Nancy Laws, Author at She Owns It

3 Steps to Becoming The CEO of Your Life by @chicmompreneur

August 6, 2015 by Nancy Laws Leave a Comment

by Nancy Laws | Featured Contributor

Why Not?

You are mastering being a leader in your organization, and community, and yet you are struggling to establish balance in your home and family. Maybe it is time to change the way you approach the other aspects of your life, and to establish yourself as the CEO of your life.

A successful and effective CEO understands the value of time, and remaining productive in order to ensure the success of her organization.

As my responsibilities continue to increase, I have found that creating a process for my life away from home allows me to remain on top of my game whether I am working with clients at work, or managing my home effectively. As a wife, and mother, I have learned on several occasions that being disorganized at home, will affect my business whether I want it to or not.

Remember that your business is an extension of your life, if that life is chaotic, and disorganized, that chaos will find a way to slip into your work life.

A successful and effective CEO understands the value of time, and remaining productive in order to ensure the success of her organization.

Although I write this now, with ease, I understand how challenging getting there can be!

Delegation

We delegate at work, as a matter of fact it is a great benefit to us when we begin outsourcing tasks that do nothing but keep us occupied with things that do not help us to actually actively find and keep clients.

Although when we first begin considering outsourcing, the idea of spending money is difficult, those who take this step grow to realize the benefits outsourcing. An investment in the business will only pay off in the end, as we learn to hand more mundane tasks to trustworthy employees or contractors.

Freeing up your time by outsourcing household tasks will allow you more time to do what matters most to you. I personally prefer to spend my free time with my children or taking online courses, or planning new ideas for my business, the time that I gain is invaluable, because it allows me to direct my focus on something important, something that is hard to do when I am being pulled in a million directions.

One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular. – Tony Robbins

There are an abundance of apps available for those in need of an extra pair of hands around the house or office. For more, take a look at some of our favorite apps for the busy working mom!

Surround Yourself With a Great Team

The people that you choose to surround yourself with are important, have you ever heard the saying, you are only as good as the people you surround yourself with?

This one has been a tough one for me in the past, I was a people pleaser, obsessed with keeping everyone around me happy, even those that did not deserve a second of my time. You cannot please everyone, and frankly the last thing you should do with the extra time that you may have on hand, is to waste your time on futile things.

“Surround yourself with good people, surround yourself with positivity and people who are going to challenge you to make you better. If you just kind of let yourself stay alone and be by yourself, the negative, it is just not going to help you. You can control two things, your work ethic and your attitude about anything.” —Ali Kriege

I was once told, that a great leader, surrounds herself with an even better team…and I have a fabulous team, that I can honestly say that I am pretty proud of. My team includes my husband, who is my best friend, and number one cheerleader. He quickly reminds me of what I am capable of when I question myself, but is also ready to remind me when I am heading in a questionable direction. Corey is always on hand to talk through my ideas with me, and with his vast experience in finance, he offers a world of knowledge that I never take for granted.

I have learned the value of working with like minded women, and although Darlene and I have been working together for a few weeks, our weekly, sometimes daily chats have offered a lot of insight. Darlene was my first interview for our SheMeets Radio Show, and has offered up time freely to brainstorm, and I have been able to do the same, from sharing resources, to combining our knowledge in order to plan for the future, her friendship has truly been a gift.

Surprisingly, however, I am learning that my relationships with women who juggle as much, if not more than I do can help to create an unexpected balance. I used to think that juggling a business and caring for 4 children was a challenge, until I met single moms, and women with up to 7 children who are juggling being a mom and business owner, like a #Boss! Learning about their experiences, has helped me to create a better routine for myself, as a mom.

Building great, strategic partnerships with like minded women has been exciting for me, and allowing my family to play a greater role in my life has been nothing short of beneficial.

Find your team, and if you are interested in connecting with other fabulous women, send us an email inquiring about our Secret Facebook Group, for women interested in networking with like minded, driven women.

Take Care of Number One

Making time for you, allows you to take a step back and to reboot. It is an important part of my routine, but taking time for yourself does not always have to be a large investment, but is as simple as creating a routine that allows you to remain mentally fit!

