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20 mogul moms The productivity Expert “It’s all about balancing everybody’s needs and wants. Everybody in the family has to give and take accordingly and with respect for others. The communication must be clear and open.” MMIA: When did you decide to become an entrepreneur? SAM: I didn’t. LOL It just happened. I started my first business 8 years ago and then it just expanded from there. I never really put a label on it. I’ve only just realized that I am an ‘entrepreneur’ in the true sense of the label. MMIA: How long did it take you to go from business idea to actually seeing income? SAM: Well it depends which business you are talking about, with Sam Morrisey Transformational Coaching, I was coaching for free before I even thought about making income from it. Once I decided I would turn it in to a business, It took me around 4 months max. It would have been more but I have a very successful and supportive coach. MMIA: Do you ever regret your decision to become a full-time entrepreneur? SAM: No I don’t. Because of the lifestyle. Being an entrepreneur means that I can be home with my children, organize my life and time with my husband as I see fit, not according to someone else’s time frames. Being an entrepreneur gives me total control of the life that I design. It’s the best way to live. ;-) MMIA: How do you balance the roles of mommy and entrepreneur? SAM: With the support of my husband and with a lot of honest soul searching about the expectations I had on myself. I really had to stop glorifying being busy, stop putting unrealistic expectations on myself and let go of perfectionism. I outsource and ask for help when I need it, which previously, I’ve not been very good at. After a lot of trial and error, we found a system that suits us. My husband and I share parenting almost 50/50. When I’m home he is working (he is also an entrepreneur) and when he’s home, I’m working. We have 2 days in the week that we are all home together and that is family time. Also, our children go to day care, my daughter 3 days per week and my son 2. It’s all about balancing everybody’s needs and wants. Everybody in the family has to give and take accordingly and with respect for others. The communication must be clear and open. MMIA: How do your children feel about mommy being an entrepreneur? August /September 2014 SAM: My children are both very young. My daughter is 3yrs old and my son is 1 months old, so they don’t know anything else. But I’d like to 1 think they’ll look back on their childhood with wonderful memories and a good example of how you can do or be, anything you want to be. We want them to realize that success is measured by your own happiness and living your life’s purpose. MMIA: Take us through a typical day in your life. SAM: • We usually snuggle in bed with our daughter from around6-6.30am then we get up when our son wakes. • depending on the day we get ready for day care and the kids are off at around 8am • 8.1 0am - 9.1 5am is a quick clean up and make dinner. • work from 9.30am - 12.30pm • 12.30pm - 1pm I usually grab lunch • 1pm - 4.30pm work • 4.30- pm pick up the kiddo’s 5 • 5pm-6pm dinner and baths/showers • 6pm my son goes to bed • 6pm-7pm mummy/ daughter time • 7pm daughter goes to bed After 7pm some days we work and other days I spend time with my husband, just depends what day it is as he works late some nights. When the kids are home either Steve looks after them while I go to work or vice versa. When we are all home together we don’t do any work at all, just spend time together. MMIA: What’s your advice to curious moms who are on the fence about becoming an entrepreneur? SAM: BE BRAVE! You can do it and you won’t regret it. But a word of warning, you can have it all, but you can’t DO it all! Here’s my advice: 1. Let go of perfectionism 2. Do NOT wear busy-ness as a badge of honor as it will fill up your days with unnecessary “to do’s” and things that DO NOT light you up, 3. Outsource and ask for help and support. I never realized how much I took on board myself and never even asked my husband to do anything. I would even be frustrated that he wouldn’t do more, but I would NEVER ask him to do more. When I finally realized what I was doing and asked for support it was the best thing I ever did. 4. Be grateful and ask the universe for help. Be grateful every single day for everything you have. You can find gratitude in the most unlikely situations, even on the worst days. And always ask the universe to provide you with exactly what you want. Put it out there, it will come back if you have faith and desire. Sam Morrisey Instagram: @sam_morrisey Twitter: @sammorriseycoach Subscribe at mmiamagazine.com | 23