Prioritizing Self-Care and Normalizing Hardships

In this episode of the She Means Business podcast, host Ashley Mastowski dives deep into the importance of self-care, normalizing hardships, and the power of vulnerability in achieving success. As a business owner, wife, and mother of twin toddlers, Ashley shares her personal journey of investing in herself, balancing professional and personal life, and the significance of supporting fellow women in business. 

Episode Highlights:

• Ashley emphasizes the importance of following and supporting the incredible guests of the She Means Business podcast. (0:52)
• Ashley shares her journey of investing in herself through coaching and prioritizing mental health. (3:39)
• Ashley shares about the power of vulnerability and working on your weaknesses for success and credits working with a mind performance coach, Lindsey Paoli, for helping her achieve a strong mindset. (5:34)
• Ashley explains the importance of prioritizing self-care and personal goals (10:12)
• Ashley discusses how asking for help is a key tool in avoiding burnout. (16:39)

Key Quotes:

• "The whole point of bringing guests on the podcast is to hopefully inspire or motivate at least one person and then also, in turn, is let's just support the heck out of them." - Ashley Mastwoski
• “I've never had a problem with vulnerability, I think that is so important. And I also think it's a really big key to being successful, you have to be vulnerable and willing to work on your weaknesses, or where you need help or anything like that, in order to really scale up.” - Ashley Mastowski 
• “As moms as business owners, just as women in general, we need to put ourselves first. And, we need to talk about the hard things, you know, we get so inundated with social media and everybody's highlight reel, as they call it, we don't necessarily see the hard that our friends are going through unless you're talking to them on the daily basis” - Ashley Mastowski

Resources Mentioned:

• Connect with Ashley Mastowski
• She Means Business Podcast
• First Choice Insurance Group
• Contact First Choice Insurance Group
• Little Dog Social Media