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By Nicole Mangina
What are Ninja Moms? Really they are all working moms. They may not feel like a Ninja every day, but they are! The Ninja Mom group is a place for working Mom's to connect with each other, brainstorm ideas, and get new approaches and tactics on how to balance work, family and taking time for themselves so that they can achieve their goals in all areas. The idea is to have a fun and up beat place for them to find new approaches
One of the things that I have learned about myself and I think is true for most people is that I am not good at multitasking. I can do many things at one time, but when I look back at the things I was doing, nothing was done very well, nor did I get any joy or sense of accomplishment from it. Truly being present in what I am doing at that specific moment makes all of the difference. I work out of my office, and not at home so that when I am in the office I am fully focused on Real Estate. When I am at home, I am focused on playing with my boys, or talking to my husband and not trying to email clients on the side. The benefit for me is that with some good focus I can actually get things done much faster, and it intern creates more time for me. I would encourage you to truly evaluate how you spend you time and see if it is nurturing you.
My advice to any Ninja mom is to partner up with another agent to help keep you (and them) on track and accountable. Also, remember the basics and implement. Make a list of what you want to accomplish in the order of importance and schedule a 2 hour block each week to work on it. Since having kids, there are more demands on my time. I may not be able to implement things as fast as I would like, but the reality is that one thing implemented well can transform your business and your life so it really goes back to the quality versus quantity. Lastly, don't over think things! Nothing that I have ever done, mailed, created, etc, is perfect, but get something going and go with it. You can tweak it along the way.
I am super excited about the creation of Ninja Moms. Many moms feel isolated in their office and like they are not able to participate in things because it doesn't fit their time schedule. I really think this is going to be a lot of fun for everyone involved. For more information, or to become a part of this group, please go to the Ninja Moms blog.
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