I speak with many mums, every single week, who express the desire to work from home or start a home business. Some are new mums with pre-school aged children, and others are juggling school-aged or teenage children and a household while working a job. Talk about multi-tasking and being busy, they know what it means! Interestingly, many mums wonder whether they would be ABLE to start their own work from home business. For many, it all sounds ‘too much’, ‘too ha... Read More

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Depending on your expectations, perhaps becoming a work at home mum didn't end up being as leisurely as you originally thought it would be? Were you planning that, across the week, you’d look after and play with your kids, do the laundry, clean the house, cook up great meals for dinner, do the shopping, meet up with your friends, do your daily fitness program, and work your Business naturally in between all this? Maybe you even managed to do all that, in a somewhat chaotic way, for a few we... Read More

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As a work at home mum, do you make an effort to divide your life as an individual and as a home Business owner? Do you have a separate personality for your work from home job or Business and your personal life? As you seek success in both areas of your life, don't you believe the unique qualities that you exercise in your personal life are just as pertinent in your professional outcomes? What if you translated your assets between both areas, and applied yourself with authenticity through... Read More

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Most mums ask themselves whether they can and perhaps should work at home. These questions arise with a need to be more present for their family, to raise their young kids at home, to do school pick-ups and drop-offs… and to make an income! 

First, I need to explain something. Work from home opportunities belong in 2 groups: the work from home jobs and home businesses. With a work from home job, you still work for somebody else. Your employer is allowing you to work from home (... Read More

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An important component of goal setting is planning for obstacles. You might be clear on what you want to achieve and how to get there, but have you planned for obstacles and sacrifices? Will you be tempted to go back when it gets too hard or uncomfortable? Will you go back when you have decided that you just can't win? It can be a challenge to become a work at home mum or establish a work from home business, especially if this situation is different from your past experiences. The truth is, w... Read More

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