Why I started this online business after swearing I’d never be one of those side hustle mom entrepreneurs!

Guess what - I wasn’t one of those kids who ran lemonade stands and always knew she wanted to start a company. In fact, I was determined that I would never be an entrepreneur.

They were “those people.” 

They took risks.

They thought outside the box.

They were creative.

And that wasn’t me, or so I told myself.

So I kept right on trucking in my daily life, down the path that I had set. 

Until I came to a roadblock. 

Find out what I did, and why I turned to entrepreneurship to turn my purpose-seeking mom life around!

You’ve got this!

Alyssa

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Transcript

This is the Unbusy Mom, and today we’re talking about why I started this online business after swearing I’d never be one of those side hustle moms!

Have I ever told you guys my backstory? 

My “what life was like” picture *before* I became this online business owner, stepped into the online coaching space?

You see, I wasn’t one of those kids who ran lemonade stands and always knew she wanted to start a company. In fact, I was determined that I would *never* be an entrepreneur.

They were “those people.” 

They took risks.

They thought outside the box.

They were creative.

And that wasn’t me, or so I told myself.

So I kept right on trucking in my daily life, down the path that I had set. 

Until I came to a roadblock.

Which was: I really hated my major. I couldn’t see myself doing it for 2 years post graduation (we’re in college right now), let alone making it all the way through my senior year!

*That* was a problem. So I began hunting for the next best thing - the “real me” - whatever it would take to get me graduated, on time, with a 4-year degree. 

Because that was my commitment to myself.

And you know what? I found it. I found a different major. I found something to study that *did* light me up. 

The only catch was, I had to literally cross out every other major on campus because I knew I didn’t want *them*. This was the only one that appealed to me, and it didn’t have a master’s degree or a guaranteed job or a “do this next” attached to it.

But I went for it anyway. Because fully enjoying my life for the next 3 years, going to classes and writing papers and studying for midterms, was more important to me than sticking to my perfect “do this and this and get a job” plan. (Finally.)

And so I did. And guess what? God met me there. 

He arranged for my family to suddenly 180 and tell me that they *supported* me leaving the sure thing and striking out for something different.

He arranged for me to meet a man - that exact semester - which removed the need for me to have a sure-fire way to support myself post-college. (We were getting married, instead.)

He arranged for me to speed up my degree, to graduate in 2-and-a-half years, instead of the 4 that I’d originally budgeted. 

All because I said, “I can’t stand my life, and I need something different.” 

Even though it was scary.

But here’s the thing - I still had that deep desire to do something more with my life. I *still* wanted a job and a purpose. 

I just *didn’t know* what it was. (Not for lack of trying, mind you!)

So I moved into marriage and motherhood and learning cleaning routines and how to set up the house and trying all the food blogs - because that was what I knew to do *at the moment*. 

That was my “right now.”

My big purpose in life? Hadn’t a clue. Just knew that it was out there, and I hadn’t found it. 

But I was still hoping. 

Still hoping, as my first kid turned 1, then 2 kids, then 3. 

Still hoping, as I started homeschooling my own children and got pregnant with number 4. 

Still hoping, as I navigated the messy season after his birth and eventually went for number 5. 

Still hoping, as I advanced in homeschooling and more and more kids were adding to the “doing school” number.

Still hoping - praying - yearning - asking God why couldn’t I have it, when so many others had purposes - and then it was there.

At last. Finally.

6 months after the birth of my 5th baby, I heard about online business. 

I’d never understood it before. And suddenly, it became clear to me that *this* was the answer. That if I wanted to go out and try it, now was the time.

It was my choice. It was totally up to me. God wasn’t “making” me do anything.

But He was offering. And I, in my longing, in my waiting, chose to say yes.

I chose to go for it.

All those years, of doing what was right in front of me while yearning for more.

All those years, of homeschooling and cooking and picking up the house.

All those years, of wondering if this was it and I just had to settle and I was somehow wrong for wanting more.

It didn’t come in college. It didn’t come with marriage. It didn’t come in early motherhood. It didn’t come before I turned 30!

It took till I turned 31 and a half. Because that was God’s perfect timing.

And I kept pressing, kept asking, kept waiting - and *kept doing* - what I knew He wanted me to do, in the meantime.

Stay home with my babies. Homeschool my kids. Learn how to cook clean, from scratch food.

Those were all part of my puzzle pieces.

I just didn’t see it when I was 18 and struggling with college major changes and wondering if this was the one.

I had no idea that the road ahead was going to last 13 years. (It’s probably a good thing God didn’t tell me!)

But I persevered, and God kept leading, and I kept listening - and now I’m here. With you. *For* you.

Because I get to help you cross off EVERYTHING on your business’s checklist, AND still take time for yourself, PLUS be able to take your kids to the park on random Friday afternoons. ‘Cause that’s your life.

So that’s my story - how I moved myself from a “seeking something more” stay-at-home mom to a confident stay-at-home business owner, who absolutely *loves* the dual purposes on her life - and why I know you can too!

Because if I can do it - the entrepreneur-hating, never want to run a business, still seeking my passion person - then you absolutely can as well.

Are you ready to go for *your* “love my work-from-home life” transformation story? To KNOW that you have the RIGHT schedule that’s going to set your day up for success; the RIGHT chore list (aka, delegated off your plate list so that YOU’RE not doing most of the housework; and the MINDSET that lets you show up for both your family AND your business, guilt free?

Then join me for some work/life balance coaching, and we’ll get you all set up to like your daily life again!