Freedom & Fulfillment with Megan Moran

“I have a four year old and a two-and-a-half year old. They're 18 months apart and I'm working in the cracks of time, and it's such a beautiful gift to have that opportunity to feel fulfilled, but also have that freedom to not miss those moments.” - Megan Moran

Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are people pleasers, perfectionists, or procrastinators. Want to feel less stressed and more joy in your life? Then this is for you. I'm your host, Dawn Calvinisti.

One last time I’m joined by my co-host for the month, Jeanine Hauck, as we speak with Megan Moran, a third generation mompreneur and the owner of Mompreneur Co.

This conversation is all about the things we do to find community, to make it work at any stage of life, and how we can truly find freedom and fulfillment in the midst of it all.

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[DAWN CALVINISTI]

Welcome to Imperfection in Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are people-pleasers, perfectionists, or procrastinators. Want to feel less stress and more joy in your life? Then this is for you. I’m your host Dawn Calvinisti.

[DAWN CALVINISTI]

You’ve probably noticed that this entire month I am joined by co-host and friend, Jeanine Hauck, as we focus on the aspect of being a mom and an entrepreneur. Jeanine has made it her goal to help ambitious women discover and create a life on purpose. As the mom of three kids 6 and under she is the perfect co-host to jump into the mompreneur topic with me as we speak with Megan Moran. 

Megan is not only a mom to two beautiful toddlers (Jack + Sophia,) a wife to the most supportive husband + business partner ever, Collin, but also the owner of Mompreneur Co. As a top ranking Host of the Mompreneur Guide Podcast, Platform Creator, Podcast Studio Owner + Author, she's on a mission to give mompreneurs the tools and space to help them live the present + productive lifestyle they crave. Because as a third generation mompreneur- she's proof that it’s possible.

You can check her out on Instagram at mompreneur_co

I love how Megan shares how she works in the cracks of time to create the freedom to really enjoy her young family.  There is so much wisdom to be found here if you want to do all the things but in a way that feels good. Here’s our conversation.

[00:00:00] Dawn Calvinisti: We're back for another episode of Imperfection in Progress, and I'm so excited to have my co-host Jeanine Hauck here again for the month of August. Hey, Jeanine.

[00:00:09] Jeanine Hauck: Hey Dawn. This is gonna be so much fun today.

[00:00:12] Dawn Calvinisti: It really is. We have Megan Moran with us, and Megan, I am super excited, as you will probably see as we go on to have you on the podcast today.

[00:00:22] Megan Moran: Oh my gosh. I'm honored to be here with both of you ladies. It's gonna be fun.

[00:00:26] Dawn Calvinisti: Let's just dive into it. Megan, tell us what it is that you do, but more specifically, why do you think it's so important?

[00:00:36] Megan Moran: Mm, both great questions. So I have a company called Mompreneur Co. And we're all about helping mom entrepreneurs grow. One of the main ways that we do that is we have just opened a podcast studio here in our town that women from all over are coming to because a big thing for us is space. So we hold space online in community, we hold space now here in person.

And I just think it's so important for us mompreneurs is to have the space to do the work and share the messages that we love and that help other people. And so that is what we are all about, is giving you tools, resources, and a space and accountability and consistency and quality and all of the things that you need to be able to focus and specifically focus and actually get stuff done.

We love talking about batching cuz I have two little kids at home and I had my podcast studio and all of my work in my home for the longest time. Also thanks to Covid. And so now that we can come and have an in-person community again. We can collaborate. It's just like rocket fuel we found. And so that's what we support Mompreneurs in doing is realizing that this present and productive lifestyle that they crave is possible.

[00:01:48] Dawn Calvinisti: I love this because we're especially focusing on moms this month as far as entrepreneurship goes. And I think when I think back to when I started my business, my kids were much younger. I was in that space and a lot of the time it was like the excuse to not do something in my business was because the house wasn't clean.

I didn't have the right space. The room wouldn't work for it, and I love that you are getting rid of those excuses and providing that safe and fun space to do that.