Refusing to make time for yourself will result in burnout, and while for others it is a slower process, it is inevitable if you refuse to make any time for yourself. Lindsay Broder wrote a fabulous article on Entrepreneur, offering 5 reasons you SHOULD make more time for yourself!

Five awesome reasons to make time for yourself.

It clears and refreshes your mind
You can’t be good to anyone unless you’re good to yourself
You will be more creative
Being a control freak is not helpful
You keep in touch with what is truly important

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Nancy Laws is a virtual assistant specializing in business blog management. Through her virtual business LawsWrites, she offers business support to Start-Ups, Bloggers, and Authors. She has headed business operations, social media marketing, project, and blog management, from her home in OH.Nancy has loved connecting with other Mompreneurs through her blog Afro-Chic Mompreneur. She launched her blog, after moving from Maryland to Ohio. She needed a way to connect with other working moms, to share tips for staying organized as a woman on the move. A blog that started as a way of reaching out and redefining herself as a business owner, mother, and wife, has turned into the go to guide for the Mompreneur. Connecting moms with brands that help to simplify business, fashion, health, beauty, and parenting, for the mom on the go. Nancy has been featured on several sites and is currently a contributor to Theindiechicks.com.

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5 Ways to Make Your Resume Unique by @chicmompreneur

May 26, 2015 by Nancy Laws 3 Comments

by Nancy Laws | Featured Contributor

Those who get noticed, have an easier time getting the job, promotion, etc. Your resume is your first introduction during your job search and your first opportunity to get noticed in order to get a foot into the early stages of recruitment. Showcasing your ability to be creative not only helps you to get an interview, but allows you to showcase your ability to be creative and innovative to your employer.

Remember that the purpose of a resume is not only to show off your abilities, experience, and the value that you can bring to the organization, but your ability to outshine everybody else. Although some are trying to move away from the format and design of ‘traditional’ resumes, there are aspects that should be carried over or tweaked to fit your individuality.

Be Visually Appealing

Creating a visually appealing resume is a great way to stand out from the rest, most resumes follow a precise structure, using colors, and restructuring the no-nonsense structure of the traditional resume is something to explore during a resume makeover.

There are an abundance of ways to get creative with your resumes. Remember that the point is to showcase your creativity, not overwhelm the recruiter. Limit the range of colors that you use, do not allow the visual to distract from the content.

Infographic Resume

Folded Poster Resume

Origami Resume

Incorporate Important Keywords

Understanding how to use keywords is not reserved for SEO work alone, keywords are important in the structure and wording of your resume.

Identify words that will resonate in the recruiter’s mind by visiting the organization website, and doing as much research as possible through social media platforms like LinkedIn. Reread the job description and research leaders within the organization in order to understand their vision and the terms that will help you to not only get noticed, but to do so in a way that your potential employer will value.

Make Your Resume Adaptable

Making your resume adaptable means ensuring that it is easier to modify for different positions, with different requirements. Sending the same resume is something that should be avoided as much as possible.

Use formats that allow you to easily go in and to shift the focus from one skill or requirement over the other.

Remain Focused

Through your resume, your mission is to convince the recruiter that you are not just a great fit for the position, you are the best option. In order to do this, make the time to understand not only the position, but the capacity in which the organization has directed previous employees in the past.

Declutter and organize your experience, focusing on details that will highlight your value.

Use Social Media to Your Advantage

Social Media is a great way to build an amazing personal brand, which can create incredible opportunities for you, especially if you have successfully grown a large network. Using LinkeIn, Facebook, or Twitter professionally is just the tip of the iceberg.

Using a larger platform, like a blog, to provide solutions in your industry is a great way to market yourself as an expert in your industry. In order to build a powerful brand, understand what personal branding is, and learn from those who have mastered the skill.

Connect With Nancy on The Blog, Where She Helps Female Entrepreneurs Launch and Manage Businesses From the Ground Up!

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Nancy has loved connecting with other Mompreneurs through her blog Afro-Chic Mompreneur. She launched her blog, after moving from Maryland to Ohio. She needed a way to connect with other working moms, to share tips for staying organized as a woman on the move. A blog that started as a way of reaching out and redefining herself as a business owner, mother, and wife, has turned into the go to guide for the Mompreneur. Connecting moms with brands that help to simplify business, fashion, health, beauty, and parenting, for the mom on the go. Nancy has been featured on several sites and is currently a contributor to Theindiechicks.com.

