12 Lifestyle Habits of Moms with Success in Life

Are you in wondering how to achieve success in my life with all thing task revolving around you?

Your success in life depends on how you deal with obstacles, remove negative thoughts, and add habits that enhance your life.

Below are simple tips successful moms use that you can follow to increase your success rate so you can become prosperous and happy too.

12 Secrets to Help you Achieve Success in Life.

1. Makes Time for ‘ME’

Why is it so hard to focus on yourself first? Even the airline tells you before you put the mask on anyone else it has to go on YOU FIRST!

There is no way anyone can be successful without taking the time to cultivate and create that success. Click To TweetYou must dedicate time to invest in the things that will change your life in 2 folds. 

Some moms explain they stay up late to get ‘me time.’ While others use the time around children’s sleep schedules or while the kids are in school to get things done for themselves.

Whichever way works for you would be identified through trial and error? But, if you need quick tips, then read Tips for Moms to Make Time for Themselves.

2. Pursue Her Passion

Successful women make sure they pursue their passion.

To be successful, you will need to make time for the essential things that would ultimately change the course of your life.

But it’s your passion that would drive you.

It’s your passion that would push you to wake up every day and tackle your life. 

That passion will map out your route to success. 

Related: 5 KEY REASONS MOMS SHOULD FIND THEIR PASSION & PURPOSE

Finding Life Purpose

If you have not found your purpose, you are limiting your growth by far. Your passion is the piece of you that differentiates you from others. It’s your gift, and it is a way you can make money doing something you enjoy while contributing to what the world needs.

Related: FINALLY! REAL WAYS TO FIND YOUR PASSION & LIFE PURPOSE

 

 

3. Deals with Mom Guilt

Guilt a feeling of having done wrong or failed in an obligation.

Someone, please explain to me why guilt is so heavy?

It’s as if anytime I decide to do something for myself, I feel guilty. Especially if the kids aren’t included, or my husband has to watch them for an extended period.

You know that feeling…

The guilt that talks to you in your head. And guilt tries to convince you what you’re doing is selfish. That you’re not doing this for the better of your family, but you’re just doing it for you.

How to deal with mom guilt?

Well, to be successful, you need to silence the noise. You need to make it shut up!

How do you ask? By creating a different version of the story than the one you created. I like to journal to rewrite my thought process. 

For instance,  say you would like to head to the coffee shop so that you can work on the outline of your clothing line, but that feels selfish.

Grab out your journal and write out what you feel. Then, write I have plenty of time to get things done. You will see the universe make ways and you will empower yourself as well. 

Or you can write I love spending time to myself because it gives me sanity, and allows me to love my family harder. Then go and bring them something back from the coffee shop. 

And don’t feel bad about the kids playing alone. Trust me they need it. Here are 68 activities the kids can do so you can get work done. 

Need more tips? Read How to Get Rid of ‘Mommy Guilt’ (or Daddy Guilt) Once and For All

“I don’t believe in guilt, I believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person, and don’t judge people in your life. I think you should live completely free.” – Angelina Jolie

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4. Financial Savvy Success Tips

It’s one thing to be rich and successful, but it another to stay successful. To maintain success in life, you must be financially savvy. Merely being smart with your money would ultimately help you maintain a successful lifestyle.

Three simple rules to follow

1.Don’t spend what you don’t have. You may want to use a credit card to purchase something you been looking forward to getting. It’s okay to use a credit card only if you can pay off the full balance, so you never incur interest or a finance charge. 

2. Become financially knowledgeable.  Listen to a good podcast to keep you up to date on the financial trends. If you’re new to this financial journey, then read The Millionaire Next Door to help you change your overall mindset of rich, wealthy, and poor lifestyles. 

3. Pay bill ahead. Getting out of debt as quickly as possible is the goal, whether it’s paying student loans (like me), ridding house debt (like me), or paying off a credit card. You will want to get to a place of financial freedom.

 I recommend Dave Ramsey’s 7 baby steps and read Total Money Make Over, which is inspiring stories of people who beat debt and achieve wealth by following the Baby Steps. 

“We buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t like.”-  Dave Ramsey

Related: How To Set Effective Financial Goals So You Can Remain Debt Free

5. Have a Work-Life Balance

We are all searching for a life where we can make money and be able to spend quality time with our loved ones.

Moms who are successful in life make sure their jobs don’t consume their life. 

Creating the balance in-between can often be challenging to achieve, but with the right approach, it’s possible. 

Here are a few tips to help you achieve a successful work-life balance like a family command center.

Organizing your Time

Simply taking out a calendar, color pencils, and mapping out your Monthly, Weekly, and Daily schedules could help you tremendously. Decide how much time you would like to dedicate to different areas of your life such as family, exercise, self-care, personal development, etc. 

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Moms can’t do it All

• Let go of the perfectionist Mindset. Once you start a career and have children, then the idea of doing everything well all the time becomes difficult. Let it go!
• Reduce the noise by unplugging from society and be present. Set up some quality family time that has a phone free zone. 
• Read 8 TIPS TO SUCCEED AS A WORKING MOM: TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR BALANCE

6. Set S.M.A.R.T Goals AND Uncomfortable Goals

Successful Moms don’t only make SMART goals, but they act on them.  

You should use your “SMART” goals (“Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-oriented”),  as a motivational outline of where you want to go in life. 

