Lend others your gifts

Hey Mama! This is Robin Camarote with your Working Mom Tip of the Day.    

Lend others your gifts. Here's a quote from Marie Curie: “We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.”

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Work like you mean it

Hey Mama! This is Robin Camarote with your Working Mom Tip of the Day.    

Work like you mean it. Here's a quote from Marsha Evans: “You can have unbelievable intelligence, you can have connections, you can have opportunities fall out of the sky. But in the end, hard work is the true, enduring characteristic of successful people.”

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Use your gifts

Hey Mama! This is Robin Camarote with your Working Mom Tip of the Day.    

Use your gifts. Here's a quote from Nancy Rathburn: “A strong woman understands that the gifts such as logic, decisiveness, and strength are just as feminine as intuition and emotional connection. She values and uses all of her gifts.”

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Plan meals for the week

Plan meals for the week. Plan your meals for the week then create your grocery list. Thinking ahead means just one trip to the store instead of multiple weekday stops or having to get take-out at the last minute. To make this easier, list your family's favorite recipes. Plan to cook enough on 4 nights that you can eat leftovers on the other nights.
 

Create a recurring meeting for yourself

Create a recurring meeting for yourself. Block off a half-hour or more for yourself each workday. Use this time to tackle your most important task first. Try to avoid accepting other meetings during this time and treat it like any other commitment on your calendar. See how much progress you make on the things most important to you.

Break a rule

Break a rule. From Katharine Hepburn: “If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” It's Monday and the perfect day to break a rule that's not working for you. Nothing serious, of course. Just have fun with it.
 

Choose a positive attitude

Choose a positive attitude. We can't control what happens to us but we can control our reactions. Today, decide to be positive and look at the opportunities instead of the challenges. You'll be amazed at what you see instead.
 

Don’t multitask today

Don’t multitask today
Working moms are notorious for multitasking. Unfortunately, this might not be a good thing. Increasingly, research on work habits reveals that doing two or more things at once reduces our overall work quality. Multitasking also makes each task take longer. Avoid multitasking today to feel more focused, in control, and effective.
 

Practice saying no at work today

Practice saying no at work today
As a mom, you probably say no quite a bit. The word no sets limits and expectations for our kids. It helps them learn while staying safe and healthy. So, why is it often so difficult to say no at work? Many of us deeply want to be liked at the office which means we say yes a lot. Stay focused and productive by saying no to requests that that should be done by someone else.
 

Document your routine today

Document your routine today
You waste time in ways you can't see unless you write your activities. Take a few minutes throughout the day today to jot down the typical steps in your routine. At the end of the day, reflect on the entire process and find one or two things you could combine or eliminate to make your day run more efficiently.