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Are Distractions Driving You Nuts?

By: John Fortner


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It is 9:00 in the morning. After pouring a cup of coffee and walking into your home office, the computer is turned on. You check Emails, look at the schedule, analyze the workload and plan the day’s routine. Unexpectedly, your spouse walks into the room and says that they cannot pick the kids up from school today and asks “Could you do it?” You look at the schedule, change it and say “OK”. About that time, the phone rings. Your best friend’s car has broken down. He asks “Can you come and help”? Again, you look at the daily tasks on the list, make a change and say “Sure.”

About 11:00, you get back to work. You look down and see a sticky note on the desk. Your mother needs to be picked up from the airport at 1:00 in the afternoon. The brother who had the responsibility cannot leave work. Can you do it? Suddenly the blood pressure begins to rise and you scream “How am I suppose to get my work done?” You finally calm down and realize this is just another challenging day for the work at home entrepreneur. But the question still lingers, “Does anybody realize that I am WORKING at home”?

Does this sound familiar? This scenario is something I have experienced many times while developing a home based business. I am sure that you have been sent on a variety of errands by well meaning friends and family who do not understand the discipline and commitment it takes to work from home. Is there hope for us? Can we balance our personal lives with business commitments while working at home every day? Take heart because there is hope!

The first step to finding the balance is developing a mindset that expects interruptions. The sooner you realize they are coming, the better it will be. You will have days like the one mentioned above. It is unavoidable. My home business office is at the back of the house down a long hallway. I generally know that an interruption is coming because of the footsteps. Grandchildren knock on the door to share their day at school or the wife comes for a visit to see if all is going well. I have a few seconds to prepare for these intrusions. If I have developed a perspective that expects these interruptions, they are easier to handle. There are stressful moments but they are manageable.

I have been working from home for about four years but the first twelve months were the most difficult. Everyone was excited that I was at home. People were calling, visiting or knocking on my home office door and saying hello. Needless to say, my blood pressure was like a roller coaster going up and down every day. It was during this adjustment period that I developed a better perspective about interruptions. Be aware that this transition is the most difficult time. Eventually, everyone realizes that you are at working at home (except for the grandchildren). Focus on developing patience and you can avoid high blood pressure.

Communication is the second step for finding a balance between business and personal duties. The last thing you want is to alienate family, relatives and friends. They are unaware of the time, effort and commitment that are needed for a home business. Most people interpret working from home as creating an unconfined schedule (time for a TV break?), having no supervisor (time for a day off?) and containing unbounded free time (time for golf?). When they think of home, it is generally about rest and relaxation. This is their mindset and you need to educate them about the level of commitment that is needed.

Start with your family. Explain to them that your home business requires a commitment of time each day. Tell them that it is a job but that you understand interruptions will happen. Your goal is to try and set guidelines that everyone can function within. Help them to understand the difference between emergencies and non-emergencies and what role you can play in these situations. Make it clear that you are always available but some situations can be addressed at different times.

Move on to relatives and friends. Help them understand about the effort that is required and the commitment that is needed to the home business. Also, communicate your awareness concerning the availability for helping them. Choose an approach that emphasis your responsibility to them. Always remember that you are trying to strike a balance between the relationship with them and the obligation to the home business using a considerate and patient mindset.

Distractions are a part of life. They are unavoidable. For the home business owner, they can drive you crazy. Create a mindset that allows for these distractions while communicating with family, relatives and friends about the level of your commitment to them and the business. These ideas may prevent your blood pressure from rising when someone knocks on the door.

“The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.”
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John Fortner lives in Oregon and works from his home through his online pursuits. He is the owner of Best-Income Opportunities which offers free information and proven opportunities for creating work at home businesses. To learn more about this topic please visit his website at: www.Best-IncomeOpportunities.com To receive free information for starting a home business please go to: www.Best-IncomeOpportunities.com/optin.html To start your own home business today with all the tools you need please visit: www.best-incomeopportunities.com/pips.html



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