For those of you running a business other than lease purchasing you can do many of same things as those running a lease purchase business. The basics are still same, it is just you are working them in another area.

So, be sure you have a To Do List, a tickler file and a calendar. Have a trigger that starts your day. Put all you do on your calendar, and add in time for mishaps. If they don't occur, you'll have extra time. Split up your day to do your calling, letter writing, follow-up e-mails, mailings, meetings, and any additional things that occur for your particular business. Having a plan when to do what, and scheduling things when you feel more comfortable dealing with them, in effect, best time for you to do them, will go a long way in making for a smoother work day.

And remember to utilize that wasted time. For instance, while mail is coming down or you are printing something take care of something else. For example if you are printing a large document, or e-mailing a long document, get your filing done, read a short article, put dates on your calendar. Make a quick phone call, check supplies, you get idea. By managing your time better it will allow you to get it all done.

Have you ever wondered how some people work two jobs, do volunteer work, and take care of their home and children? I do, they know how to manage their time.

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However, not all of you can do this. So what are your options.

1. You could work part time. Cut down your hours, so you can spend time with children.

2. Hire someone to watch children during summer, put them in a daycare, or send them to a day camp or camp setting.

3. Rearrange your work schedule. This is most popular. For those that can, they just re-arrange their day. They start work later in day and work into evening so they can spend daylight hours with children.

4. Another option, if you and your spouse work together out of home, you can alternate days when each of you take care of children.

Be creative. You've dealt with these issues when you worked in corporate America. You managed then, you can manage now.

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