Hey Moms! Do You Have Enough Time or Money Yet?

Um, yes. That title is a joke.

I coach a lot of women who are moms and the two excuses (reasons) I hear the most as to why they’re not doing something for themselves are:

• “I don’t have enough time”
• “I don’t have enough money”

NEWSFLASH: You will never have enough time or money!

I happen to know a lot of Moms. Moms who have teen age or young adult children, moms who have kids in jr/sr. high, moms with children in elementary or preschool and moms who have babies and/or toddlers and guess what – I’ve never had one mom say to me, “I now have so much extra time and money I’m finally going to go do ________________ (fill in the blank with “their thing/goal/dream”).

And I get it. I really do. I know how it feels to feel so squeezed for time and like you just want to press the pause button on your life where everything stands still and you get to have five extra hours in the day. Or the dread when an expected financial surprise pops up and you wonder where you’re going to find that money to pay for it.

Here’s another truth: there will always be things in your life that require your time and your money and your energy. If you don’t put yourself on your own priority list, no one else will. Sounds tough, I know, but it’s true.

I’m not saying that you need to pick a huge goal that’s going to cost a fortune and require 20 hrs a week to accomplish, not at all. I’m saying it’s wise to take good stock of where you’re at in your life and ask yourself “What am I doing just for me?” I mean really just for you – not your family, not your work, not for someone else.

If you can think of two or three things, awesome, if you can’t I want you to start thinking about what you used to do PK (pre-kids) that filled you up or what’s something you’ve always wanted to do (learn a language, take a pottery class, yoga, etc.). Just start daydreaming a little bit. Journal. Brainstorm. Talk with a friend.

Ignore all of the chatter in your head about WHY you can’t do any of these things and create a list with at least 10 things on it.

I’d love it if you’d share what came up for you when you read this. Can you think of something you’d like to do but have been waiting to do it? What is it? Please share your comments below.