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Keeping your Home Business goals in focus (continued)Here is the conclusion of the article "staying focused on your Home Business Goals" by author and publisher Stone Evans of Home-Business.com His bio and resource box is located at the end of this article: TIP one: Whatever your reason for going out on your own, you must keep your reason in the forefront of your mind. If you forget your reason for starting your own home business, you will not be working for yourself for very long. It is much too easy to let circumstance drive your activities, and when circumstance is in the driver's seat, you are more likely to crash and burn. TIP two: Remember that your own business is much like a real job. Some people go to work to play, some go to socialize, and others --- most often those who are paid in a commission or tip environment --- go to work to work and to make money. When you work for yourself, your salary is directly proportional to your productivity. Therefore, wouldn't it make sense to stay focused on getting as much done in as short of a period as possible? Go to work to work and to make money. Leave play-time and recreation for when your workday has ended. TIP three: When you are dealing with family in the course of your workday, it is vital to schedule your activities as much as you can. With small children, you must take the time when you must, but you should also work hard to make sure you dedicate a certain number of hours to your workday. With older children, it is much easier to tell them that you will be working between the hours of x and y. Your children and your friends must understand that certain hours of your day are devoted to the activities of your business. TIP four: Do not permit your friends and family to run all over you. Many people get the blind idea that if one works from home then they are not actually working. Well meaning people may try to fill your doorway to bring advice about getting a real job. Others may simply believe that if you are at home, then you are fair game for chitchat and socialization. You must stand firm. You must make certain your friends and family understands that when you are working, then you ARE in fact working! If they want to socialize with you, then they need to do it during the hours that are not dedicated to your home business. You are the only one who can stand up for you. Your friends and family will seldom be able to appreciate your dedication to your home business, unless you make the effort to make sure that they have the same respect for your business that you do. TIP five: You should allot a set portion of your day to email and to regular mail. For example, allot one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon to handling your written communications. Unless you dedicate certain times to the handling of these communications, you will soon find yourself on the downward slope of decreased productivity. TIP six: When you find yourself spending too much time doing non-productive activities, then you should seriously consider finding a third-party service provider who will assist you in those non-profitable business activities. As an example, you might be in the mail-order business. You might believe that your time is best spent writing ad copy and setting up your advertising, but you find yourself spending far too much time taking care of your books to take care of your advertising in the manner that you should. In this event, it might make more sense to hire a bookkeeper to handle your financial records for you. Ultimately, the success of your home business is completely reliant upon you and the decisions that you make. You had your reasons for deciding to start your own home business. You must always keep your reasons in the forefront of your mind. You must always be able to rely upon your own self and your dedication to the success of your business. Your friends and family might be annoyed that they cannot come visit upon their own whim, but when success comes to you and your business, they will better appreciate you for putting your foot down when necessary. Stone Evans publishes Home Business Tips, a fresh and informative newsletter dedicated to supporting people like YOU! If you're looking for the *best rated* home business opportunities, the latest time saving tools and helpful support from an honest friend in the business, come by and grab a F-R-E-E subscription today at: http://Home-Business.com |
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