You will notice that this article is about working your business with your family and not around your family.
That is an important distinction and can actually mean the difference between the success and failure of your business in many cases.
Your family is an important part of your life and often the main reason you are doing a home based business to begin with.
Making them a part of your home based business endeavours will help them feel more important and they will actually have more respect for what you are trying to accomplish.
There are many ways to include your family in your business.
Even small children can help with tasks such as placing stickers on brochures or products.
Older children can help package orders and check invoices.
Even small tasks like organizing the bookshelf in your office can help the children feel like they are a part of your home based business.
Children are also natural born networkers.
Once they are on board they will tell everyone they meet what business mommy or daddy are involved in, so give them business cards to hand out and let them wear a t-shirt with your business logo on it.
You may actually be surprised to find out what a great help your family can be to your business.
Another area to include the family in is goal setting.
Make sure everyone in the household is aware of what you are trying to achieve with your business.
They will tend to be much more supportive of what you are trying to do when they are included in this way.
"Dream boards" are a great way to visualize goals and the children will be a great help in creating this.
Simply take a poster board and cut pictures from magazines or the internet that represent the things you want to accomplish with your business.
Be sure to include pictures of your family being happy, since this is one of the most important goals.
You should look at your dream board daily and be advised the children will also.
In fact, the children will get so familiar with the dream board that they won ' t let you fail.
They will be your biggest supporters and source of encouragement.
Of course you will need uninterrupted time to work on your business each day.
The great thing about having your family involved in your business is that they will be much more willing to accommodate your need for peace and solitude to get your work done.
Instead of feeling that they are being pushed aside and ignored, they will realize that you are doing this for them and will gladly take their role in helping you accomplish your goals, even if it means watching their siblings so you can work.
There are so many benefits to working your home based business with your family.
Once you start doing your business this way, you will realize that this is part of why you wanted a home based business to begin with.