[00:02:19] Megan Moran: Mm-hmm. Yeah. Yeah. I just think it's so important because other things can come up on our to-do list or it can be really hard to be trying to be creative and in flow when you know you've got a deadline and you've gotta start and stop or you hear the kids screaming in the background. I've used Crisp AI many a time and it is very helpful, but it's just so different when you could just be in a space and let go and, and really get into what you do. Cuz you know the difference once you're on a roll and, and you keep creating in that space, it's just magical content that you create.

[00:02:50] Jeanine Hauck: So I'm curious you, I mean, you help so many women. Why is your niche moms, why is women entrepreneur your niche?

[00:03:00] Megan Moran: Yeah, so I actually started my first business, it was not this one when I was in high school. So, I was a personal stylist for over 10 years. I ended up having a mobile boutique, and the reason I started that business, that first one at such a young age was because I'm a third generation mompreneur, and so my mom was around doing this present and productive lifestyle.

She was there to get me from volleyball. She was there to, you know, be there for all the big moments, but I also got to watch her and be a part of her businesses and support her growth and her dream. And to me, it was just a no-brainer. It was like, what? This is so cool. You get to do what you love. Our family motto is, do what you love and the money will come.

And so at that young age, I was like, well, I was encouraged to do what I love and I might as well take advantage of it now, so I have a nice long runway before I have kids. I can make it a well-oiled machine and then I'll have this beautiful balance. And we can all laugh because I don't feel like our businesses are ever quite a well-oiled machine, right?

We, we are always pivoting and, and changing. And that was the original inspiration for me to be an entrepreneur. And I did that for over 10 years. But then my kids came. And Covid came, and I just realized that the styling world wasn't what I felt like I was meant to do. I felt like I was meant to do more, meant to do something different.

All of my careers had always been in entrepreneurship. My major was entrepreneurship, my clients were mompreneurs. And so after I had my daughter, I realized it was, it was time to pivot and change, and that was when I realized, this is where I felt like I'm meant to be. I've got a lineage of it. I've experienced it from so many different angles, and so I just think it's such a beautiful gift.

As a mom, I have a four year old and a two and a half year old. I, you know, they're 18 months apart and I'm working in the cracks of time, and it's such a beautiful gift to have that opportunity to feel fulfilled, but also have that freedom to not miss those moments.

[00:04:58] Jeanine Hauck: It sounds like entrepreneurship is literally in your DNA and me and Dawn, we talk all the time and sometimes we joke about just like, okay, quitting getting a nine to five job, because some days it would just be easier. So was there ever an option that it was ever going to be something other than entrepreneurship for you?

[00:05:18] Megan Moran: No, like I can't ever imagine myself, I now, I did have a nine to five. I was running the styling business when I graduated from college, and I did take a job actually at Poshmark headquarters before they were as big as they are now. I was working in their startup and I lasted seven months and it was a great seven months there, an amazing company, and I was ready to move back home to where we're from. We were getting married and all the things, and I was just ready to do my business.

And ever since then, I've not been able to look back. There have been times where we've thought, well, do I get a part-time job or something like that, you know, when the, the new business was just starting up. Do we want that? And we just view it as an investment in ourselves and our future because what we can do here when we have our own businesses is uncapped potential. Whereas a nine to five might be easier, might be more structured, might have the consistency, but there's a cap on it. There's a limit. There's only so far you can take it. And honestly, when I think of that, I feel so constrained. Not just in being limited, but being taken away from, from freedom and, and from doing what I love.

And so anytime I've just maybe grazed over the idea, I'm like, Nope. Mm-hmm. Nope. Can't do it. I can't.

[00:06:32] Dawn Calvinisti: It sounds to me like your values, when it comes to freedom really drive a lot of what your choices are. And do you find that as women are coming to you, are they also looking for that? Is that what's guiding them? 

