Mum’s Struggles Made Simple [MSMS]

Clutter can physically exist in many forms: a messy kitchen drawer, a wardrobe bursting at its hinges, a junk-filled attic, and an overflowing spare bedroom. Clutter not only takes up room in your home but emotionally impacts on your entire being, leaving you feeling frustrated, exhausted, stressed and under-valued.

Empowering Mums provides the guidance mums need to effectively de-clutter their homes, resulting in a more harmonious living environment, more time to enjoy doing what you want to do, greater peace of mind knowing where everything is and, of cou...

In our last blog we discussed identifying your own personal goals and the reasons that inspired you to start up your own business. In this blog we follow on from there by considering how to create effective business goals and aspirations that will drive your vision for success through 2012. Maintaining a vision of success and believing your service offering benefits your customers is key to working towards and achieving your business goals.

It is well-known that your thoughts influence your emotions, which drive your actions.

Therefore if you want something enough you will work hard to reali...

Calling ALL mums who want to enjoy an easier, more fulfilling and happier life in 2012!

Could your life be better, happier and more enjoyable? Take our quick quiz and find out!

Q: How many of the following ten statements apply to how you feel about you and your life?

1. Since becoming a mum I’ve completely lost my identity and sparkle.

2. I’m constantly exhausted and on the go, there just aren’t enough hours in the day.

3. I secretly worry what others think of me.

4. I’m a master at comparing myself unfavourably with others.

5. Following childbirth, my get-up-and-go got up and went!

6....

Often in life, as well as in business, we aspire to achieve what others have. We tend to base our goals on material possessions: a new car, a bigger house or the latest mobile phone. Are these really the reasons you went into business or are they a symbol of status in the minds of others?

Keeping up with the Joneses can be an exhausting exercise, especially when you don’t enjoy the results of your labour. The goals you set for 2012 must relate to your personal desires, business aspirations and what you most value in life. Most mumpreneurs set up in business for the following reasons:

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2012 looks set to be a year of excitement and celebration in the UK. As London gears up to host the 2012 Olympic Games, the Queen will be celebrating her Diamond Jubilee and 60 years as Britain’s Monarch. With the world’s eyes turned to our humble island, what successes are you hoping to achieve in 2012?

Neither the Olympic Games nor the Diamond Jubilee will happen without a great deal of hard work and preparation. What plans do you have in place to ensure your business continues to expand, whilst the economic downturn continues to spiral? It is no secret: 2012 looks set to bring more uncerta...

If your to-do list appears to be never ending, then allocating deadlines could drive real results. Goals and deadlines work to motivate you towards accomplishment and success.

Deadlines are not only set by the super-organised, ruthless project manager. They are used by people who need to schedule tasks in a timely manner to ensure the job gets done. Deadlines keep you driven towards completion.

Deadlines encourage you to focus on your goals. And, when set realistically, can offer an amazing sense of achievement when a task has reached its completion.

Additionally, deadlines counteract procr...

Operating a mum-owned business can be quite a juggling act. Generating sales, monitoring finances, keeping abreast of admin, understanding valuable marketing techniques and how to implement them, and taking care of family life can be exhausting! At times you may feel like Jack-of-all-trades and master of none!

Have you considered the benefits – and power – of outsourcing various elements of your business? This is especially useful for the areas of business you don’t enjoy or in which you lack experience. Although additional costs will be incurred, you will soon get this back in terms of the t...

As a budding entrepreneur, allowing self-doubt to consume you could be catastrophic for your future success. Theoretically entrepreneurs exude self-confidence and have an absolute belief in what they set out to achieve. In reality, mumpreneurs face an inordinate about of challenges that can test self-belief, and the pressure only rises once doubt sets in.

Of course life for many mumpreneurs differs greatly from those cash- and time-rich entrepreneurs. When you consider failure, not only is your money and reputation at stake, the future you had in mind for your family could also be threatened....

Are you procrastinating about setting up your own business or have you been deferring the growth of an existing venture? Do you have tangible reasons for this lack of action or do you simply fear failure and the unknown?

Fear can be an all-consuming emotion that causes inactivity and results in unfulfilled dreams and aspirations. Allowing fear to control your decisions will damage your self-esteem and create a void where there was once potential.

Everyone, even the most successful entrepreneurs, fear failure. However, success is only achieved by those individuals who know how to manage their...

Throughout the Empowering Mums website, our monthly e-newsletter and our blog articles, we have discussed the many benefits of becoming a mumpreneur. The main benefit is about fulfilling your potential, your entrepreneurial spirit and your lust for life: attaining goals that give you a significant boost in self-esteem. A plus point is the greater flexibility it offers you, enabling you to regain financial independence by generating your own income.

However, you may be reading this thinking, “Can I really do this?” Do you have the business ideas, acumen and confidence to attain your ultimate g...