. Certainly this approach takes longer than if you devoted a larger chunk of time, but when it comes to bettering your life----doing something is always better than doing nothing. I believe that life is a journey and it always starts with a single step. Frankly I would rather start small, than never start and always wonder if I could have had a more harmonious, happier and abundant life.

A final thought. I have always found a way to do the things that really mattered to me. If wanted something I always figured out a way to make it happen. The real question is: "What are you willing to do to live a happier, more balanced life and successful life?"

Certainly! If you have couple of questions, just email me at Yvonne@sophisticatedwomanandmama.com or call me at 866.773.5145 to set up a get-acquainted phone call with me.