How many plates are you juggling right now? Tag someone who needs to be reminded of this ❤️⬇️ Balance is a buzz word in parenting. I hear it a lot, but I personally think it’s an unattainable goal & it sets us up for failure. We try to juggle it all, but we can’t. It’s scientifically proven we can’t. So let’s take a minute to understand, if we try, we fail. Psychologically our brains can only cope with three or four things in your conscious mind at one time. Meaning all the the things you’re currently juggling isn’t achievable. We have to priortise what needs our focus & attention right now. For example, if we’re prioritising our business, then we can only focus on the kids, work & friends. Something had to give. In addition, excessive focus (too many things at the same time) exhausts the focus circuits in your brain. Which can drain your energy and make you lose self-control. So you know when you feel demotivated & overwhelmed it’s because of this! So how do we really balance it all realistically? 👉 Focus on the plates that are worth spinning. For example if you know your biz/career is going to give you financial stability long-term. Focus on that 👉 Time block vs writing too many to-do lists. We end up having a to-do & an invisible list in the back of our heads 👉 What can you say yes to, so you can say no to other things (for example do you have to go to that birthday party, what’s the impact if you don’t? 👉 Stop people pleasing. It only adds to your plate 👉 Practice acceptance. We can’t always control everything, so learning to accept things as they are will help alleviate the stress & focus on accepting & moving forward 👉 Set intentions daily. What needs to happen today? Only focus on that one thing so you achieve it vs a million things 👉 Be self-compassionate. So many more of us need to be kinder & less harsh on ourselves 👉 Never be afraid to ask for support What’s your top tips of juggling it all? #juggler #juggling #motherhood #mumlife #mumsofinstagram #momlife #motherhoodslens #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodthroughinstagram #motherhustler