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One of the challenges
faced by work at home moms is balancing their work and family.
There is always the danger of work swallowing up all of your
family time, or having your family time interrupt your business.
I heard a story a while back, that I think illustrates the
best way to balance the two.
And, it goes like
this...
First, think of your life as a jar.
Second, think of those things that are most important to
you. This might include things like your family, your career,
your free time, and your health. Now picture these important
things as large rocks.
Next, think of all the other things that take up time in your
life.
Cleaning the house,
running errands, answering email, doing laundry, watching TV.
All those things that take up time, but are not what's most
important to you.
I want you to picture these things as sand.
Now, take your jar. Fill it up with your sand.
And then, ask
yourself, can I still fit my big rocks into the jar? Chances are
you cannot - because your sand has taken up all of the space.
This is what many people do with their life. They busy
themselves with all of the little things. And then, they don't
have time left for what's most important.
Here is how I want you to fill YOUR jar.
FIRST, put in your big rocks. Schedule time for what's most
important to you.
Then, pour in your sand. A funny thing happens. The sand fills
in all of the little spaces left over in the jar. Suddenly, BOTH
the rocks and the sand fit in the jar!
Once you have scheduled your most important things, you can fill
in the time that's left with your "sand" - all those other
things that you CAN do, but that aren't
most important to you.
Now, you may be thinking, but I have to do my laundry and clean
my house and run my errands. Yes, some of these things may need
to be done. But in what priority? And, do YOU have to be the one
doing them?
When I learned how to "let go" of the little stuff (my sand) and
focus on the important things I wanted to spend my time on, I
became much happier, healthier AND my business started to grow.
And, not only that, I began to enjoy the journey.
You may not be a 6FigureWAHM yet, but as you take steps to
become one, remember to enjoy every day along the way. The
saddest thing that can happen is to finally get there and
realize you sacrificed what was most important along the way.
The role of Super Mom is highly over-rated, and highly
unrealistic. Give up on your ideals of how you THINK your life
should be, and what you think you SHOULD be able to do, and
focus on doing what's most important to you.
If you can do this, I think you'll find it's much easier to
balance your work and family.
© Copyright 2007 Debbie LaChusa
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Debbie LaChusa feels
blessed to be a work at home mom who gets to spend time with her
family, do work she loves and earn a great living. She founded
10stepmarketing and
6FigureWorkAtHomeMom to help other working moms do the same.
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