Archive for the ‘How To Find More Time’ Category

Making Time For You

Monday, February 13th, 2012

Do you often consider how much time and energy you give to your family but never give to yourself? Do you feel you’re constantly attending to the needs of others but never your own? Many mums feel their role is solely to care for their family but you cannot do this without looking after your own needs as well. Have you thought about what could happen to your family if you burn out, become unwell or even start to resent what you have? (more…)

Maximise Your Time Now!

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Are you constantly rushing from one task to the next?
Do you struggle to get everything done each day?
Are you frustrated with how much you have to do but so little time in which to do it?
Are you desperate to find more hours in your day?
How would it feel to have more time to do the things you really want to do?

Mums are so fantastic! You seem to be able to achieve the impossible and juggle so many different tasks and roles at the same time. However, we hear from so many mums who struggle to fit everything they have to do within their daily routines. The most common phrase we hear is, “There aren’t enough hours in the day!” (more…)

Resolutions You Can Actually Realise

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Goal setting is a valuable way to plan for your future, its direction and your happiness. Planned effectively, goals give you a purpose and a target to work towards, helping you realise the life you truly want to lead. At the start of a new year, we often set resolutions on the spur of the moment with insufficient thought about what it is we want to achieve or how we will go about doing so.

Here are some great tips to help you set the realistic goals you truly want to achieve and motivate you to make them a reality. (more…)

Ambitions, Dreams, Desires: How To Achieve Them All

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Life as a busy mum can often feel mundane, monotonous, overwhelming and exhausting. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do something for you: something that will inspire, motivate and fulfil you? Well, you can! Life is what you make it and here are some great ways to help you achieve your deepest desires and lifelong goals. (more…)

2012: It’s Time For You To Sparkle

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

Do you have aspirations for a better life?
Do you wonder where the real you went when you became a mum?
Do you need to find time for you?
How would achieving your greatest goals change your life?

So many mums feel trapped by their situation and view their lives as a constant cycle of kids, work, washing, cleaning and errands. Life can seem monotonous, tedious and without focus. Isn’t it time you took control and did something for you that would give you immense fulfilment, satisfaction and pleasure? (more…)

Find Time For You In The Festive Chaos

Monday, December 12th, 2011

The combination of cold winter weather, rushing around preparing for the Christmas festivities and fulfilling the needs of those around you can affect your health and wellbeing. Here are some great ideas that will help you to wind down so you can thoroughly enjoy the Christmas holidays. (more…)

8 Goal Setting Rules

Monday, November 14th, 2011

November’s issue of Empower documented the achievements of two of our fantastic mums and what they believed to be their biggest accomplishments of 2011. We encourage you all to reflect on the goals or resolutions you made for 2011 and how they have been realised. It is just as important now to look ahead and start planning your goals for 2012. This is especially significant if you feel stuck in a rut, without direction or a general unhappiness about your life. Create a plan to get your life back on track by identifying and planning ways to achieve lifelong goals. Here are eight rules of goal planning to help you focus on achieving your innermost aspirations. (more…)

Time And Mummy!

Monday, June 13th, 2011

Life as a busy mum is certainly a balancing act! When work is added to the other mum-related roles and responsibilities, life can seem pretty hectic. In our latest edition of Empower, we shared some tips to help you achieve a better work/life balance. One of those tips related to eliminating time wasters: identifying the unnecessary moments of your day that drain you of time. With some careful planning and brushing up your time management skills, you could claim back some much needed time! Here are some great tips to help… (more…)

Just Say ‘No’!

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Do you find you are constantly attending to the needs of others and never addressing your own? If you continually give in to the demands of others but would like to start fulfilling your own needs, freeing up your time and taking care of yourself, then now is a good time to learn the power of saying ‘No’. (more…)

Get Yourself Back To Basics

Monday, February 14th, 2011

Have you ever wondered who THEY are? 

  • THEY say we must follow this trend
  • THEY say we should never give our children treats
  • THEY say we should burn ourselves out in a quest to become superwomen

Who is this mysterious lot and how did they write such a ridiculous (invisible) rulebook that everyone seems anxious to follow? Why do we put ourselves under so much pressure to follow THEIR rules? (more…)