Mother and baby in home office with laptop and telephone

I have been working exclusively from home for four years now. My daughter was six months old when I began my home business and she is now 4 1/2 years old. I have been a full time mom to her (and her older brother) while successfully reaching top leadership positions with my company.

Has it been easy, no. Are there challenges, yes. But is it doable, absolutely. You CAN have success with being both a mother and a professional.

Now these are things that I personally implement. Some tips may not be what a time management expert would suggest but then I found that advice is not written by real moms with young children who have to improvise and do things a little differently.

For instance, I dont have set office hours. I am not able to segment my work from taking care of a young child. I need to have a back and forth flow between the two. It is impossible for me to say that I am taking this hour to exclusively work my business as there will be MANY times I will be called from my work to meet a need of my young daughter. I move from taking care of her, to taking care of the house, to taking care of business, and then circle on back throughout the day.

Find out Cathy Mahady’s 20 Pratical Tips for Working Your Business Around Young Children

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