Brittany Thompson 11/16/20 Brittany Thompson 11/16/20

Entrepreneur + Mother | The first year

Reflecting on my first year of being a mom and balancing a growing business.

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Entrepreneur + Mother | The first year

This week we celebrate Maren’s first birthday and my first year finding a new rythmn with the title of mother and entrepreneur.

I learned a lot about myself and about my business this year. I learned to set new boundaries, new goals and took control of this business in ways I never could have imagined I’d need. I was faced with decisions that had me rethinking my priorities, ditching things that didn’t matter to me anymore and finding life outside of work. It wasn’t an easy year by any means, but it was exactly what my business and my life needed.

I often get asked how I managed a growing business and life as a new mom and it came down to a few critical life lessons.

I needed to find the true discipline to follow a schedule
Repeatedly asking myself to evaluate what tasks were necessary and what were ‘bonuses’ and only allowing myself 1-3 absolutely necessary tasks each day
Leaning on others to help navigate what this new life would look like
Coming to realize that my worth is not in how many hours I work, but instead looking at life as bigger than what I can ever achieve in my working hours.

So, if you’re a new mom who’s trying to balance work with your little here is my greatest lesson from the past year. Decide FIVE things, yes only 5, that truly matter to you in your business and FIVE things that matter to you in life and focus on only those. It is amazing what a focused mind can achieve.