| Balancing work and family life, or as its
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| | phone, the couch, the refrigerator, the
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| popularly referred to as "The Work Life
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| | co-ed next door, the bed, the gardening,
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| Balance".
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| | the newspaper, the bed, the next
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| Balancing your work and home life with a
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| | installment of "Harry Potter"...
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| regular 9 to 5 is hard enough, doing it
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| | Did I mention the bed...GET THE IDEA?
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| when you work from home is FAR more
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| | Homes, by nature, are a MINE-FIELD of
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| challenging. You will find that operating
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| | distraction. These distractions will
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| a home business will bring to light many
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| | limit the amount of actual free time you
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| new challenges. Some of the best advice I
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| | have to spend with your family on true
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| can offer is contained right here.
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| | recreation. Now distractions are
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| I love it when I see "work-at-home"
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| | unavoidable, falling prey to them is
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| programs on TV and on the Internet
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| | avoidable. In order to keep focused on
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| displaying images of wealth and
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| | work you must create a work schedule and
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| retirement associated with their
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| | stick to it. When it's time to work you
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| programs. They always show someone
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| | must get to work.
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| sailing on a yacht sipping on champagne
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| | So what can you do? You should keep a
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| or swinging their "5-iron" on the back
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| | calendar, schedule and to-do list.
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| nine, or relaxing in a hammock on some
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| | Utilizing Microsoft's Outlook program is
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| beach in the Caribbean.
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| | the BEST way to accomplish this. Outlook
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| They all talk about "taking back your
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| | quite literally acts as your personal
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| life" and how much time you can now have
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| | assistant.
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| for family and the "important things" in
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| | Just not as pretty...or
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| life. Working from home will FINALLY
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| | handsome...depending on which way your
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| allow you all the time you need to do
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| | door swings.
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| personal and fun things. They make it
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| | Get up every morning and act as though
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| look as though with a minimal time
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| | you're going out to work. Keep regular
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| investment you'll be relaxing and "living
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| | work hours and don't stray from them. All
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| large" in no time.
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| | these things combined, will help to
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| Well that's a "Big Brown Load" Lorraine.
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| | minimize falling prey to distraction.
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| Let me break it down...
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| | Distraction will either take away from
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| Running your own home business certainly
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| | your leisure time or your work time.
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| has its benefits, but it also has its
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| | Leisure time means less quality and work
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| drawbacks. You're no idiot, surely you
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| | time means less money, you can't afford
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| realize there's good and bad in
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| | either. If you adhere to this you'll have
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| everything in life. Believe me it's FAR
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| | plenty of time for both business and
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| better to be in control of your life and
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| | leisure in your life.
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| your own destiny, but don't be fooled by
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| | I also suggest setting up your "office"
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| those images of instant wealth and
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| | someplace in your home where you can have
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| retirement. These people are selling
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| | some privacy. Avoid setting it up in your
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| something. Remember that Reggie!
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| | bedroom or other common area of the home.
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| You're smart enough to know there is a
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| | Find a location where you will have ample
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| trade off with everything in life.
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| | room. Any place where you can lock the
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| Nothing is perfect and I feel that if
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| | door, and not be disturbed by household
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| you're going to succeed with your home
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| | activity is optimal.
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| business, you should be well aware of
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| | Running a successful business requires a
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| what really awaits you as a work at home
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| | serious time commitment. If you don't
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| entrepreneur.
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| | spend time on business activities, how
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| The big myth in running your own
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| | can it possibly become profitable and
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| home-based business is that it will allow
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| | flourish? I've never met a wealthy
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| you to spend more time with your family.
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| | business owner that didn't invest regular
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| Now this is technically true - simply due
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| | hours into their business. Sure they play
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| to the fact that you will be working from
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| | hard and take long vacations, but it's
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| home means that you'll be around your
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| | all relative, because they put in 16-hour
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| family most of the time out of default.
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| | work days when they're at work.
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| But that doesn't necessarily mean that
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| | Do you think if Bill Gates only spent 20
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| time is "quality" nor "recreational".
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| | hours a week developing Windows he'd be
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| You must understand your HOME is now also
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| | the richest man in the world today? Maybe
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| your place of BUSINESS. You make your own
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| | tomorrow, but not today.
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| schedule, true, but this doesn't mean you
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| | The bottom line is if you don't approach
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| will have any more "free" time than you
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| | your home business with realistic
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| had if you worked a regular 9 to 5.
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| | expectations you will certainly set your
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| Working from home presents time
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| | self up for failure. Don't pay attention
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| management challenges. At home you have
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| | to the "Get Rich Easy" scams. Nothing
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| the opportunity for far more distractions
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| | worth doing is ever easy.
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| than in a traditional work place, i.e.
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| | Be patient, stay focused, work smart, be
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| the kids, spouse, relatives, the bed, the
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| | flexible and again BE PATIENT!
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| dog, chores, TV, the doorbell, the bed,
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