[00:06:46] Megan Moran: Yeah. Yeah. I think there's a lot of us who are craving this balance, this slower paced life, and in that becomes so much freedom to truly just live your life. I am, I wanna say I'm a recovering perfectionist, but I'm reading a book on perfectionism right now, which is alluding you to be using your perfectionism as a superpower.

So now I'm not sure if I wanna say recovering perfectionist, but I'm one of those overachiever high-achievers as I think most mompreneurs are. And so I'm learning that I can just be like a human being instead of a human doing. But I can still make amazing impact. And so a lot of women are coming and they're like, I have something I wanna share, but I'm doing all the things and I wanna just be doing the few things that matter to me, and that's my family that's actually enjoying my life.

And that's getting a message out there that supports other people, whether that's women, other moms, whoever it is, who's their target client. And so it's definitely something I crave myself and continue to learn on. And I just see a groundswell of fellow moms wanting to make sure they don't miss those moments, but are also able to be there and, and be truly present.

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[00:07:57] Jeanine Hauck: So looking into your life and looking where you are now, like creating the beautiful business that you have now, and you were talking about uncapped potential. I mean, looking in, it looks like you've created so much in this massive vision as it is. Where you're at is this where you see the vision, or is there still just this other level of untapped potential coming in?

[00:08:21] Megan Moran: I think there's always this next level for me. I always have a very big vision and I think I always think multiple steps ahead and it's funny the other day, I sent my husband, I always like send him a Voxer, like a text or Voxer text or a message when new things pop in my head. And I was driving thinking my sister-in-law and brother-in-law actually live in the neighborhood I grew up in.

They're not from this area, they're from the other side of town. And so I thought, wow, isn't it crazy to think that I grew up here and now I'm visiting my nieces in the same neighborhood where I as a kid ran around? And as a kid, I could have never imagined that that would ever be a thing. Like you just can't even think that many steps ahead.

And so then it made me think about my previous business and how I had so many big vision, big ideas that I had planned out for the future of that business. And I never even got to them because I evolved and grew in a different way and and grew into this business. And so while I do have a lot of big ideas that I think about often and a lot of visions, I'm really trying to lean into enjoying the process, enjoying the present instead of always looking so far to my big future.

If I think of all the big things I wanna do, I would love for this platform to be the entrepreneur.com for Mompreneurs. I see many different podcast studios. Maybe it's a franchise. We are actually working on a book right now, so that really will happen in the near future. But I think there's so many different iterations of things that I can see and I'm really working with myself to understand the best I can do is tune in and listen to what feels right now for the right next step, and that big vision will come. And while I do think holding a vision is important, there's also the trusting of the process of what happens next. And it is not that easy for me to do that ladies, but I am trying to lean into it as much as I can.

[00:10:15] Jeanine Hauck: That's exactly what I was wondering. How do you hold, like you have these inspirations for these big vision ideas and then a person just especially like if you're one of those like go-getters, those perfectionists, the bring things into the world. How do you find that balance between like wanting to jump into that right now and just watching the path unfold in front of you?

[00:10:38] Megan Moran: Yeah, I actually recently did a podcast episode about this because what I realized is reaching those goals and reaching that vision that you want. I have found speed and accuracy happen with conviction. And so this podcast studio is an example. We came up with the idea January 3rd. We would've signed a lease by February, but the space didn't work out.

Everything's always working out for us though, so we ended up in this space. We got the keys for this space April, so in less than four months we literally brought our vision to reality and there were a lot of other things I had done before that I've done, you name it, in the coaching sphere and memberships and retreats and you know, I've tried and tested everything and a lot of stuff felt hard.

It felt like I had a vision of it. But then the actual implementation wasn't smooth and easy, and the conviction that we had around this idea and the ease we felt, and this is the same thing with our book as well. Everything just boom, boom, boom, fell into place. And so I think taking the right next step that feels good, allows you to keep moving forward, forward with momentum.

