Sometimes we’re so busy with the juggle of daily life that we forget about our own wishes and dreams. Our priorities get pushed down the pecking order in favour of children’s parties and playtime in the park. And I’m not saying those things aren’t important, it’s just for once, it would be lovely to get a little time for you too.
GIVE YOURSELF SOME SPACE
Is there a way for you to get some space in your week to give yourself the gift of time. Give yourself the opportunity to think and work out what you want. When I was first a mummy, I was so busy doing baby groups and rhythm time, that I didn’t focus on me, and my needs. It was only when both little one and I got Hand, Foot and Mouth that we were literally quarantined for a month that I was forced to STOP and listen to my own needs.
Giving myself some space enabled me to work out what I wanted to do… and it didn’t involve going back to work. It didn’t involve doing the 9-5 with the commute, the hours and the travel. I then had to work out what I DID WANT TO DO…
So I hired a high-level coach, and she helped me to get clear on my goals, and start taking action. I wouldn’t be here today talking to you if I didn’t get the confidence and the clarity to start my business.
And now my coaching business is thriving. I coach so many women who say they feel the same way…
ARE YOU JUGGLING EVERYTHING?
They’re consumed with the juggle to manage families, and babies and life.
I get it. It’s tough. It’s hard being an entrepreneur. It’s bloody hard being a working mum, the juggle, the guilt, the constant winging it…. And being a stay at home mum is probably the hardest job in the world… There’s no down time, there’s no off-switch, and it is silently unrewarded and whatever career you had before is conveniently forgotten and instead a big stamp saying MUM is indelibly printed on your forehead.
It’s BLOODY HARD to be a mum. PERIOD.
HOW TO GET THAT ILLUSIVE “ME” TIME:
What I do know is that when you get some time to be YOU. When you get some time to plan, dream and achieve your goals then you’re happier, and have that satisfying sense of accomplishment.
Set aside some time for you. Even if it’s at 5am, or 9pm… Switch off the TV and give yourself a little quiet time, and time alone.
Allow 10 minutes a day to journal.
Try doing a yoga DVD with the little ones.
Listen to some uplifting meditation music while on public transport on the way to work, or with the kids in the car – it will calm everyone down.
