Decide. Change. Strive forward. Think. Take on challenges. Get up and take action. Refuse stereotypes. Achieve. Dream. Open. Believe. Stop. Listen to yourself. Grow. Win. Look at life with open eyes. Paulo Coelho The story of how I started my own business while on maternity leave began more than a year ago. At that time, my son was 6 months old, and I had the thought: “Shouldn’t I realize my idea of ​​creating my own business?” After this idea appeared in my head, over the next few days, I was overwhelmed by a stream of different and contradictory emotions and thoughts: inspiration, interest, fear, doubts and uncertainty, the desire to change my life for the better, the desire for self-realization and fears of losing ground, thoughts about where and how to “spread the straws” and “is it even worth taking on?”, and an even bigger dream, which you can realize by creating your own business! Have you thought about creating your own business more than once? But you haven’t taken the first steps in this direction. What exactly is stopping you from starting your own business? What do you think about when you think about your potential business? What feelings do you have? Many mothers who want to start their own business experience a lot of fears and doubts and do not know which way to approach creating their own business. And this is a fact confirmed by surveys and personal conversations with mothers. But it is also a fact that mothers want self-realization, they want to feel important and needed not only within their family, but also in society, and yes - mothers want to earn money! And we are on the same side. In this article I want to share what will help you decide to start your own business today. To share the knowledge and skills that I acquired during 10 years of studying medicine, psychology, psychotherapy, coaching and the basic principles of personal growth and development. And also in the course of constant practical work with clients. Both this knowledge and practical experience are supported by both my personal experience and the experience of creating my own business while on maternity leave. Stop and imagine that your dream has already come true. Answer your questions: What is happening in my life? See what you are doing? How do you look? What do you do? What value do I give to other people? What knowledge and skills allowed me to realize my dream? What becomes important to me? What am I like when the dream became a reality? Now ask yourself, the one who has already brought your plans to life. What is the first step you need to take now to get where you want to go? Look from there, through the eyes of a successful mother and businesswoman, what helped you? What is important to do now? Write down what you saw and felt. And be sure to write down the first step that you saw (if now you couldn’t see some moments or this step, then don’t be upset - just repeat this exercise every day until the picture becomes clear). So, you saw your dream Reformulate it into a goal. To the goal you want to reach. Make this goal specific and be sure to set a deadline. For example, create your own business sewing children's clothing by May 1, 2017 with an income of 30,000 rubles per month. Now once again create a movie in your head of your future, that future. where you have already achieved your goal. Why is it so important for you to realize this goal? What will change in your life then? What more will appear in it? Do you have a desire to run forward and create your own business? If yes, great! The first step has been taken. If not, create a film again and again, look for something that really “hooks” you and formulate a goal that, like that carrot, will move you forward every day. The goal has been set. Now it is important to see and realize your doubts and fears about creating your own business. . There are various tools that will help you do this. Right now, write down on paper all your beliefs about yourself and