Working moms don’t have to be perfect at everything

IF you have been feeling overwhelmed from juggling work, family and all that comes with it, it’s time to pat yourself on the back because you’ve done well.

You are not alone as a woman who lacks confidence and desperate to achieve perfection in all these roles.

Cindy Norcott, a mom, business

coach, motivational speaker and businesswoman, has also struggled to find balance; and in her latest book titled “How Does She Do It?”, she draws from her own experiences by documenting her ups and downs.

Norcott said the book was aimed at working women and entrepreneurs who have other responsibilities. With her many chapters she wanted to inspire these women to be successful and to chase excellence, but not perfection.

“It’s for women who feel their life is busy, how can they do it better? Women wondering if anyone else felt the way they did,” she said.

“They might have lots of achievements and a great career but sometimes their life experience isn’t always the best. They may feel stressed, that everyone wants more from them and want to know how to cope and get rid of the guilt.”

Norcott said that it took 19 days to write the book prior to having it reviewed by an editor. Her daughter had gone away on a school tour for that period and she had jokingly said that by the time she returned, she would have written a book.

Thereafter, another two months were spent on the final touches before being launched.

“A lot of the things that are written in the book are based on motivational talks that I have given over the years,” she said.

“I have covered chapters on different issues on work and life balance, on how to manage time and energy, how to handle things in the workplace, in terms of being assertive and saying what you mean and meaning what you want.”

Norcott said that her favourite part in the book is the chapter on her becoming a mom. As she thrived in the business world, she was terrified of how she would give her first daughter love and worried whether she would cope with running her business while taking care of the child.

“I feared that I would fail, which was all pointless because when I met the little girl it was love at first sight,” she said.