“How do you find balance as a mother and entrepreneur?”
Ten years ago, I would have said, “There is no balance. Balance is an inside job. Do whatever it takes to grow. Nap time, weekends, late-night feedings, just get it done. Dig your well and build something so powerful your children want to join you.”
While this is true today, here is my message for mothers now:
You don’t need to sell your soul to the system to be successful.
I didn’t know this when I started, and the hustle was real, but if I could go back 15 years, I would have learned how to work smarter, not harder.
Because nothing. And I mean nothing and no one is more important than who, and what, is in front of you right now.
And the reality is that the health of our body, beauty, and soul depends on our ability to stop striving and start thriving.
Looking back now, sometimes with an ache to regain the past, I realize there were horizon moments I missed because I was focused on building a larger-than-life goal without realizing that everything is made perfect in its time. We can always pursue worthy causes, yet end up in frustration if we’re forcing fruit before its season.
I don’t regret the lessons I learned, and because I know that “All things work together for our good,” I have hope that time and missed opportunities can be redeemed.
I have been moving into a season of ease. Not because everything is perfect or because I have everything figured out, but because the hard lessons, hard-fought and won, have taught me what contentment looks like.
I’ve built a career doing what I love, showing the boys what hard work and dedication look like. But this season is about knowing all good things come in due time, and everything you could ever want and need is right in front of you. Be encouraged today… It’s never too late.
When it comes to all the life things, do what is necessary.
When it comes to your family, find the little moments of “more” and do that.