Keep Moving

Don’t let the bigger picture paralyze your movement or completion of your larger goals. Instead, think and work like successful people, who understand the importance of goal setting is never to stop. Alternatively, you must continue leaping from one step to the next step until you land on your goal.

Create a Strategy that works for you

By breaking your large goal into small bite-sized goals, you are likely to keep up the momentum. 

Once you begin to build confidence in your goal setting strategy, then you should start to add goals that make you uncomfortable. Goals that you set so high that you have butterflies in your stomach. It’s these uncomfortable goals that bring success in life. To find out more about more read The Only Time You Are Actually Growing Is When You’re Uncomfortable

Related: How to Create A Powerful Vision Board| Manifest Your Dream Life

7. Build Positive Relationships

Feeling successful is more than being financially secure and in your ideal career field. It also includes spending quality time with your loved ones. 

A successful mom understands the importance of creating balance.

-Being present

-Maintaining healthy relationships

-Creating Memories

-Nurturing Positive Relationship

-Communicating Effectively

Related: HOW TO LEARN YOURSELF AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS

8. Successful Mornings–Wake up Early

Do you wake up early?

Early riser has the advantage of getting the critical task out the way long before distractions come, such as getting caught up in the everyday hustle. 

Why wake up early over going to be late, you ask? Waking up early in the morning allows you to be more effective because you can focus on your priorities during the day. And be present with your family for the remainder of the day.

For example, if you have three very important things to do, such as email clients, schedule the next appointments, and finish writing a blog post. 

Then getting up early allows you to tackle those priorities and have the rest of the day to enjoy your family. Otherwise, the entire time you are hanging out with your family, you will be thinking about things on your to-do list, which leaves you distracted. 

And take time to take care of you!  A simple skin routine can make you feel empowered. And

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Related: Daily Schedule of 21 Working Mom Routines (+side hustles tips)

9. Aligns Herself –Meditate/Journal

Even when life is extremely busy, successful moms find time to Meditate and Journal.

Keeping a journal allows you to write down the things important to you and reflect positivity in your life.

Many successful people share how writing things down brings abundance.

It’s the gratitude in life that allows successful moms to acquire more and give them time to meditate.

An awesome app to download to help meditate and practice gratitude is Calm. It’s peaceful and also offers guided meditation.

Related: Ready for Change? Understand the Power of Positive Affirmations

10. Successful Mindset

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In an interview on Harvard Business Review, Carol Dweck explains how different mindsets can affect your true potential.

She clarifies by stating, “Let me start with a fixed mindset. A fixed mindset is when people believe their basic qualities, their intelligence, their talents, their abilities, are just fixed traits. They have a certain amount, and that’s that. But other people have a growth mindset. They believe that even basic talents and abilities can be developed over time through experience, mentorship, and so on. And these are the people who go for it. They’re not always worried about how smart they are, how they’ll look, what a mistake will mean. They challenge themselves and grow”.

So successful people grow.

They are willing to accept change, get out of their comfort zone, and learn from failures.

As a mom, you can change the same obstacles that slow you down into the belief that it is fuel to keep you going.

For example, many may not start because they don’t have time to focus because they have kids, so they rather wait until the children are grown before focusing on personal desires and taking chances.

Whereas, another mom with a different mindset may strive for opportunities and take chances because her family is her motivation.

...you don’t praise talent. You don't praise ability. You praise process.- Carol Dweck Click To Tweet.

11. Diversify Her Income

The more income streams you have, the more security you will have as well.

To achieve success in life, you cant only rely on your 9-5 job. If something would ever happen to that job, how will you continue to pay bills? With multiple sources of income, if one was to fall short, you will still have other mediums to keep up your lifestyle. Also, achieve financial freedom will be easier since each stream will bring in additional cash.

Successful moms understand she needs to diversify her income as much as she can. There are side hustles, and passive ways to do this, for example, writing a book, invest in real estate, driving for uber, turn a passion to profit, or offering something to sell. For more ideas read 8 (Passive & Active) Ways to Diversify Your Income Stream

Related: How To Budget Your Money and Save| DebtFree Life

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12. Success Tip–She is Resourceful

Resourceful: having the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.

I was listening to Tony Robbins on YouTube, and there were some things he said that made me think.

What are your limited resources?

TIME, MONEY, EDUCATION, or LACK OF SUPPORT (knowing the right people, getting advice from others who been there, accountability partner)

Based on that answer: how can you become more resourceful? How can you use what you got to get what you want?

There is always someone who is missing something and still make moves.

Tony mentioned he grew up poor and with limited resources, but he was resourceful.

Related: How to Reinvent Yourself when Life Gets in the Way ( 7 Steps)

Final Thoughts for Having Success in Life

To succeed in life, you should stride high and reach for your ideal life. Create a life that would work towards success so you can become rich, happy, and successful in life. Remember the progress of perfection.

I am still working on a few things myself like debt-free by Dec 2020 ( check), creating healthy routines, and dealing with mom guilt.  

Recap Action List:

• Makes Time for Herself
• Pursues Her Passion
• Deal with Mom Guilt
• Becomes Financial Savvy
• Creates Work-Life Balance
• Organize Her Schedule
• Focus on Positive Relationships
• Establish Smart Goals
• Establish Health Morning Routines
• Aligns HerselfMeditate/Journal
• Develops a Successful Mindset
• Diversify Her Income
• Become Very Resourceful

Tell me what things are impossible, and I will help you make the impossible—possible!