And then you just keep hitting these kind of crossroads of, okay, what feels good next? What feels easy next? And, and then it just is a snowball effect in whatever direction you're meant to go. And for me, it was two years of pivot, pivot, pivot. Try, try, try. And I worked that muscle more and more to know what feels easy, what feels good, and the discernment to allow myself to actually lean into that.

Cuz I think sometimes we hear a lot of industry standard, this is what you do, this is what you should do. And so a lot of my journey too has been learning not to outsource my power, but feel really confident and good when those nudges, those intuitive nudges come in and, and be okay with taking that next step instead of the should that the industry would say.

[00:12:33] Dawn Calvinisti: So why podcasting? What is it about podcasting that lights you up, makes you think, this is where I should be, why I should provide this for women? What is it about it?

[00:12:44] Megan Moran: Yeah, so I started the podcast July of 21, and my whole thing was, all I really wanna do is talk and share. Help women, and I love to talk. I think you can tell I had done a lot of tv, live TV spots with my previous business, and so I wanted to find a way to, to do that again and to serve in that sphere. And then podcasts on top of that it's a no-brainer as the podcaster, but as the listener and as a mom especially, it's such a beautiful medium that you can just pop in your headphone and listen. I just literally, before I got on this podcast, had to drive my kids around because that's the only way they will get an ounce of sleep lately, but besides bedtime, and I was able to, once they fell asleep, pop my headphone in and listened to a podcast.

I think it's such a beautiful opportunity. And then on top of that, personally, my ideal client, amazing women, like you who are listening are the type of people who listen to podcasts. And so it's not only a match with who I wanna serve and how I wanna serve, but it also serves them in, in the way that they want to receive information.

And so that was why I started. But I will say things have pivoted in the two years since. My first focus was really on talking, sharing, and making those connections and collaborations. But since then, I'm realizing that the real raw conversations, that type of collaboration and being able to entertain instead of just giving the point by point advice has really been a pivot I've seen in this space and something that we're really excited. I always say we, cuz my husband Colin, is a co-founder in the business that we're really excited to dive into ourselves, implement ourselves, and help facilitate also here in the studio.

[00:14:28] Dawn Calvinisti: When it comes to being a mom in all of this, now at this point in your life, where does that fit in when you're, you're coming up with ideas, you're wanting to implement that vision? Where do you find yourself as far as the balance, the, the ability to have it all? I guess, so some people like to say, where are you now?

[00:14:47] Megan Moran: Yeah, so right now we only have childcare for about three to four hours a week, and so I am finding it in the cracks of the time. It's putting the kids to bed, coming here to the studio right now it's like, physical decorating kind of stuff. And then soon, we'll, we can move more into all of the marketing and, and all of that.

And so for me it's just really focused. I know what is the next thing I need to do to move the needle forward. And so I come in right now, I have this hour and a half today that I get to come in and I get to speak with you amazing ladies. I'll have a second to put, hang some stuff up on the wall and then I gotta get back.

And I love that I have that opportunity. And I've also learned that the seasons of motherhood change a lot too. I'm sure you can both relate the amount of different versions of childcare we have gone through and different iterations of schedule. And then my kids' needs changing. Constantly. I think it's beautiful that I have this opportunity to evolve with them.

And so that's always my focus when it comes to schedule is, is leaning into what matters most. Recognizing we can do a lot more, doing a lot less. And, and being able to get in that flow. Our childcare will change in, in the fall when our kids go to preschool. And so that's gonna be a whole new ballgame.

And I used to think it was, I make one decision and then we're good. That's taken care of. But again, I'm trusting the process and realizing it is not, it does not work out that way.

[00:16:15] Jeanine Hauck: I completely like, I mean, we both have young children around the same age, so I definitely can relate to that stage. And I really wanna know, how do you stay present? Because being a mom, it can be difficult to stay present because there's just always a tidal wave of things coming in. But you also get that coming at the angle of an entrepreneur.

It's very much the same thing. So how do you stay in that present moment?

