I work at home with my three girls.
I have a Property, Internet and coaching business and my biggest challenge is managing time and watching my time wasters, like checking emails, interruptions and becoming overwhelmed.
The Juggling Act: How do I do It and have time for my children and my husband, well I call it the juggling act, I love Business and I love the fact I have the freedom and flexibility.
I work unusual hours and sometimes long hours.
But in the big scheme of things I travel at least 3 to 6 times a year with my children all around the world, which is the biggest highlight.
Business give me time, freedom and passion to be happy.
How Do I Manage? Time for me - Mediation and Self Care My Daily list is as Follows 1.
Spiritual Meditation 2.
Health and wellbeing 3.
What can I do to make money today 4.
Tasks- list from 1-10 important to not so important 5.
My days attitude/feelings 6.
Review the day 7.
Tomorrows list 8.
Clear the mind Specific Personal, Business and Strategic Plan
- What is my purpose?
- Why am I doing this?
- How will I do this?
- When Will I do this
- Who will I do this with
- Set Time Chunks- If I Have one hour what can I focus my mind on.
- Breaks- Having the breaks when the children need it, Milk time, cuddle time.
- Free Time- I set 4pm to 8.
00pm Free unless there is an emergency meeting, but this time is for all the children from Monday To Friday I work later in the night 8pm to 11.
00pm or more if I need too, there is nothing on TV anyway and most of the time it is all negative. - Friday Nights- Are Free time
- Weekends- Small time chunks if required on weekends but try and keep them free
- Include the Children- Get the children involved, Mail outs, Cleaning up, Drawing
- Home Business Time
- Out of Office Time
- Appointments Time
- If Your Children are in Childcare or School, do the Marketing and Sales in this time, so you are free from distractions.
- Another consideration is to make sure you make turn for learning, that is both personal development and business learning.