We CAN grow, even when it feels like we’re surrounded by rocks!
As a mom, it can be really hard to move our goals, dreams and plans forward. In this episode, April and Saren discuss the top six reasons moms give for why they feel they can’t move forward with their personal goals and aspirations.
(2) Tired (Sleepless nights and long days make it hard to feel like we can move our dreams forward.)
(3) “It’s not my time” (We often feel like our dreams need to be put off completely while we mother our children.)
(4) Don’t have the time (Life is so busy with necessities that it’s hard to imagine making time for any personal goals or pursuits.)
(5) Not enough support from spouse (It can be hard for our spouses to understand our needs and hopes and goals – especially if we don’t fully explain them and/or if we don’t support their needs, hopes and goals.)
(6) I don’t deserve it (It’s noble to consider our children’s needs ahead of our own – but sometimes we take that too far and end up robbing our children of the fulfilled and happy mother they could have had.)
Show Notes
What Keeps You From Thriving? (Facebook thread with answers from our community that helped spur this episode)
Mommy is a Person (one of the most-read articles at Power of Moms)
Mommy is a Person Video Training (9 video segments with accompanying reflection questions to help you take better care of yourself and pursue your interests and passions)
Mind Organization for Moms (the program that helps you create your “someday list” for those goals that don’t fit in your life right now and that helps you break your dreams and goals into manageable bite-sized chunks)
The Bloom Game (a program that helps do some self-assessment and create balanced, mom-friendly weekly goals)
A Powerful Alternative to Setting Goals
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I really enjoyed this show. I need to make a “someday” list because I’m constantly frustrated that I can’t get to anything with a 2 and 5 year old. I am an older mom and I stopped working (teaching) to stay at home. But I’m also starting to homeschool and I still have lots of interests, but no time to pursue them. In fact I let go of a lot things last year and I still find that I need to let go more! So I’m trying to focus on right now, but keep a “someday” list as something to look forward to. Blessings to you!
Thanks for this great podcast! Listening to it totally took me back in time to when I was a mom of just a baby and a toddler and thought I didn’t have time for anything. Like you said, April, if only I used those hours upon hours of nursing babies, etc. to get ready for future projects! Because I still have babies and toddlers (pregnant with my 5th) but I manage to get so much more done now that I did then. I think that’s mostly because I made it a priority. Plus I LOVE the Mind Organization for Moms program. That has made a HUGE difference in my life. I recently heard the idea that we can’t really give with an open heart if we’re not willing to receive with an open heart. To me, this applies to being willing to make myself and my dreams a priority. It was once I started doing that that I truly started wanting my kids and husband to pursue their dreams too. I used to think I wanted that, but I think I felt a subconscious touch of bitterness that I felt like I couldn’t make any progress on my own dreams. And there are definitely plenty of dreams that will wait on my Someday list, possibly for years. But as I make time for what I can do now, I have begun really encouraging my husband, from a place of genuine caring and concern, to not just accept the status quo in his life but to figure out how he can live his passions too.
I loved this! Thanks for the time you put in to share with us the things that you have learned. I love the support.