Helping driven women design a life that gives them time, income, and freedom—without the hustle.You are created to have balanced ambition and not settle for less.I believe that even though we live in a world that tells us we have to be in the camp of stay at home motherhood or a career driven 9-5ers we can create a life well-designed and have our own Intentional success that honors our calling.
I totally blew it, but fixed the problem.
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I’m having a pretty good but very full week of changes and doing some big, scary, heavy work that I know God wants me to do. How’s your week going? I hope great, but if not…I’ve got a story for you. About 5-ish years ago I was trying to do too much all at once. You know the drill. I had about 5 different spaces to take care of, a garden to manage, and a house that we were still trying to make consistent improvements on. I was overworked, rushing to get every single chore done and not enjoying any of it. It took me about one year to realize some of these things had to go. Why tell you right here? Right now? Well, I had fallen into that trap that we had to be a certain way to be legit…. OR that we could do it all as one person. And even though I got off track I finally did make the changes to enjoy my country lifestyle again. We aren't supposed to run through life stressed out and overworked. Work yes, but not to the point of not enjoying the life we have. I thought I’d send over a little encouragement today. In case you needed it. Talk soon, Leah |
Side Hustles and Productivity For Driven Moms
Helping driven women design a life that gives them time, income, and freedom—without the hustle.You are created to have balanced ambition and not settle for less.I believe that even though we live in a world that tells us we have to be in the camp of stay at home motherhood or a career driven 9-5ers we can create a life well-designed and have our own Intentional success that honors our calling.
One of the biggest hangups for my students and even members of the Intentional Backyard Farmers Facebook group is getting started. While sometimes the issue is time I often think that people are trying to do too much too quickly. For those new or thinking about starting a backyard farm or homestead the key to success lies in starting small and building out SLOWLY. I know, I know easier said than done... Choose a few projects that require minimal investment in both time and money and are easy...
I’ve worked with hundreds of students now and talked to literal thousands about starting their backyard farms or homesteads. And you know what their number one issue is when it comes to making progress on their goals? They are working from this vision they have in their mind instead of having a detailed step-by-step plan that they can take action on. Here’s the real talk: Not taking the time to plan it out is half donkey-butting your work. It seems like a good idea to just get to work and not...
Don't fight for something that just can’t be right now. It doesn’t mean it won't happen later or in a few years. Instead of spending time looking at what you wish you had on your backyard farm or not starting anything because you can’t have the size garden you want right now. Try to ask yourself “What could I do with what I have that gives me a taste of the thing I want?” I see so many people miss out on the joy that a simple herb garden or a planter on their deck could bring them because...