Connect with her on Twitter, and Facebook.

Nancy Laws

7 Deadly Sins in Business by @chicmompreneur

April 27, 2015 by Nancy Laws 2 Comments

by Nancy Laws | Featured Contributor

I am passionate about business and helping my clients not only grow, but to enjoy the process. Working with Fempreneurs and Mompreneurs is a unique experience that helps to catapult the empowerment that comes with business to a whole new level.

One thing I am honest about, however, is the reality of running a business. The easiest part of the business process, from inception and beyond, is that “lightbulb” moment. The moment that you finally get that perfect idea for a business, from that moment on, you will be challenged like never before, and only a few make it to the other side successfully.

The entrepreneurial mindset requires passion, sacrifice, a fierce devotion to our vision, and thick skin. You will look like the odd one out among your peers, you will have a work ethic that few will ever understand, but will help you stand proudly among the elite.

7 Deadly Sins in Business

What are the 7 Deadly Sins in Business?

They are the mistakes that will be your one way ticket to failure as a new business owner.

Walking Blind

Navigating through business with your eyes shut is like choosing to take a walk down a busy highway during rush hour, hoping that you will make it to the next exit unscathed.

It’s simply diluted, and a little insane!

You have to have a plan of action, a great business plan will prepare you for the challenges ahead. Having an understanding of your vision and goal, will allow you to communicate this same vision to team members and potential investors.

But even more than that, putting pen to paper, or finger to key, will help you to understand your own vision and future. Writing forces you to clean and organize your thoughts, and as a creative, will be a great way to encourage inspiration.

Taking it on Alone

As I mentioned, embracing the entrepreneurial mindset will mean that you will find yourself standing alone on many occasions, but it does not mean that you should choose to be alone. Surround yourself with like minded individuals that support not only you, but your vision.

Sit your family and friends down beforehand and prepare them for what is to come. You will need their support and insight throughout this process.

Hiring a great business coach is also a great way to find support as you transition from employee to self-employed. A great coach will not only be a great consultant, but a hands on team member as you begin to establish a foundation for your business. Informing you about tax laws, and the registration process in your state, and more.

Some choose to partner with other innovators, and to work as co-founders. Combining experience and resources to build a strong foundation for the business.

The Disillusion that Passion is Enough

Yes, we know the importance of passion, but anyone who believes that passion will be enough is sadly mistaken.

Although passion will take you a long way, it cannot stand alone, because experience, brilliance, work ethic, are just a handful of the ingredients required to cook up success in business.

This is precisely why surrounding yourself with a great team will be a necessity as you prepare to build a strong foundation. Surround yourself with brilliant strategists and innovators, that will help to offer you the capability you will need to achieve success.

Taming a Confrontational Spirit, or Simply Avoiding it All Together

One that I had to face head on in the early stages of my business, my unwillingness to deal with confrontation of any kind. I have always had a tame spirit, one that has been challenged often throughout my personal journey, because although I am fiercely passionate, I always preferred not to challenge others in an attempt to create a peaceful collaborative environment?

Some of you may ask yourselves, what could be wrong with wanting a peaceful collaborative environment?

You need a balance!

There are times when confrontation is needed, and avoiding will simply create build up that can hinder you at some point as you begin to experience growth and the challenges that come along with that.

Forgetting to Trust Your Gut

The importance of gut feeling tends to be forgotten as we get lost in the politics of it all in business, but that can be a mistake.

Gut feeling is what lead you down the path to entrepreneurship, a path that requires a combination of instinct, and innovation. Use these same instincts in the establishment of your business, as it applies to your vision, strategy, and team building.

Over-Confidence

Your gut and instincts are the bomb, but you don’t know everything.

The best leaders are able to prepare for the unexpected, and to take prepare their companies for unexpected shifts in the market or industry, where others fail.

To be a great strategic leader, you have to be able to notice small shifts, little changes that will sway the direction of things, and put a plan in action that will allow you to be at the forefront of this change.

