5 Fascinating Tips for Working Mothers Who Want to Achieve New Goals
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5 Fascinating Tips for Working Mothers Who Want to Achieve New Goals

As a busy working mother, we often get too focused on certain aspects of life, like work-life balance. Striking a balance between career and family takes a lot of time management, plenty of focus, effective stress management, and multi-tasking.

If you are a working mother then it is advisable for you to evaluate your priorities first and put your best efforts into them.

“When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.” —Sophia Loren

As a working mother, I have several ambitions in life and fortunately, I’ve discovered how to execute them properly after making complete research. Whether they are short, medium, or long goals, you should ensure that you are on the right path to achieve them properly and quickly.

Here are some tips to help you reach your goals and fulfill your ambitions with ease.

Understand small changes
Small changes can impact our lives as well as our profession. Therefore, it is advisable for you to focus more on small changes that will turn into big changes over time. This will give ways to build momentum over time that can help achieve your goals.

Make your goals smart
It is advisable for you to make your goals smart and realistic, yet challenging, so that you can obtain optimal results. There are things to consider for making the process a successful one. They include specifications, measurability, attainability, relevancy, and timelines which give ways to get the desired outcomes. Figuring out metrics will help you to track them with special attention.

Rewarding oneself
As a working mother, I like to consider rewarding myself for the goals that I do achieve; as this acts as an incentive.

You should take time to think about the ways you can reward yourself and how you will work towards that, as this will help you in several ways.

Make things happen
You shouldn’t wait for things to happen for you while you sit around all day. No one will make things happen for you. Instead, you should focus on making things happen yourself, step by step.

In fact, you should find the right opportunities to implement strategies at the right time. Prioritising the important things and making them happen will help you to achieve your goals with ease.

“Having children just puts the whole world into perspective. Everything else just disappears.” —Kate Winslet

Getting rid of bad habits and behaviours
When you start making changes, remember that getting rid of bad habits and behaviours are equally as important as implementing new habits into your lifestyle.

You should get rid of bad habits and bad behaviours that no longer serve you or anybody else. This will help you to reach goals in both your life and your profession.

5 Fascinating Tips for Working Mothers Who Want to Achieve New Goals

 

8 Comments

  • Jennifer Van Haitsma

    These are great tips! I have been working on making my goals SMART, and celebrating small successes.

  • Lauren

    I love the tip about making your goals smart! That is something I always teach my clients in the health space. Many people make large goal, which is great, but sometimes we have to be realistic and making smaller goals leading up to that big one to make it achievable. This is a great post! I am learning how hard it is to be a working mom and I only work part-time!

  • Shannon

    Love these tips. I’ve been working on SMART goals for a while now. You definitely have to be more intentional but it’s worth it when you have such clear goals!

  • Danielle Wilson

    Fantastic post! Really insightful tips, this part resonated with me so clearly “ You shouldn’t wait for things to happen for you while you sit around all day. No one will make things happen for you. Instead, you should focus on making things happen yourself, step by step.”

    I have to remind myself even when things don’t pan out how I want I have to make it work!

  • Catherine J

    So much good advice here. I really lack focus at times, and when I get like that I become overwhelmed. Small, achievable changes are the way forward.

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