Most women find it very challenging managing their career , family and personal life. This is especially so if they try to fuse the two together turning them into a Mompreneur.
As a mompreneur it is ideal to work out of home as it enable you to differentiate between your personal issues and work life.
Working from home usually turns to overlap these two aspects on your life and it makes it quite difficult sometimes to balance which leaves you stressed out on daily basis.
It creates a ripple effect as you turn to take out your anger on your spouse or children which may not lead to the peaceful home successful Mompreneurs want to create.
Check out a couple of things you can do as a mompreneur to ensure balance in your work and motherhood duties.
1. Prioritze and organize your goals- You may have a thousand of things to do as a mother and entrepreneur every morning. It becomes another issue when you have so much to do but do not know what to start with leaving things undone at the end of the day.
Keep a to list or calender of things to acheive daily and this will keep you on track and measure progress
2.Socialize: Make your women’s hang out a priority. Constantly catch up with female friends who share in your goals and are equally mothers and entrepreneurs. There are a lot of opportunities in socializing and networking. Find out clubs or associations that are productive and are worth joining
3.Stay Healthy.- Dont starve yourself trying to get things done. Maintain a healthy diet and engage in constant exercising. You can sign up to a gym class and get the opportunity of interacting with other mompreneurs. Your health is essential to keep in you shape to perform your duties as a mother, spouse and entrepeneur
4.Occasional Pamper – Pamper yourself occasionally to do something relaxing or an activity that makes you happy. Occasional vacations is a MUST DO for every successful Mompreneur
By An Aspiring Mompreneur
Mary Dickson
Mary Dickson is a versatile professional with over a decade of experience driving innovation at the intersection of technology, marketing, and female empowerment. She is currently the Business Development Manager at GP Business Consulting serving as Lead Consultant with CBI -Netherlands Enterprises Agency. With a background in marketing she’s worked in different roles cutting across HR, Sales, Business Development and Marketing over the past 14 years in the Tech space. She has a keen interest in Digital marketing especially social media and has spearheaded over 50 training programs geared towards training women led business owners and young girls, equipping them with digital and simple tech skills. She has also consulted for companies and institutions across sectors, helping them optimize content, creation, ad management, customer engagement, and automation. She is the powerhouse behind the WeMompreneurs community, which supports mothers in business through training, networking, consultancy in digital tools. Mary is the co-author The Fruit of the Spirit (a children's book). She holds a BSc.Management with Computing and a MSc. Strategic Management and Leadership. She is the Vice Chair , Women’s Affairs of the Ghana Chamber of Young Entrepreneurs and a member of the Advisory Board of Prime HER ( NGO)