Every 2nd Sunday of May, the world celebrates the many women who have nurtured and guided our way to life. We salute the women who have stood beside every successful entrepreneur and their children. Now, we would also take this opportunity to give kudos to the very person we celebrate during Mother’s Day and the person we support each and every day in MyOffice, our “mompreneurs”. Taking our cue from their busy and fulfilling roles, we pick up secrets to success , and possible business ideas from Mom Entrepreneurs!
Secrets to Success
- Choose a business you care about and that plays to your strengths. You will do your best work and enjoy it the most if you are working to your strengths and doing something that has meaning for you.
- Have designated hours for work. Make sure others know what those hours are, and set up structures to support you. Don't be coy about closing your office door and either turning on a loud fan or playing music. Noises in the house can pull you away from your work. You are entitled to dedicated work time.
- Make Peace With Your Work. The business needs you, but so does your family! Make sure you maintain a balance - work on more intensive things when kids nap or are in school. Sit with them and work on things like accounting, blogging, or buying supplies when they are awake, or just spend time with them!
- Plan, Do, Repeat. Planning & automating tasks for the week has helps to successfully juggle children & businesses for years.On Sunday, plan & ready everything you can-outfits, meals, bathing schedule, blog posts, email times, workouts, phone calls--for the entire week.
- Steel And Steal Resolve. Busy monpreneurs need a steel resolve in order to get done all that needs doing. They have to steal minutes of their time back from people used to using those minutes frivolously. Momprenuers don't have time to chat or to coffee-klatch. Instead, they focus, they function and finish.
Home Based-Business Ideas
Are you professional and organized…
Virtual Assistant:
- If you like to help people, you are organized, have good time management skills, excellent proof reading, grammar and spelling, a career as a Virtual Assistant may be the perfect home-based opportunity for you.
Do you have a way with words…
Copywriting:
- If you like to pay attention to detail, enjoy reading, doing research and writing, a freelance career in copywriting may be your calling.
Are you Artsy and Crafty…
Etsy Seller:
- If you have a creative flair and make unique high quality products selling your goods on Esty may be your key to financial freedom and flexibility.
Sources:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/218003
http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/managing-focus/mom-entrepreneur-success-strategies/
http://www.themogulmom.com/2010/11/mom-entrepreneurs-business-ideas/
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