I am celebrating living. Today is a gift that is why we call it the present. I woke up breathing today and I get to talk to you today and that definitely calls for a celebration.

It is the small things in life that we need to celebrate. 

Being a momprenuer, you likely have more things to do than the time to do them. If you feel you are barely managing to juggle motherhood and all the ins and outs of running your business, you are not alone and all it means is that you need to take some time to take a good, hard look at how you spend your time. 

As momprenuers we don’t have a physical boss or superior crimping over our shoulders to finish our work. However, you want to be accountable for yourself and think that you still have a boss. “Your priorities are your boss” and “When you say ‘I don’t have time for that,’ you’re really saying that’s not a priority for me now.” 

Many moms try to do multiple things at once, thinking that it will save time. I used to do this. Unfortunately, most of our multi-tasking efforts will not be effective time-savers. This is where we want to learn from men and be more single tasked and lazor focus on one thing that needs to get done for the day. 

So instead of running circles around yourself, make top priority item of what must get done for the day. Get these essential tasks done when there are no distractions around you. The rest of the items on your other do to list can be like the icing on the cake. Even if you do not get to them, you will know that the most essential tasks are complete. 

To do lists are daunting, our brain somehow subconsciously hates to do lists. Over the years, I’ve actually thrown out the habit of listing things to do, instead, it’s scheduled on my calendar, if it’s not on my calendar, I’m probably not gonna get to it. For those who can’t live without their to do lists, I always ask my clients to change them to a different name, tada list or done list.  Raise your hand when finish, it is a power pose psychologically scientific proven to empower us. 

Work backwards, schedule your mom duties or non-negotiables first. 

There is plenty of technology within arm’s reach that you can put to work for you. Reminder lists, alarms, timers, and calendars to manage your time.

The best part being a mompreneur, you have the opportunity to demonstrate to your children how to successfully manage time. You can show them how to be productive and enjoy a rewarding career. When they grow old and have their family they will value that time and kind of balance. 

These tips can help you to manage your time as effectively as possible so that you can also enjoy spending time with your kids.

• Chunking
• Schedule downtime
• Add buffer for child sickdays and other contingencies
• Make appointments for yourself. 
• Have office hours for social media
• Set healthy boundaries
• Value your own time and other’s time
• There is No right or wrong
• There is no perfect day
• You CAN change things and you should change things. 
• Call yourself back when you are wondering off

Guest featured in this episode:

​Kelsey Kerslake is a multi-passionate CEO of two companies: Pinegate Road and the Aligned Business.

Kelsey has been helping entrepreneurs and businesses build their brands and market their online presences for over a decade.

She is a business strategist, coach, and mentor for service-providers, coaches, and educators looking to scale their online businesses in complete alignment with the lives they want to live and the values they hold.

She is also the host of the Aligned Business Podcast.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• With $200 in her bank account, Kelsey shares her story of financial anxiety at that period of time and a little side story of what happened with Marie Forleo
• Her take on finding clarity for success

• We debunk the myth that you have to hustle all day to make bank 
• Mishaps along the way
• And so much more…

Guest featured in this episode:

Chardét is a Certified Behavior Change Specialist & Holistic Wellness Coach. She helps professional women refocus on their wellbeing through mindset and habit shifts. She is also the host of the Feel Good Nakd podcast for women.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• • What does it really mean to feel good nakd?
  • What life was like when she didn’t feel good about herself. 
  • How she transformed.
  • Common misconceptions about wellness.
  • What is wellness without rules?
  • and much more…

Guest featured in this episode:

Missy Campbell, the Business Minimalist, Human Design for business expert, a Pinterest expert and a mentor for Intentional Entrepreneurs ready to grow an intention-aligned, soul-satisfying business.

She helps people embrace and live out their nature through Human Design by aligning business strategies + to their HD strategy + authority.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• • What is human design?
  • What are the human design types?
  • Is there any religious component within human design?
  • Some people say the human design system is a scam or cult, what do you say to that? 
  • Client examples of infusing human designs into life and business strategies
  • and much more…

When we talk about the art of slowing down, I think it’s best to start by asking what exactly does it mean to slow down?

Slowing down in life means to increase the conscious effort you make when you are doing your day-to-day tasks. It’s about being present and not letting anxiety or stress get to you. It’s about taking time for yourself and the people in your life.

There are abundant benefits to slowing down in Life. For one the stress levels in the body are lowered which makes for a calm and relaxed mental state. Slowing down allows us for more clear thinking about what is important in life.

In the age of instant gratification and information overload, we have all become a little more impatient. The children of this age are having trouble waiting for anything – from food to technology. 

Many studies have found that people who are used to instant gratification have an increased risk for depression and anxiety. Given that the younger population is so used to getting things instantly, it’s no wonder they have a higher chance of feeling unmotivated or frustrated in life.

We need to remind ourselves that there is no such thing as perfect satisfaction because once you get it, you want something else instead. What if we could just stop what we are doing and be happy with exactly what’s happening right now?

There are many things we could do to slow down in our lives. From cooking more to spending less time on social media, there are many things that can be done that will impact the way you feel.

Slowing down increases self-awareness and results in being more mindful of how we spend our time, what we eat, to enjoy each moment instead of rushing through to get to the next. If you’re having lunch, enjoy your lunch. For example if you’re having lunch plus work, the quality of the work you’re doing because of your rushed state just is not as good, and as a result you’re stressed about the poor quality and it goes in a spiral. 

Stress and burnout robs our energy and threatens our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. When we are rushed, stress and burnout is just going to be the eventual outcome. 

So here are my best tips to slow down:

• Enjoy the connections and the presence of whoever you’re with, give them more time and attention. 

• When going to an event, don’t rush to network with 10 people, have a true deep connection. This is also why I love to go to events alone, I can slowly get to know other people and not rush to meet my friends. 

• Have a morning routine that starts your day right. You do not have to wake up at 4am, even if it’s just 10 minutes earlier than before so that you can have a solid grounding morning routine that makes you feel good about yourself and the day ahead is enough. One misconception I hear that I want to debunk is that you do not have to be a morning person to have a morning routine. And if you want to become a morning person, stop saying you’re not a morning person. 

• Evening routine, go to sleep in gratitude and feeling like a winner. 
• Stop saying you’re overwhelmed. Stop saying you’re stressed, whatever you want to throw out of your life, don’t say it over and over and remind yourself of that busy state. 

• Get rid of feelings of Busyness. 

• Breathe and start over. As soon as you notice that you are lost in the busyness or overwhelm, stop. Simply pause, take a deep breath, put on an eye mask, close your eyes, practice silence or meditate for 5 minutes or even just 2 minutes and remind yourself that you can start over right now and choose slow, intentionally choose calm.

• Don’t overestimate what you can do in 10 days but also, don’t underestimate what you can do in 10 years. 

• Fuel yourself with motivation as many times a day as you need. 

It’s your life, remember that you get to decide the speed you go at life or business with. You have the steering wheel, and your foot is on the gas pedal, so have a joyful ride and enjoy the scenery along the way. Look outside, inhale, exhale and smile now.