Purpose Driven Mom Show

I remember the exact moment I became resentful of my family. I was home with my newborn baby and my husband had gone back to work. It was me and her—alone for the first time since she was born.

How can we be more patient when parenting? Or intentional? How can we make parenting needs less about us adults, and more about the connection that we share with our children? What do we truly want — as a relationship — with our kids. In this episode, we are sharing a ton of great ideas about how we can be proactive instead of reactive with our parenting. As well as what to do when we do lose our cool and forget about the proactive ideas you came up within the first place. We are talking today to gentle parenting expert Robbin. Take the “you” out of parenting, so you can enjoy it more and just be more patient, more kind, more loving, and caring not only to your kids but to yourself as well.

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I'm so excited to officially open the doors to the Purpose Driven Mom Club for 2022!!

Today let's dive into creating a vision for your year! If you aren't a part of our challenge, you can go to www.apurposedrivenmom.com/2022goals and join!

"Don't let your to-do list or challenging circumstances rob your joy. Do one thing at a time. Take it one day at a time. Find a way to enjoy whatever you're doing and make life fun."

This is just one piece of the story that a group of moms are sharing today on the podcast about their experience in The Purpose Driven Mom Club.

If you are new around here or need a refresh ... The Purpose Driven Mom Club provides a framework for moving forward in #momlife with the support of a community to help get you there. It isn't just "Here are these videos, just watch it and figure out how it is done on your own." Cara, the coaches, and the other members of the club give advice and help you through moments when you are stuck.

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I'm a big reader. I have a parallel reading strategy where I read typically 4 books a month. I know this seems like a lot but it allows me to hit my goals in small chunks instead of feeling super overwhelmed. I wanted to share today some of my fav books that have helped with my own personal growth this year (and some bonus ones I've read in the past) ➡️ Standing Strong by Alli Worthington ➡️ Free of Me by Sharon Hoddee Miller ➡️ The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks (re-read this year) ➡️ The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor ➡️ To Hell with the Hustle by Jefferson Bethke ➡️ Untamed by Glennon Doyle (re-read this year) ➡️ Atomic Habits by James Clear (re-read this year) ➡️ Love Centered Parenting by Crystal Paine ➡️ The 12 Week Year by Brian P Moran (re-read this year) These books were on the top of my list of non-fiction personal growth books for the year! And you'll notice that 4 of them were books I've already read and chose to read again in 2021! I love to re-read books that I love because I feel like I pick out different things each time! I get most of my books from the library and honestly only buy books after I've read them once and I know I'll re-read them so these ones are going on my bookshelf soon (if I don't already own them!) What were some of your favs this year? FREE GOAL SETTING SERIES:

Today Cara is answering a handful of community questions from clutter, to starting a mom business, to home maintenance made easy and everything in-between. For Clutter: What happens when there is visible clutter in your life?! Let's chat with a proactive and reactive approach and systems we can put in place. No.1 tip is that, if you are already stuck with tons of visible clutter, clear your vertical space first. For Starting a Business: Looking to start a mom business, but it feels so hard?! --- Break it down into 15-minute chunks --- like what Cara talks about all the time. For Breaking Down A Goal: How do we figure out how long something is going to take?! We are going to need to guess the time it’s going to take because we won't really know perfectly how long --- Just guesstimate and no need to be perfect! For Home Maintenance: Get routines around home maintenance is the biggest key here. What is your vision and what does your home vision look like? For #lifehappens: What if we want to crush a massive project but the full load of laundry and dishes and the kid's birthday parties are coming up?! Goals vs. maintenance task?! All the things that we do day-in and day-out … COUNT! If we start to approach our day-to-day tasks as a goal we are going to see it as serious and we are going to be super intentional about doing them as a goal until we are doing them on an automatic routine.

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How many goals do you make for yourself? One of the mistakes I notice with the moms I work within the Purpose Driven Mom Club is that they often take on WAY too many goals at once. We're taught to 'go big or go home' and society gives us applause when we are busy busy busy and always on the go. And while I don't think you should shoot your dreams short, I also know that by putting too much on your plate, you are setting yourself up for failure. Instead of loading your vision board with 100 things because you feel like you 'should', I suggest asking yourself a few questions first What season am I in? What theme do I want to focus on during this season or month? Can any of these goals be done later? Why do I want to achieve these goals? By asking yourself these questions FIRST, you're going to create goals that make sense for you and your season, don't overwhelm you, and actually allow you to feel confident that you can achieve them!

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