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Raising Kids Is A Lot Like Mompreneurship: Hard Work For Amazing Benefits

The other day I was talking with my teen about parenthood. He was asking me questions about my
parenting style and choices we made with our kids when they were little. It involved a lot of hard work, a lot of patience, a lot of tears, temper tantrums (not all of them by the kids😁), and hard work! And now life in general is pretty amazing. My tween daughter and teen boys like to hang out with us (some times😅), they talk to us (generally with their nice voices😜), we enjoy each other's company and respect one another. That is not to say that we don't have our moments and that they wouldn't prefer their friends over us, but I will take the teen years any day. They're still at home but they're independent, kind, funny and able to wipe their own butts and get their own snacks🙏😂

My son's questions got me to thinking about my journey with mompreneurship and made me realize it has been similar. When I started my business, I was super excited but extremely nervous at the same time because I had no idea what I was doing. I was nervous what people would say and if I could figure it out. Any moms remember the first time you were out in public with a screaming baby? Pretty much the same, right? Then things started getting a little easier, and I got the hang of things. And then suddenly a road block appeared out of nowhere, and I felt like there was no way I could continue as an entrepreneur. Moms, again doesn't this sound like when your kid hits a new phase? You feel like you just get something figured out and bam, your kid is one step ahead of you ready to let you know you are not keeping up adequately. And so the roller coaster ride of parenthood and entrepreneurship continues until you reach a phase where you can breathe, life truly is easier, all of the hard work and sacrifices are paying off, and you are reaping the rewards of consistent discipline as both a parent and an entrepreneur.

So if you are thinking of a Mompreneur gig, know that it will not be easy. I'm not going to lie. But parenthood is not easy, and you're doing it. So you can and absolutely should be a Mompreneur! Embrace the suck just as you do parenthood because all of it is worth the snuggles and kisses, all worth the love, all worth the 100% awesomeness that are your kids. And with your business, the hardships and challenges are well balanced with the opportunity to make your own money, to have something for you, to own your time and life and to be with your kids because it's your choice and all of that is priceless. So what's it going to be? Life is hard. Choose your hard. I, for one, would rather build my own dreams than someone else's because I've built someone else's and had that rug pulled away from me. Never again.

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