Missing Piece #2: Goals

People are used to having goals handed to them. Employees have goals set for them by their bosses; people of previous generations had goals set for them by their environment ("don't starve to death" being a popular one). But when you stay home with children these days you're on your own. You can sit on the couch and watch TV and eat Bon-Bons and you won't get fired or starve to death.

As a modern at-home mom, you're forced into the CEO mindset, for better or worse. Like a CEO, nobody is looking over your shoulder to tell you what to do. Nobody is going to tell you what to accomplish by next month, let alone the rest of your life. You must set your own goals and keep yourself motivated to meet them. It's a difficult thing to do, but the good news is that the sky's the limit. You're not confined by the whims of a manager or the pressures of an industry.

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