Find Time For Home Biz Success by Taming the Great Life Stealers
We often hear from ones who say that they just don't have enough
time to devote to their home business. They work full time,
raise kids, take care of aging parents, or for other reasons are
just too busy to devote much time to a biz. Still, they would
like a home business if they could only find the time. In this
article we want to review some common areas where most folks
tend to waste time, and how you can tame these life stealers.
# 1 TV Viewing
This ranks as the greatest time stealer of all! "Wait a minute"
you might say, "don't tell me to give up my favorite TV
programs!" No, we are not going to tell you to quit watching TV
altogether. However, with just a little effort you can save TONS
of time that could otherwise be spent on your home biz. Consider
some ideas:
* Record Your Favorite Programs and Fast-Forward Through
Commercials.
This could trim off a third or more of the time it takes to
watch them.
* Control the TV - Don't let it Control You.
Instead of vegetating in front of the TV for hours, watching
everything that comes on, try picking only the programs you
really want to see and setting the recorder. Sometimes it may be
good to just chill out in your easy chair and turn on the tube,
but once you get into the habit of recording shows, you may find
more recordings to view than you have time for. The more
productive time you spend on your home business will start to
become a habit (so will the extra money that you earn from it!),
you will spend less time with the TV naturally, and find that
you have more energy too!
# 2 Recreation
Here is another big time stealer. Everyone needs some
recreation, but most of us think we need more than we really do.
Consider that most folks work all week just for a few moments of
fun on the weekend. Back when I was working a J.O.B. the factory
was full of ones like this. They lived their lives for fun in
the sun. Never planning for anything but more recreation. When
the flag ship factory closed it's doors and laid most of us off,
these same ones wanted to know how they would afford their boat
payments, golf cart notes, vacation bills etc. Many had
mortgaged themselves to the hilt with recreation bills.
I was smiling because I knew we would get a nice severance
package, and that I could now focus full time on my home biz
that I always had worked on the side (I have toys too, and enjoy
fun in the sun, but I pay cash for those things or I don't buy
them - no credit for me on recreation - no sir!). I had turned
down a few weekends of pleasure seeking over the years, but when
the whip came down, I'm sure glad I did! I work harder for
myself than I ever did for someone else, but I control when I
work, and how much I want to make. Since I love what I do, it
really is not like work. I still limit myself on recreation, but
when we do play, we really play well!
A profitable home business is something that you should want to
do for the rest of your life. Recreation, and TV viewing have
their place. We all need relaxation and recreation, but you
might want to consider just how much time you spend recreating
when you could be building a home biz that will give you
something to do in your retirement years (not to mention help
you get there faster).
Many dream of the time when they will just lay around the pool
and do nothing for the rest of their lives. Well, I'm here to
tell you, that many wealthy or retired folks who get to do
pretty much what they want will admit - it flat gets old doing
nothing! Developing work ethic is one of the biggest obstacles
for most folks who would like to work from home. Start Now, by
putting limits on your recreation, and you will find all kinds
of time for building your home biz!
# 3 The Internet
"Now Wait Just a Minute" you might be saying, "I'm building my
business with the net". That might be true, but there are a LOT
of things you can do online besides building your business. If
you aren't careful, time can be focused away from your work and
more toward pleasure seeking or just plain old surfing. Before
you know it, you could spend hours in front of your PC without
doing one thing to promote your business. A PC with an Internet
connection can develop into your digital recreation tool. The
very thing that is supposed to save time and make our lives
easier could become our biggest life stealer! Again, you need to
limit yourself.
In any of these activities, it would be good to take note of how
much time you spend with them. Try keeping a careful record for
just one week and you may be surprised. Each hour take note of
what you spend time doing, and make a log. You will quickly
isolate where the time for building your home biz can come from.
Learning to use your time wisely will prove beneficial for years
to come.