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By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Financial Security for Mom business owners

Secular solutions for women’s economic security include: having fewer kids through birth control and abortion, offering dawn-to-dusk daycare for the ones you accidentally have, and other after-the-fact band aids to moral dilemmas like government funding for food, housing, and healthcare to replace the need for the bum you had the kid with in the first place. As Catholic biz moms, we know there’s a better way. The Catholic solution for women’s economic security is simple: get and stay married and obey God in all things.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

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By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Fusing Faith, Family, Fun, and Finances

You don’t have to miss out on Catholic family fun this summer, just because you are busy mompreneur. Successful Catholic mompreneurs know how to “be” with their families. They can cut loose when not working, which allows them to pour on the creative and energy into their work when it’s time to get to business. The art of balancing work and play distinguishes happy, revenue generating mom business owner from one who’s burned out, overwhelmed, pulled everywhere and feeling successful no where.r

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

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By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

More Recreation Time Boosts Your Profits (And Tips to Find Time for It)

Breakthrough ideas don’t shower most entrepreneurs when sitting in front of their computers. Inspiration hits like popco when in the woods hiking with the sun shimmering through leaves, running down a scenic path or painting a picture. The Holy Spirit’s artistic flair flourishes most when you are childlike. When you are “being” rather tha “doing”, God’s plan registers best. You might be suspicious how these Kum Ba Yah moments boost profits, let alone how to find time experience them.r

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,647 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

7 Tips to Keep Your Expenses Down and Profits Up

It's not your imagination if money feels tight. Whether you're just starting out or in an established business, a lot of people feel the heat. Experts call our current time the biggest family finance squeeze since the 1920s. The accompanying largest drop in monthly disposable income impacts both your home and business balance sheet, but also the finances of your prospects and customers. Increasing petroleum prices and consequent transport costs have inflated the costs of almost everything you regularly use:

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,620 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

So Your Husband Isn't Too Supportive Of Your Business?

Don’t let successful mom biz ladies fool you. Often at first, their enterprises did not thrill their hubbies. Entrepreneurship can be a steep road. It’s treacherous with an undercurrent of spousal resistance. What does a Catholic mompreneur, who strongly feels the Holy Spirit’s inspiration to invest in her business, with a tepid spouse do? You are not alone. Your success may threatened even the greatest partners. Your husband may resent your focus isn’t exclusively on him and the home. He may begrudge inadequate input into your business decisions.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,560 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

What Is Your Specialty?

The morning of my first ever outdoor training sessio I ran into an old acquaintance. She’s a delightful woman who hosted a Kids 4 Jesus club at a neighboring parish for her daughter and friends several years ago. We talked about how we signed up for the training group and our history with triathlons. I mentioned that although this would be my first outdoor triathlon, I had done about 10 indoor triathlons. She asked my specialty – run, swim, or bike? I paused.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,542 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Media Consumption Habits for Optimal Biz and Life Outcomes

Hours away from Superbowl XLVIII, I could feel hubby’s snoozing vibrations. While Gianna joined her friends for basketball practice, our youngest Benjamin tossed the football, and Ian settled in for some screen time with a new video game. I parked myself on the recliner, laptop on my thighs. I blasted through emails and completed other loose ends. Before my rear touched the leather, my oldest son uncharacteristically requested privacy to play his video game. A red flag arouse. I told him I would be busy with my work and not notice him.r

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,522 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

A Mompreneur’s Guide to Survive Working During Summer

Before I took my mom biz seriously, family summers weren’t that intimidating. I experimented with dragging my laptop here and there (not necessarily recommended) and other tactics I thought necessary in my journey from mom to mompreneur. I wasn’t stressed about productivity because I didn’t know what I didn’t know. I didn’t understand my different business roles and the consequences of neglecting them. But today I do. And with three active kids – ages 7, 10, and 13 – finding a summer schedule that works for me, my business, and my family could have been a daunting task.r

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,460 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Are You Top Talent?

