Women on every budget need to get the support they deserve so they can do what they love and take care of themselves. It doesn’t have to cost a fortune, either, since sometimes getting a break to go to the gym or have a breather means trading time with your friends and neighbors.
This advice is from Kelly Hubbell, Founder & CEO Sage Haus, a platform helping busy parents & professionals reclaim their time and energy by outsourcing the mental load.
Kelly helps busy moms have it all without doing it all. Kelly is a full-time working mom of three, and founder of Sage Haus, a platform helping busy parents reclaim their time and energy by outsourcing the mental load.
Her goal? To help Moms (on any budget!) get the support they deserve so they can feel more present in everything they do – whether it’s spending time with their family, growing their business, or doing the things they love to do. She started Sage Haus because she wants to share her wisdom and learnings with other mothers and rewrite the narrative – to normalize building a village and hiring a household dream team.
Kelly’s method can help you move past the permission slip phase, and into practical solutions to relieve the mental load. Her offerings include digital courses, small group cohorts and one-on-one recruiting services.
What advice would you give your younger self? (This can be something personal or based on the events of your life.)
Don’t lower your expectations. Don’t settle. I think it’s way too easy to do either of these and once you do this you’re unable to be true to who you really are and what you really want out of life.
You inspire women through your leadership and fearlessness. Who was your inspiration and why?
This may sound cliche, but my own mother, who passed away when I was 25, was an absolute force of nature. She taught me to go get what you want, be smart about your decisions and own your worth.
Basically she showed me that failure isn’t an option – she was a single mom with four kids and was able to give us the love and support we needed to fully launch as humans. She was also street-smart as hell!
What advice do you give to someone who says, “I could never do that”? What would you say to help others get started on their journey and achieve success?
Well, to the person who says “I could never do that” to being an entrepreneur, I would say, yes you absolutely could if it was something you cared deeply about and you felt that you could have a massively positive impact on people’s lives, you absolutely would rise to the occasion!
To the person who says “I could never do that” to outsourcing or hiring more household support, I would say that this narrative is holding you back from living your best life. I urge busy professionals and parents to consider the value of their time and how offloading many of the tasks they are spending time on today could positively impact their mental health and relationships.
Do you have a mantra or words you live by that have helped you through tough times and kept you going?
Yes and I repeat this mantra to my children now! It’s “I am safe. I am healthy. I am loved.” I feel like when you need to get grounded and reminded of what is most important, this mantra really hits all those.
Anything else we haven’t already asked—your secret to success or advice/tips you love to share with others?
Invest in yourself and your family by outsourcing as much of the physical mental load as possible– these are the things that need to get done, but don’t necessarily need to be done by you like meal prep, laundry, cleaning, errands.
The peace of mind that comes with reclaiming your time to focus on your business, spend time with your family or doing what fills your cup is more achievable than you think. I urge busy Moms, especially entrepreneurs, to get creative about using their budget to hire their village because it is life changing.
What Advice Would You Give to someone Who says: I don’t have the means to do that!
Here’s what I would say to someone who says, “I don’t have the means to do that.”
- Don’t write it off before looking into it. Consider the value of your time, your mental health and the alternatives in your budget. For example, having a meal prep chef that we reimburse for groceries and pay for hourly services ends up being a net cost savings for my family on a weekly basis when I consider the cost of takeout or surplus food we end up throwing out on weeks where we don’t have a “food plan”. Not to mention the time that we gain in spending time with our kids versus cooking and cleaning up on school nights.
- You can start small. Give it a shot! There might be someone out there who is looking for the exact side hustle that you’re offering and fits within your budget. I have clients who start with a house manager at simply five hours per week. You don’t have to outsource everything but the tasks that are higher up on that priority list (and don’t need to be done by you) and can buy you more time to grow your business / career or spend time doing something (or with someone) else you love is certainly worth its weight in gold.
- Get creative. Offer to trade with a friend like your own babysitting swap- if you watch their kids for 90 minutes, they can reciprocate for you! If you already have cleaners who come for example, can you ask them to fold your laundry while they are there and pay for an additional hour? Can you ask the middle schooler down the street if they would be willing to take your dog on afternoon walks? Can you hire a mother’s helper at a reasonable rate to watch your kids while you are home but can be productive around the house? There are so many solutions for outsourcing that don’t involve breaking the bank!
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