Being able to turn a seemingly unbalanced environment is essential in the role of leadership, because they will come, and they will be unexpected and can derail a whole organization with lack of preparation. A great leader is able to use their skills to capitalize.
5 Insightful Ways to Approach Strategic Leadership

Sinfully Inept

An entrepreneur is resourceful, ready and willing to hit the pavement, prepared to do the research, and to find the resources needed to become successful, if you are incapable of at least shifting your mindset in order to learn how do this, you don’t belong here.

There will be many things that you will not know how to do, and may not be able to afford to hire somebody for, will you simply crawl into a corner and cry, or simply push those tasks to the side, allowing them to pile up?

There is a reason there are so many articles about transitioning from employee to entrepreneur, it is not easy, but the journey is full of excitement and challenges. Those who choose to follow their dreams are taken through a metamorphosis that will help to create a better you, even through failure.

What are some of the mistakes that you have made over the years, that would fit into one of the 7 deadly sins, and how did you overcome?

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App My Life: Shop Local Farmer’s Markets With Your Phone by @chicmompreneur #VZWBuzz

March 23, 2015 by Nancy Laws Leave a Comment

by Nancy Laws | Featured Contributor

If you have been a reader of my blog in the last few months, you know that I have a bit of an obsession with apps, with a new year and the growth of the blog, I have spent the last few weeks planning a new series for the blog, and App My Life just made a lot of sense. Especially with the success of the last post, 10 Apps That Can Earn You Money!

Between running my business, home, and everything in between, anything that helps me to simplify my life, is a welcome addition into my home, family, or phone. There are apps for everything these days, and I am taking full advantage of the support and flexibility they offer me.

Grubmarket

Eating healthy is hard to do when you are on the go, unless you can afford to hire someone to shop for you. Junk food just seems a lot more accessible sometimes than healthier choices. Grocery shopping feels like another chore by the end of the work week, and something I have to get motivated to do.

With Grubmarket, it can now be done from the comfort of your desk, sofa, or bed. This amazing app allows you to support local farms, and businesses by simplifying shopping for healthier local foods with the click of a button.

Discover and support amazing local businesses in your community.

From local farms, to certified home kitchens and restaurants, you have a lot of options, from fresh local produce to delicious, and fresh meals.

Everything is direct from the farm to your door. Nothing from Grubmarket comes from a warehouse shelf.

Hawaii Ahi Tuna – Sushi Grade From GrubMarket, provided by Main Street Meat and Fish Market

Grub Box

It’s really hard to find anyone these days who has not tried a subscription box of some kind. They are an incredibly fun way to discover up and coming or established brands. I happen to be a fan of beauty and fitness boxes, but Grubbox is ready to introduce us to some amazing food related subscription boxes.

Grubbox: Snacks

Sustainable Meat Box
Sustainable Local Seafood Box
Wild California King Salmon Box
Sustainable Meat Box
Fresh Seafood Box
Organic Seasonal Fruits Box
Organic Snacks Box
Organic Seasonal Vegetables Box
Organic Seasonal Fruits and Veggies
Fresh Raw Milk
Seasonal Fresh Asian Vegetables
And More!

Simply choose your frequency, from once a week to once a month. You decide how often you would like to receive the box of your choice.

GrubMarket For Entrepreneurs

This app not only simplifies shopping for busy entrepreneurs, or moms, but it simplifies selling for business owners. Open an online store in a matter of minutes and start providing a wider audience with fresh food.

Do you have an app that you love to use, to simplify shopping for you? What are some features you wish shopping apps had that they don’t?

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10 Apps That Can Earn You Money by @chicmompreneur #VZWbuzz

February 28, 2015 by Nancy Laws 4 Comments

by Nancy Laws | Featured Contributor

Working from home is just convenient for most, whether you recently lost a job and are having a challenging time finding a new position, or are a mother, who would love to stay home with your children and earn some money, maybe you are a college student in need of some extra cash or money to add to your college fund. Whatever it may be, having options is great, and now, thanks to apps, you can start earning money by doing what you spend too much time doing already, using your phone.

These 10 apps will earn you cash, although it will require work on your end, you will be able to pick and choose, giving you a little flexibility.

Loot App

Earn money with Loot App in 3 simple steps, literally.

Browse Campaigns: View difference campaigns run by your favorite brands, and choose the one that you like.
Complete Actions: Either take a picture or share a message, depending on the campaign that you choose.
Earn Loot! You will receive cash or other rewards.

