My husband is a work from home dad and whenever I tell people that he gets to work from home the first response I get is how wonderful it must be. A lot of people I talk with would love to work from home and have a home based business. Some of their ideas of people who work from home include sleeping in until you are ready to get up, going to work in your pajamas, or not having to work for a boss that controls your every move. Some of these things are true for my husband's work, but the reality of a work from home job and having a home based business sometimes out weighs the luxuries.

There are definitely perks to a work from home job and running a home based business, but the challenges should be looked at and understood before taking the plunge.

One of the most important qualities of a person who can work from home effectively is SELF-MOTIVATION. A person who can motivate themselves to work on something even if it is not the work that they want to do at the moment will have a huge advantage. Being able to go from one attention grabbing task to another is important. It is very difficult to stay focused when your attention is being pulled from what you need to do to want you or someone else wants you to do.

Additionally, running a home based business also requires educating yourself continually on the business you are involved. Watching TV sometimes seems like an easier alternative than learning more about what you need to do for your work from home business. To help with this it is best to have a home based business you are interested in. In other words, don