Renee Warren
41 Tips to Better Sleep: A list for powerhouse ...

Running a business and managing a family is like having two fulltime jobs but on steroids. It’s a 24-hour ordeal and something you can’t put a snooze button to. I understand this all too well. 

Having two babies (11-months apart), launching two businesses and moving twice, all in two years, I sure lost my fair share of sleep. What I didn’t know where many of these 41 tips (damn I wished I had!). Hopefully, there are a few things in here that will help you get a better sleep starting tonight!

41 Tips to Better Sleep: A list for powerhouse women
Renee Warren
 9 Brilliant Tips for Better Work-Life ...

Balance. What is it really?

Some say it's an even split between working and everything that comes after it. Well, as a parent, your 9-5 doesn't stop once you clock-out. Nope. You merely put on another hat called Mom. This job arguably more complicated and more important than the one that pays you (have we uncovered the ROI of parenting yet?), seemingly takes away from the balance we think we need. What if I told you that being a mom IS balance? Sure it's hard, and your days are often filled with bullshit from colleagues and then kid-shit in diapers, but this is life! Embrace. Enjoy. Rejoice. It only gets easier.

While I often cringe at the term work-life 'balance,' I use it in this post because it's one that most people recognize. My go-to name is work-life integration (pssst, if you haven't seen our Integrated Life video yet, then you should.) Why 'integration'? Because it's the art of incorporating and unifying all facets of your life; mind, body, career, relationships, and spirituality. The all mesh into one another, are rarely ever balanced and is why I think integration is a more fitting word.  

 9 Brilliant Tips for Better Work-Life Balance
Renee Warren
Top 9 Coding Apps and Games for Kids

There was a time when coding was new and unexplored by those other than the nerds in the back room. As the years have progressed, coding skills have become more important and needed. It had to because it has increasingly become an integral part of our lives. As more apps and platforms are being developed, the need for even more experienced developers is becoming apparent. 

Screentime is still essential because it gives kids a creative outlet to build, learn logic and sequencing, and expand their minds. It’s also a universal skill and comes with no bias or preconceived notions. More importantly, it is something that is taught to kids as young as three! I know this because I had my boys playing around with coding apps as soon as we let them on an iPad. 

Since coding is one of the most desirable skills for the future, it’s time to rethink your screentime approach and consider some educational programs for your kids. 



Top 9 Coding Apps and Games for Kids
Renee Warren
When You Know Better, You Do Better

I remember the morning so clearly. I was brewing my husband and me coffee while he was making breakfast, and I asked him about a business thing he was planning. He replied that he wasn't doing it anymore, which really surprised me. 

"But why?" I asked. "You've been talking about this for a while." 

He replied, "New information."

With his experience and now new knowledge, he realized that this endeavor was not going to help his business grow and in fact, it was going to be more of a distraction than anything. He knew better. 

When You Know Better, You Do Better
Renee Warren
Secret Hacks Entrepreneur Parents use to Manage ...

It’s very common for entrepreneur parents to feel guilty if they are unable to dedicate time for their kids, especially during the week. Societal norms, conditioning and the constant need to be the best at everything puts pressure on high performers to be present and to spend the right amount of time with their loved ones. 


The guilt and the lack of being present make us search for the best tips and advice we can find to function properly as business owners and parents. Undertunely there is no silver bullet. It’s a lot of constant testing and tweaking routines and systems, and experimenting with different parenting approaches to find a solution that works at the time. What works now for your family won’t work for you in a few months or years down the road. Schedules change and with that means a change in routine.

Secret Hacks Entrepreneur Parents use to Manage their Family

The #1 Relationship Killer of a 'Healthy' Partnership

The #1 Relationship Killer of a 'Healthy' Partnership

We try to create our lives around what makes us happy, but fail to question the pains we are ok living with. Of course, we all want a perfect marriage, behaved children, a booming business, and an impressive house, but everything (e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g) comes with a compromise, an investment and some pain to achieve it. However, when it comes to marriage or relationships, we often tend to neglect that same investment because we get too comfortable; we settle. We don’t think that our relationships should be painful, but they all do come with some trade-off. We may grumble and ‘nag,’ huff and puff about the quirks and annoyances of our partner, but if they are genuinely a good person, then these are the things we must accept. It’s the ‘pain you must sustain' to have a happy marriage or partnership.

How to Create More Life Margins

How to Create More Life Margins

As in every business, we are always trying to achieve the highest possible margin for our goods and services. Heck, a great profit margin in a successful company leads to even more profitability. It’s the compound effect. And if all your operations are in order, much of the tough work can run on its own. It means not only are you profitable, but you are also gaining more time back from the investment it took to get you there in the first place. Time to focus on growing your business, hiring more qualified help, and time to even step back from the daily grind. This time, the freedom, I call “life margins.”

How to Raise Entrepreneurial Kids

How to Raise Entrepreneurial Kids

When our eight-year-old, Timmy, wants money for something special that we won’t buy for him, his common response is something like “I really need to start a business to make money.” He’s not saying he needs a job; he’s not suggesting we give him money; he’s explaining to us he wants to be an entrepreneur! He feels that way because he wants to make his own decisions and loves the idea of bringing his ideas to life. That mentality comes in large part from the way he is being raised and his life experiences to date. Timmy takes the lead from his parents and grandparents, all of whom are entrepreneurs - kids are the product of their environment. But even without those types of influences, there is still a lot that you can do to expose your kids to the entrepreneurial mindset.

7-Ways to Live a More Integrated Life

7-Ways to Live a More Integrated Life

Do you think you can have work-life balance because of success?
Or can you have success because of work-life balance?

Hmmm.

Many have a clear boundary that separates work and personal life because they don't want the two to overlap. Perhaps work is too stressful and leaves them feeling anxious, tired and angry. Or it’s just such a complicated industry that it’s not worth discussing at the dinner table if they can even get there on time with no distractions. Too much pressure from customers, clients, patients or our leaders leave us feeling, perhaps, a little lost inside or worried. This is the age that we live in. We are always connected, and the expectations of always being available weigh on us, especially as an entrepreneur. After all, we have this insatiable need to be running our business  24/7 (or give an appearance that we are.)