The CEO is sharply dressed in a business suit with polished heels and coordinating jewelry. She endures a daily commute to her corner office on the 10th floor, has power lunches, and can take the time off to go to her child’s class play, but returns to work when it’s over.
Work at home mom brings up images of a women sitting at the kitchen table with her laptop, more likely in her pajamas, and at least makeup-free. She endures daily wars over who had the Matchbox car first, eats a PB&J with her kids for lunch, and hand sews all the costumes for the class play.
While their working environments may be drastically different, as work at home moms we make our lives a little easier when we start thinking of ourselves more like the traditional skyscraper CEO.
No, it’s not necessary to get out of your pajamas, or even leave your house if you don’t want to. But despite the contrasting environment, you are the CEO of your work at home business.
And, your business is just as important as the skyscraper CEO’s company, with as much if not more earning potential for you.
Even though moms often start their businesses as more of a side hustle or a hobby, thinking of it like a “real business” will make it more profitable, easier, and more fun.
Here’s five helpful ways you can live like a work at home mom but think like a CEO.
1. Integrate Your Schedule
The CEO has a paper calendar, or more likely a digital calendar, that both she and her assistant can access so that everyone on the team knows what she’s up to and when she’s available.
As CEO Mom, you have two jobs: your business, and your family. Put them both on the calendar.
It may seem a little weird and too rigid at first, but if you write down all of your business activities and appointments and then think, “I also need to do laundry today,” you’ll either never get to the laundry, or never get to the business tasks.
Schedule the laundry, the kid pickups, dinner prep, vacuuming, et cetera the same as you would a client phone call. It will help you keep all the balls in the air.
2. Set Expectations
If you’re a stay at home mom, you’re probably already familiar with this one. For some reason, the world thinks you sit at home watching TV or playing Facebook games all day to fill your time.
You’re always the go-to person, and always expected to be available.
Even if people know you have some “business thing” going, they undoubtedly don’t take it very seriously.
Work on making expectations clear to everyone.
If you were at work outside the house you couldn’t randomly answer the door or take personal phone calls or make a batch of cookies on a moment’s notice. And you can’t when you work from home either.
Just because you’re home, doesn’t mean you’re available.
Make your work obligations clear to your family and friends, and your family obligations clear to your work colleagues, who tend to think that because you work from home, you’re available 24/7.
3. Hire Your Family
Truth is CEO Mom is way different from skyscraper CEO, thank goodness. A good piece of advice for the traditional CEO is to not bring your work home.
4. Get Help
One of the best things about being CEO is that your job is to drive the ship to the planned destination.
5. Choose Your Tribe Consciously
As a skyscraper CEO, you seek connections with business men and women you think can help you.
CEO Moms have haters. These are almost always people who in reality hate themselves because they don’t have the guts to try what you’re doing.
Ignore them and find your people. They’re out there. In fact, we’re right here at Kids Party Characters.
And that’s one of the things that makes Kids Party Characters such a great business opportunity. If you haven’t started your business yet, or aren’t convinced you’re in the right one, check out this special offer Kids Party Characters owner Cheryl Jacobs has designed for stay at home moms.
No experience is necessary and you’ll get step-by-step training from Cheryl, who started out as a mom much like you.
If this opportunity resonates with you, set up a free chat with Cheryl and she’ll answer all your questions and help you get started if you choose.
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