EP.25 - How to Plan Your Business Around Your Real Life

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

1. Plan your business around family life, not the other way around - school pickup times and bedtime routines should be business planning foundations
2. Hustle culture doesn't work for sustainable parent entrepreneurship - focused work periods beat constant availability
3. Professional boundaries protect both your business growth and family relationships 
4. Working during your natural energy peaks increases both productivity and family presence
5. 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