Getting Your Family Involved In Your Home BusinessWritten by Craig Binkley
Do you own your own home business? Is your family involved with your daily business? Yeah, I know at times it seems easier to just do everything yourself. It is an easy trap to get into. Why take time to explain job, show them how it should be done, make sure it is done properly, and then possibly have to redo project if it is not done to your liking? Yes, we have all been through this at some point. The question is: what are you going to do about it?You basically have two options: Do everything yourself or invest time to get your family involved. For me, second one is ONLY option. First off, if you are doing everything yourself, you are probably spending a lot more time with your business than with your family. Secondly, you are depriving your spouse and children of joy of owning a home business. Why not take some of burden off of yourself by allowing your family to help you in your daily tasks. Here are a few ideas that you can implement to start getting your family involved. SPOUSE: If your spouse is not involved with you in your home business you are missing a great opportunity to spend some much needed time with him/her. I know, this may not be everyone’s idea of quality time with your beloved, but is it not better than alternate – you doing your thing and he/she doing theirs? My wife is my biggest supporter. She is person I bounce ideas off of. She is also my proofreader. If your spouse is not in tune with what you are doing, do what you can to peak their interest and get them involved today. YOUNG CHILDREN: Obviously there is not much for a toddler to do, but as they grow older you can give them small jobs to start out (dumping your trash can, sharpening your pencils, etc.) and continuing to give them more challenging jobs as they become more mature. No matter what job, kids feel a sense of pride in knowing they are “pitching in”.
| | Are You In It For The Long Haul?Written by Craig Binkley
Do you own a home business? Now I'm not talking about twice yearly yard sale. I am talking about a legitimate home based business. It doesn't matter what type of business you are running affiliate marketing, ecommerce website, ebay auctions, etc.). The question remains same: Are you in it for long haul?What exactly is "long haul" you may ask? I consider long haul sticking with something long enough to truly determine if it is something that is going to work for you. I've got you thinking now, huh? Well if you are like me, you know some one that has tried their hand at everything. Now don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with checking out different ways to have a home based business. Owning your own business is a GREAT thing. What I am talking about here is that person that gets into something for a few weeks or months, quits or drops out, then starts something new just to find that this new thing is not what they are looking for either. On top of this, a lot of times this person will tell everyone they know that none of these programs or businesses are any good. Now as I said, there is nothing wrong with "kicking tires" to see what is out there. The big thing is when you find something, give it an HONEST effort.
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