EP.25 - How to Plan Your Business Around Your Real Life
Description
Stop letting work bleed into family time and family chaos derail your business goals. Learn how to build a profitable solopreneur venture that actually works around school pickup, bedtime routines, and real parent life.
Key Topics Covered
Sustainable Business Routines for Working Parents
- Why work-life integration beats work-life balance for parent entrepreneurs
- How to stop feeling guilty about family interruptions during work time
- Building a business schedule that bends with real parenting demands
Energy Management for Busy Parents
- Finding your productive hours as a working parent (spoiler: it's not always 5am)
- How to work with your natural energy cycles instead of fighting them
- Using the Rise App and other tools to optimize your peak performance windows
Boundary Setting for Parent Entrepreneurs
- Why "always available" is killing your productivity and family time
- How to set professional boundaries without losing clients
- Managing client expectations when you have school pickup schedules
Family-First Business Planning Strategies
- Structuring your business around school holidays and family commitments
- Creating business flexibility from day one (not as an afterthought)
- Planning profitable work sprints during school hours
Delegation and Virtual Assistant Hiring for Parents
- When working parents should consider hiring their first VA
- How even 5 hours per week of help can transform your family life
- Step-by-step guide referenced from Episode 11
Key Takeaways for Working Parent Entrepreneurs
- Plan your business around family life, not the other way around - school pickup times and bedtime routines should be business planning foundations
- Hustle culture doesn't work for sustainable parent entrepreneurship - focused work periods beat constant availability
- Professional boundaries protect both your business growth and family relationships
- Working during your natural energy peaks increases both productivity and family presence
- Flexible business structures prevent constant crisis management when family needs arise
Action Item: Parent Entrepreneur Life Audit
Create three lists:
List 1: Your Family Non-Negotiables
- School events and pickup times that matter most
- Family traditions and routines that energize you as a parent
- Personal time needed to show up fully for both business and family
List 2: Your Peak Energy Windows
- Times when you're naturally most creative and focused
- When you lose steam and should switch to family mode
- Consider using the Rise App for personalized energy tracking
List 3: Your Ideal Business Calendar
- High-productivity periods when kids are in school
- Family-focused times during holidays and school breaks
- How to align money-making activities with family schedules
Where are the gaps between these lists and how you're operating your business right now?
Tools and Resources Mentioned
- Rise App - Energy tracking and optimization(https://www.risescience.com/)
- Motion - AI-powered project management (https://www.usemotion.com/)
- Episode 11 - "How and When to Hire Your First Virtual Assistant" (https://www.frankiejago.com/podcast-ep-11-how-and-when-to-hire-a-va)
About the Host
Frankie J hosts Ease & Impact - Thriving as a Solopreneur, offering practical advice for parent entrepreneurs who want to build successful businesses without sacrificing family life.
If you found these family-friendly business strategies helpful, hit follow for weekly reality checks designed for real parents building real businesses. Have questions about creating sustainable routines with kids? Drop them in the comments - your challenges often become our next episodes!
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