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Are you a working mother who views your career as part of your self-identity, but struggle to make it work for you?
If so, you are not alone. Many career-minded moms find it challenging to balance their career needs with the needs of their family. Although we instinctively place family first, denying our own needs makes it harder to attend to our other life roles.
If your career feels out-of-joint, there are many people in your life who will benefit if you take the time to engage in career self-care |
“Whatever your passions are, being a working mother doesn’t mean giving up on yourself and your own needs. Making a place for those needs on that long to-do list is the key to leading a full life……”
- Carol Evans, CEO and President, Working Mother Magazine.
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| What are some of the professional challenges for “careerist mothers”? |
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Working mothers who are career-oriented face several different types of professional challenges that can include:
- Wanting a flexible work arrangement to meet work-life balance needs
- Desiring upward mobility and recognition
- Feeling career ‘blah’ – lack of personal fulfillment in career role, feeling stagnant, merely going through the motions
- Returning to the workforce after a period of absence and feeling “out of it”
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| How Can We Help? |
At MotivMode, we help working mothers realize their career aspirations by helping them become an active force in their own career development. We achieve this through career impact strategizing.
What does it mean to make a career impact? It means that you are actively and consciously using your career to have a positive effect – or impact – in the workplace, in yourself and in the world. The strategy is the plan to make it happen. It requires an important shift in thinking of how you view “work”, and at its core is getting in touch with and leveraging your authentic self.
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By learning how to make a career impact, you can:
- Increase your bargaining power and put yourself in a better position to secure flexible work arrangements
- Increase your competitive edge and advance your career
- Develop a strong sense of career purpose and fulfillment because you have connected the dots between who you are and what you do
- Develop better work relationships because you know your authentic self and are better able to communicate your needs
For career-minded moms, taking the time to focus on your own career wellness can touch many lives in your personal circle. The happier and more content you are with the work you do outside the home, the less stress and frustration you will bring back home to your family relationships. It will help you become a positive role model to your children because, by honouring your own needs, you teach those around you a positive lesson in self-care and love.
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| Are We a Fit? |
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Our programs involve a series of assessments, exercises and telephone coaching sessions that require different levels of your time and commitment, depending on the type of program you engage in. You need to be ready to delve into greater self-awareness and be receptive to constructive feedback.
If you would like to further explore if we are a mutual fit, contact us to register for an Aspire Session. This service is both fun and free of charge, and it will give both of us an opportunity to learn if we are ready to embark on a collaborative journey. Aspire Sessions are only run Monday and Tuesday morning, so register now to reserve your spot.
Register for an Aspire Session now! |
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