Running a business whilst parenting full-time isn't easy. Throw in 6 weeks of summer holidays and it's a whole other level. Work too hard and you neglect your kids. Work too little and you drop the ball in your business. It can feel impossible. Here are 5 things to help you make the summer as productive as possible whilst keeping a solid balance between being mum / dad, and continuing to grow your business.

Your standards are most likely part of the reason why you're not where you want to be. Our standards are what we'll accept and stand for in life. Sadly, most people set standards way below their capabilities and possibilities. Increase what you expect and are willing to accept of yourself, and level up your results.

If you're the most successful person in the room, you're in the wrong room. The most successful people are the ones asking the questions, taking the notes, unafraid to look foolish, and leaning in to those who are more successful. Let's discuss...

The magic you're looking for, is in the work you're avoiding. The income, the new clients, the physique, the results, they're all on the other side of the work that you're putting off. Let's discuss realigning our focus and energy on what matters most...

Whether you feel like doing something or not, we must remember that it's the small wins, stacked day after day that create the ultimate end result. Don't feel like it? Do it anyway.

Facing troubles? Relationship ended? Business struggling? Sometimes our best foot goes forward when things get tough. Trauma is a cheat code for speed and progress. Next time the sh*t hits the fan, remember it's an opportunity to turbo charge your results.

Sorry to say it, but we are exactly where we're supposed to be, in each area of life. Sure, there are sometimes extenuating circumstances, but for the most part, we are where we chose to be. One of the first steps in getting back in the drivers seat, is to own our sh*t. Our health, relationships, finances, business (all of it) is no one else's fault or responsibility. It's on us. Because only when we claim it, and own it, and learn from it, can we change course and direct it. Let's go...

It was either Trump or Obama who said, "If you want to become president, you need half the country to like you, and half to hate you." No one who achieved anything in life, did so without ruffling a few feathers. This doesn't mean we should intentionally upset anyone. It means accepting that no matter how good we, not everyone will love us...

Shit happens. That's life. And sadly, many times, bad shit happens to good people. We have a choice to make, each time; we either lie down to it, or we use it to level up. Let's go...

In the second half of 2024, I went on a journey internally, and made many decisions to simplify my life, create more personal freedom, enjoy more happiness, and remove anything that detracts from my peace. Let's talk about doing more of what you love. Life is too short not to live it fully...