Kudos to you for taking that daring step of starting your own business AND raising a family. You are a true visionary.
When we become moms, we start living into the dream of raising loving, responsible and great children.
When we start a business, we step into the dream of making a real difference to others, to the world.
But making your dreams a reality is often a really hairy roller coaster ride. The thoughts that shake you awake in the middle of the night in fear and self-doubt when you ask, “What the heck was I thinking?”
There’s a certain degree of humility and surrender needed when you’re following a dream because you’re pretty sure the Universe hasn’t delivered the precise roadmap and resources to you yet.
Then of course there’s the mommy guilt that gnaws at you. Your children are clamoring for your attention, but there are clients to serve, copy to write and networking to be done.
Every parent wants their children to feel empowered to go for their dreams, but are we really being role models for our own dreams?
Children do what you do, not what you say. So what lessons are we teaching them when they see their entrepreneurial mommy perpetually stressed out, overwhelmed and hesitating towards her own goals?
3 Strategies to Keep You in Action and Be a Positive Role Model
Tip #1: Vibe Up With Your Vision
Your heart and soul are what birth your most potent dreams and vision. But in the day-to-day efforts to achieve that dream, we forget to stay energetically connected to it.
If we lose our passion, we’ll lose our ability to achieve our dreams. If your dream came true, what would be different in your family, your life or the world? FEEL the difference right down to your bones.
Take time to vibe up with your vision on a regular basis. Show your children a clip of Martin Luther King in his “I Have a Dream” speech to show them what passion, vision and purpose look like and have them feel how powerful a force for change that is in the world.
When you’re infused with that sense of deep purpose, you become unstoppable. Those around you feel a purpose and certainty within you that goes beyond words, and you’ll attract people who want to come onboard with you to help you achieve your dreams.
Tip #2: Grow Your Dream Every Day
We live in a society of instant gratification. Children and adults alike hunger for the quick fix. But that’s not how dreams get manifested.
Dreams are like fragile young plants. They need our daily attention and care. We need to add water, check the soil conditions, adjust the lighting and add fertilizer from time to time.
We can be powerful role models of the value of perseverance, discipline and making choices that align with our goals. When our children start to feel the calling of their own dreams, they’ll learn that anything is truly possible if they commit to a strong intention and consistent action.
Tip #3: Forge Your Own Path
Following a dream means you’re often out there forging your own path. Creating new possibilities requires leadership and a willingness to stretch out of your comfort zone. Leaders often don’t have a lot of company out there on the cutting edge of new ideas or possibilities.
Our children are so influenced by their peer group and a desire to fit in with the acceptable crowd. But seeing their Mom out there forging her own path in the world and figuring out how to create a successful business out of a beautiful idea can be inspiring to them.
They’ll get an important message that following the crowd or the traditional route doesn’t always get you where you want to go. They’ll learn that anything is possible, if you’re willing to step out and take action until your dreams become a reality.
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