One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Make Family Events More Enjoyable With Friends

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Better Together: Why Inviting Another Family Makes Activities More Fun #FamilyFun Sometimes family activities can feel like another item on the to-do list. However, doing those activities with another family makes them more fun! Whether it’s a trip to an amusement park , a visit to the local pool , or trip to a pumpkin patch , including another family can multiply the fun in amazing ways. One of my favorite moms to collaborate with is my friend, Ayana Ledford who's pictured above with her daughter Sahar. We have done all of the things listed as seemingly random examples above and here is how including her and her daughter (and sometimes her son too) has made the events more fun. On the date above, Ayana almost left the venue because parking was a nightmare. That said, she hung in there and we would up having a great time!
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Eight Proven Ways For Working Moms to Get More Out of Life

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On PTO at Disney World

"[S]ucess is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."-- Colin Powell

Working moms are constantly asking me tips about how to succeed. I've learned that nobody works harder than working moms, we have to. So, the motivation for these questions has nothing to do with being afraid to do what it takes. Instead, it has everything to do with the numerous demands placed on us. It's not that we don't know how to succeed, it's that we struggle to execute what we know with the limited time that we have to think about such things.

For that reason, I publish useful success tips for working moms that are designed to help us get information as fast as possible. Because I see no point in reinventing the wheel, I often share articles published by others too. Below is an article discussing seven ways to get more out of life. It has great tips. I have one more.


One Tip to Success: Take A Vacation


One more proven way to get more out of life is for working moms to take vacations. As working moms, we're so busy that we are often inclined to use our PTO days to catch up on laundry, volunteer at our kids school, or take ourselves and our kids to doctors' appointments. Don't get me wrong, those things are important, very important. However, they don't fuel your spirit or recharge your battery. Sometimes, you actually need to get away from your day-to-day routine, get away from your email and voice mail, get away from the demands that work an home impose on you and go somewhere where the only thing you have to do is be (and take care of your kids!)


This year, we were fortunate enough to receive the gift of a vacation from my mother. (Thanks mom!!!) 

It was a tremendous blessing because it forced me to make the time to get away with my kids. Generally, we don't take a summer vacation because of my husband's work schedule. However, last year I realized that summers are special. And as our daughter gets older, taking time off during the school year will become harder. So, I committed to taking off at least a week during the summer to spend time with her, and my son. I chose the week of the 4th of July because I only had to take 4 days off from work. #Winning


My mom having a zen moment on vacation





Since my mother came with us, there were two adults to share the burden and blessing of childcare. Then, my sister surprised us. So, it's been even better.  

So, read the article below and follow the tip above. Trust me, your career and your mood will ascend! 


7 Proven Ways to Get More Out of Life | Inc.com

A few small behavioral tweaks can radically affect your level of success.

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