Episode 27 – Intention and Purpose: Keys to Creating Your BEST Life with Rachel Van Kluyve

September 29, 2020

Are you living life on purpose or just going through the motions? As Homeschool CEOs, we juggle many roles from boss to homeschool mom to wife, daughter, sister, and friend. How can we be intentional about being in the present moment when we have so much going on in our lives?

In today’s episode, I talk to Rachel Van Kluyve, homeschooling mama to 2 little ones, wife to her teenage heartthrob, and a creative pursuing her purpose, one dream at a time.

We chat about how Rachel manages homeschooling and running multiple business pursuits and how she makes it all work by consciously being present and doing things with intention.

Rachel also shares how knowing your purpose and following your passions can help you discover and create an intentional life for your family, homeschool, and business. If you need inspiration on how to create intention in your own life, you need to listen to this episode.

What you'll learn

how losing herself as a new mother led Rachel to do DIY projects as a creative outlet
how her DIY projects led her to sharing it online, eventually turning it into an actual business
how Rachel fell into trying homeschooling for a year and realizing it was the right lifestyle for their family
her biggest struggle in homeschooling while running successful businesses and what she does to make it all work
the importance of being intentional and how she practices intentionally being present while doing work or being with her kids
how the idea for her book, She Made Herself a Home, came into fruition and what it’s all about
the value of creating your space with intention and how she applies it to their homeschool room
her tips on how and where Homeschool CEOs can start with intentionally planning their homeschool space whether they have a room or not
her advice for entrepreneurs who are thinking about homeschooling their kids

Rachel is such an inspiration! Not only is she an expert at turning spaces into places that people will love, she also shows us that it’s possible to create a life we love by knowing our purpose and following our passions.

This weeks guest

Rachel Van Kluyve

crateandcottage.com

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Quotes

I went to a homeschool convention just to kinda hear what it was about and I thought ‘Oh, these are normal women. These are actually pretty cool women.

~ Rachel

This is why I needed to be a homeschool mom, to help my kids along with their struggles. It’s become the right lifestyle for us.

~ Jen

You know what? That’s life. A lot of times we don’t plan everything out. We evolve as we go, for sure.

~ Jen

I think it will always be a balancing act, you know. You can never figure out the perfect schedule ’til your kids are older and independent learning.

~ Rachel

For me the hardest part is when to squeeze in the business, how much of myself to give to the business, and what to make a priority.

~ Rachel

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Meet your host - Jen

With 16 years of entrepreneurship and homeschooling experience, I am on a mission to help entrepreneurs successfully homeschool their kids WHILE running a profitable business.

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