Motherhood and Following Your Dreams: How to Build When Your Priority Is Family
A deeply personal episode about raising children, building a business, avoiding regrets, and making the most of every stage of life.
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Show Notes
Intro
I’m Bhavna Rishi, founder of BuildTheDreamBrand, and for over 20 years I’ve been helping founders, artists and fashion startups design, launch and scale brands – from museums like the V&A, Chatsworth House and the British Museum, to first-time founders who started with nothing but an idea and a sketch.
And in this episode of The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Building the Brand, I want to talk about something deeply personal: motherhood and following your dreams.
Episode Summary
In her most personal episode yet, Bhavna talks about motherhood, ambition, and the refusal to live with regret. Drawing on her own experience of raising three children while building a consultancy from a corporate background, she shares the six parenting priorities she believes matter most, how to build your skills and business in defined three-hour energy blocks, why networking events and creative environments are essential fuel, and why the greatest gift you can give your children is a mother who went for it.
Show Notes
- The six things every mother needs to teach her children before anything else: values, life skills, presence, nutrition, boundaries, and the truth about the academic system
- How to build a business in defined three-hour energy blocks when your time is limited
- Why getting help is not a weakness — it is a strategy
- How to use podcasts, free courses, networking events, and volunteering to build skills while parenting
- The regret that is heavier than any failure: not trying
- Why your children benefit from watching you build something real
- Practical steps to start today, no matter how little time you have
- How to keep company that uplifts you and remove what drains you
Timestamps
- 00:00 — Cold open: nobody prepares you for motherhood
- 02:30 — Your first job: raise decent human beings
- 08:00 — Building yourself up while raising them up
- 14:00 — The regret I refuse to have
- 18:00 — Practical steps to start today
- 23:00 — Finding your three hours this week
- 26:00 — Action step and episode close
Action Step
Find your three hours this week. Look at your schedule and find one three-hour block where you have energy. Write it in your diary like it is an appointment you cannot cancel. In those three hours, do one thing that moves your dream forward. Research a course. Sketch an idea. Contact someone in your industry. Start today.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
If you are building a fashion brand and want expert guidance, book a free discovery call with Bhavna.