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Happiness At Home
Some people have found that working at home leads to true happiness. When these entrepreneurs are questioned about their work schedules and lifestyles they simply glow. Remarks such as, “It’s awesome”! and “I love it”! are not uncommon. Okay, but that’s very generalized you say. So we asked a two entrepreneurs to give us more details.
Here’s the first one:
Awaking when I choose (usually about 7am) I begin my day by showering and then having a cup of coffee. After the coffee I open up emails. By now it is usually about 8am. I read my emails, I check my accounts, and then I begin working.
Working can be anything from writing content for my website to meeting clients, to making phone calls, or any number of things in between. That’s one of the wonderful things about working for yourself – you get to choose what you’re going to work on when.
I try to make it a point to stop at about noon or 1pm for lunch. I usually watch a little TV as I eat lunch. Then I get back to work. My days vary. Some days I work late and other days I quit early. Flexibility is the name of the game. I know if I quit early one day I can make the time up the next day. There are even some nights that I choose to work in the very early morning hours. I love being in control of my time and my life!
Here’s another one:
I get up about 7:30am each morning. My priority in the morning is getting my daughter ready for pre-school. After she is dressed and fed we head out to the school. I make this sound as though it happens quickly but she doesn’t arrive there until 9am. I get back home and to work about 9:15am.
I start by checking my emails and accounts. If I need to respond to emails I like to take care of those early. I also like to transfer funds from PayPal to my bank account first thing in the morning.
Next I make a list of the things that I want to get accomplished that day. It may be that I want to call prospects or existing clients. I may need to contact my web designer for updates to my site. My work varies from day to day which is part of the fun.
My daughter’s school day ends at 3pm so I leave my home at 2:45pm to pick her up. When we get back home I make it a point to spend at least a couple of hours with her before I do anymore work. I work my schedule around my little girl. Some evenings I am back at the computer by 7 or 8pm but other evenings I do not work at all. My schedule is flexible.
Eileen Hebert©
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Dear Eileen,
More was gained from my 90 minute consultation than from years of wading and wandering through the available information attempting to find a plan. I felt understood as a unique individual. The information and ideas learned were both inspiring and practical regarding opportunities I'd already wondered about plus many more I'd never considered. There is clarity in the immediate steps I'm now taking doing things that I enjoy plus I learned of many resources I hadn't known existed to look into during the coming weeks and months. Now, I have the beginnings of a flexible, workable plan and the awareness that I really can create the life I want to live and have the means to support that life.
K Cannon, Boise, ID
Hi Eileen,
What a great idea! It's fresh and new and definitely has a lot of potential. I've never heard of anyone doing anything like that. And my husband could help me with the business cards as we have a computer program for that. Yes, I would definitely have to get a portfolio put together. Hmmm......there are a lot of possibilities with this idea. Thanks so much for the suggestion. I will definitely think about it. :-)
Anne