You are the one that has to prepare yourself, and I always like to start with mindset and expectations. If you want to set yourself up for success this summer (in your business and family) you have to start with yourself. Now, as mama’s, that not always normal for most of us. Most of the time we’re thinking about everybody else; our clients, our kids, our spouses, our house, even the activities coming up. Right now though, you need to focus on yourself, which will start shifting your mindset.

This may sound too simple, but it’s the most important part of the strategy I can share with you. You have got to make a mindset shift and look at what you believe your summer is going to look like. I’ll be honest here, just a few years ago I would dread summer. I anticipated chaos, not getting any work done, the kids getting into my space and work time, and my business suffering. And guess what; that’s exactly how my summers went.

If you start with the belief that your summer is going to be awesome, amazing, easy and memorable, that’s what’s going to happen. But the same holds true for if you believe it’s going to be chaotic, frustrating, and really hard to squeeze in work. It sounds like the simplest and silliest thing, but a mindset shift will make all the difference. 

So this is the question I want you to ask yourself; How do you want your summer to go? What do you want your summer to look like? And just take two seconds to write it down. Use some adjectives! Do you want it to be fun and memorable? Do you want there to be growth in your business? Writing it down is step number one.