The time has finally come. I can hardly believe it. This September, all six of my children will be in school.

Many years ago, I said I was going to host a champagne breakfast on the day that my last child goes to school. It shocks me that my champagne breakfast is in the very near future.

Going back to work? Don't take another step in your job search process until you figure out HOW to be successful in your next role.  Why waste time, energy and potentially lost dollars on a role that isn't the right fit?  Get it right.  The first time.

You decided to return to work.  Congratulations.  And, you did all the right things to find the right job.

All too often, working moms join companies only to learn the company is in financial distress.  They pursue a smaller company in the hopes of more flexibility or the ability to impact the business. However, they were either purposely misled during the interview or never told about the company's dire situation.

It’s the same scenario being played out in homes around the world:

It’s a school day, kids running late to breakfast, braiding of ponytails, searching for missing shoes, organizing of soccer bags, studying for spelling tests.

And if your home is like the millions of other homes with two working parents, there is an additional element: pinging from all your mobile devices. This scenario is stressful, hurried and distracted. Not the way mom, dad or kids should start their day.

Creating a blockbuster resume is essential to landing the right job, continuing or progressing a 

What Happens When Someone is More Worried About Your Kid Than You Are.

In the mid-to late-00s, as we started to realize the vast potential of the internet, a buzz term popped up that still pervades today. It's a powerful buzz term, to be sure, and for a few years it really did provide exactly what it advertised. Like most fads, it has faded away, but since it remains such an attractive proposition it still entices thousands of people to make poor decisions about building a business. 

Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In sparked a US-centric debate regarding women in the workforce.  I say "US-Centric" because I am unclear as to whether the same professional and cultural perceptions apply in Europe or Asia.

Can you believe it? Summer's practically half over. And for many working moms it’s a continued juggle of work, family, life, kids out of school and trying to take care of ourselves.  

I've spent the last few months tuning in to a deeper calling, a mission if you will.

Here’s what it is.

After working with countless moms in my business as The Entrepreneurial Working Mom, I've discovered that the work isn't just about building a business.