Empower Modern Women: Balanced Lifestyle Tips and Resources
Explore balanced lifestyle tips that empower modern women and provide valuable women's resources for a fulfilling life.
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About the BOOK AND AUTHOR
THE Mission
Having It All for Modern Women strives to empower modern women through embracing their individuality and pursuing their passions. The goal is to provide inspiration and resources that support balanced lifestyle tips, enabling women to thrive both personally and professionally.
THE BOOK
Having it All: The Guide for Modern Women Juggling Work, Family and Life is a thoughtful, empowering journey for women seeking balance, fulfillment, and authenticity.
The book discusses:
✨Redefining Success on Your Own Terms
- Challenges the myth of “doing it all” and reframes having it all as personal alignment, not perfection.
- Encourages women to define success by their own values—whether that's career, creativity, motherhood, or mental well-being.
🧭 Values, Mindset & Boundaries
- Unpacks how core values guide decision-making and fulfillment.
- Emphasizes mindset shifts —abundance over scarcity, gratitude over guilt.
- Explores practical strategies for boundary-setting and making self-care non-negotiable.
🧠 Real-Life Tools and Strategies
- Offers action-ready tactics: the Pareto Principle, time-blocking, support networks, and adaptable systems for daily life.
- Encourages use of journaling, scheduling tools, and delegation as forms of empowerment.
Having it All!
The Guide for Modern Women Juggling Work, Family, and Life
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Chapter 1 - Thriving in a Modern World
- Chapter 2 - What is 'Having It All' for the Empowerment of Modern Women?
- Chapter 3 - Know Your Values and Define What You Want
- Chapter 4 - Mindset Matters
- Chapter 5 - Setting Boundaries and Self-Care: Essential Balanced Lifestyle Tips
- Chapter 6 - The Power of Support Systems and Scheduling
- Chapter 7 - Finding Flexibility and Flow
- Chapter 8 - Living Authentically
- Chapter 9 - Reflect on Your Successes
- Chapter 10 - Looking back and celebrating your life
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Alison Gouws is a passionate advocate for modern women empowerment, dedicated to helping women thrive in the midst of juggling work, family, and life. With nearly four decades of professional experience in management, operations, and consulting, she brings both seasoned insight and heartfelt authenticity to her writing. Drawing on her expertise in operations, project and change management—alongside a Master of Business Administration and multiple degrees—Alison crafts balanced lifestyle tips that combine practical wisdom with the power of mindset to create meaningful strategies for women. As a mother of two daughters and a lifelong learner, she is intimately familiar with the challenges of balancing ambition and well-being. This book is her empowering response: a guide shaped by lived experience, professional acumen, and a belief that “having it all” begins with having what matters most. It serves as a vital resource within women's resources for navigating the complexities of modern life.
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FREE BONUSES
The following FREE downloads are available:
- Be Do ... Enjoy Diary
- Pareto Principle
- Maslow's Hierarchy
- List of support networks in Australia
- "Stronger than Circumstances" ebook
- 2026 Year Planner (A3 size)
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TESTIMONIALS
"Alison has written a thought-provoking, intuitive, and empowering book for modern women seeking balanced lifestyle tips to manage their priorities. Interspersed with quotes and examples, she navigates the path of self-reflection and self-belief in a truly comprehensive, readable, and well-laid-out style. 'Having It All' is a welcome addition to women's resources that help them find equilibrium in their lives, ambitions, hopes, and dreams."
Karen Cochlovius
Author of Desert Varnish
"There is much truth to be found in these lines. I recommend this book to young women everywhere for its insights into modern women empowerment."
Marianne Nolte
Mother and Legal Professional
BOOK REVIEWS
Adrien Moreau, GOOD READS
Alison’s Having It All is a vibrant companion for women navigating the complexities of contemporary life. The book combines relatable anecdotes, mindset guidance, and practical tools to help readers define success on their own terms. It emphasizes self-awareness, boundary-setting, and building networks that nurture growth, while encouraging flexibility and self-compassion. Through actionable strategies like time-blocking, delegation, and journaling, Alison empowers women to manage energy, prioritize joy, and cultivate fulfillment. Insightful, warm, and motivational, this guide transforms the pressure of “doing it all” into an achievable, meaningful, and personally aligned life.
(5 stars)
Aarush Suri. GOOD READS
Authentic Living for Modern Women – Having It All inspires women to redefine success and embrace a life aligned with their values. Alison combines humor, warmth, and practical strategies to teach boundary-setting, energy management, and self-care as essential tools for thriving. The book encourages mindset shifts, reflection, and building supportive networks while celebrating wins, big or small. Through relatable anecdotes and actionable advice, readers learn to navigate work, family, and personal life with authenticity and joy. Thoughtful, empowering, and deeply human, this guide transforms the challenge of juggling life into an opportunity for fulfillment, resilience, and purposeful living.
(5 stars)
REVIEW UNIVERSE
Having It All reframes success as alignment, not perfection. It’s about choosing what matters most in each season of life — career, family, creativity, or self-growth — and giving yourself permission to thrive without guilt. With real-life tools, boundary-building strategies, and mindset shifts rooted in authenticity, this book reminds women that “having it all” isn’t about doing everything… it’s about creating a life that feels true, joyful, and sustainable. .
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About Mary Morrissey
Mary has invested the last 40-plus years coaching and mentoring tens of thousands of people from all walks of life, and from all over the world.
She’s seen first-hand what creates success and what holds people back.
Mary holds a bachelor’s degree in Education, a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters. She’s authored two best-selling books: No Less Than Greatness and Building Your Field of Dreams, which became a PBS special.