You love your family. You love your career. Unfortunately, it feels like you are leading two separate lives at times. You are excited to get into the office and feel the fulfillment and power that comes from your job, but at the same time you can't wait to get back home and spend time with your family. Now the ambition of achieving your MBA is nagging in the back of your mind and you wonder how it will ever fit into this complicated life.

It is incredibly difficult to be a dedicated businessman or woman and a plugged-in parent at the same time. When you are in the office, your head is back home. When you are home, your head is on the office. Where does school fit into that equation? It may seem like it doesn't fit, but there are some things you can do to make room for your chosen MBA program.

Explore Your Part Time Options

Start looking into local part time MBA programs. Don't think about how they would fit into your life at this point. Simply identify the best programs and explore how they operate. See what you would learn through these programs and what types of courses you would get to complete. Determine how long it would take to complete the program and what the hours would be for the classes.

You may just find yourself getting inspired and excited to go back to school, just by looking through your options. This is a sign that you are ready to go back to the blackboard and get that MBA. If it just feels overwhelming to you and there is no excitement or desire to return for your MBA, then maybe this is not the right time for you.

Part time programs are much easier for parents to juggle with their careers, but you can consider full time programs if it gets your excitement flowing.

Hold a Family Meeting

One thing that holds many parents back from getting their MBA is the belief that their family will feel neglected or unimportant in their lives. In many cases, they are passing up an opportunity for their loved ones to support them and admire them.

Sit your family down and tell them you are considering a program to get your MBA. Let them know why you want to do this and approximately how much time it may take them away from home. Discuss what they might need from the family in terms of time to study and other needs. Then open the floor to opinions and thoughts from the family. You may be surprised how supportive they actually are of your goals.

Consider Your Sacrifices

Before you decide to go back for your MBA or rule it out for now, consider what sacrifices you could endure to make room for school in your life. Could you go without the daily visits to the gym in order to study? Could you do your homework when the kids do their homework, so they feel connected to you? Could you have a close family member or friend help around the house or hire a house cleaner or nanny?

This is your dream, so it should be you making the majority of the sacrifices. If you aren't willing to do that, then perhaps this isn't the dream you want to chase right now.