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What working moms should delegate to AI first, with Sarah Dooley | Ep. 102 | Working Moms Movement
<p>Working moms burnout is real, and it doesn't always look like a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like doing alllllll the things and still feeling behind. The Life Management System™ is the podcast built for high-achieving working moms who are ready to stop managing mom guilt and start building boundaries that actually hold. Each week, host Courtney Cecil brings honest conversations about burnout, mental load, the invisible labor that never makes it onto anyone's to-do list, and time management for working moms - and what you can actually do about it. If you've ever wondered whether the exhaustion is just the season you're in or whether something needs to actually change, you're in the right place.</p><p><br></p><p>If you've ever handed a task to AI and immediately felt weird about it, this one's for you. AI delegation for working moms only works once you're clear on which decisions are yours to keep.</p><p><br></p><p>Most of the overwhelm I see is a byproduct of being misaligned with values, despite feeling like your to-do list is to blame. </p><p><br></p><p>I sat as a guest on the AI Empowered Mom podcast, by Sarah Dooley, and told her the truth about where my own line is. Some of it will surprise you.</p><p><br></p><p>If you've been searching for answers to any of these questions, this episode is for you:</p><p>How do I know what to delegate to AI without losing control?</p><p>What should working moms never hand over to AI?</p><p>What do I delegate to AI as a working mom?</p><p><br></p><p>🎤 <strong>In this episode, originally recorded on AI Empowered Mom podcast, I sit down with Sarah to discuss:</strong></p><ul><li>Why leaving a 40 hour corporate job to work an 80 hour passion project still feels like a win</li><li>The single biggest mistake I see families making, and how it traces back to one framework</li><li>How a calendar audit exposes what you're actually prioritizing</li><li>The 10-80-10 rule I borrowed from Steve Jobs and adapted for working moms drowning in small decisions</li><li>The one boundary I hold firm with clients, no matter how helpful AI gets</li></ul><p><br></p><p>💡 <strong>Key reframes from this conversation:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Not: </strong>AI delegation is all or nothing → <strong>But:</strong> it's identifying the ten percent only you can do</li><li><strong>Not: </strong>overwhelm means you need better tools → <strong>But:</strong> it usually means you're misaligne