Author name: Dana Malstaff

As Boss Moms with kids returning to school, getting back into old routines and figuring out new ones, feeling unfocused and stressed out is inevitable.  How do we bring ourselves back to center after feeling out of alignment? Is it normal to feel unfocused? Are we spending our time in the right places?  In this […]

There’s a lot of energy in this world. That’s why we can feel drained by certain people but energized by others.  Understanding what energy makes us feel good and finding more of it allows us to build the lives we want. Also knowing what’s low vibration for us steers away from things that zap our

Summer is over and we’re in the throes of our kids going back to school. That means a return to our routines, which can be overwhelming, but also exciting for our businesses.  We have more space in our schedules to get work done and we can leverage a season where people are in buying mode. 

As Boss Moms, we are strong, independent and know what we want. We can live our lives and realize how wonderful, unique and dynamic we are but sometimes it’s difficult to find a meaningful partnership with somebody. How do we go about creating new experiences with our partners and figure out who is good for

Language, our vocal pitches and accents are the ultimate marker of identity. The words we speak and how we say them affect how people perceive us and even our ability to build authority.  As parents, there are facets of our kids’ vocabulary that we might not get, like why they say ‘sus’ and ‘fire’, but

As parents, what we do each and every day impacts our children. Even if we have the best intentions, when we have baggage and normalize our own pain, it affects them.   Working on ourselves is a powerful step towards being the parents we want to be, and that starts with unraveling our own trauma and

Seeing how we live our lives is how our kids gauge reality and ultimately create the lives they want. If we make them feel like parenthood means giving up what we love, that’s what they’ll believe. If we show them that we can have things we’re passionate about, they’ll follow that example. Being mothers, business

Being a parent takes a massive amount of energy, love, time and commitment, but many of us yearn for that not to be the only legacy we have. We yearn to create meaningful things outside of our kids, and writing a book is one of the best ways to do that.  If you have something

Being healthy isn’t just about looking good. It’s about feeling good in our bodies, having energy, being around for as long as possible and setting an example for our kids. Food is a huge part of health, and most of the time it feels like achieving it requires us to give up all the foods

One of the biggest barriers to more sales is being so passive in our approach, we can’t move people into action.  We fear being too aggressive and pushy so many people we talk to hover at hesitancy.  Can we be more proactive without putting people off? What can we do to make our emails and