Achieving the work from home dream

Achieving the “Work From Home”

Dream

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Autonomy Freedom to work or not work according to

what else you want to do Ownership: Your ideas, your plans, your

way Your own timetable Passions and interests Working with people of your own choosing + LOTS OF MONEY!

What’s the “Work from Home” Dream?

Self employed◦ Developing your own business opportunities◦ Not working for a salary◦ Need to be involved

Entrepreneur◦ A person who organizes and manages a business,

usually with initiative and some risk.

Business Owner◦ The business interests can operate without the

owner.

Some definitions

Do you have to be an “entrepreneur”? Do you have to have outstanding skills? Do you have to be really good with

computers?

Does it suit everyone?

What are you really afraid of?◦ Loss◦ Failure◦ Success

How to manage Fear◦ Small is good◦ Don’t procrastinate◦ Having a safety net◦ Being well planned

FEAR is the real issue

What are your learning needs? Who can you learn from? Mentors Mistakes are good Instant success can be a problem. Beware

Complacency!

Learn……….and keep on learning

Isolation and the need for community Juggling family life Doing what you love means often having to

do things that you hate Hours and more hours No support staff

Realities that need to be considered

Clarity Focus Belief in own abilities Determination Resilience – “No failure, only feedback” Mindset Positive attitude

Moving forward

Your personal needs

Diagram from http://www.ict.griffith.edu.au/~davidt/self-actualisation.htm

Keep it clean! Who are you when you are with others? No financial discussions in bed! You are life partners and business partners,

not conjoined twins. It’s business and you are colleagues. Is that

how you relate with emails, coffee, interruptions, questions, “home” issues?

Define your business roles Take good breaks from work

Working with your life partner

Employees Facebook friends Networks Outsourcing

◦ http://www.odesk.com◦ http://www.elance.com◦ http://www.vworker.com

Support Staff

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