Cheri Alguire

When Mom is Sick

We've all been there. You wake up with a toddler jumping on your bed at six in the morning, and instead of popping out of bed, you slowly drag your achy and sore body out from under the covers. Your head is stuffed up, your throat is raw and you feel like... Read >

Change Happens

Just as Forrest Gump says, "Change Happens." Ok, that might not be the exact quotation, but I'd like to interpret it this way for all of you Real Estate Moms. Change is unavoidable. It happens. We've all learned that we can't stop it from hitting us on th... Read >

Time for Yourself as a Working Mom

You rush from your office to pick up the kids at school, and then you quickly drop off your children at their various extracurricular activities. By the time you get home, you have to hurry to get dinner on the table, fly through the homework and just whe... Read >

Partners In Power, Who Can Be Your Robin?

It's not easy to run a successful Real Estate Business, raise well-rounded children, and stay sane if you're doing it all on your own. We all know how overwhelming the Real Estate Industry can be; sometimes it feels like we even have to coddle our clients... Read >

Working Moms and Saying No

If you are like most moms who run their own business, you have trouble saying "NO!" Working moms and saying no can be almost an oxymoron. There are often people demanding or asking things of you all of the time. Whether it is the office that needs somethi... Read >

Who's Generation Is This Anyway?

It's fairly obvious that a new generation has emerged. Watching your children sprint to the computer after school has become a daily occurrence. You've probably already learned to appreciate this ritual as a form of much needed exercise. Why are they so i... Read >

One Method for One Million Customers

You're in a business network, you go to meet and greets, you're a part of the local chamber of commerce, but are you maximizing all of these networking possibilities to your full potential? If you're like me, follow up is one of the hardest things to get ... Read >

Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall, Where Is My Life Going?

Do you ever wish that you had a mirror like the one in Snow White? Maybe a mirror that could show you the future, not just who the fairest one of all is? Well it's possible. If it seems too good to be true, it's not. You can actually map out your life, an... Read >

Working Moms Always Have a Plan B (and a Plan C)

It's never easy to juggle everything going on when you're a working mom; there always seems to be something to keep you on your toes and ready for anything. By default, as working moms, we always have a plan B, a plan C and sometimes even a plan D. When t... Read >

Wheel of Life: How you can balance work, life, family and more!

Life is definitely a balancing act. Have you ever been in the situation where your child has a concert at school, you've promised to help with the community fundraiser, you are needed at the office, and you completely forgot about the dinner date with you... Read >

No-Work Zones for the Working Mom

When you're a working mom, particularly when you have your own business it can be difficult to draw the line between working and family. In fact, most of the time, that line can be down right fuzzy! The key is creating No-Work Zones in your house. This is... Read >

Being Confident as a Mom

When you're at work, you get feedback if you're doing a good job or not. Clients might tell you if you did well, or if they think you messed up. If you didn't finish a project on time, you'll hear about it. And if you landed a new client, obviously you di... Read >

Being a Mother First

Sometimes it's easy to become so wrapped up in running your business that you forget about everything else in your life that should be important. You might find that your role as a mom gets pushed to the background because you're so busy at work. If you'r... Read >

GMS: Guilty Mother Syndrome

A lesser known condition related to parenting, Guilty Mother Syndrome commonly arises the minute that you hear you're pregnant. Everything from what you eat while you are pregnant to the way you sleep at night may cause you guilt. But if you think that's ... Read >

Working Mom Worry

Do you worry about your children? Of course you do. We all do! As a parent, a little bit of anxiety is natural. In addition to the stress of being a parent, as a working mother, you have the additional stress of "working mom worry," and that type of worry... Read >