Last weekend, I was standing at my son’s soccer game when another mom came over to me and said: “Hey, if you ever need help getting W to a game, we're happy to help. We’ve got room in our car so just ask.” She has younger kids and admitted that “Someday we’ll be juggling three soccer schedules too, and I’ll be hoping someone offers the same support.”

As a working mom, you have a lot on your plate. Between juggling work, home life, and all the other responsibilities that come with motherhood, there's very little time or energy left for anything else. And yet, if at some point you want to advance your career or make a career shift, one of the most important things you can do is networking.

Do you love your job? I'm curious if that answer has changed over the years. I know it has for me, especially after having kids. Before I had my oldest child, I worked because frankly, I was ambitious. After working hard for my degree and taking risks to get internships and move to new cities, I wanted to put it all to good use.

I feel very strongly that one of the ways I was able to create better work life balance for myself, was by reminding myself of this very thing. My 70% is someone else's 100%. That acknowledgement gave me permission to breathe. To slow down just a little. To stop hustling so hard.