- EP Motivating
Force:
- As a "newbie" SAHM,
I needed supplemental income but also needed to feel competent
in my work. Since my parenting skills were new and my office
skills were solid, I felt working at home offered me personal
balance above and beyond the economic support (which was more
like icing on the cake!).
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- EP Musings:
- I think 3-year olds are the
most fun and the most challenging to have around when you're
a work-at-home parent. When my first child was 3, she followed
me into the shower with the cordless phone and a client on the
other end! When my second child was 3, he plastered the living
room wall with his artwork while I discussed a project with my
client in the home office. And when my third child was 3, and
I told him I would be on TV for the first time, he said, "Mommy,
I don't want you to go on! What if I click the channels and can't
find you?" (My fourth child is not yet three, but I'll keep
you posted!)
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- EP Advice:
- Don't try to be Supermom. It's
great to be there when your children are in school plays/concerts,
but if you work at home ignore the urge to be Brownie Leader
too.
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- Also, not many of us are born
entrepreneurs, and it takes time to become one. If self-doubt
settles in, use it to push yourself forward. Learn a new skill,
enroll in an adult ed course, outsource to a professional -- but don't give up unless this is really not what
you want.
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