[00:16:40] Megan Moran: Yeah. It is, I would say it's not easy, but it is easy at the same time because of the support that I have, so I know when my work hours can be. I know that I have childcare right now that those, you know, three to four hours a week, I know those are my times that I can get in. And so when I'm with my kids, I can breathe knowing that I, I have a time where I will get work done. I also have my me time on the weekends, and so that's like a solid chunk of time where I know I can get in and get stuff done. I have some evenings I can do the same, and so I think when I'm with my kids, I know that I can enjoy this present moment and be fully with them because I know it's not a question of when will the stuff get done.

I know. And so my brain can be like, okay, it'll, it'll, it'll get complete. But then the flip side, I think that same support and trust comes in that I know my kids are well taken care of and so I don't have to worry, I can have my phone on do not disturb and know if, if need be, the phone will ring. But I know that they're taken care of and I can breathe and I can just use this time and, and get the most juice out of it.

I will say it's not always perfect. There are times where I'm trying to Voxer and they're playing quietly, and then the second I turn on Voxer, all of a sudden, mama, mama, mom, you can't be talking. Those things certainly happened, but for the most part, I really try to put my phone away, put my computer away, cuz I've seen my kids look differently, and when it's away, they will just have those lovely, beautiful moments of saying, oh mom, I love you, and you're like, ah heart breaks. Clearly, I haven't done it all the time, so I need to put the phone away so I think they can keep me in check too.

[00:18:22] Jeanine Hauck: It can be so easy I find to wish away every stage. Like I can't, like I wish I was in this stage. In this stage. So I find it so beautiful. The example that you're presenting, not just to your kids, but to all the moms watching how that's possible to do all of that.

[00:18:43] Megan Moran: I think another thing too that we have also integrated is that we do involve our kids in the business. Like they've been here at the studio. They've helped put things up like they've been around, and that was my experience growing up. Not only does my mom have her own business, but my dad and uncle run the business that my grandpa and grandma started.

Almost everybody in my family has their own businesses. And so that is another important part too. There are times where I need to get in and and have fully focused work and space to breathe and get stuff done, but there are other opportunities. Like before the kids fell asleep, we went to Hobby Lobby and we got some more decorations and they were a part of knowing what's happening.

And I think there's this beautiful phrase of, it's not what's taught, it's what's caught. And I'm a big proponent on modeling and, and making sure they understand entrepreneurship and what we do and why we do it. And that it's not just for the money, it's for helping other people. And it's because it's what we feel called to do.

And so we do integrate that a lot too. So I think it's a, you know, it's a, a beautiful melting pot. It's a little bit of all, everything for these, these puzzle pieces to, to make it feel worthwhile. And it's never perfect. It's never a hundred percent. But we, we try our best, don't we?

[00:19:57] Dawn Calvinisti: Absolutely. One thing I know that I focus on, and I see it in your community is that whole idea of community and, you know, providing opportunity to collaborate connecting people, giving that resource and that support underneath. What is it that we should be looking for if we're women that are developing our businesses?

What are we looking for to find the right fit for us?

[00:20:23] Megan Moran: So I think that there's this gut feeling that we don't always listen to. And I think, you know, when you, you, if you think back to school days, like you met your friends and you just kind of knew, and I think that's so important with community too, is the old adage of like, find your people, find your tribe.

When you can find a community of women who are very focused on collaboration. Supporting one another, making referrals I have found personally, and everybody has their own path. And so this is my path and I wanna encourage you to feel into what is it that you're looking for, what feels good to you? But I have found when I find women who are like-minded, like you ladies, who think about you and say, oh, you know what, you know, you should know this person and, and this person would be a great, great connection.

And all of those things, wanting to have a true friendship. Out of your community instead of a transaction. That's what I have found to be most impactful. And what I really focus on in our community as well is that collaboration and community over any type of competition or anything like that. But you know, there are other things that people might be looking for.

They might be just looking for that visibility and that wider net. And so I don't wanna say that it's my way or the highway but I would encourage you to, to sit back and think, why do I want community? What is it that I'm looking for and what feels good to me?

