6 Tips to Help Working Moms Reach their Goals
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by Suzanne Brown
2M ago
It’s a few weeks into the new year. Losing a bit of focus as you try to achieve your goals this year? Let’s shift that focus to making things happen. If you’re like many, you have new goals that go along with the start of the year. (Remember, though, that you can set goals at any time in the year!) I’m sharing 6 tips to help working moms reach their goals this year. Why am I talking about this? As a working mom who wants a more balanced lifestyle, it’s helpful to know where to put your time and energy. Set resolutions or goals as the year starts, so you know what to focus on. Once you set you ..read more
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Be Productive When Working at Home with Small Children
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by Suzanne Brown
2M ago
One of the top five tips that I got from the more than 110 professional working moms I interviewed was to get help. Let’s face it, though, right now that can be hard. Childcare is expensive if you can find it. So many families are away from extended family. Maybe it’s that you don’t have enough childcare. Or maybe you have childcare, but they have an emergency and you must manage work and small children unexpectedly. Whatever the reason, it boils down to sometimes you must be productive when working at home with small children (without help). Prepare the night before Plan your week. I like to ..read more
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Belongingness: More than the Latest Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Trend
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by Suzanne Brown
1y ago
Several years ago Kim Berney-Brooke and I served on the same advisory board for an initiative to support working mothers. I appreciated her insights during our board meetings. I was thrilled to hear about her graduate studies, and I’m even more excited to hear about her new endeavor as an organizational psychologist and belongingness consultant. She shares an interesting perspective in this series for employees, managers, senior leaders, HR professionals, and entrepreneurs interested in adding to their teams. You will see that belongingness matters. February is the month of love, largely than ..read more
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11 Healthy, Easy Snacks for Working Moms
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by Suzanne Brown
1y ago
It’s a new year! And since eating healthier is often a resolution that I hear from the working mamas who I work with, I asked Amanda Smallwood, our favorite nutritionist to share her tips on healthy snacks. Selfishly, I really wanted this list because I’m trying to eat healthier and between meals is a struggle for me. Amanda’s snack list does not disappoint. Let’s check out her 11 healthy, easy snacks for working moms so you can have them on hand. A few tips to get you started Make sure you’re eating your meals. Remember that snacks shouldn’t take the place of meals. Ideally, you’re eating 3 ..read more
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Small Business Funding Options for Mom-Owned Businesses
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by Suzanne Brown
1y ago
As moms, our household activities resemble the daily operations of a business. We provide oversight, delegate responsibilities, manage budgets, host events, and plan or adjust for growth. We deal with unexpected challenges and wear multiple hats. It should be easy to shift these skills to running a business, right?? Unfortunately, many women and moms often face just as much, if not more hardship in keeping their businesses afloat than they do in keeping a child fed, clothed, and well-adjusted into adulthood. Why is this the case and how can we bridge that gap between familial responsibility a ..read more
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Set Your Kids up for Success This School Year
Mompowerment - Insights from Successful Part-time Working Moms who Balance Career and Family
by Suzanne Brown
1y ago
When it comes to setting up myself for success during this school year, I want to be at ease, knowing that my kids will have a good year. I want them to feel like they’re at their best through the school year. And it’s more than academic success. I also want to help them feel supported emotionally, psychologically, and physically. I share 7 ways that you can help set your kids up for success this school year. Focus on sleep Let’s start with sleep. Lisa Lewis shares about the need for pre-teens and teenagers to sleep in her recent book, The Sleep-Deprived Teen (affiliate link). I found this bo ..read more
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7 Tips to Help Working Moms Deal with Uncertainty
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by Suzanne Brown
1y ago
Working moms were already feeling challenged by normal life and then came the pandemic. Add recent events and it’s no wonder that working moms are feeling the weight of uncertainty. It’s not enough to talk about it. We need to share practical tips and actionable ideas to help each other feel in control and confident during this moment of uncertainty. I’ve got 7 tips to help working moms deal with uncertainty. Why do you have the feeling of uncertainty right now? It’s not a little thing when 1.4 million working mothers leave the workforce in a small window of time. And that is just what the pa ..read more
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Family Travel with Toddlers (Part III)
Mompowerment - Insights from Successful Part-time Working Moms who Balance Career and Family
by Suzanne Brown
1y ago
The final part of the three-part series on family travel is about traveling with toddlers. Traveling with your young children helps them become better travelers later on. Yes, toddlers can be challenging. Don’t let that stop your desire to do family travel. So, go ahead and book that fun destination and travel with your toddlers. If you didn’t read them yet, check out the first two blogs in this series on planning family travel and traveling with young kids. Please note that I am including recommendations for products I used (my kids are now much older) and others that are recommendations fro ..read more
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Tips for Family Travel with Young Kids (Family Travel Part II)
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by Suzanne Brown
1y ago
As I continue my series on family travel, let’s talk about the actual traveling part. Specifically, I want to share tips for family travel with young kids. (Don’t forget to check out the first post — the planning piece — as the first part of this series if you haven’t yet.) I’m a lifelong international traveler and my husband caught the international travel bug when we started dating. We completely embrace family travel, both flying and road trips. And we’ve been traveling as a family since our boys were young. We did our first trip with our now 11-year-old when he was 19 months and when our ..read more
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Helping Working Moms with Planning Family Travel (Part I)
Mompowerment - Insights from Successful Part-time Working Moms who Balance Career and Family
by Suzanne Brown
1y ago
Simply stated vacation is important. Part of your work-life balance should include extended periods away from work. We all need time to recharge so that we’re at our best at work and in life. I’m sharing different tools and recommendations in a 3-part series about family travel for working moms. Family Travel: Part I is all about the planning and tips on what to do ahead of time. Part II will cover tips on when you’re actually traveling, especially with children. And Part III is all about travel with a toddler. If you’re starting to travel with kids, especially young kids, you might be lookin ..read more
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