So you want to start a business in your home? Great idea. I mean it's brilliant.
Super smart idea to get this done. That entrepreneur side of you is super, super
exciting. And you're going to be successful as long as you follow these
steps. If you don't follow these steps, you're going to... You could make a mess of
yourself. I know lots of people have tried to start a business at home and
they got ran into problems, they didn't realize this and this and this and this.
I'm going to help you with some steps to help make sure you're nice and in order
and you're got yourself on a good path here in moving forward. So, let's do the
right thing and get education from somebody who has a lot of experience
about this and let's take some good steps. So that you can be successful in
doing this because it's a super, super, smart idea. Alright. So how do you start,
right? And I don't know if you've already picked what you're going to do for
your in home business. But do some research. There's a lot of opportunities
out there to have an in-home business. A lot of great ideas, lots of products, lots
of services. And do your research. You know, not only just research the company.
But find some people who work with that product or service or maybe you're going
to start your own product and service. But if you're going to work with somebody
else's company working out of your home, do your homework. Find out what other
people are doing and how they're doing it. Don't go into this blind do your
homework and do the research. Research online but also research by talking to
people who are in a similar industry as the one you're choosing to get into. When
you don't talk to people, you're going to probably make the same mistakes that
they made along the way. So, number 1, do your homework, do some research. Second,
already start looking at your schedule of when is going to be the work time. And
when is going to be the family time. A big glitch
happens to people who work at home is a mixed family and work time way too much.
And they can't draw a line of when it is they're working and when it is that
they're not working. And what happens is the kids. The kids walk into the office
whenever they want. They come and talk to mom and dad whenever they want. And at
first, it's kind of fun and cute that the kids can come in and talk to you
whenever they want. But sooner or later, it starts to be the wrong time for them
to walk in. Or you've had multiple interruptions going on and that starts
to become frustrating and discouraging. And now your kids become a problem or
maybe it's your spouse who just walks in whenever they want. You're not going to be
productive and when you're not productive, the business isn't gonna do
well. And then now, the business you chose to do a home is actually the problem of
the home. This right here of you creating the schedule of when it is you're in
your office and when it is that you're not in your office or when is you
are working when it is you're not working. And that schedule also needs to
be shared with the family or shared with your spouse so that they can see what
your intention is and so that the family and your spouse can learn how to respect
that work time. Because when work time is disrespected, it there begins to become
regret and resentment and you from them to you and from you to them. And that
creates contention. And that's not productive for an in-home business. When
I hear people say, "Oh, I want to work from home so I can just have a free open
schedule." That's the recipe for disaster. That's going to cause resentment, regret, the
conflict and that's not going to last that long. Or there's just going to be
conflict every single day. So you're going to need to get into looking into your
schedule and posting it and reviewing it with the family to make sure that
everybody is on board with what the schedule looks like.
Next is create the office space. Where is your office? Is this the kitchen table? Is
it the couch? Is it the bedroom? Is that the extra bedroom down the hall? Is that
the laundry room? Where is the office space? Now, your office space needs some
rules of what can be brought into that office space and also rules about what
can be taken out of that office space. You see one of my first offices in the
house was my garage. That's my first office space was the garage. I had a card
table in the corner next to the lawn mower and the fertilizer with a little
space heater to keep me warm during the winter tanks it was so cold out there.
But I had a stapler and a three-hole punch my cell phone. Set up some files in
a box and the phone book. And I had these little office supplies that were out
there. And one day, one of my office supplies was missing. My stapler is
missing. And I had to go looking all over the
house to try my find my stapler. Somebody came into my office, took my stapler into
the kitchen to help staple their homework. And I had to go chase that
thing down. So when my office is not respected with his office supplies, that
can create some contention or just literally levels of frustration. So,
there's got to be some rules about what can leave your office and how that can
leave your office and also what can be put into your office.
I remember going out to my card table and there was a bike lock left on my
table on my papers and some gloves were tossed on my table. It's like hold on, I
know my tables in the garage but this is my workspace. And so I got to learn how
to explain to my family that this is dad's office until I can figure out
where my next office is. But in this office space, there needs to be some
guidelines and some rules. And if your office is going to be at the kitchen
table, you're going to need to have some file boxes to clean up at the end of
your work time. And not leave your papers all over the counter or leave your
papers all over the kitchen table. Because that space is you know, that's
going to be really tough to manage that kind of a space. But I've heard of people.
