As a female entrepreneur, wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend and volunteer there are a lot of demands on my time. People often ask me how I do it all. I spend most of my day juggling everyone else’s to do lists while balancing the needs of my own. Well, I do it with help – and a lot of it. I am very blessed in that all those people who make demands on my time are also very giving with theirs. My husband helps me, not only with business questions I don’t have the training to deal with on my own, but by being a great partner in our marriage and family life. My parents and friends babysit when I am in a pinch and need to run to a client. The team members of my company give 110% to our clients. I also have a housekeeper to keep on top of the household cleaning demands. That is truly my most favourite luxury and biggest sanity saver. The result is, I can handle a lot of demands.

Some days, life flows smoothly and I think “Wow, I’m good” and other days, well, not so much. Those are the days I question everything. How am I doing as a business owner, mom, wife? I start to worry and stress – I should be cooking more, making more healthy homemade snacks, I haven’t made enough cold calls, I should be growing faster, taking over the world more quickly. I have realized though, after three and half years, that we can’t be 100% to everyone everyday. Like the movie title says, Something’s Gotta Give. So, some days I am super mom and am less efficient at work. Other days I am the amazing super saleswoman / errand juggler / problem fixer but my kids eat cereal for dinner. I try to accept it and figure that if everyone is going to bed fed, smiling and intact and if my clients aren’t dropping like flies, then I’ve survived another day – and that works for me. I also try to remember to ask for help whether it is the kids emptying the dishwasher, the housekeeper chopping up veggies and preparing lunch box snacks, or buying a pre-made BBQ chicken. It’s important to ask for help to maintain that balance we strive to achieve.  

I love my career and my family. I love the struggle of balancing both, some days more than others. But no matter how my day has been – mildly balanced or totally out of whack – I love going to bed knowing that I can’t wait to see what new adventures tomorrow brings. So I put it out there to all of you: While perfect balance is hard (if not impossible) to achieve, are you happy at the end of the day? Do you thrive on the challenges facing you or do you dread the challenges each new day brings? It is important for all of us to find a balance that works.