People becoming home based entrepreneurs running their business from home or working from home while they are employees is not a new concept at all. But there are still individuals who are reluctant to accept this idea.Employers, employees and other individuals alike must change their current attitudes and thinking about people working from home and use the internet either to connect to employer's computer system through "telework" or to run one's own business from home.
Home based entrepreneurs are special bread. Becoming a home based entrepreneur is exciting and very thrilling experience. Your kitchen, bedroom, living room, garage, etc. could be the base on which to build your business enterprise.
The most attractive aspect of being home based entrepreneur and running an internet business from your home office is the opportunity it supplies for control over your own life. As a home based entrepreneur, you can craft your income producing activities based on your own goals and schedules. There are no bosses breathing down at your shoulder, no corporate rules and regulations to follow rigid and inflexible work schedules.
But be cautioned that since you have the freedom to run your business as you choose, in the comfort and convenience of your own homes, things can get unorganized and out of focus if you are not careful. Therefore, it is very important that a home based business entrepreneur needs to have good time management skills and discipline to push to be able to work your business and lead it to successful enterprise.
If you decide to stay home and run a home business, you need to be sure to run that business seriously and in business-like manner. Because, on a daily basis and even minute by minute you will be tempted to juggle responsibilities of home and your business.
It is natural to end up like you slip and forced to alternate from work responsibility to family mode. You need to think though, plan and force yourself if needed, to strike a balance between two sides- activities that are your work related and related to personal life. It becomes more difficult to stick with the plan if you have young children at home.
What are certain things you need to keep in mind so you can balance your responsibilities of your business v/s personal matters? Let's take a look at what one can do to accomplish that:
1. Have a predetermined business work hours: No matter even if you don't have a business related visitors or customers coming to your house. Mentally determine and stick with that schedule.
2. Minimize distractions: Controlling distractions minute by minute is a talent. Treat your business like it is. You won't be able to go to kitchen to eat something if you were working outside the home. So get that mind set at the beginning. Television, house cleaning, social chatting online or on the phone are time wasting activities which must be controlled.
3. Avoid extended work hours: Establish that hours and stick with that. Control the urge to get to work extended hours to get an assignment finished. Stop working when the time is up and close the door and switch to family mode.
4. Lunch time is to lunch: Go somewhere else and eat your lunch. Even if you have to leave your desk and go another part of your home to eat your lunch. This will help to clear and refreshed mind and get a fresh start when come back.
5. Family dates on a daily basis: Your spouse and children- don't ignore them. It is very important to spend time with them on a daily basis. Set aside every afternoon to spend time them.
Seesan Ed is an Internet Marketing Professional, CEO of Seesan and Associates, LLC, a company involved in Online Marketing. He is a helping minded individual who collaborates with other small business leaders in the country. He has the enthusiasm to be of assistance to other entrepreneurial minded people to achieve their goals and aspirations.
