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#129 Title:
Millennium Mom
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Special Guest: Joanna Zucker, Millennium Mom, Author, Wife and Working Mom
Description: Joanna Zucker, author of Millennium Mom, helps us go from working woman to working mom with her simple, practical advice and time-savers so we can feel less stressed, more productive and most importantly, happier.
Duration: 44:00
Also listen to:
If Mama Ain't Happy...
Simple Time-Saving Strategies
Stages of Motherhood
The Family Manager: Daily Routines
Show Index:
00:34 Lucky You: Win the Book!
01:45 Introduction: Working Moms
03:02 True Partnerships
09:55 Do You Have the Right Job?
14:20 Child Care that You LOVE
18:52 About Millennium Mom
19:55 Have an End Goal
23:05 Daily Time-Savers
40:06 Closing Comments
42:00 Closing Track: I'm Not Waiting
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About Joanna Zucker
Growing up in a working-class family taught Joanna Prokosch Zucker a strong work ethic and solid family values, which she now applies to her life as a full-time mom and business woman.
Joanna received a Bachelor degree of Science in Marketing, from the University of Scranton and while working on her MBA at the University of Michigan, interned at Procter & Gamble. She returned to work at Procter & Gamble fulltime, and thers she met Arnie Zucker, and they were married in 2000. Together they have three children.
Joanna was so often asked by her family, friends and colleagues, "How do you do it?" that she began to track what she and Arnie did to make ends meet, manage the chaos of a dual-career family, and stay happy. In sharing her ideas and concepts with her peers and mentors, they encouraged her to pass on her experiences to others. On her third maternity leave, she wrote the book Millennium Mom.
Joanna's hope is that Millennium Mom will save women a few minutes each day so they can feel less stressed, more fulfilled, and can enjoy life with their families as she does with her own family. You can email Joanna at joanna@millenniummom.com or blog with her at www.millenniummom.com.
About the Book
You're living the life you always wanted. You have a wonderful family and a fulfilling career. But "the best of both worlds" sometimes can feel like a juggling act, with not enough quality time to enjoy either of those worlds. In Millennium Mom, you'll find ways to streamline your life, be more productive, feel less stressed, and be happier with everything you do. Joanna Zucker draws from her own experience with three children and a full-time career with Procter & Gamble to present simple, practical tips you can start using today.
Find it on Amazon or Barnes&Noble.
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Videos of The Millennium Mom
Juggling Work/Life Tips
Spring Break Tips
Top 10 New Years Resolutions
10 Time-Saving Tips
Keeping the Romance Alive
Tips on Getting Organized
10 Things You Need to Prepare for Baby
Can You Honestly Answer "Yes"?
• Is managing the house and kids a partnership?
• Did you choose the right career and the right employer to have it all?
• Are you completely satisfied with your childcare?
• Do you have a goal you are working towards?
If you can't, it's okay. It's never too late to make changes.
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Our Favorite Tips for Simplifying
• Sunday night cooking. Each Sunday night as you prepare for dinner, try to cook at least one additional meal. This will reduce your burden during the workweek so you can spend more time before and after dinner with the family.
• Limit your child’s activities. I know we all feel the pressure to provide everything we can for our kids, but we can end up over-committing them and ourselves far to early in their life. Pick one or two things a year that they will do and spend the rest of your nights playing, dancing or singing as a family. You will be surprised how much you can teach them on your own.
• Give up on being perfect. If you just follow this tip your life will be enhanced immensely. As women, we have a natural instinct to want to cross every ‘T’ and dot every ‘I’. Practice the 80/20 rule, meaning focusing on the 20% that really matters, which often isn’t perfection.
• Catch up with friends and family during drive times. Get a good headset for your cell phone, program your key numbers in your phone and multi-task!
• Every now and then give yourself a night off. Be sure your husband takes a break now and then too. Leave the house if you need to, but use some downtime to de-stress, relax and recharge.
• Teach your children to work it out! In times of trouble, teach them how to solve their problems and conflicts, be more independent and respect others. Not only will you save time, but you'll teach your children a lifelong valuable lesson.
• Keep snacks in your car to ease you through errands and long commutes. Throw in a stock of baby wipes too for messes.
Get Joanna's Monthly Budget and Household Task List.
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