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Staying in the Game Working At Home

Mindset is always important to anything in your life, from how you see things when you wake up, for example it’s ‘going to be a great day'(!) or ‘just another day’, (ho hum). Obviously it is much easier to go through life having a positive attitude and always expecting the best from others as well as from your own efforts.

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However it seems we need a little extra help staying positive and realizing we are still part of the big picture when we work at home alone. Sometimes it does not come at all naturally for people to be alone most of the time and it can get depressing if we let it. As well there may eventually manifest the smothering feeling of ‘cabin fever’ from staying home.

The extra help we may need could be anything as simple as setting a time each day to leave the house to go outside for fresh air and exercise – even just an hour will do wonders; Or it can involve maybe signing up at the local community college to take a course either for business or just for fun, if you really need to be around some people and get a change of atmosphere a few times a week.

Something we do need to realize and that is that rest and relaxation is not slacking. It is part of life and we will be much happier, healthier and more productive if we factor time in that is apart from our work. It used to be more simple when we had hours where we went to work and then we came home or went somewhere after work to relax and enjoy.

So like with many things you need to consider when starting a business working at home, we must replace some elements that we may have taken for granted all the years we worked at a job. An example of this would be self-discipline which would be like having regular hours that we know are time that we work.

While we are free to work whatever hours any time we want to, the fact remains we need to put in those hours as a matter of routine. It’s not optional if we actually want to make money from our business. So we can work a few hours in the morning and then take some time off to run errands or get some exercise or clean the house, or whatever we need to do; and then come back refreshed and ready to put in a few more hours to complete our work day.

Having just this much structure is important to keep on track and to help you to ‘keep your chin up’. Especially when starting a new business, there will be a curve where you may not be seeing results quite yet and it is very necessary that you are able to stay motivated during these periods. Even a not-so-new business has times when sales are slow and we should use that time for something positive – learning more about your industry, acquiring new skills, taking a self-improvement course of some kind to improve your mindset, or just getting some rest and relaxation.

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How to Stay Motivated When Working at Home on the Internet Marketing

Do You Agree ‘There is No Truth, Only Perception’? In some ways it seems true but in others not since the truth is the truth no matter who can’t see it. One way that it could be true is when you look at something like attitude, for example your attitude about working.

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Do you like to work? If yes then you probably have a pretty good time and the busier you are the more you thrive. You are creative about your work and are always looking for ways that you can improve how you do things. You take pride in being efficient and accurate and derive a great deal of gratification when you have completed a project.

If you really don’t particularly like to work, that is, you would much rather be doing something else, that’s ok. We need balance in our lives and we should make time for living the other aspects of our lives besides working. Maybe if you are sure to carve out regular time for you then the time you must spend working will seem less unattractive to you.

Since it is necessary to work, it would be a lot more pleasant, as well as likely more productive, if we somehow learn to enjoy it. We should try to stay motivated by having positive thoughts and while I don’t believe imagining yourself in the Taj Mahal will help (too far-fetched) it might help you to imagine where you could be this time next year if you do extra work to create the additional income to get there.

If money is your only motivation for working then you might focus on that. Don’t however elaborate on your financial problems as that will just add more stress and unpleasant feelings. Rather think about the things you would buy if you had extra money. Imagine yourself having them. Kind of like a ‘carrot on a stick’ to keep you going.

It certainly is easier and more fun when you like what you are doing just for the sake of doing it. You enjoy whatever you do and embrace everything to become fully engaged with it. However, there can be ‘too much of a good thing’ which may lead to being burned out from working too much.

Really, in this case, nothing is going to work except for you to take a break – whether it is a few hours here and there, or ideally a day or two regularly to get away — or even an actual week’s vacation a few times a year, it will do wonders for you both physically and mentally.

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The Freedom of Working At Home

One of the best things about working at home is that you can decide when or even if you want to work at any given time. Since you are your own boss at least to some degree, you should structure your business in a way that works for you and your situation. What’s more, it can vary if you don’t like to be in a rut doing the same thing all the time.

At the top of the charts of the best things is the fact that you do not have to be shocked into consciousness by an alarm clock. You can get up when you wake up. Start counting from there if you need the discipline of committing to a certain number of hours you will work each day. You can work a few hours in the morning and a few hours in the evening or whatever fits – it’s ok as long as you are taking care of business.

A really nice way to look at time is to take as long as you need to get everything done that you need to do first thing, and then you are free to spend the day however you would like. It’s really very healthy to get out of the house on a regular basis. In fact if there are any drawbacks to working at home it is that you can get so involved that the day is gone before you know it and it may be too late to do anything outside.

This particular situation brings to mind one way that we can get lost and in this case we are not really being productive. We are wasting our time and our energy. That is with emails. Obviously this can get completely out of hand if you are not very particular about where you leave your email address. You can get bombarded each and every day and if you are under the delusion that you can read and respond to everything, well it won’t be for long anyway.

Reading email should definitely be restricted to say one-hour a day or less unless of course these emails are directly related to the customer service or support of your own business. Then of course they should be a priority and you should work it as long as necessary to stay current. If at all possible and if you really want to shine, always respond within 24-hours – 48 at the max for exceptions like a day off, or holiday.

Whatever you need to do, either get it done and get out of the house, or do some now, get out of the house and come back and finish your work later! It is very important for your health – physical and mental to get out in the fresh air and sunshine and to get some exercise. You are not doing anybody any favors to sit as if mesmerized in front of your computer all day and night, day in and day out!

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