I currently am interviewing seven candidates for a marriage and family therapy associate in my practice when I chanced upo Andrew Miller’s article on the 3 Attributes to Look For In Top Talent. According to Miller, the top talent has the right blend of 1) attitude, 2) mindset, and 3) competency. The framework simplified evaluating the applicants. Hiring the wrong person costs lots of money and adds stress. Leverage involves knowing how to attract great employees. Easier said than done…

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,442 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Impatience Robs You of Your Dream Mom-Biz Lifestyle

People quit too easily. They quit their businesses, their marriages, and their own self-improvement when things get uncomfortable. People will enable you to surrender at the first sign of trouble. Shaped by being permitted to quit piano, swimming, etc. rather than push through my struggles, I’ve become a stickler for perseverance. If my kids want to quit something, they need to demonstrate valid reasons why. Gianna would complain every spring, the same time her coaches prepared her for the state competition.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,426 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Earning More in Less Time—Truth or Hype?

Is the chatter about biz moms earning more in less time for real? Or is the promise just all about coaches puffing themselves and their offerings up? The good news is that it’s true, and here’s why: Necessity—Mom business owners with profitable businesses place a high priority on family time than your regular entrepreneur, leaving less time for business. To make their enterprises more than expensive hobbies, they MUST make the time they have to work count.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,408 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Are You Repeating Yourself to Success or Failure?

Reading and meditating on scripture can lead you to depths of understanding and insights that are often life-changing. Gospel writers Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John did not get a 5th side kick named Anita. But I have found Anita Kirkman’s (founder and CEO of Vision in Purpose (VIP) Coaching and Training) writings on the practical path to a successful God-centered business powerful and thought-provoking. Anita challenged us that if you know the answer to these two questions below, then you are on your way to outrageous success:

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,384 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Intellectural Property for Beginner Mom Entrepreneurs

Switching so many hats at home and work to get it all done puts Catholic biz moms at risk of overlooking important, non-urgent tasks. Managing your intellectual property easily tops the list of ignored activities. Understanding intellectual property basics now could save you a lot of money and heartbreak in the future. So what is Intellectual property. Guy McClung, patent and copyright lawyer, defines intellectual property as “non-real, non-dirt, non-physical intangible personal property resulting from mental processes”.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,337 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Are You Celebrating Enough

It’s partly a birth order thing. While all of our kids do well with friends, our youngest Benjamin (6) has social skills to die for. Benjamin, the youngest of three, rubs shoulders with his older brother Ian (13) and his friends, unfazed by the seven-year age difference. Young or old, Benjamin pals around with ‘ya.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,321 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Manifest Your Mom-Biz Dreams By Becoming a ‘Baker'—Ron Baker, That Is

Here in Wichita, Kansas it’s snowing black and gold. Our undefeated Wichita State Shockers broke the most collegiate regular season wins with their 34-0 record. With their victory in the Missouri Valley Conference tou ament the Shockers power into March Madness with the momentum of beating opponents handily by 20-30 points a game. In local grocery stores WSU fans and proud Wichitans walk into displays of the five starters on the cover of the latest Sports Illustrated magazine.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,300 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Is Earning More in Less Time A Hype?

Is the chatter about biz moms earning more in less time for real? Or is the promise just all about coaches puffing themselves and their offerings up? The good news is that it’s true, and here’s why: 1) Necessityr Mom business owners with profitable businesses place a high priority on family time than your regular entrepreneur, leaving less time for business. To make their enterprises more than expensive hobbies, they MUST make the time they have to work count. 2) Ownershipr

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,287 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Take a Summer Break with a Taste of Real Romance

This Type A biz mom has fully embraced the concept of regular recreation and downtime to fuel excellence in my business. I need no convincing that the quality time—away from work and with my family and friends— charge my creative juices for optimal business results. So finally, the kids are down, the house is picked up, I’ve taken a hot bath, the lights are dimmed, hubby’s on the couch, I’ve got my blanket and hot tea, and we are ready to mentally escape to a movie.r

