It is possible for women to have it all, as long as we first change an outdated belief system that we need to do it all.
Aspiring women deserve a solid “heads-up.”
Women who ascend the corporate ladder are expected to give up, to go up. This is a critical consideration for a woman with children. Whoever first noticed that we get what we wish for was right. We need to make sure that our career goals coincide with our personal goals—and if, at present, they don’t appear to, we should think long and hard about how to make them harmonious.
Countless mothers of young children have surprised themselves by creating professional opportunities while they’ve been home with children. Others have impressed themselves and others when they demonstrate how their organizational abilities at work translate well on the home front, in locating the right support network and helpers to make both work and home function smoothly.
Putting it into Practice
Accept personal responsibility for your own life. This helps you transcend the stereotypical 'either/or judgmental thinking' of others, i.e. if you are a working woman you can't also be a good wife and mother.
Creating a balance. A certain amount of introspection and dialogue are necessary to learn what would be helpful for you to create integration between your world of work and your personal life. It takes some focused self-learning. Get to know yourself on an intimate level.
"Manage" the home. Consider managing your home l ife with the same efficiency that you manage the office. We don't, or shouldn't be, doing everything ourselves in our place of employment. It is expected that we will rely on others who have skills to do the jobs that simply aren't part of our role. The same is necessary in the home if a business woman wants to decrease her stress and have a well-balanced life.
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