You're Mom, you're working full-time. Maybe you're even the breadwinner for your
whole household. Maybe maybe even you're a single mom, alright? And your family
is on the line based on the income that you can generate working full-time.
This is not always easy. I get it. I do this for a living. I work full-time and
I'm a mom of 5 kids, you guys. I totally get where you're coming from.
Maybe some of you have more kids than me or less kids than me or work more, work
less. It doesn't matter because the whole game starts right here. It starts in a
mindset. And let's be honest, the first thing that you and I have to get over
and combat is this thing called mom guilt. For some reason and I don't know
what it is or where it comes from but you and I have this this temptation to
feel guilty for being a working mom as if it's if that you and I were
supposed to pick one of the other. You had to pick either being a mom or
working. You don't always get to pick. And sometimes okay, if you're like me, I love
being a mom. I love being with my 5 kids, I love feeding them, I love taking
it to the park, I love being with them when they see the animals at the zoo, I
love to be the one that sees the expression on their faces when they find
something that's new and fun and exciting.
In fact, we meant took my kids to Disneyland a couple years ago, I had been
before. My favorite part was not looking at all of the beautiful things. The
parades and the castles and the rides. My attention was right there on my
kids. I was walking through the park looking at them like this. Because I just
wanted to see their faces. When they saw everything that they were meant to
explore, alright? I love being a mom. But mom is not my only title. Before I became
a mother, I was just me. I was going to school, I was doing my own thing. And we
think about why do we even go to school? We were supposed to go to school to
learn more about what we were passionate about in the first place, right? Why?
Because we have this identity. We have this feeling of of Who I am. And that's
what you need to develop as a mom is "Who are you outside of motherhood? Who are
you outside of changing diapers? Who are you outside of making sure meals get on
the table?" What ignites? And here's the thing, you need to give yourself
permission to step into that. If you don't, your children's futures are on the
line. Now, you may think, "No Marianne, you just talk to me about mom guilt and now
you're putting me into another realm of mom guilt." That's totally not what I'm
doing. What I'm saying is you have permission and you didn't get it from me.
You have permission you to be the person that excites you,
alright? Because soon enough, your kids are going to be out of diapers. And then
you're going to be done making them school lunches. And then they're going to be
done putting them on the bus. And they're going to be done sending them off to
college. And you're going to be done helping them will do whatever they do as your
child. And pretty soon, they're going to be adults. And your twenty-four-seven won't
be filled with taking care of these amazing kids. And you're going to find
yourself in this spot that says, "Now what? Now, Who am I? Now, what do I do?" And if you
don't identify yourself before that happens, you're going to be lost by the time
you get there. Now, a lot of moms, they will say, "I can't. I can't work full-time.
I can't work part-time. And much less oh I can't be an entrepreneur." And
entrepreneur means I'm working for myself. I am my own boss. And do you know
what the number one reason moms say they can't is? They will say their kids are
the number one reason that they can't. And I got to tell you that ignites such a
fire within me. Because what we say when we say I can't because of my kids is
like putting our kids right in front of us and pointing the... There on the firing
line. We're saying, "No, I can't have what I want because of this. These are my
excuses." Okay? That's not cool. You can't put your kids on the firing
line in defense of not getting your dreams.
That's not cool for you, it's not cool for them. Imagine the burden that puts on
them. And imagine all of the excuses that puts in your weight from getting will
you where you want to be. You can't put your children on the firing line and
say the reason you can't. In fact, for me, my children are the reason I do.
They're the reason I go out there, they're the reason I do the hustle,
they're the reason I create programs and create content and create videos that
you and I can experience together. My children are my why. Not my excuse. So,
here's the first thing you need to think about. What is your why? Why is it a must
for you to go out there and get your goals. Why do you work the nine-to-five?
Why do you go outside the home and work? Why do you do your entrepreneur thing
and work from home? Why do you want to start your coaching business? Why do you
want to work for yourself? Why do you want to have these amazing clients that
go out there and completely crush it? Why do you want to create
come for your family? You know that better than I do? But I'll tell you my
why? I want to see my kids grow up and live their dreams. I want to see my
daughter. Grow up and be the amazing figure skater that she wants to be. I
want to see my other daughter be able to build a business downtown New York City,
the most competitive fashion design market in the country and crush it there.
I want to see my son be the paramedic that he wants to be. I want to see my
other daughter get onstage and be the actress that she wants to be. and if I
don't pursue my own goals, I am robbing them of the ability to
dream their own dreams and pursue those passions that they have. So, you owe it to
your children, you owe it to your family to pursue what you're looking for.
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