Mamas! Managing multiple responsibilities can be challenging, especially for working moms who juggle a main job, a side hustle, and taking care of your family. Balancing all these responsibilities can be overwhelming, but with a few strategies and tips, it's possible to achieve a balance that works for you.

Prioritizing and setting clear goals, creating a schedule, learning to say no, delegating and outsourcing tasks, practicing self-care, and being flexible and adaptable are all strategies I'll be covering in today's episode.

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Hi there.

Hello, welcome to the Mamas Making More Podcast.

I am so happy to see you today.

In last week's episode, I covered the benefits that you can experience by having

an online business as a side hustle.

So, if you didn't listen to that episode, you can go back.

Now, if you need a little bit more convincing, you can go back, but for

today's episode, we're going to be talking about balancing that side hustle.

And before I get into all the good juicy stuff in this episode, I

wanted to tell you that I am going to keep saying the phrase main job.

And what I mean by that is, a corporate nine to five job, a part-time job.

And I mean, if you are a stay at home mom.

It's just too hard to say all of those things over and over again.

So I'm just going to continue to say your main job and basically it is

meant to cover all of those situations.

All right.

Got that out of the way.

So listen, managing time.

It can be difficult as a mom.

There's just really no two ways about it.

And finding that right balance, the sweet spot between your main

job, side hustle and mom life can be super-duper challenging.

So in today's episode, I am going to be sharing with you some strategies and tips

to achieve the balance these, let's face it, these monumental responsibilities.

So here are some practical tips for managing time and

balancing those responsibilities.

First off, prioritizing your tasks and setting clear goals.

It's really essential for balancing all of these areas of your life, whether

it's your main job, that side hustle or that mom life, you really need to first

identify the most important tasks that need to be completed, and focus on those.

So here's what I want you to do.

I want you to start by creating a to-do list that outlines all of the tasks you

need to accomplish in all of the areas.

And then once you have your list, prioritize the items based on urgency.

So the most urgent being the non-negotiable things,

those are time-bound things.

I'm talking about doctor's appointments that are at two o'clock I'm talking about

an exercise class that you take at the gym, anything that has like this time

bound, it has to happen at that time.

That's the very first thing that you have to put there, because

those are really non-negotiable.

Then you kind of move on to the less urgent things from there.

And this is really going to help you identify which tasks

you should be tackling first.

And then what ones can wait until a little bit later on.

The next step is that for all of the items without an obvious

deadline, set a deadline.

This way you create a sense of urgency and you can stay on track

and cross those items off the list.

Take advantage and incorporate productivity tools.

What kind of things do you like to use to help you better

manage your time, save time.

You can use calendars.

I have told you before.

I love me a Google calendar, but I cannot run my life on a digital calendar alone.

I also have a paper planner.

Both of those things are crucial in my business and my life in general.

There's project management software, huge fan of Trello.

There's also a task tracking apps that you can try out, there's a ton.

And it really depends on what works best for you, but these can

really help you stay organized and just keep track of that progress.

By prioritizing those tasks and setting really clear goals, you can maximize that

productivity and really just be sure that nothing is falling through the cracks.

It also ensures that you aren't forgetting to give attention to your main job,

your side hustle, your main life.

You want to make sure that your attention is being divided correctly.

And then step two with this prioritization is to create a

schedule and actually stick to it.

But let's be real, you also need to allow for flexibility because life happens.

I am a huge advocate of doing this at the same time each week.

I personally do it, at the end of the day on Sunday, that's just what works for me.

This could be on a Friday for you just anticipating the week to come.

It could be on Monday morning, whatever works.

Just really create that habit of doing it the same time so that you

continue to be consistent with it.

So you're going to create a schedule that outlines your work hours for

your main job, your side hustle and all your mom commitments.

And then you're going to assign specific time blocks for each

general task and try and stick to that schedule as much as possible.

Okay.

So what do I mean by a general task?

Besides all of those non-negotiable appointments that you already put in

your calendar because you know at two o'clock, you have to be at the doctor.

I really don't want you to micromanage yourself.

I want you to create these blocks of time that have an overall task that kind of

drives what happens within that time.

But I don't want you to break it down super specific as far as, create this

type of post or do this sort of thing.

I really want generalizations like content creation or email

responding, things like that.

So it doesn't have to be like down to the minute what you're going to be doing.

Because also this helps you cause you're doing the same types of tasks together.

Your brain likes it better.

So like I said, content creation, that is a task type.

And then if you have your main nine to five job and say, you want to set

aside 45 minutes at your lunchtime to work on your side hustle, you

want to put that on your calendar to help you stay accountable to that.

If you're a stay at home, mom and your kids have a kind of typical nap time.

And that's when you're going to be working on your side hustle,

put that on your calendar as well.

So when you're creating your schedule, it's really important

to be realistic about the time that you need for those tasks.

Especially the tasks that are time bound.

You want to be sure to include all that time that's involved.

