Millions of people make the switch to CEO of their own home based business. Believe me if I can do it, anyone can!
By starting your own home business you have made the first step of taking control of your financial and emotional future. I say emotional because I know that when I worked a 9-5 job my stress levels were astronomical!
Most new home business entrepreneurs start off by keeping their 9-5 by day and by night they are getting their business to take off. You may be walking around your 9-5 with a smile on your face ? knowing that soon enough you are going to walk right up to your boss and say I quit because you can?t pay me enough, nor is my time for sale anymore!
When that glorious day comes, and boy will you have a big grin on your confident face! You are now a full time CEO. No more requests for vacations, no more scheduled lunch breaks, no more senseless office chit chat, no more boss hovering over your shoulder, no more wondering if you are going to be included in the lay off this quarter. YOU ARE FREE! Congratulations!
With this new found freedom comes needed discipline. Even though it is fantastic to not have a boss telling you what to do and when to do it, it is difficult for some to create that work schedule now that they are home. You think ? well I don?t have to go anywhere so I will sleep in. Then as you make your morning coffee and eat breakfast the television is staring at you. You think to yourself maybe I will watch a bit, I deserve it, I haven?t been able to watch daytime television since I was in school! Then you look at your kitchen and living room ? and think I really need to clean this up, and while I am at it I will just clean the rest of the house too, and I might as well do some laundry. Big Mistake!
Did you do this while you were working your 9-5? NO! You need to set yourself up with a schedule ? and stick to it!
- Clear your working space of clutter ? that means magazines, bills, or anything that will distract you.
- Set up a schedule for yourself ? and print it out and hang it up!
o Designate time for focused work. If your home business requires you to call people, figure out how much time you need to be on the phone to achieve the results you want and schedule it. If you are a stay at home parent and you have little ones ? try to make them understand that this is work time. Maybe have a special video and snack while you are working. Then when they are good and don?t interrupt, you can reward them each week with whatever you see fit. And if they do interrupt while you are on the phone ? just laugh it off ? hey you are living the home business CEO lifestyle ? and that includes not having to put your kids in daycare. You should be very proud of that!
o Designate time for entertainment ? if you like to watch television that?s fine ? just schedule it for yourself ? maybe only a half hour or hour during the daytime.
o Designate time for yourself ? be it a long hot bath, going to the gym, doing yoga, hitting the batting cages, knitting, playing a round of golf, baking ? whatever your hobby may be. Do this for 45 minutes to an hour during the day.
o Designate time to get out of the house, be it for lunch to meet some friends or even to just walk your dog.
o Designate time that you are not working. You can?t be available all day long; otherwise you are not living the lifestyle that you set out to create in the first place.
Most importantly have fun and always remember why you ventured into a home business in the first place!
To your success!
Erin Karlsen is a home business coach. She can teach you how her and her husband were able to quit their day jobs and start enjoying life!
http://www.enjoyyourlifenow.net
