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Ambition and Motherhood

February 12, 2018

Trying to build a business and a family? The struggle to find a balance which suits YOU and YOUR family is very real.

So I’m sharing a great article I read today to reinforce what ambitious mums need to hear sometimes. We are not alone, it will be worth it in the long run, and “we got this”.

An extract from ‘The Worth Seekers’ article, Motherhood and Ambition, by Elle Roberts.

There are many, many things that motherhood has taught me about myself, and about the world around me. I am sure any mamas reading could say the same.

I also love my children, all three are incredible beings. I am so blessed to know them.

But what I find most challenging about motherhood, is how it impacts my ambition.

I am a busy person. I love to have a lot on my plate. I strive for success. I strive to achieve a great number of things, and to achieve them at a high level.

I love working hard. I love using my brain to solve creative problems. And motherhood is, ugh, gosh, it’s relentless, and monotonous, and very much same-same, from day to day, not to mention incredibly time consuming.

It is so time consuming to be a mother, to be a good mother, to be a present mother. And that time, spent changing nappies and feeding babies and cleaning the kitchen bench, all takes away from the time I have available to me to fulfil my ambition, to succeed in the business world, to serve my clients with the energy and the tenacity that I have always worked with.

It’s hard being an ambitious woman and juggling that with family and with motherhood.

Ambition and motherhood are a hard combination.

That doesn’t mean it’s not worth it.

That doesn’t mean it’s not a wonderful ride, but it can be really challenging.

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