Being organized is an essential skill that can help mothers juggle their responsibilities with their children, at home and at work. A momrepreneur understands the importance of organizational skills. You can’t afford to neglect either your kids or your business. But, when it comes to organization, the common belief is that being organized is crucial to managing your role as a mother and a business owner. But compartmentalizing your tasks and creating to-do lists can only do so much for you.
The next step to make your organized lifestyle work for you is to create an effective schedule for all tasks. Indeed, when you start scheduling, you learn to allocate time to relevant business activities. Because we know that a mom’s day is busy, we recommend making the most of your business hours. Here’s how:
Everyday management and admin
There is no denying that managing motherhood and career is a juggle of every day. But that’s precisely why you want to make sure you have a schedule to guide you through the week. With young kids, your schedule has to be flexible. However, you want to make sure you can set time for all essential management and admin tasks every day. This will include email communication, invoicing, meeting planning, and basic customer management. A good time to get started is early in the morning, as kids are still asleep! A career-focused mom needs to keep the business running.
Time for new skills
Many moms struggle to make time for career growth. However, scheduling lessons throughout the week, such as booking time ahead with an online Spanish tutor to brush up on your skills, can be a game-changer. As a rule of thumb, you will achieve better results with a minimum of 3 hours of learning per week. It is a lot more manageable than you might think. You can schedule 1 hour at lunch 2 days a week and another hour after work to read and memorize everything you’ve learned. The more you practice learning, the quicker and more efficient you become.
Time to catch up & recruit
If you are going to grow your business, you will need to rapidly recruit new team members. It can be tricky to find the right person for the job when you expand your solo business. Mompreneurs who have hired a team to assist them advise taking time every day for a quick catch-up. You can establish an agile meeting environment, so you and your team start the day with a 15-minute Zoom meeting. This will set up the work for the day, give follow-ups on previous tasks, and fix potential issues. Ideally, you want to schedule your catch-up call at around the time the kids are having breakfast. You will not be interrupted, and you already have managed your emails and meeting organization, so everything is fresh in your mind.
Freelance contractors when you can’t schedule
Solving problems, managing your taxes, or setting up pay transfer can be time-demanding. Thankfully, these tasks don’t need to be scheduled. As you expand your solo business, you can seek freelancers for functions that don’t fit your schedule.
There is no right or wrong schedule to manage your at-home business. However, for busy moms, we recommend maximizing mornings before the kids go to bed, school days, and kids’ bedtime for work. Ideally, you want to adjust your schedule depending on family requirements.
