Mum Life, Business Life and everything in between

School started back this week and I am SO grateful. I have gained some headspace back to really get stuck into my business, I am a lot happier/calmer and not so reactive around my kids and husband. I can also dedicate some quality time to get stuck into the Ka Hao I Te Ao course. A digital media training course with Te Whare Hukahuka that I committed to for the next 3 months. So I thought this week, what time do I really have (kid-free) and how am I going to be productive during that time. I have exactly 25 hours per week to spread across being productive in my business, my digital media course, and some me-time too. I am not a person who likes an endless list of things to do.  I have learned from the past, that this way of being doesn't serve me. I have also learned that staying up late at night, burning both candles at each end doesn't work for me either. My goal is to be productive, not busy.  What's the difference you may ask?  Being bu...

Especially when you are trying to juggle Mum Life, Business Life and Whaanau Life.  I often beat myself up on how I can be the best Mum, best Wife, a successful Business Woman and fulfilling the roles of all the other hats I wear. WHY DO I GET CAUGHT UP TRYING TO BE PERFECT? Pleasing others  If I get all my ducks in a row life will be easier Fear of failure The last one is the biggie, 'Fear of Failure'.  I find that pretty ironic that in order to succeed you need to face your fears head-on. But it is true! Trying to be PERFECT makes my life so much harder.  'Fear of Failure' keeps me where I am, SAFE! Fussing over the finer details, worrying how I look in other people's eyes, taking forever to think about what to write about for my first BLOG post. I need to kick all of that FEAR to the curb and just throw myself into being productive and being AWESOME. OKAY now that I have said that out loud.  Let's move on to how I have been produc...