3 Ways to Build A Life You Love As A Solo Mompreneur

Marcela Gómez real-talks how she built lasting success as a single mom CEO and lifelong entrepreneur—what she did and didn’t do, and how she would do it all over again.

Six years ago I was wrapping up a business meeting with a former client—a good friend of mine—and he casually mentioned how I must go home after long meetings, pour myself a glass of wine, and sip it in the bathtub. The only problem with this scenario is that I hate bathtubs. And I don’t keep wine at home.?

Curiously, society has kneaded this idea into everyone’s brains that women can “do it all” and have it all—and when you’re a single mother and a solopreneur, well, let’s just say people’s perception of you and your actual reality just don’t add up.?

So as I prepared a delicious frozen dinner of chicken nuggets and YooHoo for my son when I got home, I was still Marce in the tub with a glass of wine in other people’s eyes.?

Of course, these thoughts—and the inevitable unsolicited advice on how I should raise my kid or scale my business—are meant well for the most part. Still, it’s imperative as a solo mompreneur that you learn to trust yourself and relax into what feels good for you to do. Only you will know your gut feelings, your boundaries, your inner support circle and the difference between what needs to get done and what can get done—and if you even want to get everything done in the first place.?

Because what does it mean to have it all anyway?

So in the spirit of discovering ourselves through a clink of baby bottles and CapriSuns, here are my top fire mama business owner tips from my three ways to build a life you love as a solo mompreneur.?

To check out the actual ways I’ve done this over the last 20 years—and a very special note at the end to all my solo mompreneurs out there—click here for the full article on my blog.?

?? Mama Businessowner Tip #1: Don’t dwell on the “what if’s.” Give you and your past selves some grace in the decisions you made at that time.?

?? Mama Businessowner Tip #2: Follow peace for long-term joy. Don’t lose your mind or your peace by building something that you’ll leave behind with your body.

?? Mama Businessowner Tip #3: Have the guts to show up with vulnerability and connect with others on a deeper level. You already have the power to relate reality to those around you and create a long-lasting community because of that.?

?? A Very Special Note to Solo Mompreneurs: An Excerpt

In 2002, when I was just starting my first business as a single mother, there was a lot of convo that you can have it all and that you should go after all of it. I made a really conscious decision that that was not something I could think I could do at the time.?

Later on, the convo began to change again. Now, women were telling other women that you had to find a balance, but at a cost for many to have it all. After all, we are not octopuses with eight arms and Master Multitasker stamped across our foreheads! We are human beings with dreams, goals and limits as well.?

I have always believed there is a season for everything in life. I have lived by that, not longing or thinking that I was going to lose something by not doing something that everyone else was telling me to do.?

? If you’re an entrepreneur or mother, I’d love to know what resonated with you and what you have discovered for yourself in leading your business and raising your children on your terms.?

Over the last 20 years, I’ve discovered what it means to be a #SingleMomCEO and also how having a supportive community is what kept me going. My company, Culture Shift Team , along with my partners Ann Gillespie and Robert Wilson (and our extraordinary team!), bring a multitude of experiences and backgrounds to our work, making what we do innovative, refreshing and efficient.?

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