EPISODE 172
The Truth about Being a Mom AND a CEO
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Parenting and entrepreneurship require many of the same leadership skills, like adaptability, conflict resolution, and setting boundaries.
Being adaptable is crucial because every day can bring new challenges and unexpected situations.
When it comes to conflict resolution, whether it’s with kids or employees, being direct and empathetic ensures everyone feels heard and understood. This approach not only creates a supportive work environment but also helps keep the peace at home.
Setting boundaries is another essential skill. It’s important to establish clear boundaries both at home and at work to maintain a healthy work-life balance. For example, having a dedicated workspace at home helps focus on business tasks without getting distracted by household chores. Similarly, letting clients and team members know business hours helps manage their expectations and ensures that personal time is respected.
Leadership skills like adaptability, conflict resolution, and boundary setting are key to successfully managing both family and business responsibilities.
Tune in to hear how Rachel juggles it all…
Quotes
“You’re trading time with your children for money, and, you know, you start to question a lot of things.”
“I’d say the biggest similarity is managing a team. When you’re also a parent, it feels like there’s a lot of overlap in those two roles.”
“As a business owner, there’s always curveballs thrown at you.”
“You just never know from day to day what might happen. So being adaptable is really important. Being flexible is important. And just learning how to roll with the punches.”
“I’m a big fan of, you know, think about a person’s intent. Like if somebody does the wrong thing, it’s not because they’ve intended to do the wrong thing and screw up. So take the opportunity to kind of walk through whatever the situation was, the screw up, whatever it might be, and figure out what are the lessons to take away from that.”
“I wanted the kids to see like, you can have work you love, and you can get dinner on the table by five o’clock or, you know, show up for your kids at the sporting event or whatever it might be that’s important to your children, as well.”
“I think it’s really important when you work from your home space in general, to be able to compartmentalize and really have a dedicated workspace in your home and feel like when you know when you get up you shower and you get ready and you get dressed like you’re going to work in an office even if that office is you know, off the off your kitchen.”
“Give yourself time on weekends or evenings to set into the person that you are, the role you want to play, how you want to show up in those roles.”
“Try to slow down a little bit and be mindful of the hat and the identity that you’re wearing in that moment, so you can really show up as the best part of you.”
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