If you’re a working parent, you already understand the struggle of juggling working on your business while taking care of toddlers and infants is like — and it’s far from being easy! Whether you work from home or run a brick and mortar storefront, most entrepreneurs can benefit from investing in a nanny. According to Forbes, hiring ... Read More
Work-Life Balance
Is Working From Home Really More Flexible?
Many of us seek work-from-home employment or start our own business because we want more flexibility. We want the ability to work the hours we choose, be with our children when we want and take care of our personal and family needs while we work. Is that realistic? There are many scenarios that can upset this ultimate work-life ... Read More
5 Time Management Tips for Working From Home
Some people were born to work from home. They don’t need an office to keep them accountable and productive, and they relish in the quietness and comfort of their own homes. Then there are people who need to work a little harder to keep on track. With all the distractions that come with working at home, it’s nice to have some tools in ... Read More
Four Simple Tips to Help With Work-at-Home Mom Overwhelm
I’ve learned there’s working from home, and then there’s working from home with kids. I wasn’t yet a mom when I began working for myself. I had no distractions and no time restraints – not counting client deadlines, of course. Fast-forward five years and two kids later and my work-at-home life had to change. The big chunk of time I ... Read More
10 Life Hacks to Maximize Your Lunch Break
It's easy to take lunch breaks for granted. After all, they're nothing more than an opportunity to curb those midday hunger pangs, right? But, as it turns out, there's more to lunch breaks than that. If used right, lunch breaks can boost your productivity, too. It's not just because they fill your stomach or give you a breather from ... Read More
How Women In Business Can Use Emotional Intelligence
Women in business operate in an environment dominated by male business owners. In this context, we learn to exhibit behaviors that help us to sustain successful businesses, sometimes allowing masculine traits to override our natural nurturing strengths because in the current business paradigm, nurturing traits are sometimes viewed as ... Read More
How to Time Manage During the Holidays
The holidays are a wild time of year for every working individual, but especially for the work-at-home-woman. What’s an office by day may very well have to host a New Years Eve party by night. With all this intermingling of professional and personal life during the holiday season, it can be hard to keep things straight and manage ... Read More
Three Ways to Boost Your Productivity With Everyday Technology
By Mridu Parikh Overwhelmed by the onslaught of apps that promise to make your life more productive? You’ll learn to organize your emails, take control of your finances, streamline your grocery shopping, and never miss a to-do again. But getting yourself to use the apps as intended is where you fall short. They’ll make good on ... Read More
7 Tips for Managing Holiday Stress as a Home Business Owner
The holiday season is officially underway (even though it feels like fall just started)! Do you get stressed during the holiday season? Is it a bit overwhelming for you? With family, children, gifts, cookies, parties, holiday orders and much more, it's easy to understand why you might be feeling a little overwhelmed at the ... Read More
5 Tips for Achieving Balance and Remaining Productive During the Holidays
Once Halloween is over, I usually blink and the next thing I know, I am knee deep in all the frenzy and chaos that comes with the holidays. I am stressed, miserable, and what’s more, I am less productive than ever. Well, in an attempt to take a pre-emptive strike against this negative state of affairs this year, I’ve decided to ... Read More
6 Tips To Live Your Perfect Workday (Almost) Every Day
To live your perfect workday, first, you have to decide what the perfect day is for you. The traditional saying, “The early bird catches the worm,” is thought to date back to the late 1600s, and that has been the norm in time management advice ever since. Online advisers are proud to get up so early in the a.m., to sit right down ... Read More
The Balancing Act: Small Business Owner by Day, Mother 24/7
It’s been said that owning a small business is a lot like parenting a toddler. You must keep an eye on them every second – OR ELSE. So how do you do that? How can you, a mompreneur, nurture both your business baby and your real-life babies? Below are a few tips to keep in mind … and keep you sane. #1. Prioritize like your life ... Read More
How Leaving Your Comfort Zone Can Positively Affect Your Productivity
As a work-at-home woman, do you ever leave your comfort zone? Do you have a schedule or daily routine for your business or for your job that you don’t deviate from? Have you ever thought about changing it up to see how it could positively affect your productivity or your bottom line? Here are five simple things that you could try ... Read More
3 Brain Exercises to Enhance Your Decision Making Skills
In the fast-paced world that we find ourselves living in today, it is not uncommon for people to feel overwhelmed with all of the things they have to do and the decisions that they have to make in their lives every day. Some people feel unequipped to handle all of the decisions that they have to make. It would be helpful for these ... Read More
One Thing You Should Never Skip When You’ve Had a Bad Day
I know you’ve had those days... When you were up the night before finishing a project or tending a sick child... And then the next morning you can’t find a decent, clean pair of pants for your 10-year-old to wear to school... When breakfast becomes a battle of wills... And the car’s check engine light comes on as you head ... Read More
