Special Feature: Kara Lamerato on having kids - and starting a business
Kara describes it like this: “You know the image of the duck in the pond, and the legs are flailing underwater madly, but the duck just looks like it’s sailing along no big deal?... That’s pretty much a summary of how I feel most of the time!”
In this episode Kara pulls back the curtain and shares very candidly what it was like to be the first of her friends to start a family, the defining moment when she knew she had to quit her 9-5 job, and how she managed to start her own business from scratch in the midst of it all.
Kara describes it like this: “You know the image of the duck in the pond, and the legs are flailing underwater madly, but the duck just looks like it’s sailing along no big deal?... That’s pretty much a summary of how I feel most of the time!”
In this episode Kara pulls back the curtain and shares very candidly what it was like to be the first of her friends to start a family, the defining moment when she knew she had to quit her 9-5 job, and how she managed to start her own business from scratch in the midst of it all.
Points Discussed in this Episode
- Did Kara and John always know they wanted kids?
- Kara’s timeline: meeting her husband, moving in together, getting married, starting a family, building multiple businesses
- Kara’s job situation and their plans as a family once their little girl, Stella, was born
- How EVERYTHING changed once Stella was born, plus a defining moment that changed everything for Kara and her family
- Kara’s journey to discovering other ways to generate revenue outside of her 9-5 job
- Returning to work while side-hustling, leaving her job, finding out she was pregnant again, AND feeling like she had a million responsibilities all at once
- Where Kara found support during a very difficult time
- How the heck Kara built a business (and then another) in the midst of her life completely changing
- How to have it all - anytime you want
- “We will be truly successful when we have all of the things that we need, and a lot of the things that we want.”
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If this convo brings up anything for you and you need further help, support, or guidance, check out these resources:
- Lifeline on 13 11 14 (Australia)
- Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36 (Australia)
- Headspace on 1 800 650 890 (USA)
- BetterHelp (USA)
Asking for help shows strength.
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