You know, finding some little corner in the room
and putting a table and a plug in over there and designating that place to an
office. When you can create the space that has some guidelines and that now is
deemed the office space and it's... And these guidelines are talked about with
the family, there'll be less frustration, less contention and more progress.
Because when you get interrupted and you can't do your work and you can't find
your stapler and your stuff gets messed with, that's going to take forever to get
your business off the ground. So, designate the workspace and you keep
that office space cleaned. You can get a box with little hanging folders to put
your papers in. They don't need to be spread all over the table all the time.
Get a space to be able to keep everything nice and neat. I've met a lot
of great people in my life and I... When I hear that they're struggling, I also find
out their office is messy. When I hear people who are succeeding,
I hear that their office does get messy but they have places for things to go.
They really do. The more we keep our office in order and have guidelines for
it, the more integrity the office has. The more respect the office has. The more the
family can respect the office. And you respect the schedule of when you're
working or when you're not working the integrity of your business
will go up. And that's what people are drawn to. That's really what they're
drawn to. There's all kinds of services out there in the world. There's always
somebody else doing what you're doing but people are drawn to those people who
have higher levels of integrity. And that comes from the respect and the order of
what's going on at home. Next step is to be able to look at what
kind of goals that you have. You know, you hear the saying of, "I can't wait to I can
work from home because then I can do whatever I want." That's not actually true
if you want to be successful. You may want to set a monthly goal,
a weekly goal and a daily goal of what you want to accomplish.
Maybe it's phone calls. You know, or number of clients or number of sales
per month. But to be able to break that down and be able to go, "Okay, here's my
monthly sales goal. Here's my monthly new contacts goal. And here's my next goal."
Next goal. But you literally are writing these goals out from a monthly point of
view and a weekly point of view and a daily point of view. And if you're new to
the whole goal-setting experience, it's a great thing to get
into. And but please consider breaking your the month down into monthly, weekly
and daily goals. And this is... A goal is what you're going to accomplish. What are
you going to finish by the end of the day? What do you want to finish by the end of
the week? And what do you want to finish or accomplish by the end of the month?
And so that's what you're looking for in writing down a goal is what do you want
to complete, achieve or finish within that amount of time. So working a home
there tends to be this whole thing I get to be in my pajamas and do whatever
I want, whenever I want. That can undermine you. That can totally take away
the opportunity to build a really successful business from working at home.
Next is education. You're not smart enough yet. You may know... You think, you
know a lot but I know when somebody can tell me that they just learned something
or they just attended a class or they they just went through a training course
or they up leveled their education recently. That person is going to be
successful. Education helps you up level, education opens your mind, education
helps you move forward. Education keeps you on the front edge of all things that
are going on in life. So for you, if you're thinking, "Oh, I've got it made. I
don't need to go take a class or study a course or listen to that." If you ever
find yourself thinking that, you just might be slipping backwards. I know for
me, I've been doing what I do for the last 15 years. And I still have
education coming into my life. Listening to books through audible, reading books,
attending courses, having mentors, having coaches, having consultants. I mean, I just
surround myself with education. I don't want what I have
falling apart. Education keeps you wise and keeps you conscious. The last one I
want to share with you is get a mentor. Somebody who is in the industry that
you're getting into. Up here, you know you're researching. You know, talking to
people. Looking to make your decision about what you're going to do for your
in home business. And I mentioned up here, you know find people to talk to.
But a mentor is somebody that you can go to and literally discuss what you're
doing with your education, your goals, your office space, your schedule so that
they can help you be able to see the glitches or the mistakes that you could
make. Mentors are great because they are conscious and aware of the mistakes
they've made. And another thing about mentors is they're also conscious about
what steps they took that really work. That's what's cool about people who are
mentors. They know what doesn't work and they know what does work. And a mentor
will save you a lot of time and there are mentors that would mentor you for no
cost and there's mentors that you can hire. And you find out which type of
mentor would work out best for you. But I know for me, if I don't have somebody
coaching me or giving me education or mentoring me, if that's not happening,
there's a good chance I'm wandering off the success path. So find yourself a
mentor. It makes a big difference in how fast you move forward and how efficient
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