“Cheers to a new year and another chance to get it right!” Oprah Winfrey.
If your number one resolution is to have a better year in 2011, then these five fantastic tips should give you a head start!
Archive for the ‘Life Balance’ Category
5 Ways To Embrace The New Year
Monday, December 13th, 2010How To Plan Your Ideal Christmas
Monday, November 22nd, 2010At Christmas time, we at Empowering Mums try to put all our great techniques and tips into action: being as organised as possible, using our time effectively and enjoying quality time with our families. We simply cannot achieve all this without the help of our Christmas Checklist and this year we’d like to share it with you!
Make A List, Check It Twice! (more…)
Winter Wellbeing
Friday, October 22nd, 2010Recently, Empowering Mums has worked with many mums who are dreading the onset of the winter blues. As the nights draw in and temperatures dwindle, energy levels slump, which can leave you feeling low, rundown and uninspired. We understand how easily this can happen but rather than dwelling on the fact that the colder months are upon us, we would like to encourage all mums to keep themselves energised and invigorated by embracing a healthy lifestyle. Here are some of the ideas we have shared of late with our mums to help them look forward to the months ahead.
Get Out There!
Enjoying a long walk with family or friends is a great way to keep fit, reinvigorate you and catch up on life! Not only will your health and fitness levels benefit, but you will also get to spend quality time with loved ones whilst enjoying everything the countryside has to offer! If you’re a city dweller, you can still enjoy the outdoors by visiting your local parks, canal paths or trim trails. Wherever you choose to walk, ensure you keep up a brisk pace to maximise the opportunity to keep fit but, most of all, have fun! (more…)
Time For Change!
Monday, October 11th, 2010Wow! How manic is your life right now? If it’s anything like mine this autumn, you are probably juggling a lot of balls and trying desperately not to drop any! Here are just some of the everyday goals many mums are trying to fulfil during this time of year:
- School pick-ups
- Shuttles to extra-curricular activities such as after school swimming clubs, football training or music lessons
- Preparing healthy lunch boxes and cooking comforting evening meals
- Washing and ironing school uniforms
- Fulfilling work commitments
- Visiting and keeping in touch with relatives
- Trying to keep up with the lives of friends
Is it any wonder you are feeling worn out – and the kids have only been back at school for a month! As well as giving yourself a well deserved pat on the back, have you thought about all the things you could be doing for yourself right now, as well as the rest of your family and friends? (more…)
Business Mum Week 2nd – 9th October 2010
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010National Business Mum Week celebrates the fantastic achievements and dedication of Mumpreneurs who work from home, balancing their successful businesses with the demands of busy family life. The aim of the week is to “highlight the work and celebrate the success of our nation’s mums, who work from home, juggling family life”.
At Empowering Mumpreneurs, we endeavour to help mums fulfil their entrepreneurial aspirations by supporting them to establish a business or expand an existing enterprise. Our comprehensive online coaching programme, From Seed To Success, provides a step-by-step guide to setting up, managing and growing successful businesses. If you would like to pursue your business idea, please visit www.fromseedtosuccess.co.uk for more information. (more…)
From Seed To Success!
Monday, September 13th, 2010In our latest edition of Empower, we discussed how the start of a new school year essentially gives mums like you the opportunity to reconsider your resolutions for 2010 and to achieve the ambitions that you have potentially put aside due to other family commitments. When you considered your aspirations, how high up your priority list were your business goals and objectives?
This September sees the launch of Empowering Mumpreneurs’ interactive online coaching programme, From Seed To Success. Many of you may have a burning desire to establish your own business – or to grow your existing business – but you are unsure how to do so. Empowering Mumpreneurs can provide all the tools you need to help you achieve your life-long business goals. Our new online coaching programme aims to help you do just this, enabling you to successfully start up and grow your own business saving you time, energy and money in the process.
If you think you have a great business idea that you know would work but you’re unsure how to get going – or your existing enterprise has reached a plateau – Empowering Mumpreneurs can help. We provide coaching packages personalised to suit your business needs, which support the specific needs of mums in business. (more…)
Juggling Work, Childcare And Guilt
Monday, July 26th, 2010Do you remember your childhood summer holidays, when the days were filled with a choice of fun-packed activities or long, lazy lie-ins? Now you’re a mum, it is much more likely that your children’s summer holidays are going to consist of a frenzied attempt at trying to juggle work commitments and fulfilling childcare needs. Top this off with a big helping of Guilt and your dread for this time of year begins!
The summer holidays can be especially difficult for mums trying to maintain a good work/life balance. Try to make a change this year and at the top of your overwhelming Summer Holiday To Do List write, “I am happy with my childcare decisions!”
If you are struggling to eliminate your feelings of guilt entirely, try to see if you can alter your working options. Many employers allow their staff to work flexi-time, allowing you to take time off during holidays in exchange for working weekends. You could also share out your time off with your partner: they could take the first week off, you the next and both together for the final week. That leaves just a short time left to fill with childcare options. (more…)
Celebrate The Woman You Are.
Monday, May 24th, 2010The key to enjoying life confidently and passionately is to celebrate the woman you are! You are many things – a mum, a wife, a partner, a friend, a daughter, a work colleague, a PTA member – and you should be proud of all the things you achieve for yourself and your family on a daily basis.
Being a mum is extremely rewarding but it can be exhausting. When you are so busy attending the needs of others, you can often forget about your own needs and quickly become resentful and under valued. It is important, therefore, to ensure you value yourself, your time and your qualities – doing this will ensure you make the most out of every experience in life. (more…)
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