Personally, It feels like I'm multi-tasking my entire life. I know I am not the only one out there. (or I hope I'm not) As women we do our best to do it all (cause we are awesome!), but sometimes...we just take on too much. Especially entrepreneurs and work at home professionals. It's hard not to really, always looking for that next idea, keep multiple streams of income … [Read more...]
The Fine Line of Work-Life Balance [Infographic]
For most small business owners, there is no such thing as work-life balance. Did you know that 44% of small business owners believe that the stress of running their businesses has damaged their health? Did you know that one out of two small business owners only take major holidays off, and two out of three work more than 40 hours per week with one in 10 working more than 70 … [Read more...]
Work and Being Productive
Sometimes they do not go hand in hand... I am doing it today, and it just has to happen for those of us that are balancing work and home and families and Lord knows what else! I am not sure about you, but sometimes, I forget that I am actually supposed to be WORKING at home. I love my job more then you can imagine and I consider myself incredibly fortunate to be able to … [Read more...]
How to be Healthy and Stay Healthy
Stay out of the stress trap and stay healthy! Entrepreneurs undergo huge amounts of stress that can cause unhealthy habits and just over all feeling like crap.Here are some tips to help you avoid the stress trap so you can keep doing what you do and excel at it: 1. You time! We have talked about scheduling before and making sure you use your calendars efficiently, and … [Read more...]
Maximize Your Time
3 Easy Tips to Maximize Your Time Working from home is often hard to balance with all the other things that happen throughout the day. Sometimes it can feel like we need just a few more hours in the day to get it all under control. I'm sharing a few tricks I've perfected along the way to make the most of my time and gain that extra hour or two. 1. Set the timer! …or … [Read more...]
holiday challenge: keeping your head in the game
While other people were out giving the economy a boost on Black Friday, I was hiding behind my Kindle, avoiding my holiday to-do list—something that never seemed daunting when I was a stay-at-home mom, even with five kids. It wasn’t until I went back to work, years later, that I fully comprehended the rigor of pulling off Christmas while working a fulltime job. And, doing both … [Read more...]
Your Mobile Office – The iPhone
Everyone is busy and rushing around these days. Working women are no exception. There are significant demands placed on our daily lives with no chance of them easing any time soon. For women with children the demands increase as you have to work just as hard at the office prior to rushing home to care for the kids – making dinner, doing homework, then pulling out the laptop … [Read more...]
The Guilt Ridden Working Mom
How to Survive those Moments of Guilt - We will all be okay! Whether you work outside the home, or in the home, you have those moments where you feel like you are doing something wrong, or neglecting them. That moment when they cry for someone else, or don't want to be with you, or the ever present "one second honey, mommy's working," "let me just finish this email," and … [Read more...]
WAHM’s Conquering the World
Conquering the world isn't an easy job. In the world of entrepreneurship there are endless possibilities in the type of work or business you may be running. Many are home based and may even be internet based. This allows us to be home, run our own schedule and take charge of our lives. It also leaves the general public room to wonder what you do for work and in my own … [Read more...]
Business Travelers Say Productivity Essential to Work-Life Balance
A new survey among business travelers by Cambria Suites and the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Foundation revealed that in-person meetings are important for a company’s bottom line. 75% of road warriors say business trips help their companies grow. Furthermore, work-life balance is important to 9 out of 10 business travelers, but achieving work-life balance is more … [Read more...]