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Motivation Mindset Mentor and Teacher

Haley Bond - Encouragement Coach

Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed? Burnt out, feeling stressed and pulled in every direction. Constantly comparing yourself to other people? Lacking in confidence, looking for ways to get motivated? Eager to find balance. All while, driving in the express lanes to make it to the next part of your day as you chug your second (or third) cup of coffee? Not to mention you are the queen of long-winded to-do lists with an ambitious dream, if only you had more time in your day. 

Welcome to the Best Day Podcast. The podcast for encouragement and motivation. To equip you with the pep talk you need to live your best life. To give you the tools to embrace a positive mindset and live a life you can feel good about. This podcast will help reduce the stress in your life and establish healthier habits so you can stop feeling scattered and disorganized 24/7. 

Hey, I’m Haley. Wife, mom, high school history teacher, and encouragement blogger over at @gracefulandfree. For the last several years, I struggled to find a healthy work-life balance. I was overcommitted, refused to say no, and worked a lot. Sacrificing my sleep and my joy, just to hustle harder, all while feeling extremely stressed and overwhelmed. And then, I became a mom, and I knew something had to give.

Through embracing a positive mindset, I have found balance and established boundaries to protect my peace, so that I can live every day as the best version of yourself. So what do you say? It is time to stop feeling unmotivated, and time to say YES to living confidently, every single day, no matter what may come your way. 

Ready to have your best day as the best version of yourself? Well friend, grab your iced coffee and let’s get encouraged!

THE BEST DAY PODCAST, Mindset, Positive Mindset, Encouragement, Motivation, Confidence

Happy September, friend! I have to be real with you—lately it’s felt like I’ve had to fight a little harder for joy. Life feels busy, the world feels heavy, and sometimes it’s easy to just go through the motions. 

But I don’t want that for you, and I don’t want that for me either. 

So today on the podcast, we’re setting the tone for this new month with five intentional things you can do in September to bring in more joy, more peace, and a little more fun. 

From celebrating the little things, to embracing your fall self, to even tackling that one dreaded corner of your home—you are going to walk away with simple and doable steps to help you live this month with more intention and joy.

The September To-Do List You Didn’t Know You Needed - Your September Intentional To-Do List

Have you ever got to the end of your day feeling like you didn’t do enough? Or maybe you did plenty, but it wasn’t actually anything that needed to get done in order to accomplish anything. 

Or maybe you did all the things, but you end the day feeling extremely disconnected from yourself and your people you love the most. I have been there friend. 

And today’s pep talk is just for you. Here to remind you that you are doing a good job, way better than you even think. 

So give yourself grace and the space to be the version of you that you have the bandwidth for in this particular moment and season of life.

Pep Talk - You Are Doing Better Than You Think!

You know those moments, or days even where you just feel like you are stuck in a mental rut? Where you know from the beginning that it is going to be an uphill struggle to maintain a positive attitude so you decide why even bother - today is just going to be one of those days. We have all been there and some seasons these days happen more often than we would like. 

Sharing with you today quick tips to help boost your positivity, so that you don’t have to stay down for long & can find some immediate joy to hold on to and help get you through your day!

Positive Mindset Hacks: Quick Tips for Boosting Your Positivity Instantly

Showing up today with no outline, just a heart that wants to give it to you straight. To be direct and clear as I possibly can be. No fluff, no list, just a word of encouragement for the heart that is in desperate need. Desperate to feel seen, to feel validated, and understood. I see you friend and I am here and you are not alone. Today’s episode is a moment to remind you that your presence and your voice matters, as well as a few other reminders to encourage you along the way.

Pep Talk: Your Presence & Your Voice Matter

It’s a brand new month, August is here and with it so many things can change. 

August is back to reality, back to routines and schedules and growing to-do lists full of things that need to be done. But August also is fun and exciting with the expectation of all things fall on the horizon. 

This month I am cheering you on friend, believing that you can be the version of yourself you have always dreamed of being this very month and sharing with you exactly how in this rendition of our August intentional to-do list! 

Sharing with you FIVE things you can do to break the hustle and live more intentionally this month!

The August Five - 5 Things You Can Do to Break the Hustle and Live a More Intentional Life This Month

What if the most productive thing you could do today… was rest? 

If you’ve been feeling the pressure to hustle through your summer, constantly doing, achieving, and checking off boxes—this episode is your permission slip to stop. To breathe. To pause. 

We’re talking about the power of rest without guilt, why slowing down matters, and how to actually prioritize rest!

Let’s release the pressure together—and find peace in the pause.

Permission to Pause - How to Actually Prioritize Rest

Keeping it real friends! Sharing with you 2 things you can do to change how you can show up for other people AND yourself this week! 

And an important heart reminder that you are not alone. 

Encouragement to know that you are doing a great job, even on the days you are the hardest on yourself. 

And validation that your life has significant purpose, even when you question it all! 

CONNECT WITH THE BEST DAY PODCAST 

﻿Ready to take the next step? Book a one-hour coaching call!

~JOIN OUR MAILING LIST!

~Follow along over on Instagram @thebestdaypodcast and @gracefulandfree

~Hang out with us in our Facebook group! 

Check out the show notes for today's episode.

xo. Haley

Want to Make a Difference? 2 Things You Can Do to Change How We Show Up for Others (And Ourselves)

July is here—and maybe you're feeling the pressure to make the most of summer, keep the kids entertained, stay on top of everything at home or work… all while somehow resting too? 

It can feel like a lot. That’s why today, we’re taking a different approach. 

Instead of chasing productivity, I’m inviting you into a slower, more intentional way to move through this month. 

In this episode, I’m sharing a gentle, approach to a joy-filled July to-do list—not one packed with tasks, but with heart-centered prompts to help you live with more peace, purpose, and presence.

3 Ways to Shift Your Thinking In Order to Live A More Intentional Life This Month

We tend to make things a little harder than they need to be, without always realizing that sometimes it really is the little things. 

What if you woke up each day and did ONE tiny thing first thing in the morning to bring you abundant joy? 

So that you can start your day on the right foot, with the right mindset, ready and eager to do the things you need to do for the rest of the day. 

It is absolutely possible and today I am sharing with you exactly how. Little things you can do to start your day with more joy!

Little Things You Can Do to Start Your Day with More Joy

In all honesty, I am having a hard time right now showing up as myself in the different moments of my day. 

My heart just feels heavy based on the state of our world right now. 

Scrolling on my phone truly does feel like doom scrolling these days, yet I keep doing it, hoping to read something that will feel encouraging. 

A bit of hope that I can hold on too. 

This episode is for you, if you too are overwhelmed and feeling discouraged by the state of the world we live in in 2025. 

Speaking from the raw, vulnerable parts of my heart in hopes that you know you are not alone, to remind you that how you feel, and the thoughts you have matter & to share with you a few things you can do, really focus on, when the world feels as heavy as it’s been feeling these days!

CONNECT WITH THE BEST DAY PODCAST 

﻿Ready to take the next step? Book a one-hour coaching call!

~JOIN OUR MAILING LIST!

~Follow along over on Instagram @thebestdaypodcast and @gracefulandfree

~Hang out with us in our Facebook group! 

Check out the show notes for today's episode.

xo. Haley

The September To-Do List You Didn’t Know You Needed - Your September Intentional To-Do List

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