titleWork At Home/titlecategory1/category
strongOpportunities/strong
In today’s modern world, a title=Work At Home href=http://workathome.rog.orgwork at home/a opportunities exist in their thousands and hundreds of thousands. These opportunities range from Lingerie parties, Consultancy, Creative writing or artwork or Computer generated opportunities; running every aspect of your own business, and all the various parts in between.
The changes in 200nbsp;years since the first pioneers crossed the great expanse of America are immense. Commuting can take a long time, some people getting up at 5am and only returning after 7pm. When do you see your spouse and friends I wonder?
With the cost of gasoline rising and resources running out, even more evolutionary changes will be taking place. Be at the head of the game not one of the losers that follow. But before you decide how much or how little work at home you are going to do, you need to fully consider all of the aspects that work at home involves.nbsp;
strongDefinition/strong
What exactly are we talking about when we say ‘work at home’? Do we mean; cleaning and cooking, or jobs around the home, or running a business from home? Well I suppose it can mean any of those things, but for the purpose of this article we are thinking of generating a livingnbsp;from home. Having a home based office from where your money making projects are generated.
strongWork At Home Hours /strong
One of the attractions of working at home is being able to work when and how you want. Flexible hours, freedom to choose, doing as much or as little as you feel like.nbsp;
strongWork At Home Lifestyle/strong
To decide if you are the sort of person suited to ‘work at home’ and if your life style fits with a work at home arrangement, then follow the path to a better life:-
Fivenbsp;pointers everyone shouldnbsp;consider before deciding to create a work at home lifestyle.
1. Do you have the right sort of skills base for work at home?
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liComputing Skills/li
liCreative Skills/li
liOrganisational Ability/li
liPractical Skills/li
liTransferable Skills/li
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People generally have many more skills than they think. Hobbies often use considerable abilities, but are not thought of as important in the context of a career.
strongTasknbsp; /strong
Write down all the things you suspect you are good at. Write down all the things you like to do. Is there a match? Eg. An example would be. You are good at creative writing, but don’t see it as a serious opportunity for an income, but you could use these skills in writing copy either for your own business or even someone else’s products.
2. Are you the right personality type to become successful at a title=Work At Home href=http://workathome.rog.orgwork at home/a?
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liAre you able to discipline yourself? /li
liFocus /li
liDash of obsessive compulsion helps/li
liDo you thrive in isolation or chaos/li
liAre you an independent thinker/li
liDo you work better in a team? (that team could be family members)/li
liWill you miss the socialising at work (Maybe not the Office Politics!) /li
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3. What sort of support network do you have?
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liPartner who encourages you to branch out./li
liParents or other extended family, who will help out when required./li
liProfessional help, ie accountant./li
liFriends who will not be dream stealers./li
liFriends who have done something similar and will give advice and relevant information./li
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4. What sort of equipment do you need to get started?
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liTelephone/fax answering machine /li
liComputer/li
liCar/li
liDesk (this can be the kitchen table: Anita Roddick of Body Shop, started her business on the kitchen table)/li
liOther specialised items/li
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5. What is your financial situation?
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liDo you have a partner who is in regular employment and can support you while you get started?/li
liHave you funds put by until the work at home income starts coming in?/li
liAre there grants available to help you get started?/li
liAre you already up to the limit in debt, and this is a last stab at making it big and pulling yourself up by your bootstraps?/li
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Well you might just make it lucky but past experiences says that if you can’t manage your personal finances, then managing business finances will go the same way. If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you always got. Quote from Aristotle. It looks like things haven’t changed much in over 5 thousand years. So if you are not capable with money then get someone else to do it, or go on a course and really learn how to manage finances. So you have answered all the questions and you still feel it is right for you. What now?
Plan, Plan, Plan.
Very few things happen by accident. Set yourself a target date and stick to it.
strongGet Organised/strong
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liWork towards that target, setting yourself lesser goals to achieve along the way. I know it sounds obvious, but so many people do not do the simple things./li
liGet funding in place, even if it does mean missing the family holiday this year./li
liLearn skills you may be lacking. Go on courses. /li
liSet yourself up with the necessary tools./li
liGive your employernbsp;the appropriate notice to fit with your target. (No don’t give yourself two weeks holiday in-between, you will lose the momentum of working)/li
liHave a clear picture in your headnbsp;of how you will be in your new lifestyle, and experience in your mind how it feels. /li
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strongAdvantages of Work At Home /strong
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liWork the hours to suit yourself/li
liMore motivated because you are working for yourself and your family/li
liSee more of your family./li
liJust by not commuting, you could save two to three hours a day, 14-21 hours a week. That is more than a whole day’s working time. How much more could you achieve with an extra day a week./li
liYou don’t have to deal with office politics. How much time does that waste?/li
liNo more unnecessary meetings. How much time do they waste?/li
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Yes even when you a title=Work at Home href=http://workathome.rog.orgwork at home/a you will have to have meetings with clients and you may have to deal with office politics with customers, but not all the time. At this rate, I can see we shall be saving another 14 hours, which makes two days a week extra. Life could be less stressful, which leads to better relationships with your partner, children or other family members and everyone couldnbsp;be happier as a result.
So now you can’t wait to get started, The American Dream, Make it come true.
strongCaution/strong
If you say yes to three or more of any of these points, don’t give up your day job.
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liI like to stay in bed till late./li
liI am easily distracted from the job in hand. /li
liOther people’s needs are more important than mine./li
liSocial phone calls take priority over work activity./li
liIt is lunchtime and you haven’t even started yet./li
liIt’s a lovely day so I’ll just do a bit of yard work before getting on./li
liSuddenly the children are home from school and need help with homework or need to be ferried to their after school groups. /li
liOnce the children are in bed, you decide it’s not worth starting now, and wait until tomorrow. /li
liI am not good at disciplining myself to start work at a set time then stopping at a set time./li
liIt’s all a good idea but…/li
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strongConclusion /strong
If you feel you have the desire to work at home, then follow your energy. If it feelsnbsp; right to you then it probably is. You can use your mind to plan, project and budget for the future, but listen to your feelings and your stress reaction to ideas, because your body never lies. The mind is a very complicated piece of equipment, and is programmed with all sorts of rules and regulations, which can get in the way of what is right for you. If however you pay attention to how your body feels and there is a buzz and energy about your ideas, then you are on the right path. All you have to do is to follow that path to a better life, but remember it isn’t for everyone but you probably know by now if it is for you.nbsp;
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