Bringing Business Principles to the Home: Parenting with Intention with Susan Seay, Founder of Mentor for Moms

Love Intently Podcast Episode 63

If you would have met Susan Seay five years ago, you would have met a burnt out mama who felt “done.” Running a business with her husband plus running a household with 7 children (and homeschooling for 20 years!), you’d wonder if there’s even any way to not be constantly stressed and burnt out. Well, Susan is here to show you that it’s possible. She started to apply concepts she’d learned in the business world to her home, and everything changed. She found that when you run your household with the same intention and purpose as you would in a business, not only do you not have to be stressed, but you can actually enjoy life and your family with a sense of excitement! Now, she is a Speaker and Founder of Mentor for Moms, a platform for mentoring moms on how to parent with purpose and intention, utilizing these concepts from running a business and bringing them into the home.

In this episode of the Love Intently podcast, Susan shares with us what it looks like to parent with intention, how Susan implemented business concepts like Core Values into the home, advice for parents during Corona (especially on homeschooling, as someone with 20 years experience!), how she makes sure to establish deep connections with all seven of her kids, how her and her husband stay connected, practicing self care for moms, and more!

Key Topics Discussed in This Episode

What inspired mentor for moms
What does intentional parenting look like for Susan and her family, and where do people start?
How does Susan and her husband apply and enforce business principles like Core Values to the household?
Steps Susan mentors other moms through to determine their family core values
Why is it so important to seek mentorship, especially in an area such as parenting

“Anytime we find ourselves siloed and alone in whatever area of our lives, it's so much more difficult to do well. And I don't care if that's in healthy eating and exercise or moving to a new city and you're trying to get acclimated or going back to school. It's always important to find that support.”

Susan Seay quote on the love intently podcast

Advice for parents, especially those new to homeschooling, during the pandemic
With seven different kids and seven different personalities and seven different ages, how does Susan make time for each one of them and be intentional on nurturing and getting to know each one individually?
How Susan and her husband stay connected through having their own business and having seven kids
Why it’s important for moms to practice self care and what that really looks like
Utilizing the love languages to give yourself love, which makes you a better partner

“I think I wish that more people knew how incredibly beautiful an experience parenting could be. Yes, there's lack of sleep and frustrations and financial challenges and feeling overwhelmed and out of sorts. But there's also this beautiful opportunity to create a relationship with your children, where you don't just endure them, but you enjoy them. Where you all can get to a place where you look forward to spending time together, where you look forward to doing life together.”

Susan’s Love and Relationship Advice

“Life is shorter and moves faster than I think we truly appreciate, but this moment that we have is precious and we should treasure it. Sometimes we get so far looking ahead thinking about tomorrow, thinking about the next moment, thinking about the next thing, that we miss being in the moment and our life will be measured in the moments more than it will be in the length of it. It's the moment that will create the memories we hold on to.”

“Dating and establishing a new relationship with another person is as much about getting to know yourself as it is about getting to know that person. And if you make it all about getting to know that other person, you will miss the beautiful gift of recognizing what you're learning about yourself.”

Connect with Susan Seay

Website: https://susanseay.com/

Podcast: https://susanseay.com/podcasts/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susanlseay/

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