Some Mommy Talk for the Entrepreneur (part 1)
Yeah, so you’ve been told not to listen to your own mother (all of the time). But being a mom affords me the opportunity to work amongst a great deal of distractions. All of the time. Aren’t I lucky?
When I allowed some of the tricks of the Mommy Trade to seep into my business life, I became much more organized and a lot less stressed.
The diaper bag is the mommy’s closest companion. She better pack it well. As should the entrepreneur learn to pack efficiently when on the run. The world is often your office; checking e-mail at Starbucks, holding meetings at Panera Bread, and taking conference calls in the car.
If you pack your bag/briefcase correctly and consistently – you will find yourself perpetually prepared.
Packing the perfect diaper bag: The perfect diaper bag is one that holds everything you will possibly need within a given amount of time, doesn’t break your back to carry, can release your necessities without emptying the entire contents, and makes you look good sporting it.
I’m a mom on the run. My little boy usually joins me at the local WI-FI Hot spot. So I’ve got to fit my laptop, paper, pens, cell phone etc. right along side diapers, crayons, p b and j sandwiches and a blankey. I used to bring two bags. And I also used to have a really bad right shoulder because of it.
Although the working mom has many important items that she MUST carry with her – the working entrepreneur mom (who brings her son to work with her) MUST put the child’s necessities FIRST.
Sometimes we have to choose between the Elmo music book, and that 2nd binder full of work. The Elmo book keeps the kid happier which means we can get more work done.
Being a mom forces me to decide what actual necessities are. So I don’t need to carry two lip glosses, and I don’t need to pack EVERY project that I’m working on.
Bringing less helps me complete more.
I don’t have a diaper bag. I have a Timberland backpack that’s about 8 years old. The thing safely fits my lap top and my son’s things – and I can wear it on my back, fling it over the stroller, and even hook it onto chairs at the coffee shop.
Select your bag and strive to only half fill it. Even if you don’t have a little one crying on your lap while you write your daily column – you could probably always use a little less weight to carry around town with you.
Too much baggage can be overwhelming.
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October 24th, 2006 at 11:52 am
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