Inspiration 7 Successful Working Parents

Inspiration 7 Successful Working ParentsInspiration 7 Successful Working ParentsI appreciate raising my kids at a time when parents have so many professional options stay-at-home parents, those who work outside their homes, telecommutersthere are so many ways to do it right. We working parents weather some difficulties because of ur situationthe stress, worry and volleying between worlds can be hard to manage. But there are also benefits to existing in multiple dimensions and modeling that interplay for our children.These professionals are well-versed in that delicate balancing act, which has enhanced what they bring to the project of parenthood.Forging Identity Being a working parent is important to me because my profession is a part of my identity. Its part of who I am. Just like being a mom is part of who I amI like that Lily landsees that my work is important. That I am good at a job, that I care about doing good work. Kristie L. Palmer,Associate Dean of Digital Scholarship,Direc tor of the IUPUI University Library Center for Digital Scholarship,History Librarian IUPUI University LibraryCreating a Family LegacySofia asks questions about how we run the stores. But shes really impressed about how many employees we have. She has started to ask a lot of questions regarding employees. She sees that we care about our employees, and that makes her happy. She recently said she cant wait to work for us at the stores, because people smile a lot there . . .The best moments as a working dad are when the kids show real pride in knowing that we have really cool grocery stores. . . We Revy and his wife, their companys CFO work hard, work a lot, and the biggest issues with a small family business is that it is so interwoven in the fabric of our lives. But, we make it so that it does not overwhelm the kids. And while they may not fully grasp that or appreciate it, I know there will come a time when they do.Andrew Revy,CEO, Constantinos MarketProviding Opportunities I love it when my daughter comes to my office and thinks its a cool place to be and there are four other women working there. . . I love that she gets to see that. And times like this weekend where a fun work trip of mine to attend the Grammy Awards coincides with her winter break so she gets to come with me that is a time when I am straddling both worlds in a really awesome way. My son is still clueless, but he did tell me when he grows up he wants to have my job and email bands and have meetings on the phone. Lisa Gottheil,Partner, Grandstand Media and ManagementLots of working parents myself included have wrestled with guilt of not giving enough. I finally stopped singing this ballad of guilt when I took my kids to work, and they were able to see me in a new light. Not only were they able to understand first-hand what I do for a living which is to help low-income families manage their money but they were able to see the inside of a workplace, meet my dedicated team and get a sense of the day-to-day things I do as a non-profit leader. Though my son Sams dream job for me is to work for the Cubs, when I ask if they want to come to work with me, their eyes light up, and there is no second guessing.Raissa J. Allaire,COO, Center for Economic ProgressFortifying ConnectionsI have been so grateful for the perspective that motherhood has given me, and I firmly believe that perspective makes me better at my job. We can become so myopic in our focus and forget the why of what motivates us, and our clientsMotherhood has allowed me to connect with my clients on a deeper level. I was grateful and overwhelmed at how supportive and excited my clients were when I started my family, and I was pleasantly surprised that our conversations became more meaningful as we discussed our families. Susan Aintree,Financial Professional Maintaining Calm I get a feeling of success in making the operation continue running, if not smoothly, then consistentlyWe have a finite amount of time in whi ch theyll look at our faces and smile and say sweet things and mean them. I intend to be as present and calm for as many of those sweet things as I can be. If theres enough of those, hopefully theyll gel into the way they see the world. Christopher Lyke,Editor, Line of Advance,Literary Journal for Veterans Achieving Balance Even with our jam-packed days, Michelle and I work hard to carve out certain blocks of family time that are sacrosanct. For example, at 630 p.m., no matter how busy I am, I leave work to go upstairs and have dinner with my family My staff knows that it pretty much takes a national emergency to keep me away from that dinner tableSo for an hour or so at dinner, my focus is not on my day, but on theirs.Barack Obama,Presidentof the United States of America