As a business leader, you always have to be aware of the personal dynamics impacting the individuals on your team. It's true that life stops for no one, and more often than not, the people around you in a workplace setting are going through experiences in their personal lives that you know nothing about. Yet as a quality leader, part of your responsibility to those you serve is … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Avoid Burnout as an Entrepreneur
The job title "entrepreneur" is unique for many reasons. Primarily, it doesn't come with a clear job description or an outline of metrics you need to hit in order to be deemed successful in your role. Entrepreneurs don't have bosses holding them accountable for tasks or guiding their day-to-day direction. No one knows if you show up to work each day or if you fulfill your … [Read more...]
Are You Addicted to the Busy-ness of Your Business?
I’ve been re-reading my favorite Brené Brown books lately: Daring Greatly, The Gifts of Imperfection, and Rising Strong. Her words always feel so relevant and on point for me as an entrepreneur. In Daring Greatly, she points to Teddy Roosevelt’s speech made April 23, 1910 in Paris: It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or … [Read more...]
The New Business Model: How Mompreneurs Are Crushing Entrepreneurship
So you're a mom who wants to start her own business? Girl, I have some advice for you. Mompreneurs, aka entrepreneurial mamas, are on the rise and crushing the game. The days of having to choose between a career and family are over. You can have both. But balancing business and babies definitely isn't easy. Between feedings, diaper changes, nap schedules, homework, … [Read more...]
How to Recognize Work Burnout and Steps to Avoid It
You're working hard. You're pushing yourself and your team to new heights. You're killing it in your career. But are you on the brink of work burnout? It can be tough to know for sure, but there are a few key signs that it might be time to take a step back and reevaluate your work-life balance. If you're feeling exhausted, stressed, or overwhelmed, it might be time to make a … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Disconnect from Work During the Holidays
The holidays are a time to celebrate with family and friends, but for business women, entrepreneurs, and business owners, the holidays can be a time of stress and anxiety. It's easy to get caught up in work mode and find yourself constantly checking your email or browsing your social media feeds rather than enjoying the holidays. If you want to take a real break from work … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Create a Healthy Work-Life Balance When Working from Home
At this point, we are many months into our quarantine lifestyle from COVID-19, and by now, the demands of remote work are routine. We’ve all finally figured out how to swiftly unmute on Zoom and perfected our business-on-the-top, pajama-on-the-bottom uniform. But as time goes on and our work-from-home habits solidify, we may realize that what we're doing is not necessarily … [Read more...]
5 Ways I Balance Building a Business and Being a Stay-at-Home Mom
I am one of those women who feels compelled to try and do it all. I want to build and scale a business that I am proud of, all while being home during the day and raising my toddler. It’s an unconventional set-up – probably most likely one that is popular with women in MLM circles. But in the day and age of e-commerce and social media, it seems to me it could be more and … [Read more...]
How to Restore a Healthy Work-Life Balance and Relieve Stress
Sponsored by Phen375: Having a messed up work-life balance today seems to be about as prevalent as cavities (92% of adult population). However, unlike bad teeth, bad work-life balance can literally cost your life, say the studies reported in Forbes. This means that regaining control of your life and reassessing your priorities is a must if you want to stay healthy and enjoy … [Read more...]
Work-Life Balance Tips for Women Entrepreneurs
Sponsored by Ooma: Does blending work with your personal life amount to less balance in your life and more stress? If you don’t create boundaries and instead, mix your life and work, things can easily get out of hand making you ineffective. Women entrepreneurs may find balancing family life and a home office a bigger challenge than their male counterparts simply because they … [Read more...]