When I discovered I was pregnant, my response wasn’t what anyone expected—including me. While other women might have cried tears of joy or felt an immediate maternal glow, I felt… analytical. Strategic, even. I found myself risk-assessing the situation like I would a major business pivot. It took me two days to process the news myself – along with several spirals of self-judgement for reacting so coldly to the situation- before I even told my husband.
Turns out, my “cold” entrepreneur brain was exactly what I needed.
Here’s what nobody tells you about motherhood: it’s sold to us the same way entrepreneurship is. The beautiful Instagram moments, the “natural instincts,” the immediate deep connection with your baby. Just like we’re promised that one good launch will lead to six-figure success and total lifestyle freedom. Both are possible, but neither paints the full picture.
But here’s the breakthrough I had that I think can be helpful to many other mother entrepreneurs: the skills that help you navigate entrepreneurial reality checks are the exact same ones that help you thrive in motherhood. Risk assessment becomes playground safety decisions. Customer responsiveness becomes learning to understand and follow your baby’s cues. Strategic pivoting becomes adapting to your child’s changing needs just as you’ve finally gotten into the routine that works. The calculated courage you use to launch a business? You’ll use that same courage to trust your instincts when everyone else has opinions about your parenting choices that don’t align with your vision of parenting.
I spent years thinking I had to choose between my entrepreneurial drive and being a present mother. For many years, entrepreneurial drive won. What I discovered after becoming a mom is that the two are complementary superpowers. The same gut instincts that guided my biggest business decisions were guiding my parenting choices. The resilience I’d built through running multiple businesses at a time, failed launches, and pushing through my own limiting beliefs prepared me for sleepless nights, endless trial and errors and feeding challenges that had me feeling like a complete failure to my son.
In my upcoming book, Sacred & Strategic: Why Entrepreneurs Make the Best Moms (and Vice Versa), I dive deep into this integration through my 3Rs System—a framework I developed teaching mother business owners how to Reevaluate old myths, Restructure your approach, and Reset into your integrated power.
The women who thrive in both roles aren’t the ones who compartmentalize—they’re the ones who recognize that these aren’t separate skill sets requiring different versions of themselves. They’re integrated superpowers that strengthen each other.
So if you’re an entrepreneur worried that motherhood will derail your ambitions, or a mother wondering if you have what it takes to build a business, know that you’re not starting from scratch. You’re adding tools to an already powerful toolkit. The question isn’t whether you can handle both—it’s whether you’re ready to discover just how capable and resourced you already are.
Ready to discover the power of integration? I’m currently offering a Pre-Sale Book Bundle including a signed copy of the book once it’s out, a ticket to Move, Breathe, Grow: Florida’s #1 Event for Womenpreneurs (September 19th 2026), one year complimentary subscription to EXTRAORDINARY (a private audio where I coach you on with insights to become EXTRAORDINARY in life and business) and an invitation to my live, virtual 3Rs System 2026 Kick-Off in January.
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