Running a Successful Home BusinessCopyright © Roderick Eash
http://www.TheEashSyndicate.comPractice Saying “No”
While the biggest perk of running a home business is the fact that you
actually get to work from your home, this also turns into the biggest
challenge: having work constantly in front of you with little opportunity to
tune it out. While you may have a separate home office, you cannot help but
have work spill over into the other areas of your life, such as the sticky
notes posted on the refrigerator in the kitchen, or the tax return being
crunched on the coffee table in the living room. Saying “yes” to customers
is what keeps you in business, but failure to say “no” at times will result
in burn out, frustration, and domestic strife that will have you wishing for
the relative calm that a corporate office provided you.
There are three areas where you will need to say no. First and perhaps most
obvious is your family. Children may feel that your presence at home should
mean that you can play with them whenever they want to. While this would be
great, it is not a reality. There is nothing wrong with taking an occasional
break to play with your kids while you all have lunch together or while you
are taking a break, but when it is time to get back to work, it is time to
say “no” to their requests. Help them understand that you will be available
in emergencies or if they wish to sit quietly and read or color in your
office, but you will not be able to talk, play, or have a tea party right
then.
Secondly, say no to friends. This might not be quite so obvious, but very
often those who go to work to an office in the morning do not understand
that running a home business is the same kind of work, only in your home. To
this end you will be barraged with requests for car rides to the airport,
babysitting of sick children who could not go to school that day, and other
calls for help that may come your way. Saying “no” is hard, but you need to
learn to let your friends know that you keep business hours just like any
other business, and that during these hours your ability to help them is
somewhat limited.
Thirdly – and perhaps hardest of all – is the ability to say “no” to clients
or customers. If you make yourself available 24 hours a day, do not be
surprised if your clients will take advantage of you. Suddenly emergency tax
preparation is required while you are in the midst of dinner with your
family, while the need to have some real estate issue discussed crops up
with you are attempting to watch a movie with your spouse. Learning to say
“no” to such business contact is the hardest thing to do for a home business
owner, yet at the same time it is the most important aspect of keeping your
business successful and from overwhelming you and your family.
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