Balancing Entrepreneurship and Motherhood

👩‍👧💼 More and more women are successfully combining their roles as mothers with their entrepreneurial ambitions. Being a mompreneur can be a significant challenge, but it’s also an exciting and rewarding adventure.

🕒 Becoming a mompreneur can be a unique challenge due to the multiple responsibilities that come with both motherhood and entrepreneurship. Some common challenges include time management, balancing work and personal life, as well as the mental load, stress, and pressure associated with launching and managing a business, amplified by the responsibilities of motherhood.

🚺 My personal journey reflects a sadly common reality. After giving birth in early 2021, I faced a difficult situation in my former company. I was asked to resign on the pretext that my new life conditions as a mother no longer aligned with the company’s expectations. Simply being a mother seemed incompatible with the role of an export salesperson.

🔁 After an initial shock, fierce battles, and a legal process, I was dismissed. But instead of letting myself be beaten down, I chose to bounce back, to train in coaching and training, and to realize my dream by starting my own company. Today, I am proud to say that I am fulfilled in my professional situation.

👩‍👧 Despite the daily challenges of juggling entrepreneurship and quality time with my child, from my perspective, entrepreneurship allows me to thrive and have time with my daughter. It’s through boundaries that I set for myself since the inception of my company that I manage to carve out time for my role as a mother. My priority is and will always be my daughter before my business.

🌱 Embarking on one’s own entrepreneurial project can be extremely rewarding on a personal level, allowing moms to pursue their professional ambitions while staying close to their families.

🌟 Being a mompreneur can serve as an inspiring example for children, demonstrating that they can pursue their dreams and succeed in their careers while fulfilling their family responsibilities.

📅 To succeed as a mompreneur, it’s essential to establish priorities, organize effectively, seek help when needed, take care of oneself, and be ready to show flexibility and adaptability in the face of the unexpected.

🏡 Being a mompreneur can be an exhilarating and rewarding adventure, but it also requires a delicate balance between work life and family life. By remaining resilient in the face of challenges and prioritizing your own well-being and that of your child while maintaining a performance-oriented mindset for your business, you can successfully reconcile your role as a mother with your entrepreneurial ambition, thus realizing your dreams while raising a happy and fulfilled family.

👩‍🏭 The struggle of women persists in many companies stuck in outdated mindsets. That’s why I am now committed to helping companies consider the personal needs of their employees and, above all, to helping women gain confidence, set their boundaries, and pursue their careers confidently.