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,233 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

3 Ways Your Mom Biz Could Be Your Lifeboat in an Economic Crisis

What’s looming with the power to crush you and your family’s wellbeing, while causing work and home tension to spiral? Your business growth efforts would feel like trudging through quicksand. And it would turn your community upside-down. It’s our $16 trillion-plus national debt, a natural consequence of the annual federal government deficits. In 2013 we will spend 642 billion more than we take in.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,217 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

The Mompreneur’s Twist to Working “On” Your Business

For quality control I’ve been my own student in my own “Faith Based Revenue Boosting Program”. It is odd that something I’ve written created such epiphanies when applying it. An early mentor stressed scheduling time weekly to both work “in” and “on” your business. Seeing clients, marketing, team meetings, and day-to-day implementation constitute working “in” your business. Working “on” your business includes planning, strategizing, reviewing, and creating productivity-enhancing systems. Friday mornings I worked “on” my business.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,211 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

How To Keep Your Business Engine (Your Health) Humming

As a Mompreneur, you know that many depend on you so regardless if you are sick, the show must go on. But don't underestimate how your well-being powers your business success. Your health is your business locomotive-from giving you bling you need to nail presentations, courage to make scary, rejection-laden sales calls; to energy for everything else. To optimize healthiness, alte ative and complementary medicine encourage prevention to avoid getting run-down.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,205 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

You Are Your Catholic Mompreneur's Business Advantage

In my previous post (http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/maximize-your-advantage-as-a-catholic-mompreneur) I discussed the Catholic mompreneur’s competitive business advantages. Now I’ll expand on your competitive edge when you adopt the Church’s view of “you” to guide your mom biz. Of the four areas affecting your world view—faith, work, family, and self— it is the “self” that either dives into or retreats from your entrepreneural endeavour. And the “you” you are being in your business sets the tone for victory or defeat.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,205 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Do You Know How To Party?

As a mom business owner you are running a marathon, not a sprint. Skip these two imperatives, and you may not reach the finish line: 1) Follow basic business principles (do the right things and do them well) 2) Have fun. Type “As” with the drive to plunge into entrepreneurism don’t always see the value of having a good time. But if you don’t acknowledge our accomplishments along the way, you may be in for a long ride.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,190 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Why I Need a Mentor to Be Able to Do the Success Tasks That Make Me Squirm

Starting a mom-biz enterprise feels like standing on a circle surrounded by an endless sea. Far in the distance you see a glimpse of brilliant light that drew you to step onto the circle. A life where you can be present for those important family moments while using your God-given talents, a life that draws you and gives you the financial wiggle room to invest in what you value.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,189 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

How to Make Business Deals

Mom business owners tuned into God’s vision recognize early they must be leveraged. They can’t earn more in less time alone without working with others. Partnerships could include: A business agreement with a colleaguer A joint venture relationshipr An employee relationshipr An outside contractor relationship. Even getting babysitters is making business deals. When evaluating the cost/benefits of a collaboration you must consider,

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,180 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Maximize Your Advantage As A Catholic Mompreneur

In my 21-plus years as a faith-based marriage and family therapist, the prevailing research showed no distinction between the greater than 50% general population divorce rate and that of Catholic couples. I struggled to buy those stats. I’m not alone. For years facilitators at Catholic Engaged Encounter weekends dissected the numbers. They educate couples using a more plausible marital stability description. Couples united in their faith have divorce rates in the single digits. And devout Catholics embracing NFP (natural family planning) statistically never divorce.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,170 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Checklist to Keep Your Business Engine (You Health) Humming

As a Mompreneur, you know that many depend on you so regardless if you are sick, the show must go on. But don’t underestimate how your well-being powers your business success. Your health is your business locomotive—from giving you bling you need to nail presentations, courage to make scary, rejection-laden sales calls; to energy for everything else. To optimize healthiness, alte ative and complementary medicine encourage prevention to avoid getting run-down.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,163 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Earn More Money Working for "You, Inc."

