When it comes to planning what your life looks like outside of your work, I love using the concept of non-negotiables. Back when I was working in my full-time capacity as a global vice-president, I would pose the question to my family over dinner on Sunday night:

What are your non-negotiables this week?

What absolutely has to happen for you to feel fulfilled in this busy family?

Here is the thing about your life - it is what you make it.

It’s that simple.

You can choose to keep doing what you’re doing.

Or you can align your mindset to what you want and take action to get there.

When I found myself pregnant with my third, I knew that my family would not survive my career as a global marketing leader with the demands of a new baby and active bigger kids.

Inspired by women who were charting their own path of professional fulfillment without having to trade presence as a mother and building a beautiful home life, I knew that my “someday” dream of consulting couldn’t wait any longer.