Miyoko Fujimori is...Imperfectly Inspired

Each month, I like to interview someone who I feel is imperfectly inspired. This month, Miyoko Fujimori is Imperfectly Inspired!

Multi-tasking mom-entrepreneur and mom of 2, Miyoko Fujimori, also the author of The Housewives Guide to the Practical Striptease, a book dedicated to the to supporting women – especially moms – reclaim their sexuality.

1. What motivated you to become a MOBster (mom-owned-business?
Having been a self-employed person since I was 19, it was very difficult to consider working for someone at all, let alone punching a clock! I wanted to be at home with my family while still being creative, productive, and working. I had been home with my daughter who was then about 18 months, and was pregnant with my son when I decided to dive into a home-based business. I started Indulge Party when I was nine months pregnant with my son! Can you imagine watching this very pregnant woman as she explains the best sex toys and positions? It was a perfect set-up. I decided when to do parties, and had only one other Consultant working for me, so there was very little administrative work back then. As my kids have grown up, so has the company, and the time they are in school is the time I dedicate to processing orders, designing catalogs, answering phone messages, and managing both my team, and my inventory. I also managed to write and publish my first book when they were still toddlers!

2. What are your top three tips for juggling/nurturing yourself and your family?

Wow, I wish I had those figured out myself! I am learning that the biggest thing I need to remember is to be respectful of myself. As a woman and mommy, I know it's easy to lose sight of my own needs and then get angry or frustrated when those needs are not being met. I have had to downsize my schedule and my life to accommodate the things that mean the most. Identify the things that are most important, so you don't spend time on what is not. I have also learned that I need to be more grateful. Stop and appreciate what you have accomplished. Be thankful for your family, even when the kids are screaming at each other, and you think you're going to explode! Take a breath and realize that you are home to appreciate this!

3. What does being imperfectly inspired mean to you?

Being a Virgo, it has been a challenge to have a messy house, dirty car, unwashed dishes in the sink, and still be sane. But in appreciating the good stuff.... being home to help with homework, working in my pajamas in the morning, being able to do it all....because it's on my terms, is what makes my life imperfectly inspired. Life hasn't happened "perfectly" to most people's standards, but it has been wonderful in its imperfection.

Finally, inspiring minds want to know…What’s your personal motto?

Hmm, lately it has been to imagine anything, everything is possible... as nothing is as it seems.

Find out more about Miyoko here and here!