People choose the home-based work option and they do so for a variety of reasons. It's no more a fad to work from home but has entered mainstream America and is on the increase.
Motivation For Working From Home
More Family Time
- In a book that Ellen Parlapiano and Patricia Cobe wrote, they call moms who work at home "mompreneurs". They write, "Being more accessible to your kids means more of a chance to watch them grow; more time to develop positive, nurturing relationships; and more involvement in their lives...Mompreneurs can set their own pace, and never be fired for fulfilling family commitments first."
Working at home is a great opportunity for men as well as women. Some men work at home full-time through their own businesses.
Greater Freedom
- The freedom to choose when and how you'll work is one of the biggest rewards of working at home.
Heather, a home-based online business owner, says, "I love being able to work around school schedules, my church, and volunteer work."
No Commute
- How would you like to have all those extra hours you spend commuting to work? Think of all you could get done with those hours not to mention the stress in your life that would be eliminated from waiting in traffic jams and crazy drivers!
Reduced Stress and Less Office Etiquette
- Office politics. Controlling bosses. Work clothes. These make many workers desire to work from home. Now I know you're thinking and probably chuckling to yourself, "Yeah--and if you think that reduces stress, you're not living in the real world!"
You're right working from home comes with it's stresses but the difference is control. There's no office etiquette other than what you decide. No staff meetings. No time clocks to punch. Working from home cuts down on stress, beats the office protocol, and gives you ultimate control of being able to put your family first without asking for permission.
Greater Productiveness
- Do you like all the water cooler chatter; endless meetings that drag on and on? I didn't think so. These can steal your time. You know what I'm talking about if you've been there.
Productiveness goes up at least 20% with working from home.
Personal Success
- For some, success is measured by how big their paycheck is. For others how good the review. Others think of the promotion times. But for home-based workers, they measure success differently.
If you are considering this work option, spend some time thinking about what success means to you and than go after that "one thing" you've always wanted to do. You might find you're ready to join the home business boom!
Cindy Warner owner of Christian Book Outlet, an online bookstore, enjoys helping people start their own online business. Visit http://www.christianbookoutlet.spreadtheword.com and see whether working from home is right for you.