Most mothers struggle with the balance one way or another, either between work and home or her husband and children, perhaps even under extended family over personal interests. The desire to be all things to all, is a natural characteristic, but incredibly destructive for many women.
Once you add in the title of the entrepreneurs, the desire, the things in intensified in order to work. But a company and is the CEO of your family requires work, and most of it is internal. Although I think I do a good job, my own business to run as a coach and take care of my family, I can say that during my last conversation with the co-creator of Tend.ly, I made notes.
Caitlin Coffman, a working mother of two children began his own business based on a simple idea business, which was really a question of balance. As her children, now 8 and 9 were younger, she felt that the heart set strings when they were in kindergarten, want to participate more in their lives and want more "fine" to hear when she was asked about her life, as they age. He also realized that caregivers a way wanted to inform parents and control things like food, the most liked children, without having to keep the whole post-it paper or other methods. Therefore, she and her husband is in true entrepreneurial style, decided to create a platform for engagement of both parties, providers and parents should be created. And he Tend.ly born.
Knowing that he could not be in two places at once, but with a little effort, it could be found and informed, wherever he was, he invested their talents and time to make this product the advantage of in the creation of child care provision and health care providers for the elderly with useful information about the service they offer. After a ton of research and some revisions, he jumped faith and left his full-time job, her baby in public.
And then she discovered she was pregnant.
With twins.
Even for someone who had a good balance that. For less new challenges The idea for it to pay for two children childcare has my work as a housewife years. Caitlin had another plan, and I think she has handled every challenge as a champion. Stay focused on the goal of balance, not perfection, it could make some adjustments that helped the dynamics of your company hold, as his precious twins allowed earlier this year back home. Here are four lessons that I think we can all use.
Relying on your computer. Caitlin is quickly volunteered that a surprisingly good man, and unlike some of us (or not talking to you), so do not be afraid to let it be amazing. None of this, I'm a superhero to do everything on my own stuff. I've learned the hard way after a very sick encounter trying to be everything to everyone. My husband can not eat the way I want, or children may be later than it should be, and I'm at an event, but finally proposes, every day is perfect and should not be me forward. In addition, if I do not want to be known as the wife or the mother who always complain about what is wrong, I have to give my need to get everything and my team handle control things. Some of my mothers are unmarried and have no partner to share the load. In this case, it is proposed to use his people. Caitlin did so. I was glad that family members help during the first months after birth, which gave to keep him time business in motion. Grandparents, siblings, members of the Church or community support can help relieve the burden of trying to facilitate all on your own to manage.
. Taming Your Time Many women want their own businesses in order to have better control over their schedules, but many find work ahead of themselves - allows all day without a clear distinction between work and life than a traditional work. While Caitlin has a flexible schedule, sometimes working at home and at other times, is at the events meetings or present, it is clear that the definition of a timetable and in line since the birth of a major key to feeling were healthy and productive twins. Caitlin and her husband chose a nanny to have the not having to leave home with two babies in tow, not only because of the convenience, but also because it allows you to be close to a time during the day and sneak baby. If one day to move from their work at 4:30, leaving the nanny for the night, it is to move mentally able to in time with the family. Work, rather than against time I see the work for my clients a big key.
-You Expect the unexpected. Every mother knows that things will go, while being your own boss gives you some flexibility, the truth is that it is also difficult, little can make a things. Have you ever tried to organize a seminar, while you were a small child sick? Yes, it's not funny. Caitlin calculated on itself when two weeks after his "work" to leave full-time on their business to work, she discovered that she was pregnant. It is no surprise that it would be found two babies, was certainly something I had to adjust. The best advice he gave was simple, ideal for mothers and entrepreneurs: "If someone offers help, take it!" I can not agree more. Prepare things are bad and adapting to new flow is the best way to keep your sanity.
. Knowing your strengths This is so difficult for many of us because we are naturally led, and we want to do to things -. Even Caitlin has learned from the beginning that some of the tasks were best placed in his company, to do for others, freeing time for them to use their strengths. Wasting time trying to be a superhero, he leaves you tired and less productive and ultimately less in the areas of your life that you really want to invest your time. I worked with a contractor, Isabel Blanco, lover of life with Liz, not too long and marvel at how the usability of a virtual assistant to carry his simple opt in the product and the professional image mark for the release. They had spent hours trying to create a much less visually appealing product, but so that the contractor to handle it relieved the mental space for more important tasks.
If we closed our conversation, I asked Caitlin, how he kept motivated, the best way to do during, what needed to be done and offered to motivated faith in the product and the purpose of his family helped him and stay on track. Another little pearl of wisdom, it is much easier things in balance with a healthy dose of perspective.
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