What turned an uninspired teacher into a successful mom biz owner with bragging rights of earning a company car her first 30 days, replacing her teacher salary in 6 months, and tripling that income in a single year? It’s simpler than you think. It’s something your mom used to tell you… you know, when you were nervous about going to that party or your first day entering your new high school. Can’t you hear her now, “Just be yourself!”.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,156 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Your Catholic Mompreneur “Family” Competitive Advantage – Part 3

Businesses have lots of moving parts. If something isn’t where it should be things don’t work. To make it worse, businesses are run by people…people whose actions or inactions are controlled 90% by unconscious drives, thoughts and feelings. People are parts of families. Families are complicated. Individuals in a family often have seemingly conflicting needs. God made moms to be the heart of families. Moms feel the pulse of the family, and can tell when there is hurt and there is joy and everything in between. Moms know in their core when something’s clogged, impaired or broken.r

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,127 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

How to Jump Start Your Cash Flow for 2014

The first month of the year is nearly done, have you set your business priorities yet? How you structure your time now determines whether your cash flow will look naughty or nice this 2014. So, in addition to keeping God in the loop through prayer throughout the process andscheduling an official minimum three-hour comprehensive annual 2014 planning session before New Year’s Eve, here are 6 steps to help you and your cash flow be friends:

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,115 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Choosing A Business Name

Today I planned to sign our soon-to-be 13-year-old son up for his first email account. With an Xbox user name of “Poison Salmon”, I wanted to give him adequate time to consider the implications of a good email name choice. To make the point, brother, sister, and I joked with Ian on the ride to school. We asked him to picture telling his tough-as-nail history teacher Mrs. Canada that she could send the email homework instructions to him at superfart1@yahoo.com.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,099 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

How To Bounce Back After a Flop

The recent boo-boo I experienced for the launch of my online radio show was a good reminder to value humility-building experiences. Minutes into the program, the previous day's beautifully working dashboard of the online radio program locked up. Later, I suspected the bubble screensaver my kids had loaded on the computer plus unwanted popups caused the glitch. I regretted procrastinating having the computer people remove the malware fueling the uninvited cyber- advertisements, blocking me from viewing the broadcast clock.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,083 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Your Mompreneur Advantage: Catholic Work Ethic

I admire devout Christians living Godly lives. Without the help of the Catholic Church and the Sacraments I’m not sure I would make the cut. In a non-Catholic Christian church I fear I would be crushed by the varying teaching based on who pastors the church you attend, inconstant philosophies that don’t always fit together well, lack of unity of the big items, and regular debates on what as Catholics we’ve put to bed centuries ago. I wouldn’t see myself functioning well in my faith and work life with that undercurrent of unresolved issues and ignored conflicts.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,026 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Why It's Sometimes OK To Be Selfish

When you took that first decisive stride from the “mom land” to “mompreneur land”, your life changed. You chose to make time for both your home and business priorities. And when there are inevitable clashes, you may hear the whisper or the roar, “You’re being selfish!” But the truth is you must be selfish—and assertive—to be successful in business and in life. You must be selfish in a healthy way.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

1,023 views

By Christina WeberRecently published1 topic

Business And Life Lessons From Biblical Mompreneurs

Savvy businesswomen know that the right mentor can help cut the learning curve, build business quicker, boost confidence, and lower stress. With the Communion of Saints, don't restrict yourself to only modern-day role models. Women serious about business success don't skimp mentorship. Your earthly economic success gives your family financial wiggle room, but it also has high potential to bring others closer to Christ. Apply these lessons from Biblical mompreneurs for the win-win combo of victory in both building your business and Christ's Kingdom.

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

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