What Does it Take to be a Mompreneur?

Embracing the Mompreneur Journey: Balancing Business and Family

“Women are expected to work, create their businesses, become financially successful, AND keep it all rolling perfectly at home. ”

I’m sure you’ve heard the word “mompreneur”. It doesn’t sound as exciting as “entrepreneur”, it sounds like a made-up situation to justify a mom trying to create work while raising a family. Mom-pre-neur (mum-pre-neur) British origin from the 1990s that defines a woman who sets up and runs her own business in addition to caring for her young child or children: it’s no coincidence that the rise of the mompreneurs comes as more highly educated women are choosing to stay at home with young children.

The Unseen Challenges of Being a Mompreneur

Now, that may not sound like a big deal, but it truly is. So much of what a mother does goes unnoticed and unacknowledged, but there’s also no pay. Women are expected to work, create their businesses, become financially successful, AND keep it all rolling perfectly at home.

There are groceries to shop for, schedules to create, school functions to attend to, doctor’s appointments to keep, and the list goes on. In business, there are companies to run, clients to serve, meetings to attend, Zoom calls to be on while dressed in your finest business blouse and sweat pants all while balancing the books, paying taxes, and the list goes on.

Finding Balance: Self-Care for the Mompreneur

So how does a mompreneur balance this outside of the nightly wine, martini, or Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream? There are many ways and the most important is self-care. Did you know women have a much higher amount of heart disease and heart attacks than men? This is based on stress in their daily lives and lack of self-care. You cannot run a car without checkups and maintenance, and the human body is no different, except, there is a mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional factor.

In order to flourish, maintain as well as succeed, the mompreneur must find balance and this starts with self-care. Like the saying at the beginning of an airplane flight, you must put the oxygen mask on yourself before your child. Self-care is the same, you must care for yourself first and foremost to show up for your family and your business.

Practical Self-Care Tips for Mompreneurs

So how do you find time to do this? It may be as simple as starting with a five-minute morning meditation, journaling, standing outside in the grass or sand and grounding yourself, hydrating with water, exercising and spending time in nature. Maybe it entails a nice bath or shower, a phone call with a friend or lunch, and lastly, if your married, or involved with a mate, a date night outside of the family. Lastly, creating family time with no devices and choosing to be present with your family when together. As a mompreneur, it’s easy to work all day every day, because there is and always will be work to do, whether it be in business or family.

“Creating family time with no devices and choosing to be present with your family when together.”

The Rewards of the Mompreneur Path

Choosing the road less traveled is not the easiest one, but it is incredibly rewarding. You are a hero on your hero’s journey. You get to choose your path on your terms and be present to your children’s daily experiences and love them, but even more importantly, you get to be a shining example of creating a life that you love, a legacy to leave to them and the opportunity for them to learn how to show up for themselves and teach them that they too have the opportunity to create a life they love. None of us get to skip the steps and thank God we don’t. Through our hero’s journey, we learn, grow, and evolve. But with clarity, focus, ease, and grace, we truly do get to have it all, I celebrate each of you. To every mom (mum) out there, Cheers and well done!