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Tilt by Marci Fair

Tilt

7 Solutions To Be A Guilt-Free Working Mom

by Marci Fair

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  • Dec 2013, 318 pages
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Juggling work and family has never seemed more possible than in Marci Fair's parenting guide, Tilt. It was written out of the difficult struggles and unexpected answers that Fair has found on her journey through the Tilt of life, work, and motherhood.

A working mother of four children, Fair shares her decades of insight in an enlightening way that weaves in quotes from her children along with more than one hundred practical, guilt-free parenting tips for the challenges working mothers face. Fair shows how mothers can live imperfectly on purpose. She inspires them to determine what matters the most for themselves and their families, and then to focus on what lasts beyond childhood. 

The wisdom of more than eighty other working mothers also demonstrates how moms can grow through their journeys to find happiness and success along the way. Balance is impossible; Fair teaches us how to Tilt instead. 

She encourages that helping our children dream, without giving up on ours, sets an important parenting leadership example. Through Tilt, we learn how to choose, in the nucleus of our families, to set the example by shining our own light, so we can love, guide, and empower those little lights we brought into this world.

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"Tilt is totally relatable & can help working moms today overcome guilt. Marci shares with us practical ways to build the family life & professional life we aspire to, while setting a great example of love & leadership for our children." —Rachael L. Bodie, Regional Director, The John Maxwell Company

"Tilt is an excellent resource for working moms to build a fun & truly fulfilling motherhood." —Eadaoin Waller, Partner, Anderson, Tate & Carr, PC

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Marci Fair

Marci Fair is a mom of four, a wife, a business owner, the founder of a children's charity, the chief household officer and mama-van chauffeur who has, so far, survived and thrived in the chaos she has created. 

Marci's experience in her professional and personal life led her to write Tilt to help other working moms understand that there is no perfect balance between career and home. She teaches parenting tips and solutions on how they can Tilt instead and find happiness and success along their own journeys. 

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