Is it time to get a wife?
You know, I reckon no matter how supportive your partner is - what all working women really need is a wife! I mean how great would it be to walk out the door in the morning without having to worry about another thing, other than what pops up at work today. It sure would make life easy, wouldn’t it? 
So I attended this networking event the other day with a lady called Sarah who’s a lawyer at a big insurance firm in town. And I’ve gotta tell you, as we got talking, I felt exhausted JUST hearing what Sarah had been through to get there that night.
She’d had back to back meetings all day INCLUDING interviews for a role she’s trying to fill and THEN she left work and got the kids from after school care so she could drop them at the babysitters and THEN come back through the traffic to attend the networking function, along with a few dozen other women executives who all looked far too well kept to be going through the same challenges as her.
Or maybe not… You might be surprised to hear that through my work as sheEO of sphinxx, and as a business consultant to companies in Australia and around the world, I’ve noticed the scenarios are remarkably similar for most working women. Especially at the top.
And in a way that’s not surprising. All the stats show we’re still responsible for most domestic activity, on top of our careers.So “getting a wife” could mean for you employing a nanny; finding an au pair or getting a cleaner; using a menu service; retaining a gardener or hiring a pet butler. Whatever it takes – just don’t take it all on yourself.
Almost without exception – successful women leaders I’ve interviewed rate securing support as their #1 success strategy. What could you let go of to achieve more in your life?
