(excerpt from Mom’s Survival 101 Kit)

“When I started to pay close attention to how I felt throughout the day, I realized I felt one emotion more than any other–guilt. The better I did at our business the worse I felt as a mom. The better I felt as a mom, the more behind I felt in our business….in the end I felt such heavy guilt that if my kids were really important I should quit all this. But I knew I couldn’t quit because somehow having this business to build, this dream to chase, made me a better mom.”

Now to make all this work and love being a wife, a mom, and my work, while NOT being over shadowed by guilt…this journey is the heart of my Mom’s Survival 101 Kit.

I’m almost in tears as I type this because the Kit is done, live on the Refuse site, and ready for you to purchase!

For the next four days (ends Friday night at midnight), in celebration of this going live, we will be offering the Moms Survival 101 Kit and the Getting Published Kit (this ones new too! more on this later!) for 30% off the regular price. ($69 instead of $99, you save $30–Yippee!)

What’s inside the Mom’s Survival Kit?

Basically 30-40 pages of me sharing my heart with you.

This is made up of practical and heartfelt insight on setting boundaries, time management, breaking out of the cycle of guilt, overcoming common issues women struggle with in the business world, thought provoking questions from my business coach that have take me to new levels in my peace of mind and our business’s success, and ALL the many ways I’ve learned to take care of myself with the purpose of maintaining balance.

There is also a fun Appendix with samples of the Two Week Dinner Menus I make, some of my favorite recipes from these menus (everyone mom loves a new, easy recipe–Brian thought I was funny, but I had to include a couple! :)) and a list of rich resources from other amazing mommy bloggers, to forums, to my business coach’s info and much more.

Is this Kit Only for Mom’s? What about Dad’s?

I’ve already been asked this question a lot since we first released it for sale at WPPI last week. Before this kit was finalized, I hand a handful of people read over it. A few of them were dads, and I’m thrilled to say they LOVED it. I have to tell you that I was totally blessed to hear their response. The dads feel like they also struggle with issues the kit addresses, and one even said he was excited to strategize and plan his upcoming year implementing the ideas I write about. So there you have it dads. Looks like the kit should be called Parent’s Survival 101 Kit, but since it’s to late…I hope you’ll forgive me and not feel excluded. I honestly didn’t expect dads to respond the way they did after reading it. (lesson learned! :))

Is this Kit Only for Women Who Have Children?

While I speak directly to moms, I think a lot of women wrestle with the same struggles. A woman with three children may feel the pressures to different degrees than the single woman, but the principles of overcoming common issues woman struggle with in the business world or time management, or setting boundaries…they are universal issues. Enjoy all my single divas!

Raves!

Roxanne Benton wrote this wonderful rave after reading the Mom’s Survival Kit. I had to share it with you. But let me first tell you that Roxanne is a Co-Owner with her husband to a successful small business (Pixel2Canvas), she is a wife AND, AND mother of TWINS! My respect for her made her feedback even that much more meaningful. Roxanne writes;

“I am energized and empowered! To read this–coming from your heart Me Ra–and at times sharing WAY to much information (but that’s who you are–and why we all love you so) gives me such INSPIRATION!”

I do share it all friends. If you’ve been reading this blog for a few days, you know I have issues with self disclosure. 🙂 That’s what twenty years of therapy gives you! But seriously, I do share from my heart all the good and bad because I want you to see that the journey is not easy, but it’s so worth it. Finding balance and pursuing my dreams while loving my family and homeschooling the kids, wow, it makes me tired if I think to much about it. Yet, I have learned such wonderful lessons along the way and love, love, love what I do and how I spend my time. It hasn’t been easy, but is anything you want or aspire to achieve ever easy?

Discount for the Next Four Days!

So yeah!! The kit is live at Refuse to Say Cheese. You can go there and purchase the download, and if you do so in the next three days you get 30% off the regular price of $99!

But here’s the cool part that I actually just noticed as I’m typing this blog post. Brian fixed a second discount so that for the next four days, you can take advantage of the Better Together deal and receive both the Mom’s Survival Kit and Portrait 101 Kit (the essentials to starting your own portrait side business) for $128. Scroll down this page and you’ll see it! Run into any problems, email Brian at brian@fioria.us.

One more thing!

IF…IF…you are attending the San Diego or Sonoma workshop don’t buy the kits now. We always offer the best deals at our workshops or when we are speaking somewhere. You’ll save even more if you wait to get it at the workshops!

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Check out Refuse to Say Cheese for details on the rest of the 101 Kits!

Portrait 101 Kit

Wedding 101 Kit

Associates 101

and just released with the Mom’s, the Getting Published 101 Kit (more details later this week!)