Pact

I love fitness, and I love apps, being able to combine both, to earn some cash is a dream come true!

Pact allows you to create fitness goals, and to earn some cash when you hit your goals. The app is broken down into 3 options, veggie pact, gym pact, and food log pact, how awesome is that?

Fiverr

Fiverr is by far my favorite way to not only earn some extra cash, but to grow your client list by offering a trial of some of your services at a ridiculously discounted rate. I would not recommend taking a very big loss, but there are a wide variety of gigs, and ways to make sure that you still earn a good wage for your time.

I recently hired someone to create an awesome infographic for a client, for about $10. Get creative, and start earning some cash.

Field Agent

One of several apps of it’s kind, field agent claims to be the first of it’s kind on the website, whether true or not, if you have an Iphone you can start earning cash by conducting market research.

You can earn between $3 to $12 from most tasks.

Iconzoomer

Blogging and photography go hand in hand, I have learned a lot about photography since I launched my blog. Great images and a great blog post go hand in hand, a bad image can influence a great blog post negatively.

With Iconzoomer, I can use all those new photography skills to earn a little extra cash, but you in no way need to be a pro!

Simply take photos of what is asked, which could be something as simple as the shoes that you have on your feet, followed by a comment, and that’s it.

Gigwalk

Run errands with gigwalk for some money. From taking photos, handing out flyers, mystery shopping, you will have many options with this app.

The client will ask you to do simple tasks for them, and you will earn money by completing them.

Shopkick

This app is for the Shopaholic in us all.

If you already spend a lot of time shopping online, like myself, why not earn some rewards while you are at it, that can be redeemed in the form of a gift card?

Easy Shift

Similar to Gigwalk and Field agent, you can use easy shift to earn some cash by completing simple tasks. Payments are made through PayPal and can be processed within 48 hours.

Rewardable

Like some of the above apps, you can earn up to $20 a task. These tasks can take anywhere from five to fifteen minutes to complete. You can check displays, take photos or record prices and inventory.

Ipoll

I love opinion apps, that allow you to take surveys, or providing feedback on products and services. If you have a few minutes a day a available, you can earn some cash by simply sharing your opinion.

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Is it Time to Fire Your Client? by @chicmompreneur

February 5, 2015 by Nancy Laws Leave a Comment

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I helped a client fire a client this week, it wasn’t the first time, and it won’t be the last!

Knowing when it’s time to fire a client is very important for every business owner, the dead weight can be detrimental to your company. In business every second is worth something, and the last thing you want to do is to waste your time on a challenging client.

Who is The Dead Weight Client?

The Avoider

You know the one, you spend hours of your time discussing their needs, and the solutions that you can offer, but as soon as you mention cost, they suddenly have no time or are full of excuses. It seems like everyday they are experiencing a new tragedy, from the sudden death of the family pet, to a sudden foreclosure.

Don’t fall for the charade!

There is a reason you are getting the run around, simply put, it’s an attempt to corner you into reducing your rates.

In these situations, I respectfully, make it clear that I will not wait forever, and if my client roster fills up before they confirm and finalize the contract I will not be able to work with them.

I don’t chase, and I do not keep reducing my rates.

It took me a long time to get to that point. My wonderful hubby helped me understand the importance of valuing my own time, skills, and everything that my business has to offer to each and every potential client.

If you know that you have a lot to offer, your potential clients will see this, and respect you!

The Know-It-All

Don’t you just hate a know it all? Well, guess what, if you haven’t already, you will soon run into the know it all client. The one who hires you for your services, obviously, one would think, because they are not able to do it themselves and yet feel as if they should teach you how to do your job. Micromanaging every little detail and disagreeing with all of your suggestions.

It is beyond frustrating, and can negatively impact your business.

I love learning, and continue to study in order to improve professionally and personally on every level. I love working with clients that challenge me, because I can get bored easily, that is precisely why the VA field works so well for me. It’s unpredictable, and allows me to work in a wide range of industries.

However, as a professional I have to know when to remind the client that I am the expert and not the other way around, because the last thing I want is to take bad advice and produce a terrible final service or product. I respectfully help my client understand that he/she hired me because of my expertise, and if they are not okay with that, I prefer to walk away, rather than do something I know will not be done the right way.

