that entrepreneur life

Being a mom is hard. Being an entrepreneur is hard. Both is just well, insanity.

I am absolutely a yes girl. I have a very hard time saying no - I want to take every ‘opportunity’ because ‘think of the opportunity!’ The past almost 9 months of my life have been the most challenging. BY FAR, the most rewarding, but I have days were I have meltdowns or want to pull my hair out or quit. it. all.

But then I get praise or I kill it one day out of MANY at both the mom and work life game and it’s all renewed.

#nationalentrepreneurday has me thinking, what is balance? How do you achieve it while still living your dreams? I have always loved to work, but I want to be an amazing, present mother as well. How does one achieve the work smarter, not harder if you’re shooting for the stars?

An unrelated note (but related) is I have discovered I have OCD. Having a child has shown me this because it’s impossible to keep things as clean as I want, or perfect as I want. And that goes into work life as well. I have the mentality ‘if you want something done right, do it yourself’ but maybe I just haven’t found the right assistance. It’s challenging.

PLUS - I have so many things that I want to tap into that I haven’t even BEGUN!! I mean, life is just staring me in the face and I want to make my daughter so proud.

So on this day, all I can say after almost 3 years of being an entrepreneur is day to day, just keep doing what you need to do. No two days are the same. The work will be there tomorrow, it always is. Do what makes you proud. Ask for help. BE PRESENT in the moment because staying happy is a must for a successful career, in whatever you do. Here’s to a new decade, let’s figure it out together.