One can't complain. I have my friends. Why, someone talked to me only yesterday.

- Eeyore

It may not be a revelation to you, but the computer you're sitting at right now probably wouldn't work for too long if it wasn't plugged in :P. The thing with appliances is they need to be connected to some form of power source in order for them to work for any prolonged period of time. Now here's where it gets really tricky though - so do we!

Now before you think I've completely lost the plot and have been watching too many Doctor Who episodes (which may be quite true), let me explain myself further.

As a Mumpreneur I know most of us are either home based or micro business based - in other words we are pretty much it as far as our business is concerned. And I know that the vast majority of us are really serious about getting our businesses up and running, looking after our clients, and growing to where we want our business to be. Which often means that there are many hours each and every week spent either in isolation or with our beautiful under 5's for company.

There might be school drop off or pick up where we can chat to other mums. There might be networking events where we talk to other business people. There may even be the odd minute or two where we can sit down and talk to our 'significant other' (should we have one). 

What I often find missing from the Mumpreneurs life is the real connections. As women (which is what we are before we are mothers, before we are business people, before we are wives) we need to connect to others in order to keep our power source (our heart or our soul) charged. 

I know we think we can do it on our own. I know we can go for quite a while showing how self sufficient we are, how well we're coping, how we love what we're doing. But at some point the battery light starts flashing and things start to get a little sluggish.
  

Leap 'n' Bound: Set an intention this week to really connect with at least one other adult. Not on a superficial level but where you feel you can open your heart just a little. Someone who you can trust to be vulnerable with and who can be the same with you. 

Do you get to connect on a regular basis? Is connection missing from your life at the moment? Have you connected with someone as a result of this article? Why not share your experience with your fellow Mumpreneurs on the blog at http://www.mumpreneurs.wordpress.com/.

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