The Unavailable Client

I schedule a video conference at least once a week with my clients, and try to keep every channel of communication open at all times. My clients can reach me by Skype, Google Hangouts, Phone, and Email at any time during the day. This is necessary when running a virtual business like mine.

I am a self starter, but I am not a mind reader, there is no such thing in my opinion. In order to anticipate the needs of my client, I have to get to know the client. Understanding how the client thinks, what they value, helps me to anticipate their needs. The problem is, the client has to actually be available for me to do this!
I have always had a hard time hurting peoples feelings, running a business has certainly helped to change me for the better in many areas of my life. There are times when we have to stand our ground, and if you want to have a successful business, you will have to know when it is appropriate to say yes, and when saying ‘NO’ is necessary.

Value yourself, and your time enough to respectfully cut off the “Dead Weight”

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Stop Searching For Balance in The Wrong Places, Just Make Time For You! by @chicmompreneur

January 26, 2015 by Nancy Laws 2 Comments

by Nancy Laws | Featured Contributor

One of the reasons I revamped Afro-Chic Mompreneur, was to have an open ended discussion on the work/life balance dilemma, that every Mompreneur deals with on a regular basis.

I wanted to focus on the fact that despite our busy lives, being fabulous is something that most women love, but how often do we make time to look and feel fabulous? I have been able to connect Mompreneurs, with brands that simply life in many ways, especially when it comes to fashion, beauty, fitness, and health.

What have I learned about the ever elusive work/life balance as a Mompreneur?

The key to achieving balance is much simpler than we may realize, in my opinion, that is, stop searching and just make time for you!

Don’t misunderstand me, all the other great tips are correct, you should put a halt to mommy guilt, get organized, slow down, etc… But you have read these things a million times at this point and yet, here you are, reading again. The reason is, you have not been paying attention to the most important tip you have heard a million times over too.

Make Time For You!

The reality is this, if you are frazzled, stressed out, and completely discombobulated (Yes, I used that word!) who exactly do you plan on managing succesfully? Your clients, who pay you not to have an excuse? Your Home, Kids, and Hubby, who look to you for everything from clean laundry, financial wisdom, confidence boosts, and everything in between?

There are times when you are going to just have to say Screw it, I need to just get away, and get myself together in every way, from spirituality, to fitness, health, and mentally.

It’s Hard

If it was easy to do, we wouldn’t be seeking out tips and ways to do this. It requires logical prioritization, and logical prioritization involves making choices that some may not always agree with. I remember, reading an article about a year and a half ago that really erupted a S***storm in one of my groups.

A blogger shared a post where she said that her husband came before her children. All the alpha moms blew their gaskets, because it was completely unacceptable for anyone to put a man over their children, she was a horrible mom, and so on and so forth. I wonder if they actually read the article, or stopped after the title?

She was simply saying that sometimes as mothers, our children come before all, including our marriages. Instead, we stay in unhealthy marriages, and dote on our children, forgetting that our children see their parents as the first example of what a marriage should be. Our sex lives fizzle because instead of making time to handle our business in the bedrooms, we have the child sleeping in the bed with us night after night, even after our husbands give us all the hints and nudges that they can. At what point do you forget that having a healthy marriage is just as important for you as it is for your children and husband?

There were a lot of great examples of ways we can make our marriages a priority and still be a great mom to our children, and yet somehow everyone was missing the point! Logical Prioritization is lacking!

In applying logical prioritization, one would realize that having a healthy marriage will be the key to having a stable home and family life. Therefore, although our children are important to us, and we should put them first in most situations, we have to understand that in order to keep them safe, happy, and surrounded by 4 walls that encompass a happy home life, our marriages have to be just as important if not more!

As a working mom, we are juggling so many things, a lot of us are often left drained, and exhausted, which leads to stress, irritability, low sex drive, need I say more?

And yet our goal in all this is to be a great mom, wife (if you are married), and have a succesful career/business.

How does that work? I have tried it that way, and failed time and time again.

Prioritize in ways that will ensure that you will succeed, by making sure that you take care of yourself, and keep yourself healthy, and fabulous above all. You will then be a better mom, a wife your husband will be proud to flaunt, and a fierce professional woman!

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