Before having kids, I had no idea the impact these little creatures could have on my life. Not just the obvious lifestyle changes. Having kids has actually altered the way that I think about and view life.
For example, I spent my pre-kids life dreaming of building a long-lasting career. I defined success by the title on my business card and the number of digits on my paycheck. There was nothing and no one that could convince me I would ever change this way of thinking.
Then along came my children.
Almost immediately after giving birth I started wondering if my choice to be a career woman was the right decision. Suddenly the long hours at the office necessary to climb the corporate ladder seemed ridiculous.
At first I thought that these feelings were just a temporary result of postpartum hormones. I figured that my intensely career-minded self would return once I got back into the swing of things at the office.
No such luck!
These feelings weren’t a temporary result of a mother’s roller coaster of hormones. What I previously thought were unwavering beliefs had actually changed.
Before I had kids I never considered quitting anything, but now I find myself longing for the day when I can quit the drudgery of corporate America. I still have a strong desire to make contributions to this world and support my family.
I just don’t want to have to sacrifice quality time with my family to do it.
Searching for a way out of this self-made conundrum is my new mission in life. I have to stop ignoring the nagging feelings that I am not leading the life I was meant to lead.
It’s time for me to build the life that I dream of. The life that allows me to be a class room mom, chaperone fieldtrips and show my children that traditional employment is not the only way to make a living.
I want to inspire them to follow their dreams on their own so that they never have to be inspired to quit.
~ Hope
“When the world says ‘give up’, hope whispers ‘try it one more time.” ~ Anonymous
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