How do Hormonal Cycles affect our productivity as business owners and entrepreneurs?

The menstrual cycle consists of distinct phases, including menstruation, follicular, ovulation, and luteal phase. They play a key role in the productivity and mental health of a business owner and entrepreneur.

Syncing your working rhythms with your cycles is key to removing burnout, chaos and stress from your business and lives. We must learn to prioritize self-care (luteal phase) and work with the amazing energy we can have during the follicular and ovulation phase.

Ale Wiecek Rojo is a visionary leader, speaker, and a mindset and spiritual coaching, innovation, and entrepreneurship mentor. She aims to help people overcome burnout and stress and achieve clarity, vitality, wealth, and alignment. Today, she is passionately committed to empowering purpose-driven entrepreneurs and burnt-out creatives to find their inner wisdom, align their purpose with their business, and positively impact society by addressing systemic inequalities and raising consciousness.

In this episode, Ale will share her knowledge about her own journey, how hormonal cycles work and the different strategies you can apply to optimise your productivity throughout the menstrual cycles. We also examined workplace adaptations you as a founder or employee can apply today.

Please seek a medical professional to support you on your hormonal journey. We are not medical professionals.

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Episode Transcript

"I truly believe that understanding the influence of hormonal cycles on productivity is crucial for menstruating individuals, especially entrepreneurs seeking to optimize their performance." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

Topics Covered:

(00:00:00) Episode Snippet

(00:00:30) Introduction

(00:02:32) Uncovering the Connection: Hormonal Cycles and Productivity in Menstruating Individuals.

(00:03:02) Compassion toward your body fosters productivity.

(00:04:42) How does the menstrual cycle affect women's lives?

(00:05:38) 1st Menstrual Phase: Menstrual Phase

(00:06:47) 2nd Menstrual Phase: Follicular Phase

(00:07:28) 3rd Menstrual Phase: Ovulation Phase

(00:09:32) 4th Menstrual Phase: Luteal Phase

(00:11:37) How to utilize the Menstrual phase?

(00:12:34) Do your financial planning during your Menstrual phase.

(00:13:13) Productivity Strategy for Follicular Phase: Do creative work and idea generation

(00:14:30) Focus on networking during your Ovulation phase.

(00:16:00) How to utilize your Ovulation phase to empower your connections?

(00:16:59) Productivity Strategy for Luteal Phase: Task Prioritization and Time Management

(00:17:39) Ad: Are you interested in how to not feel burnout, anxious, stressed, and confused regularly? And how we can establish a business that fully aligns with our purpose and passion. Join our special training on finding your purpose and building a business aligned with your love without sacrificing your mental health and stability. Go to https://www.instagram.com/alewiecek/ and connect with me.

• (00:19:45) Prioritizing Self-care

• (00:20:10) Managing mood swings with love and compassion

• (00:20:55) Ride your Luteal Phase like a wave.

• (00:22:03) Increasing productivity throughout the menstrual cycle

• (00:27:21) Harness the power of your Hormonal Cycles

• (00:28:33) Workplace Adaptation

• (00:29:50) Flexible Scheduling

• (00:30:55) Wellness Programs

• (00:31:46) Open Communication

• (00:32:57) Hormonal Contraception: The Pros and Cons

• (00:34:21) Hormonal Contraception: The suppression of natural hormonal cycles

• (00:36:28) Everyone's journey is unique.

• (00:38:16) Work through your cycles.

• (00:39:09) Get your free guide on creating a plan of your own to work through your cycles. Go to https://alewiecekrojo.com/3strategies.

• (00:40:25) Ad: Thank you for tuning in to Living in Alignment. May our conversation, mindset, trauma healing, entrepreneurship, and self-awareness have inspired you to unleash your full potential, find your true purpose, and build the business and life of your dreams. Visit our website https://www.sqrone.com.au/.

Key Takeaways

"Hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle can impact cognitive function including memory, attention, and decision-making abilities." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"Being compassionate towards your body, cycle, and your period is going to support you in being more productive through different phases of your cycle." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"Trying to complete tasks when you are your lowest is going to be a challenging thing to do." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"Hormone levels such as estrogen and progesterone can affect energy levels and motivation and potentially influence productivity." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"I truly believe that more women need to be aware of how their periods and their cycles play a role in their lives." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"Individuals often experience a surge in energy and a positive mood during the follicular phase." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"You have to start thinking about your exercises in different phases of the cycle." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"You need to utilize the menstrual phase for introspection, reviewing personal and business goals, and identifying areas of improvement when menstruating." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"You can leverage the heightened energy and creativity that you have in the follicular phase to start brainstorming new ideas, plan innovation projects or develop marketing strategies." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"You could utilise the ovulation phase as an opportunity to build and do your community engagement, to utilise this face of the strength to empower your connections, to empower yourself, to expand your network and engage with your business community as well through social events." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"I have been the worst person or the worst version of myself during my Luteal phase." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"Connect with humans that give you energy. Do not connect with humans that take energy away from you, connect with things that give you so much love, energy, and appreciation." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"The moment you start recognisng and harnessing the power of your hormonal cycles, you'll be able to recognise and optimise your productivity and well-being and pursue your entrepreneurial goals." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"Being aware of your hormonal cycles can empower and support you." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"Open communication would allow you to tailor the support for the individual needs of your team and the creation of a more inclusive and productive work environment." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"Birth control will be suppressing the natural hormonal fluctuations that occur during a person that overlays the menstruation cycle." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"Extending the use of hormonal contraception might affect natural hormonal production and the body's ability to regulate hormones independently." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

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Resources Ale uses

• Flow App Ale uses to track her cycles: https://flo.health/

• Dr Shami (Holistic GP) - https://usawa.com.au/

• Vera Wellness https://www.verawomenswellness.com.au/

• Dr Anne Nixon - https://www.familydoctorsplus.com.au/team/dr-anne-nixon/

• Georgia Limmer Naturopath - https://www.vibenaturalhealth.com.au/

Connect with Ale Wiecek Rojo:

3 Strategies to Launch a Business while working 9-5 (includes hormonal cycles https://alewiecekrojo.com/3strategies.

7 Questions to Your Purpose (Episode 2): https://alewiecekrojo.com/7questionstopurpose

FREE 7-Day to Alignment Challenge: https://alewiecekrojo.com/7dayschallenge to sign up.

Website: https://www.sqrone.com.au

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Mentor session with Ale: https://calendly.com/alewiecek/lifestrategyjam?back=1&month=2023-06