What if putting your family first all the time is actually making your life harder?
In this week's episode, Megan Sumrell and I are having the conversation more women need to hear.
Because "family first" sounds great in theory.
But what happens when it means your business gets the leftovers?
You work around everyone else's schedules.
You squeeze your business into the cracks.
You stay reactive because you're afraid to commit to anything too far in advance.
And eventually, you're exhausted.
We're talking about why you don't have to choose between being a great mom and building a business you love.
You get to prioritize yourself, too.
And sometimes that means your business comes first.
Sometimes your family comes first.
Sometimes YOU come first.
That's not selfish.
That's intentional.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Why "family first" can create more pressure instead of more freedom
- Why reactive businesses create exhausted business owners
- How to build a business around the season of life you're actually in
- Why women need to stop trying to do everything themselves
- The importance of having an identity outside of being a mom
If you've been giving your business the crumbs and wondering why it isn't growing the way you want…
This conversation is for you.
About Megan:
Megan Sumrell is a Time Management Expert and creator of the TOP Program who helps overwhelmed women create harmony through planning systems built specifically for how women's brains work. With over 20 years of corporate process improvement experience, she teaches women to turn their unrealistic to-do lists into realistic, flexible plans that actually work with their lives, not against them.
Want more from Megan?
- Join Megan's annual planning workshop, Plan-a-Palooza, happening virtually October 22-23.
- Follow Megan on Instagram.
- Listen to her Work-Life Harmony podcast episode, where she dives deeper into why she doesn't run a family-first business.
Connect with me outside the podcast!
- Continue the conversation in the Market Like a Boss Facebook group.
- Want a custom roadmap for making six figures in 20 hours a week? DM me BLUEPRINT and I'll send over your very own Breadwinner Blueprint.
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