Mother’s Day

Today, I'm going to veer away from my usual marketing lesson, since I wanted to share a few thoughts about Mother's Day.

Mother's Day feels complicated for many, including me.

My relationship with my mother was intense and close during my childhood, but as I have grown older, it has become more distant. She lives in Florida now with her husband and we speak infrequently.

Yet I remember always wanting to become a mother. My wish came true in 2010.

My daughter arrived during a blizzard in Philadelphia that buried the city in two feet of snow.

After the nurse handed her to me, I took one look at her scrunched-up little red face, and fell in love instantly.

I became a stay-at-home mom, pulling in small marketing and communications consulting projects on a part-time basis.

Long before it was a thing, I was a remote worker, and already adept with Zoom before the pandemic hit, since it was the only way I could work and see my friends easily.

Today, as a divorced woman and a single mom, I run my own small business, fueled by my desire to help social entrepreneurs and to set a good example for my teen girl.

I also see motherhood all around me as I never did before.

Now I realize that it's not necessary to give birth to a human being to be a mom.

If you create...

If you nurture...

If you mentor...

You are a mother.

And that includes building and growing a business or organization that makes the world a better place.

Happy Mother's Day to you! 💜