You want to include the drive time.

You want to include the estimated time that you'll be in the office.

So say you're going to that two o'clock doctor's appointment.

You want the drive time there, you want the drive time back.

If you think you might be having to pick up a prescription, you want to put that

in there, that helps you really see what's realistic in your upcoming schedule.

And just in general with kids, it's important just to have a lot of

flexibility and make adjustments throughout the week as necessary.

I'm not sitting here telling you that your schedule has to be a strict schedule.

We're moms it's not going to be, it has to be flexible.

Don't forget about giving yourself breaks and time for self care.

Taking breaks throughout the day, it can really help you recharge and stay focused.

And can help you reduce stress and overall well being, and let's just face it, being

a stressed out mom is really not fun.

These breaks are super important to help you stay at your best, whether

you're in work mode or mom mode.

Okay.

Third, learn to say no, because boundaries are good.

It's important to set boundaries and learn to say no, as much as you say yes.

Avoid taking on too many tasks or commitments that they might overwhelm

you and negatively impact your ability to manage your main job, your side

hustle and mom life effectively.

To say, no, it is a skill and it can help you manage your time and energy,

and really it does take practice to become comfortable with, and that's okay.

When you're thinking about whether to say yes or no, ask yourself if you

even have the capacity to take it on.

If the answer is no, it's okay to politely decline and leave it at that

because no is a complete sentence.

All of us moms I'm sure have felt that pull to say yes to

all the things for our kids.

Yes to the school asks and yes, to all the parties yes to just

all of the things .You're not alone in feeling this pressure.

Trust me.

I learned a really valuable lesson from my divorce attorney, which is really

weird in this context, but stick with me.

She told me that my kids need a happy mom.

And she didn't mean that life should be all rainbows and butterflies.

What she meant was that my kids will benefit from me

being the best version of me.

So this is something that's just really stuck with me and become kind of a

mantra and something that's really important in balancing my overall life.

Okay.

Number four is to delegate and outsource.

Don't be afraid to delegate or outsource tasks that can be done by other people.

For example, if you have a side hustle that requires email marketing and you

hate writing emails, consider hiring someone to write those emails for you.

You can also delegate some of the mom stuff.

Maybe you hate the time suck of doing laundry.

So you think about hiring a laundry service to take it over.

So when it comes to your side hustle or your mom life, think about those

areas that are time sucks or you just playing don't like and consider

whether you should or can outsource it?

Also think about things that you can delegate to your partner or kids.

For my business., I have my teenage son doing some of the website

maintenance and things like that.

My other kids, they're now at an age where they can do their own

dishes and empty the dishwasher.

So I've delegated that test to them.

I don't empty the dishwasher anymore.

I just leave that to them, and that saves me time.

The fifth strategy is to practice self care.

We talked about this a little bit earlier, how you need to schedule

in self care, but I really wanted to touch on it a little bit more.

I think it's important enough to kind of have its own number in this list.

Exercise, sleep and spending time with your friends and family,

they're all super important.

Taking care of both your physical and your mental wellbeing is going

to be something that's going to help you stay energized and focus.

And just to have that better overall balance.

These can be really simple things like taking a walk every day.

And to be perfectly honest, I have a really hard time with self

care because I always feel like I need to be doing something else.

And so when I take my walks, I listen to podcasts.

It makes me feel more productive for whatever reason when I'm filling my ear

holes with business or personal growth podcast, or even just plain fun podcasts.

I don't know what it is.

It just makes me feel like I'm more productive when I'm taking

that walk, and then I come home from that walk just more energized.

Number six is to be flexible and adaptable.

I have said this so many times to my kids.

Also, my kids had the best kindergarten teacher and she would always say to them,

thanks for being so flexible friend.

And I just, I loved that.

So don't be so hard on yourself.

If things don't go according to plan, how often in life do they really?

Instead, let's just try to be more open to changing our approach and

learning from those experiences.

There's nothing wrong with trial and error and figuring out how it's

really all going to work for you.

This is a lot, having a main job, having a side hustle, being a mom.

It is a lot, and we really need to acknowledge that.

All of these things, they can change over time.

Right?

Maybe your side hustle starts during your kid's nap time.

And then as your kids grow and they start preschool, maybe your

side hustle expands a little bit to fit into that preschool time.

I know for me, my kids are all older now and they are all in

different types of schools.

And I schedule my work happens at home while they're in school.

So you just really need to figure out what is best for you and your family.

And if necessary, make adjustments, it is not set in stone.

None of this is all, it's all adjustable.

Figure out what is best for you and your family.

And if it's necessary, make adjustments, tweak it, make it work for you guys.

Alrighty.

Those are my six strategies for having a main job and a side

hustle and being a mom and making it all work and be balanced out.

I hope you found these helpful.

And if you know someone else who's dreaming of starting an online side

hustle, would you do me a favor and share this podcast with them?

Sharing is caring mamas.

All right, that's all I have for you today.

I'll see.