22nd December 2006
Are you itching to make a career move? Is that corner-office position calling your name? Have you convinced yourself that job-hunting is impossible because you're a mom? Here are five practical tips for the successful job-hunting mom.
1. Get clear abou...
22nd December 2006
A lot of working moms are in a rut. Every day it's the same chaotic and rushed routine — kids, job, housework, etc. Because of your life's frantic pace you eventually lose sight of where you're going...life starts to lose its zeal. Instead of pursuing w...
22nd December 2006
Let’s face it…being a mom is already filled with its own challenges. Then comes the holiday season and somewhere between gift shopping, decorating, cooking and entertaining guests, you may just end up going off the deep end!
This year take time to ...
22nd December 2006
"Mommy? How come you have to go to work?"
As we prepare to leave the house for yet another work day, my preschool daughter asks me a question that’s been ruminating in my head since I first became a mother. The automatic response is something like,"I...
30th August 2006
A couple days ago my five year old daughter gave me another one of her wise, yet simple lessons:
"What you say becomes your reality."
Now, she didn't say exactly that, so let me tell you how it happened…
All week I was feeling extremely slug...
21st August 2006
The other morning my husband was helping me put the kids in the car when a woman jogged by our house. Being a nice, neighborly person I said, "Good Morning!" in a cheery voice to which the woman scarfed back, "Looks like someone needs to mow their lawn" a...
23rd June 2006
As working mothers, nothing ever remains static. No matter how many children you have or their ages, you can never truly know how life will unfold on a day-to-day basis. The ebb and flow of working motherhood requires that you have a strong inner ability ...
15th May 2006
What are you all about? Aside from your job title, awards and diplomas, and material possessions, do you know what you're really all about? If you can't answer that question, then keep reading. You're about to become a mom on a mission.
Mission stateme...
30th April 2006
It's too bad that working motherhood doesn't come with an instruction manual. If it did, you'd have an answer to the elusive question: how can I achieve work+life balance? Instead you look with admiration (and maybe even envy) at other working moms who ap...
20th April 2006
Ever felt like your "to-do" list is growing exponentially? Every time you cross an item off the list you're blindsided by at least three additional tasks. Of course they all feel like priorities so you're left feeling out of sorts as you scramble to get...
13th March 2006
Somewhere between working woman and working mother life changes – dramatically. Priorities shift. Responsibilities expand. Time passes with greater speed. Worst of all – you begin to lose yourself in the haste of work, family and life until suddenly y...
16th February 2006
Are you in a constant state of motion?
Is it hard for you to sit still and do nothing for more than a few moments? If so, you're not alone. There is at least one other person like you — me. And my guess is that most all working moms can understand what ...
31st January 2006
Motivation guru Wayne Dyer once said, "You cannot solve a problem by condemning it." Yet this is something working moms do all the time. You face problems you can't solve and your internal voice cries out, I should be able to handle this!
This kind of...
14th January 2006
Need a quick fix that will get you more time? Here are ten tips for creating more time in your life:
1. Minimize personal errands
Most working moms also wear the role of "home manager." You balance the checkbook, pay the bills, do the grocery shoppi...
15th December 2005
Everyone has a story. We spend a lot of time telling our story over and over again. Most times it's pure fiction.
Here's a story from a mother of two who works as a Pharmaceutical Sales Representative:
"I'm so exhausted. The travel on this job is ...
