In this episode Paula Ray and special guest Jennifer Allen of Just Elope, LLC chat about business, confidence in business, and ways to scale your business quickly. Jennifer has been able to do all of the above while working a full-time job and parenting two young children. She shares how she’s been able to accomplish her business and personal goals and how you can too!

Reach Jennifer:

Website: https://www.justelope.net/

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/justelopeLLC/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/justelopellc?igshid=v1jx0tgmxv2d

Reach Paula:

[email protected]

Nicci Lynn from A Farmhouse Full joins The Domestic Mompreneur Podcast to discuss mom life and entrepreneurship.

We examine how contentment and integrity play a role in business and how to"level up" in a way that's authentic. Nicci explains how she handles balancing home, husband, children, and business with a grateful heart.

Follow Nicci Lynn:

Website: http://afarmhousefull.com/

YouTube: AFarmhouseFull https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxNKZ_TF8dwx-EGt8PplQMA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afarmhousefull/?hl=en

Follow Paula Ray:

Instagram

Facebook

Website

There are times and seasons of life when time, energy, and focus to pivot from business and work to family and home.

This episode helps with how to maintain and/or restore order to the home. Whether you are in a busy season in business, or juggling working from home, homeschool, or virtual learning...these tips are for you!

The long-awaited season 2 is finally here!! Thanks for joining again for another exciting ride.

2020 has been full of both welcomed and unwelcome surprises. This year has shown us, what is "essential" and what is NOT.

In this episode, maintaining, restarting, or rebranding essential business is discussed. Along with what to do after you've quit! 

As we approach a new year, these tips will encourage you as you assess your own personal and business goals.

Focus on mindset

Get rid of the guilt

Set new, realistic goals

Move into action!!

and don't forget to make goals for the home!

Local Business Mentioned: Essential Carpet Cleaning

Books Mentioned: Launch, 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, The Compound Effect, 

Podcast Episode Mentioned: Delegation and Outsourcing

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It's time to get real! In this episode, Paula explains who this message is for, and who it "ain't". This is not just another women's empowerment message.

There is a great imbalance in the amount of propaganda directed toward women and mothers. This podcast is NOT more of the same. 

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Entrepreneurs are notorious for working long, extensive hours but “Domestic Mompreneurs” must have an efficient work/life/home balance. Establishing work hours can be beneficial in managing both home and business.

Time is an unrenewable resource. “If you don’t’ tell your time where to go, you’ll wonder where it went!”- The Domestic Mompreneur

If we don’t manage our time accordingly, we’ll look up and wonder where the days, weeks, and months have gone.

Mompreneur Time Management Tips:

• Shift thinking from completing tasks to condensing work to a set timeframe.
• Decide if a schedule is right for you
• Decide what your work hours will be
  • Block work schedule, if possible
  • Either set hours per day or full day(s) on weekends
  • Establish boundaries with other home tasks as well as family and friends
• Be honest with the time that you truly have available and plan accordingly
• Work according to your personal energy and creativity
• Schedule around your family’s needs. Remember family first!
• Respect your time and require others to do the same.
• Be consistent, establish routine
• Don’t waste time!
• Schedule your personal time off to prevent burnout

It is possible to show up for yourself and your business in a way that doesn’t neglect your family. Be flexible, but also intentional on carving out the time you need for your business.

No schedule will be perfect. Give yourself some grace.

*Check out my family’s daily homeschool routine.

Let's keep the conversation going!

In order to grow in our roles as Domestic Mompreneurs, sometimes we have to take our focus off of results, and on to our everyday actions. 

• Focus on serving- Serving our families, customers, and clients. Seek to add value and solve problems.
• Focus on improving skills
• Be a student of your profession
• Enjoy Success Without Striving for More

Keep the conversation going!

The average American household spends only 50 minutes per day with their children of school age.

On the other hand, the average American household spends 2 hours per day on social media.

We are currently spending more time on social media and binge watching tv shows than we are with our children.

It's time to manage these devices and take control of our businesses and families.

Managing our smartphones can allow more time to devote to what matters to us most. 

Links Discussed in this Episode:

The Department of Labor Statistics

Cell Phone Addiction

Food Batching Ideas

Hol: Fit

* Let's connect

Getting rid of limiting beliefs

Perfection (or what we call balance) is impossible
Trying to be perfect sets us up for failure.

Our time will always prove what our priorities are. If your time is being spent in areas that you don’t deem most important, you’ll experience internal conflict.

Set priorities that coincide with your morals, values, and beliefs.

Getting rid of internal noise.
Keep first things first.
Understand that you are not alone.
Don’t isolate yourself.

Getting rid of outside noise
Understand the source
Be careful of tv, radio, even friends and family
Fill your mind with positivity and things that line up with what you want to accomplish
Watch food consumption as well as it weighs on how we think.

Be secure in your beliefs. Live like no one else so that you can live like no one else.

Stand firm on your beliefs and be unapologetic and confident about it.

Keep the conversation going!

Choosing the right business opportunity for a Domestic Mompreneur can be challenging. How do you choose the right one?

Look for an entrepreneurial opportunity, not a job!

Too often people go into business for themselves by creating a job. If they don't show up, if they don't provide the service, they don't get paid. This is still trading time for money. It's a job. Unless this is something that you love and are passionate about it, it's not the best opportunity.

Assess your time

Truly be honest with how much time you can devote to business without neglecting your family and household. Although a particular business model may be trendy or appealing to you, doesn't mean that you have the time to devote to it in order for it to be successful.

Respect the Pocket Book

Seriously, how much can you afford? Know the costs of investment. Weigh the risks vs the rewards, and paying to go back to school isn't always the answer.  Use business funds wisely.

Passion

Although you shouldn't always ignore your passion in business, it doesn't have to govern your choices either. Sometimes you develop passions after starting the business.

Prayer

Seek God's will, plan, and direction. Accept the answer. Be content wherever you are.

Let's Connect!