Home-Based Business - Are You Really Working At Home?
Have you got a home-based business? I thought I did too - at first. What really constitutes a home-based business? Should you have to spend time away from your family at nights and weekends? Is that the freedom that you're looking for?
Do you need to go OUT to work at your home-based business? Yes, I've been there too. I had the "home-based" business that's not really based at home at all. You have to attend training and meetings that are usually held in the evenings. You need to book presentations/parties mostly at nights or weekends. I went into my Party Plan business with the idea that I would only book parties during the week when my children were at school. I found the reality is that rarely happens. Of course, no-one tells you this - they just want to sign you up! And let's face it, the people we need to come to our presentations are the ones with money to spend - and they are at work during the week. So YOU end up working nights and weekends to accommodate them.
For us work-at-home mums and dads, there is no point having this business if it causes us to work those hours! Juggling schedules with your partner - or worse, paying for babysitters, so you can "work" from home. I was proud of the fact that I worked from home until I realized I was spending most Friday nights and Sunday afternoons away from my family - which is where I really wanted to be - with my family!
What you need is a business that fits your needs and TRULY allows you to work from home. I struggled for ten years until I realized that myself, until I found the answer to my dilemma. I now really do work from home and it is everything I dreamed it would be. I have real freedom and real flexibility now that I have the right business for my needs.
Whether you're looking at, or already running a "home-based" business, consider how much freedom you really have. If you're a work-at-home mum or dad, how well does the business fit your lifestyle? Are you really able to work at home? It was life-changing for me when I looked objectively at what I was doing and my motivation behind it. So, whether you are researching a home business or are already in one, be realistic, take into account how much time you spend away from your family - and then ask, is it really working for you?
Do you need to go OUT to work at your home-based business? Yes, I've been there too. I had the "home-based" business that's not really based at home at all. You have to attend training and meetings that are usually held in the evenings. You need to book presentations/parties mostly at nights or weekends. I went into my Party Plan business with the idea that I would only book parties during the week when my children were at school. I found the reality is that rarely happens. Of course, no-one tells you this - they just want to sign you up! And let's face it, the people we need to come to our presentations are the ones with money to spend - and they are at work during the week. So YOU end up working nights and weekends to accommodate them.
For us work-at-home mums and dads, there is no point having this business if it causes us to work those hours! Juggling schedules with your partner - or worse, paying for babysitters, so you can "work" from home. I was proud of the fact that I worked from home until I realized I was spending most Friday nights and Sunday afternoons away from my family - which is where I really wanted to be - with my family!
What you need is a business that fits your needs and TRULY allows you to work from home. I struggled for ten years until I realized that myself, until I found the answer to my dilemma. I now really do work from home and it is everything I dreamed it would be. I have real freedom and real flexibility now that I have the right business for my needs.
Whether you're looking at, or already running a "home-based" business, consider how much freedom you really have. If you're a work-at-home mum or dad, how well does the business fit your lifestyle? Are you really able to work at home? It was life-changing for me when I looked objectively at what I was doing and my motivation behind it. So, whether you are researching a home business or are already in one, be realistic, take into account how much time you spend away from your family - and then ask, is it really working for you?