[00:21:47] Jeanine Hauck: I think it can be very easily seen from you because I had the experience of working with you. It was over a year ago now, and we've been the best that we can keeping in contact between kids' schedules and work and everything like that, and it, it's really the energy you're putting off, that you are putting out that you want genuine connection.

And it's that feeling that kind of nurtures and makes you wanna give that exact thing back. So I think that example is so beautiful that you're setting because you really, you're not saying it, but you are acting it and living it.

[00:22:25] Megan Moran: I appreciate that and I think I always like to throw in that like we are mirror to each other. And so I think just like you said, we attract each other in that way. Like whatever you put out, the energy that you put out, the vibration that you come from is, is what you bring. So I do wanna reflect that to you ladies as well, cuz you're just so kind and you're such great connectors and, and so I appreciate that part of our relationship too.

[00:22:48] Dawn Calvinisti: Can I ask you from the perspective of a mom with older kids, cuz you, both of you have younger kids, what is it like at the stage that both of you are in when it comes to thinking of going after those dreams, going after the next big thing, making that sometimes multiple pivots that we had mentioned.

What does it feel like when you're still on that young stage? Are there things that you need to consider? More because at my stage it's less about the kids. I have more freedom in that sense. So I'm just curious.

[00:23:24] Megan Moran: Yeah, I know for me and Jeanine, I'll be curious to hear your answer too, but for me, It's like I have such limited time that I have to make an impact with it. And so I think about this all the time about what I used to do at my desk before I had kids. I would sit there from like eight in the morning until six 30 at night.

What in the world did I do with all of that time? Like, you know, at that time, gosh, like Instagram wasn't really a thing then it was all about Facebook. Like I probably just scroll on Facebook half my time and, and so I think that is something that's always on my mind is if I only have an hour, what am I gonna do?

What's gonna move that needle forward? And then there are times too where I'm like, I try to not feel overwhelmed, but let's say last week we didn't have a week of childcare. Our sitter was out on vacation, which was amazing. But I had to work in the evenings and, and so that's another thing that I'm like, mm, I just need a solid bit of time.

I just need more than one hour to get in and get something done. And so that's always, always on my mind is. Ooh. You know, sometimes we'll have to plan a weekend where our sitter will come, or a parent will come and watch the kids from, you know, nine in the morning until two in the afternoon on a Sunday, and my husband and I can get in and just like crank a project out.

So yeah, I think, I think that space that I talk about a lot is always on my mind. Jeanine, what about you?

[00:24:46] Jeanine Hauck: You know what? When you're talking about it, I'm glad you went first cuz it really gave me time to think about it. Because to be able to be on a mission like this, like it does require time, it does require all of these needs and having kids at this young age, there's just a different way you have to operate and do things.

But I think it, it's not so much of a thought like I am going to be doing my mission like, I am going to be supporting those women. That's not an option to me, and I am gonna be a mom. And that's just my reality. So it's just what I'm living. And so I don't necessarily always give it that second thought of that it's any different from anybody else doing it sometimes, or that it's just, it's too important not to do either of them.

Like it's just too important. And that's, I think, how I feel about it. And so sometimes I don't give it the thought or the credit of what's actually happening in those moments.

[00:25:46] Dawn Calvinisti: I like hearing it from other perspectives because I think a lot of the time when we're living our life right, we only see our perspective and yet there are so many different ways to be accomplishing something, right? To be getting that done, to be living our purpose.

And sometimes I think especially with social media, A lot of people say this is the way to do it, and then you feel like, oh, I have to follow that way, and yet it doesn't fit our life at all.

[00:26:14] Megan Moran: Yeah. Yeah. I think it's interesting too, and Dawn I'd be interested in like what you're thinking through from your side with older kids. Like, tell me about my future because I find that I have friends who either don't have kids or they have older kids, like adult kids, and they'll say, they'll reflect back, like, I can't believe how much you're doing or how quickly you're doing it.

