Is it possible to have a successful career and have children?

One of the issues that sometimes prompts women to seek coaching with me is around the question of how having children could affect work/career.  In this article Three Women on whether it is possible to enjoy having children and a career  in a Scottish paper, three women are interviewed about their decision to have or not have children. 

Although there is an assumption that it is only women in 'high powered careers' who struggle with this question, I find that it affects women across the board.  For example, I often see women working in the creative or media industries where there are long hours or travel involved.