Your short and long term goals should cover what you wish to accomplish. However, be realistic. So many of our students want too much too soon. We provide a reality check for them. However, if you are not working with us, you will need to provide your own reality check. Re-work and change your goals if needed.

We have found and so have many of our students, that quotes motivate them and us.

Just recently I ran across following:

"In end, vision, drive, energy, singleness of purpose, wise use of resources, and a commitment to a destiny worthy of his efforts become a character of a chieftain who excels." Atilla The Hun

"There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain of its success than to take lead in introduction of a new order of things" Niccolo Machiavelli

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Remind them that when you worked outside home they couldn't ask you a question whenever they wanted or to talk with you whenever they wanted to. I know, this is one of reasons you wanted to work from home so that you could better deal with these issues. Well you can, but you have to schedule them in. Put time in your daily schedule to deal with unexpected and you will be better able to deal with it all.

I work my business, but still get other things done. However, I have a schedule and I stick to it. My work day starts after cleaning is done. I've set time aside Friday morning to shop, Saturday to do a full cleaning. I still have plenty of time to myself and to have fun.

So schedule fun things in. Time with kids, and family. And remember, unless you take your business seriously... neither will anyone else.

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