And just like Jeanine said in my head, I'm like, oh, I mean, what's my other choice? Like this is the time that I have to work. This is the thing that I, I wanna do. And, and so you just figure it out. And I think that is what I love about Mompreneurs is the mirroring of entrepreneurship and mom life because they're so similar.

Like you have a kid, You figure it out, right? You know, you, you cross these different challenges and you just have to deal like, what are you gonna do? You can't not do anything. They're your kids. They're your responsibility. And so your business is another responsibility as well that you want to just like your kids, you're passionate and you feel fulfilled in doing it.

And so you, you wanna give the same level of attention and effort in your business as well. 

[00:27:19] Dawn Calvinisti: And just in response to what you said about having older kids, I think the interesting part is watching my, my kids also started when I, they were very young when I started my business. Bringing them into the business, letting them be there, be around it, be exposed to it, and now figuring out what their roles are in it as well, because some of them want to participate, some of them want to do graphics, some of them want to do some of the social media, some of them want to do the tech. And so what does that look like at this stage? And what can I farm out? What can I teach? Right? Actually tangibly teach, which is so different than at the beginning. You know, well, here you can put that over there and bring mommy the pencils, right?

That type of thing. So it is, it's different. But I love that both of you. Realize that it's just, it's just how it is and we do figure it out at every stage we figure it out. It is always changing.

[00:28:10] Megan Moran: Dawn, I wanna reflect to you too, just because I, not only am I us, but I was also your kids, and so I just wanna take a second. I always like to do this. For, for other mompreneurs, cuz sometimes you can feel like you're in this moment of, am I doing the right thing? Or what is kind of the right thing?

And the gift that you are giving your kids by allowing them to actually be a part of what you're doing, the skills that they're gonna have. It is unmatched. Like I am so grateful that my mom gave me the opportunity, even though for a while I might not have wanted to go to the office after going to school and have to do QuickBooks or, or do this or that.

And then I grew into a marketing role just like it sounds like your kids might be interested in. And I just wanna reflect back in for any moms listening who sometimes feel mom guilt or or worry if they're doing the right thing and involving their kids. That as a child of a mompreneur, it was one of the greatest gifts and greatest assets as I went into the world, both in school, in college, I felt so confident and capable that I could do stuff cuz I had already worked in the real world from the age of like seven. So I just would love to reflect that back to you cuz people don't hear it often enough. Yeah.

[00:29:20] Dawn Calvinisti: Thank you. It's so encouraging to hear something like that. You're right, because we do wonder about it and there is that mom guilt that shows up. So thank you. It's awesome to hear from the other end. 

[00:29:29] Jeanine Hauck: I actually have the privilege to work with one of Dawn's daughters, like she helps me in my business now too. So it's so funny how full circle it is her sharing her entrepreneurial skills with her kids, they get to help me.

[00:29:44] Megan Moran: Okay, we should do a shout out for her. Wait, what does she do? Cuz now I need to know, do I need to hire her? Gimme the scoop real quick.

[00:29:51] Jeanine Hauck: Isabella Calvinisti I think it's umbrella virtual assistants, I believe. She is absolutely fabulous and I'm, I'm so curious, Megan, have you started to see little entrepreneurs like come out of your kids? Have they been starting to do things or like, oh, there it is.

[00:30:08] Megan Moran: Oh yes. In this stage of life, Jack is both a garbage truck business owner as well as a UPS truck driver. Those, he's gonna have like some kind of combined business, he says. But there have been a couple of instances now where we have bought one too many PAW Patrol items and I was like, I can't just keep spending a thousand dollars a month on Paw Patrol.

This is insane. So we did have them make a business plan and they had to, you know, that's the tricky part is figuring out like, how do we approach this and saying, okay, what are the things that you like to do that help other people? Okay, now this thing costs 55 and so now you have to do 11 things for $5.

