Work At Home Business Options

When it comes to a Direct Sales home business, we often find ourselves too busy to complete all of our daily business, personal and family tasks. One way to solve this problem is to eliminate the tasks that are not yielding you the results that you seek.

I recently sat down and made a list of all of my tasks in any given day…I separated this list into 3 categories: Business, Family and Personal. Once I had my lists compiled, I re-examined them to see what was working and what wasn’t working and decided to change the things that were not yielding me the results that I needed.

Business- I decided to lighten my load and not take on any more business projects. I also decided to delegate some tasks to others to free up more of my time. You can do this yourself by hiring an assistant…a virtual assistant would be a great way to go if you are doing business online. A VA (Virtual Assistant) can answer your emails, write & draft up your newsletters, handle some of your social media networking and update your blogs and sites for you. In my case…I decided to unload some of my business tasks to others.

Family – I am pretty good at keeping up with my family obligations since I no longer have children at home. However, I found that even adult children can interrupt your day with things they want you do to for them. To solve this problem, I have left my daughter know that between the hours of such and such…I can not help her unless it’s an emergency. I also observed on my list that my housework from time to time would slide so I could work on business projects. I have now decided to pencil in 1 1/2 hours a day to work on housework, cooking meals, running errands, making family phone calls, etc. When it comes to handling all of my family tasks, I find that a schedule and list making…is the way to go for me.

Personal – In my personal area I found that I wasn’t taking enough time out for myself every day. When you don’t take care of YOU…everything else suffers. I have always allowed myself 1 hour of personal time every day. After looking over my list, I have realized that its not enough. So…to solve that problem, I now give myself 2 hours a day to do whatever it is that I want. This can include going out for a walk, gardening, crafting, shopping, whatever.

I guess what I am trying to say with my blog post today is that I feel its important to sit down and make 3 lists every other month. Go over your task lists and review them to see what is and isn’t working. If you are participating in any tasks that are not yielding you the results that you want…it is time to elimate or change them.

Shelly

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