{"id":44864,"date":"2024-07-29T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cafemomcom.bigscoots-staging.com\/blog\/work-it-mama-pilar-guzman\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T12:58:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T12:58:59","slug":"work-it-mama-pilar-guzman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/parenting\/work-it-mama-pilar-guzman","title":{"rendered":"Entrepreneur &#038; Mom Pilar Guzm\u00e1n on Pursuing Her Dreams After Almost Going\u00a0Bankrupt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>In CafeMom\u2019s monthly series, <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/series\/work-it-mama\">Work It, Mama<\/a>, powerful moms detail how they navigate their professions and home life.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Whether it&#39;s starting a business, selling homemade crochet animals, performing in a play, or training for a 10km race, we all have dreams. <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/lifestyle\/168072-18_things_couples_should_definitely\">Before kids<\/a>, it seemed possible to chase them. 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