How to Work From Home and Enjoy LifeWritten by Lorraine Pirihi
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Learn to say "No" To dramatically improve your productivity and do more of things you want in your life, you have to be firm with others and let them know if you cannot, will not or are unavailable to fulfil their requests. Neighbours, family and friends can have mistaken belief that because you work from home you are not really working. If you constantly say "yes" to everyone else's requests you will never have time to do what you really want to. Book yourself into a self-assertiveness course to learn these skills if you feel you need to. Do What You Do Best and Delegate Rest See if there are ways you can delegate tasks which would suit someone else's talents. Many people spend heaps of time on mundane secretarial tasks which would take a person who is trained in that area a quarter of time to undertake. At home hire a gardener and cleaner to take care of basic household chores. It's worth investing extra dollars if you can have more free time to do what you want to. Compliment Someone Every Day How do you feel when you receive a compliment? Make someone's day…give before you get because what goes around, comes around. Go out each day, even if it's to local shops so that you can talk to people. The Final Word By following these simple yet very effective ideas you can really enjoy benefits you can experience when you work at home. You'll feel good, look good and have more time to enjoy your life… and when you're enjoying life, you're happy!
Lorraine Pirihi is Australia's Personal Productivity Specialist and Leading Life Coach. Her business The Office Organiser specialises in showing small business owners and managers, how to get organised at work so they can have a life! Lorraine is also a dynamic speaker and has produced many products including "How to Survive and Thrive at Work!" To subscribe to her free ezine visit www.office-organiser.com.au
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There are lots of great examples of properties with potential. I’d like to share some background about one of my own listings, a motel in Williamsburg that has not been open for three years. The owners do not know when it was built – probably in 50s or 60s. The motel sits on 2 1/3 acres of land, which is all zoned commercially. The motel is situated right on a main thoroughfare that was once called “The Golden Mile” of Williamsburg. It’s geographic location is near York County a phenomenal leader in economic development. York County is enticing businesses by zoning northern section of town commercial and it will be site of new hospital complex that is currently housed in Williamsburg. Thinking Outside Box An important fact is not widely known about motel’s location, which is key to its investment potential. One mile from motel property, across from Williamsburg Pottery, a gated senior community with full amenities (golf courses, recreation center, pool) will break ground in April 2004. The Fortune 500 Company behind building of this project is set to build 3,000 homes, with an estimated completion date of 2006. Scanning area, it is obvious there are no European Bakeries, international shops, or stores and eateries which deliver (drug stores, groceries, take out, etc.). A strip mall with leasing options for different businesses, or even an extended stay hotel could be built on this land, and run for a profit. Investors I have shown property to are wary of $1,000,000 price tag on motel. In coming years this price will seem like a steal for commercial property in area. There are many other examples of properties whose potential have not yet been discovered. Remember, once you land that investment property of your dreams, make sure you have a marketing plan, which includes a decent web site, to launch your business. When speculating, trust your creativity and vision, and rely upon expertise of a REALTOR who knows area, and shares your vision.
Elaine’s Bio Elaine VonCannon is a REALTOR with RE/Max Capital in Williamsburg, Virginia, and she manages investment property as part of her business. Her husband Joe is a contractor who collaborates with her on rehabilitation of properties. She has helped numerous clients invest in and make money on property investments in Southeastern Virginia.
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