by Jessie Parker | Mar 2, 2023 | Mums In Business, Small Business
‘I’m just a nurse’. I couldn’t tell you how many times I added this caveat when introducing myself as a new business owner. I always felt like I was starting on the back foot when it came to being an entrepreneur. I didn’t have the business acumen or experience that...
by Jessie Parker | Jan 24, 2023 | Mum Life, Mums In Business, Small Business
It wasn’t that long ago that I shared what an underrated opportunity it is to start your own cleaning business. I think that it’s a wonderful business idea, especially for women with children, because of the relatively low startup costs and flexible hours...
by Jessie Parker | Apr 5, 2022 | FIFO, Mum Life, Mums In Business
The phrase I get the most as a FIFO wife is ‘I couldn’t do that’ or ‘I don’t know how you do it’ I felt called to talk about this some more because I don’t get a sense of people feeling like they want to understand how I ‘do it’ but usually feel mostly pity when...
by Jessie Parker | Jan 31, 2022 | Mum Life, Mums In Business
What is an affirmation? An affirmation, by definition – is the process of affirming something (obvs). For this reason, affirmations are often referred to as positive affirmations, because affirmation = affirmative = positive. The way the human brain works has...
by Jessie Parker | Nov 29, 2021 | Mums In Business, Small Business
Nothing like motherhood to make us realise how suddenly inflexible our careers are post-children. Working as a nurse, shift work combined with a husband that works away, didn’t make for a great (or flexible) combo when I became a mum. I found the logistics of...