| Are you a woman business owner struggling | | | | results and place you closer to your goals). |
| with the juggling? You're committed to | | | | When you determine these, you gain a greater |
| running a successful business while also | | | | level of discernment about how to spend your |
| needing to manage your family life. It can | | | | time and energy. You can then "outsource" or |
| begin to feel like one long marathon, day | | | | eliminate the things that won't produce |
| after day. It can be absolutely exhausting! | | | | results that are consistent with your |
| Bet you're ready to take a new approach. Are | | | | vision(s). |
| you ready to juggle work and family with | | | | |
| ease? | | | | 4. Identify the Top Three Things to Complete |
| | | | Each Day |
| Most women feel that one often overshadows | | | | |
| the other (depending on the day and the | | | | Choose the top three things you want to fully |
| deadline) and never seem to come to a place | | | | complete each day. Most people feel stress |
| where they are comfortably managing both work | | | | as they juggle work and family because so |
| and family. In this article you'll find five | | | | many things are incomplete. I want to |
| key strategies to be an expert juggler. You | | | | challenge you to pick three juicy actions |
| can run a successful, profitable business | | | | every day for both your business and family |
| that makes a difference in the world while | | | | (six total) and complete them with vigor! |
| also creating a loving, joyful family life | | | | When you do, you'll feel a deep sense of ease |
| that thrives. Let's look at five powerful | | | | and satisfaction. |
| strategies: | | | | |
| | | | 5. Enlist the Help of Others (Colleagues, |
| 1. Articulate "Who You Want to Be" Each Day | | | | Assistants and Family) |
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| It's important to articulate who you want to | | | | Women often tend to feel they must complete |
| be (i.e. calm, patient, kind, loving) each | | | | everything on their own. It's simply not |
| day so you can frame your actions and words | | | | realistic. Look for new ways to save time, |
| within that context. If you want to be more | | | | money and energy by enlisting the help of |
| patient, for example, allow yourself to bring | | | | others. It may be a friend, colleague or |
| patience into every interaction in your | | | | family member. A mentor once said to me, |
| business as well as into your communications | | | | "When you tell someone where you are trying |
| with your family. By seamlessly integrating | | | | to go, they'll help you get there." Allow |
| "who you are" in each environment, you'll | | | | others to help you meet your goals. With |
| begin to feel better and experience more | | | | this support, you'll naturally create more |
| ease. | | | | ease for yourself. |
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| 2. Clarify Your Work and Family Vision | | | | Fiona, a gourmet foods entrepreneur in |
| | | | Australasia and the US, recently applied |
| With a clear vision, you can take clear | | | | these powerful strategies during our 12-Week |
| action as you juggle your activities | | | | Work With Ease(tm) for Small Businesses |
| throughout the day. Begin by writing down | | | | program and was amazed at the results. She |
| your top three business goals and your top | | | | decided she was going to approach both her |
| three family goals (they may be weekly, | | | | business and her family in a very different |
| monthly or even annual). Give yourself time | | | | way. Within one month of establishing her |
| to clearly articulate your vision and create | | | | "who to be" vision and high-leverage |
| an action plan. Without this vision, you may | | | | activities, she was on the road to more ease. |
| feel as if you are running a race that has no | | | | She felt clear, focused and ready to grow |
| end. | | | | her business to the next level. |
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| 3. Know Your "High Impact Activities" | | | | I wish you well as you begin to look for ways |
| | | | to juggle work and family with more ease. |
| Review your vision and identify the | | | | May you know joy, may you know peace and may |
| high-impact activities for yourself (i.e. | | | | you work with ease. |
| those actions that will bring the greatest | | | | |