Making It Like A Mother: Recent Episodes
Anne Murphy
Helping mothers juggle the struggle of growing a profitable online business, parenting, homemaking and finding 'me time'.
Happy International Women's Day 2021! In today's episode I'm sharing 5 different points that will challenge you to 'flip the switch' on the stories you're telling yourself about why you don't have enough time, why you don't see results in your business (or home life) and much more. The theme for International Women's Day 2021 is #choosetochallenge. It's time to choose to challenge these limiting beliefs we tell ourselves that our lives aren't as great as we'd like them to be. #iwd2021
We, as online entrepreneurs, can appear to have it all together and most times we like to think we do. The reality of it all is that even though we have created this 'dream business' working our own hours and our own days, we face even greater struggles trying to juggle the time we spend with our family members and getting work done in our business. Today's special guest, Ki Wolf from Ki Wolf Writes (Instagram @kiwolfwrites), the "Marketing Copy Queen" knows this so well. You'll be amazed at how Ki has created a successful and thriving business in only a few months from doing something she is really good at and has done this from going from being a young mother, then becoming a single mother, then becoming a mother of 3 children. I can't wait for you to listen to her story on today's podcast.
I asked myself this question during the week and had time to reflect on my journey into motherhood thus far and how my life looked before becoming a mother. In today's podcast I'm talking about how finding that thing that you used to be passionate about or are still passionate about isn't lost just because you became a mother. You know, you can do both. Find out how you can change the outlook of your life with your current circumstances and be destined for more than you think.
PS After I listened back to the episode after publishing, I realised I had said my late grandmother had never sold anything in her life. Her and my grandfather were actually successful dairy farmers and retired when they were 60 years of age. She and generations before them were all farmers so knew all too well what it was like to try and juggle a business, family life and trying to find a balance to do the things they loved to do. In this case, it makes me even more proud to be her granddaughter.
You know when you think you've got it all together, along comes a 'superwoman' who is doing it all. My special guest today is Cedreka Baggett from Bagge LLC and she is the "Parental Queen". Cedreka has developed a program to help stay connected with your teenagers while teaching them the valuable life skill of cooking. She has also developed a line of designer, custom aprons with original designs created by her artistic teenage daughter. Cedreka has been in the US Navy for 15 years now and was deployed for 3 very long periods of time during her oldest child's first 4 years of life. Be inspired by Cedreka's story and her passion for business, her career, her family and taking care of yourself, as a priority.
https://theparentalqueen.com/freegift
https://www.baggeaprons.com/
As at January 1, 2021, I celebrated 12 years of being in business for myself as a work from home mother and entrepreneur. Little did I know 12 years ago that I'd be as successful as I am today. Setting up a solid foundation and simple systems to help me grow my online business is what got me where I am today and helped so much when I had life problems pop up during this time. I'm getting raw and candid on today's episode and I apologise in advance for crying (when I didn't think I would).
On today's episode of Making It Like A Mother, I'm kicking off the new year with a special guest, Amanda O'Rourke, The Happy Coach from the UK. Amanda is an Inner Calm Coach and a successful businesswoman, wife and mother who has raised two adults sons while running her own business from just before her boys were teenagers. It was quite the juggling act in the early days of her business then but she has since sold that business and has taken up coaching business woman to help them bust the myth that you have to work hard to be successful. Find out more about Amanda O'Rourke at https://happycoach.co.uk/.
Instead of jumping into announcing your New Year's Resolution, do you ever look back at the year that was and check what was working, what worked well and what areas of your home, family/friends, business and personal life need improving? Join me on today's episode where I'll help you look back and review those areas of your life and what you can do to improve on them so you're not going to waste the next 12 month's ahead nor put yourself under too much pressure when you set a New Year's Resolution.
There can sometimes be unexpected circumstances when we need to take some time off from our businesses due to illness, family issues or at holidays, family vacations etc. It would be easy to hand daily operations over to a Virtual Assistant but that costs money. Find out how I can find time for a break from my business while it still thrives. (And I've been doing this thing for nearly 12 years now!)
Everybody's work from home experience is different. I can remember those early days of being my own boss with a 4 year old and 2 year old and they certainly look different to a typical day today. With teenagers I have a lot more time on my hands but that doesn't mean I'm working 9 to 5 in my business. I take plenty of time out for myself to enjoy life and do my own thing. Find out in today's episode what I do for my profitable and sustainable online business. If you'd like to know more about the free "Make Money Now" download mentioned in this episode, click here.
The silly season is upon us and it can be really stressful for us, especially for those of us with children. We tend to want to do everything for our children at this time of the year but it can put us under so much pressure especially when we're trying to run our businesses from home. Here are my 5 best tips for a stress free holiday season for your business and and your home life.
I will never forget those words at my first scan for my second pregnancy. "It's a boy!" The last 14 years have been some of the hardest and some of the most endearing moments of my life being the mother of a boy. If you listened to my first birth story of my daughter, you'll find this one the complete opposite. They say no two pregnancies are the same and it's so true. Check it out.
As someone who was raised by frugal parents and grandparents, I've always lived a frugal life and love it! It's allowed me to have whatever I want, whatever I need and the money to do whatever I want. Is frugal living the same as having an abundant life? Is the Law of Attraction similar to that of having a frugal mindset? Find out how the similarities between both allow me to live a rich and abundant life.
The momentous occasion that allowed me to be called a mother. This episode is my firstborn's birth story. A very long awaited occasion. It wasn't without it's moments but well worth the wait. Found out why in today's episode.
As busy women, we're always trying to get everything done in our day. Working in our business, juggling family responsibilities, keeping up with the housekeeping, cooking and trying to find some time out for ourselves. In today's episode I'm talking about why I prefer creating simple routines over strict schedules and how it has helped me manage all of my responsibilities while still finding time out for me. It wasn't always this way!
It's Halloween this week and something I didn't 'celebrate' as a child. We knew nothing about it here in Australia in the 60's. When I had my own children there was no escaping it but if you want to create a better balance in your life and find time for everything that's important to you, something has to give. Are you putting yourself under too much pressure to conform to what everyone else is doing instead of doing what's right for you?
You know you want to start an online business so you can stay at home with your family but what should your business be about? Find your passion and you'll never work a day in your life. I reveal so many different ideas in this episode of how you can start an online business from home.
Who is Anne Murphy? What does she do? Where does she live? How has she been running a successful online business for nearly 12 years? All is revealed in today's episode.
Welcome to the Making It Like A Mother podcast. A podcast for women entrepreneurs who happen to be mothers, juggling the struggle of everyday life. I will be sharing tips and tricks on how to grow and maintain growth of your online business while juggling family, getting work done in your business and in your home, and finding that all important 'me time', especially when you need it the most.