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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

Instant stress relief is something we all can agree on. 

Little things that can be done to quickly feel that fresh breath of air and allow us to escape the chaos for a moment. 

Today’s episode is going to provide just that. 

Talking about our physical space within our own chaos & clutter. 

Sharing with you 5 places to quickly declutter before the holidays to instantly feel less stressed.

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

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Check out the show notes for today's episode.

xo. Haley

5 Places to Quickly Declutter Before the Holidays to Instantly Feel Less Stressed

It can be so easy, tempting actually, to allow the holiday season to overwhelm you. To allow the list of all the things that have to be done, things that we choose to do and continuously say yes to, to feel a little too much. 

My hope for you is that this holiday season can be one that you actually enjoy. That you don’t have to feel the overwhelm, that the “stress” of the holiday season can have no effect on you! 

Sharing with you SIX truths to help eliminate your stress this holiday season! Because you deserve to enjoy the moment and this season for all that it is!

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

6 Truths to Help Eliminate Your Stress During the Holidays

The week of Christmas is here and I truly hope this is a week that can bring a feeling of hope, restoration and joy to your heart! 

The world is heavy, life is hard, & a multitude of feelings and emotions encompass our hearts & thoughts everyday, but this week, this week I want abundant joy for you. 

I want you to feel the holidays the way you use to, when life was more simple and carefree. 

Sharing with you FIVE ways to feel more joy this holiday season!

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

5 Ways to Feel More Joy This Holiday Season

Get your Goal Planning Guide HERE to help plan your goals for 2025! 

We are just days away from a brand new year and I am sure you are finding yourself feeling all the things!

As you sit in preparation as we get ready to embark on 2025, I am bringing you your guide to creating goals that can actually be achieved. 

Simple tips and strategies to help your goal planning turn into a success as you prepare for the new year! 

So that this can be the year where the things you have always hoped to accomplish can finally come true!

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

Your Guide to Creating Goals That Can Actually Be Achieved

Get your Goal Planning Guide HERE to help plan your goals for 2025! 

Hello 2025. A big warm welcome to a brand new year. 

And to celebrate I am giving you the encouragement you need to get this year started off in the best way possible. 

Some encouragement from my heart to yours, plus THREE words, well the only THREE words you need to start your new year off on the right foot!

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 Only 3 Words You Need to Start Off The New Year

Have you ever chosen a word of the year? Some may love the idea, while others may feel completely overwhelmed by the process.

How can one word establish a vision for myself and what I hope to accomplish in the next year? And how in the world am I even to pick the right word for me? 

Well the good news is choosing your own word of the year can be quite simple. And even fun. 

Sharing with you 5 tips on how to choose your word of the year. Inspiration and guidance to allow a word to be your guiding light for this brand new year.

GET ACCESS TO YOUR GOAL PLANNING WORKBOOK FOR THE NEW YEAR! 

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

5 Tips for Choosing Your Word of the Year - Inspiration and Guidance for Your Word of the Year

Well we have made it through the first full week of the year and I feel like the world could just use a hug. 

So that is exactly what this episode is. A hug. 

A warm message to reach directly to your heart, touch you deep and encourage you there. 

Encourage you in the midst of your desperation and struggle. 

To love you in your yearning more. 

Sharing this episode from the depths of my own raw and real heart, important reminders to help you not feel defeated this early in the year!

GET ACCESS TO YOUR GOAL PLANNING WORKBOOK FOR THE NEW YEAR! 

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

How to Not Feel Defeated This Early in the Year

Think of this episode as pressing play on encouragement. 

Saying accept to receiving the words needed to encourage you exactly where you are right now. From where ever it is that you are standing. 

So that you can feel good about the life you are living and empowered to keep showing up as the version of you that you already are every single day! 

The encouragement that you didn’t even know you needed, just for you friend!

Looking for more episodes on how to conquer comparison? Be sure to tune into 

EP 149 // Because You Owe It To Yourself - Permission to Let Go of Comparison and Stay Focused on Your Own Journey

EP 14 // STOP Falling Into The Comparison Trap - How To Take Comparison and Turn It Into Inspiration

Looking for guidance to help plan your goals for the year: 

GET ACCESS TO YOUR GOAL PLANNING WORKBOOK FOR THE NEW YEAR! 

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

3 Words to Remind (& Encourage) You in the Season You Are In

It happens to all of us, we have the plan, the vision, we know what we want but we simply do to much, fill our schedules so full, and our commitments so far that we get to a point where we simply cannot any more. 

Burn out. Something we all are aware of and try to avoid, but it gets the best of us! 

Today I am sharing with you strategies to help avoid burnout so that you don’t have to waste any more time achieving the one thing you are working so hard for!

Looking for guidance to help plan your goals for the year: 

GET ACCESS TO YOUR GOAL PLANNING WORKBOOK FOR THE NEW YEAR! 

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

How to Avoid Burnout & Actually Accomplish Your Goals This Year

It’s another intentional to-do list. An episode full of ways for you to live a more intentional life this month. 

So that you can step away from your actual to-do list and do things that spark joy and bring life to your heart! 

Sharing with you the 7 things to do this February!

My favorite candles ~ Noteworthy Candle Company!

Looking for guidance to help plan your goals for the year: 

GET ACCESS TO YOUR GOAL PLANNING WORKBOOK FOR THE NEW YEAR! 

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

February Intentional To-Do List - 7 Things to Put on Your To-do List This Month

And We Are Back! 

Did not plan on taking a month off from podcasting, however after a very fast labor, a week long NICU stay and adjusting to newborn life with a toddler, let's just say a month long podcasting break was needed!

SO excited to be back with new episodes of the podcast and to be celebrating a very special 200th episode today with sharing the birth story of baby brother!

And We Are Back! An Unexpected Break & Welcoming Baby Boy!

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