How to run a company successfully as a mom
Many women are led to believe that they have to choose between their careers and motherhood. But what if you want both? Not so long ago, only super-women were able to juggle between a family and a job. However, nowadays, you don’t need special abilities to have a fulfilling career and a loving family. With solid organizational skills, you can create the life of your dreams.
Even though this sounds doable in theory, is it indeed like that in practice? To run a truly successful company as a mom, you need to discover the perfect balance. Therefore, check out these tips that can help you achieve all your goals. In every successful company and sites like Odyssey Online and Xposed magazine
- Manage tasks and time
Time management is a crucial skill for any successful business owner. If you add motherhood on top of that, knowing how to balance between tasks, calls, and a child is challenging. So, instead of crying about a lack of time, take the matter into your own hands, and learn how to handle and manage multiple assignments. How can you do that?
Each morning creates a to-do list of all the tasks you need to complete during the day. Sort them according to importance. To prioritize tasks more easily, use the urgent/important principle. This tool will help you coordinate the tasks and get everything done in time!
2. Work-life balance is a must
Running a successful company requires a lot of time and dedication. However, so does a family! Instead of choosing between the two most important aspects of your life, establish a work-life balance that can help you separate work from home. Why is that important?
If you want to properly focus on your business, you need to keep family aside. Similarly, if you want to spend quality time with your kids, you need to stop thinking of your job when you’re at home. Balancing work and family as a working mom are extremely difficult if you work from home. Therefore, having a designated workplace and a home office is vital for your business.
3. Don’t be afraid to ask for help
We all need help from time to time. If you have young children and a lot of hard and important work you need to do, you can’t manage to do both, no matter how hard you try! Therefore, asking for help is necessary. So, have your partner, parents or nanny take care of the kids while you’re working.
Getting help for certain things isn’t considered a failure. If someone takes children off of your hands, you’ll have more time to focus on your company and build your brand further! On the other hand, help with a company is a useful idea to consider. Hire more people that can do tasks for you. Then you’ll have more time to spend with kids and family.
4. Prep meals
To run a successful company, you need to be completely focused on plans, goals, mission, and vision. You also need to think about the future of your company, develop new ideas, projects, and advance. However, we can agree that you can’t do and achieve all that when you and your children are hungry! So, instead of wasting time preparing food every day, try meal prepping.
Meal prepping can be a true time-saver and headache preventer. Cook the meal the night before and pack it for work and children for the next day. That will save you enough time for your business and leave you plenty of time for effective parenting and family time.
5. Communicate and delegate
In every successful company, each employee knows what their tasks are. It’s a huge plus if the team gets together well, as well as if the company culture is healthy. These things aren’t easy to achieve. However, as a business owner or a manager, you need to find ways to work on internal communication, trust, and equal task delegation. How can you make it happen?
Opt for an app or a platform that provides a place where employees can connect, read the latest information or share important data. Such an app increases engagement and improves employee communication in no time. You can also use such tools to delegate tasks, create to-do’s and track your employees’ activity!
6. Don’t forget about your mental health
One of the most important things in running a successful business, as well as being a mom is your mental health. If you’re feeling unwell physically or mentally, you won’t be able to achieve success in either of these fields. That’s why you need to take special care of your mental health. What if you’re busy all the time?
Taking one mental health day from time to time can’t hurt anyone. Delegate the tasks to employees and colleagues and let other people watch over your children while you take time for yourself. Choose activities you’d like to do. Read, go to the spa, hang out with friends or simply sleep. Whatever it takes to regain your mental strength and capacity is a good mechanism!
Conclusion
Running a successful company as a mom isn’t mission impossible! Many women have done it, so why couldn’t you? Follow these tips and create the perfect balance between family and work. With a little patience, anything is doable! So, indulge in the magical world of working moms.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
