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When you’re a mom, you know that your number one priority is always going to be your kids. But at the same time, you can totally be more than a mother in life. Even when you’re giving your all to your children and you’re focusing entirely on them, there are other things that you can do in life.
As a mom, you deserve a purpose outside of parenting too. When your kids are in school or when they’re grown, it’s nice to have something of your own to focus on. But what? And how do you go about starting this when you’re so used to dedicating all of your time to your kids and focusing on them?
Let’s take a look at some ideas that can inspire you as well as tips for getting started.
Going Back To School
To start with, you may find that you want to retrain. Has it been a while since you were in school or worked? Do you want to move into a new field or start up a career of your own? Studying could be the ticket for this – and it doesn’t have to be consuming. You can find options for online bookkeeping schools and other specialist subjects. You can study in your own time at home until you get the qualifications you need.
Starting A New Job
Or maybe you want to go back to work? When you’ve had some time off, you might feel a little rusty. But it can be fun to do a few hours here and there when the kids are in school, just to have something for yourself. So think about reapplying for a new job.
Learning A New Skill
Or maybe you like the idea of learning a new skill? It could be something as simple as looking to be more positive or working out how to meditate effectively. Or it could be something like crafting or learning something you can do in your spare time.
Starting Your Own Business
As a step on from that, you might also want to think about the idea of starting your own business. It could be that you want something to dedicate your time to, something that you’re passionate about. When this is the case, starting something up in the free time you have could be perfect.
Tips For Focusing On Your Purpose
Now the hardest thing for most of us might be relinquishing all of the focus on your kids and actually allocating just a little bit of time for yourself. It can be something that you might think seems crazy but you can do it by implementing these three things;
- Knowing it’s okay to work on something for yourself – and encouraged
- Having something for yourself can help you to become a better mom
- Set time aside to work on your purpose, even if it’s just thirty minutes
- Make a commitment to yourself
- Get support from your family and friends
Then, you will find that you are able to make this work out and really flourish with your new interest.
Kori
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