But the other thing, and it's interesting at this age, Is nobody, we don't use paper money anymore. Like I only ever used my card. So I had to find a way, like they still didn't understand physically the concept of money. So I ended up using, you know, green construction paper and putting a five on it and they had their little chests and they put stuff in there and then they had to hand it to me when we hit the Amazon button.

And you know, I still had to spend the money on the toys, but it felt a little bit more satisfying until the next day. Then Jack said, oh, now I want this one. Can I do 50? Like 11 more things. So cuz this costs 55 more dollars. And I'm like, all right, we gotta slow the roll on this one. Hold on. He's also asked for payment in Pop-Tarts as well.

So he has a very interesting entrepreneurial approach. He's more of the trading system. But yeah, it's, it's definitely something we try to encourage. And an interesting like kind of conversation to, to think through how we wanna talk about money, how we wanna talk about, about abundance and, and work and getting things, and that it's not just transactional.

[00:31:47] Dawn Calvinisti: As we're wrapping up here, I'd wanna ask you something I ask every single guest. When it comes to the three Ps, which are people pleasing, perfectionism and procrastination, which one do you tend to resonate with?

[00:32:03] Megan Moran: Perfectionism For sure. That book, do you guys know the book that I'm talking about? It's a new one. Like a perfectionist guide for losing control or something to that effect. Okay.

[00:32:13] Dawn Calvinisti: No, I haven't heard of this.

[00:32:15] Megan Moran: Okay, you should check it out. I'm only a couple of chapter. It might be only two chapters in, but it's been super interesting cuz it categorizes and there's a quiz.

I love me, a good quiz categorizes out of five different types of perfectionist, which ones you are. So, Hmm. Funny enough, my perfectionist type is like a people pleasing perfectionist, so I can really hit two at once. Dawn, like, check two. I would say I'm not always a procrastinator but yes, perfectionism is, Learning to make it my superpower.

[00:32:46] Dawn Calvinisti: I love it and there is such benefit to all of those. It's, it's not all bad downsides, you know, of that. We have definitely good parts that we take from it. I will look up the title and author of that book and put it in the show notes so that people can reference it. It's always nice to be able to have a resource. One other question for you, when we are trying to look you up and find you, what is the best place for us to connect with you?

[00:33:10] Megan Moran: Yeah, you can find us on Instagram. If you look for mompreneur_co. You can find us there. All of our links, you can come hang out. I love to be in the DM sending audio messages because mom life, it's the easiest thing to do and would love to see you over there.

[00:33:25] Dawn Calvinisti: Is there anything else that you'd like to share with our listeners today?

[00:33:29] Megan Moran: Yeah. Well, yeah, for all of you mompreneurs out there who are listening and who want to have community and connection and really find other mompreneurs, cuz that can be just, you know, finding a community who gets you and who sees you, and you just look at each other in the eye and you know, I don't even have to say more.

You already know where I'm at in my stage of life. That's what we're all about supporting. So we actually have a directory that you can go to put your name if you have a podcast, that information in there so that everybody in the community can find you. We can refer you to each other. And we'll also be doing online as well as in-person events which can all be found there cuz you can add your events too.

So if you're looking for more visibility and the ability to meet more mompreneurs, we would love to have every mompreneur sign their name on this directory.

[00:34:14] Dawn Calvinisti: Thank you so much for letting us know about that. I think this is the big deal about being in people's communities, finding community, finding those support systems when we can help lift each other up, right? And often in the world today, it's about comparison and criticism and checking if I'm on the pedestal and where you are in comparison to my pedestal.

So, I love when we take all that away and we actually become the nurturers, the caregivers, the supporters, the cheerleaders that we are so good at being.

[00:34:45] Megan Moran: I think, yeah, it's just so important and I'm so grateful that you ladies are championing that as well.

[00:34:51] Dawn Calvinisti: Thank you again to both of you for being here today, but thank you, Megan for everything that you've shared. It is an absolute pleasure to have you here.

[00:34:59] Megan Moran: Oh, thank you. Right back atcha. 

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