Bask In Your Worthiness

When my clients make more money, they can work less, which could mean more free time for you and your family. When my clients make more money, it could mean that their children can go to college. Financial freedom could save a marriage burdened by financial stress. When you begin to think of your work in this way, can you see how many different ways your work is valuable? Take some time now to define all the different ways your work will impact your client, your client’s life and the people in her life. There may be 10 different ways that your client will benefit as a result of working with you. As you look over all of the incredible value that you provide and the remarkable impact your work has had or will have on so many lives, marvel at the huge difference you are making. I would like you to consider that without your work, your ideal client will continue to suffer. Imposter Syndrome is something that can be easily eradicated when you understand the value that you are providing and the impact that you are making with your work. Following these steps will help you realize that you are worthy of being paid well. My mission is to help mompreneurs be indispensable to both their business and their families by helping them successfully discover their voice, own their power, and increase their overall impact both in business and at home. Here are 5 steps to help you do that. And that starts with your heart.

Time And Again

The idea is to tackle this preemptively, so that when the moment strikes, you are prepared. How do you want to feel? Is it time to slow down and take some time for yourself to rejuvenate? Do you need to be more present with someone in the family who may be struggling and need your help? Is it time to get laser focused and ramp up your business? Where are your life’s needs at this moment in time? As with seasons, our priorities and desired feelings can shift over time, so it’s important to regularly check in with yourself to see where you are at. This way, they can have the breathing room they need to take better care of themselves and be more present for their families. Others may have more time to invest in their businesses and may be focused on expanding or shifting to work that really lights them up. What is most important to me at this stage in my life? How do I want to feel? What will help me feel this way more often? These will help reveal your path, guide your decision making, and are the beginning of establishing a healthy boundary practice that will allow you to feel more of what you want to feel without the guilt! However, the next thing you know, the day is over and you haven’t even gotten halfway through the first item on your list. If you’re anything like me, you can easily get derailed by the multitude of distractions and disruptions that can occur on any given day, especially when working from home. Can you hear the laundry, dirty dishes, and other housework and errands calling your name throughout the day? Don’t even get me started on social media and the black hole that can become! So what’s a distracted mompreneur to do? Often, we don’t even realize we’re falling victim to these distractions until after the fact. We overcommit and often allow others’ needs to surpass our own. What are your blind spots? Being aware of these saboteurs and planning on how to deal with them will help you to be better prepared when they show up. For example, you might find that you waste a lot of time constantly switching from one task to another throughout the day. One minute you might be looking up a contact on LinkedIn and the next thing you know, you’re reading an interesting article you found in your newsfeed and forgot all about what you went to LinkedIn for in the first place! For example, you might reserve early mornings for personal time to work out, meditate, or whatever else you need to do for yourself, and reserve your evenings for focused family time. Perhaps certain days of the week are dedicated to business development activities.

Viva La Vida

Notice those things you spend time on that you don’t enjoy or that could be done equally well or better by someone else. Where are you overcommitting? You should strive to spend the majority of your time on those tasks that you are uniquely qualified to do, play to your strengths, or bring you joy or pleasure. Everything else, consider dumping, delegating, delaying, or outsourcing. Ask yourself, Am I avoiding any difficult tasks by busying myself with other activities? If it’s something that needs to be done now and can’t be delegated or outsourced, it may be a matter of building up some momentum to get yourself started. Tell yourself that you’ll work on it for only 10 minutes. You will likely find that this small start can be just what you need to get over the hump, keep on going, and knock it out! You won’t be able to eliminate 100% of the distractions that will inevitably occur, but once we acknowledge that eliminating distractions allows us to work smarter and not harder, it can be much easier to stay on track. Let Your Light Shine! Own your worth and reclaim your power. Seriously, as mompreneurs we often downplay our importance and relinquish our power to fit in or feel accepted. Do you let clients and family members diminish your value? Let’s face it, it is tough playing both the supermom and the savvy business owner role. We often feel like we don’t fully fit in either world or we can’t let our whole self show up at home or at work. We want to be nurturing as a mom but tough as a business owner, and we often feel conflicted from the demands and pressures of these seemingly contradictory roles.