I recently started reading Lamar Tyler’s “The Gatekeepers are Gone: Hustle + Technology = Success.” In one part of the book, he talks about how when he first started his website, BlackandMarriedwithKids.com (with his wife, Ronnie), he would juggle working a full-time job, being a father, husband and aspiring entrepreneur. He says:

“If you want to achieve success at a high level, it’s going to require real dedication…Use the time that you have to get where you want to go.”

Being that my new normal is working at home with my baby, I’ve really fallen in love with sleep. Nailah still doesn’t sleep through the night, and on top of that, she’s been teething since she was three-months-old, so we have our not-so-great nights when she whines/cries and wants to be held all night. And while I’ve gotten used to functioning on less sleep, I still love my daily naps.

Working from home while being a mama (not to mention taking care of a household) is a lot of work. So I feel like I deserve every second of sleep I can get! At the same time, however, I know I could (and probably should) be making more sacrifices when it comes to my business and writing because I’m not where I want to be. So, while I don’t think I’ll be giving up all of my sleep completely, I will make an effort get up earlier some days or stay up later, and I’ll give up some of my daily naps. I know if I want something different, I have to do something different.

Anything worth having in life is worth sacrificing for…