This is a Home Business, NOT a vacation!
I recently read an article written by an aspiring freelance
journalist who was desperately trying to get published without
success. In the article, the journalist talked about how his day
started with a few clicks of the snooze alarm, a leisurely
meditation over a cup of coffee in the backyard, the sending of
several emails to friends and family, and the surfing of
websites, which were definitely not websites fit for writing
inspiration and research.
Sometime in the late afternoon, this particular writer found it
in himself to jot down a few lines on the next article he was
going to try to get published and send out a few query letters.
But in the evening, when his roommates arrived home after their
9 to 5 jobs, the journalist was isolated, and he was disgusted
by the fact that he had to remain working in his room until late
into the night just to be able to make a paycheck.
The truth is; this story struck a chord with me, and I'm sure
that many of you can relate to it as well. Staying focused while
running your home-based business is one of the hardest things to
accomplish. Many bright, motivated people have great ideas for
their business and can take those ideas and turn them into great
quantities of cash with very little effort. Yet, many do not
realize the potential that they are capable of because they
simply get distracted with daily living.
When you're a work
at home mom, running a business out of your home without
getting distracted is even harder. In addition to the multitude
of daily distractions that can burn up precious money-making
time, the work at home mom has legitimate concerns and living,
breathing beings that demand her time and attention. While you
can't put your kids on the "To Do" list for later, you can do a
few things to keep from getting distracted during the work day.