A lot of people think that stay at home parents have a lot more time to run a business and their household, however, we all have 24 hrs. in a day and with being a stay at home parent myself, I realize that that time is split up between cooking, cleaning, taking care of the kids, being a chauffer and so much more. That is why I have included several keys that have helped and can help you to spend your 24hrs more efficiently.
1.) Create a Schedule
Because there is a lot of work that needs to get done on a daily basis, creating a schedule can help you sort out and prioritize so you don’t get overwhelmed. You can set a schedule and prioritize your tasks based on the level of importance of each task. That way, you won’t forget anything and you’ll feel like you have accomplished what you needed to accomplish for the day. For example, if you know that you have to do the laundry, go to a play date, make follow up calls and send out an email blast, you can set your set a time frame for each thing based on its level of importance. So, you might schedule the play date in the morning, do the laundry after that, make your follow up calls in the afternoon and then send out your email blast.
2.) Delegate Responsibility – It’s ok. Don’t feel guilty
Sometimes as parents, we feel like we can do it all and don’t feel right with passing some of that responsibility on to others. But one of the great things about having a home based business is the fact that most (if it’s a business that is focused on the success of it’s members) have the tools and a team in place so you don’t have to do it all yourself. The fact is, also, that there are some things that you are just good at and some things its going to be someone else’s expertise. Why not get the people who can thrive in that area of your business to do those tasks. As a result, your business will be more successful because you don’t have to split yourself in so many directions. One great tool to have is a simple to use system that helps you by doing a good percentage of the work. The business I have currently, for example, has a phenomenal system in place that does about 95% of the work. This as you may already suspect frees up a lot of my time and I pretty much spend the time I have doing follow up. This has helped me tremendously and allows me to spend a lot more time with my kids.
3.) Set your own hours
Building a business can take up a lot of your time and in the initial stages, it can be tempting to spend your days, nights and weekends making sure your business is getting off to a great start and be successful in the long run. However, that is also a quick way to burn out fast. That is why it’s important to set your own hours. Just because you work from home doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t have some structure when it comes to when you do business. For example, I set my hours around my kids schedule so I make sure that my work gets done between certain hours and the rest of the time I spend with my kids or doing something that recharges my batteries because there is no greater gift you can give to your kids and your prospects than someone who is physically and emotionally recharged. Now one of the great things about these hours I set for myself is that they are flexible so I need to take an important phone call or go on an important web casts, then I make arrangements. The important thing is that you set boundaries so that your family and business life don’t interfere with each other.
4.) Record important calls
Most businesses have daily or weekly conference calls in order to train people on how to effectively make money with the business and/or to update people on the progress the company is making. However, because of just the everyday demands of the household, it can be difficult to make some of those important meetings. You can resolve this by recording these calls. Some businesses provide previous recordings that you can access on the company website or training website. If this is not made available to you, you can also record the calls yourself. There are several low cost software and tools you can use to record these calls yourself. You can find more by putting in a search online.
Being a stay at home parent and running your own business are both tough jobs and can be hard to manage. However, with the right business and the ability to create a balance in your business and family life, you can achieve success in both these areas. I am fortunate enough to have a business that helps in creating that balance. You can find out more about it at: http://wewillpayyourwayin.com
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
How Balance Being A Stay at home Parent While Building a Home Based Business
A lot of people think that stay at home parents have a lot more time to run a business and their household, however, we all have 24 hrs. in a day and with being a stay at home parent myself, I realize that that time is split up between cooking, cleaning, taking care of the kids, being a chauffer and so much more. That is why I have included several keys that have helped and can help you to spend your 24hrs more efficiently.
1.) Create a Schedule
Because there is a lot of work that needs to get done on a daily basis, creating a schedule can help you sort out and prioritize so you don’t get overwhelmed. You can set a schedule and prioritize your tasks based on the level of importance of each task. That way, you won’t forget anything and you’ll feel like you have accomplished what you needed to accomplish for the day. For example, if you know that you have to do the laundry, go to a play date, make follow up calls and send out an email blast, you can set your set a time frame for each thing based on its level of importance. So, you might schedule the play date in the morning, do the laundry after that, make your follow up calls in the afternoon and then send out your email blast.
2.) Delegate Responsibility – It’s ok. Don’t feel guilty
Sometimes as parents, we feel like we can do it all and don’t feel right with passing some of that responsibility on to others. But one of the great things about having a home based business is the fact that most (if it’s a business that is focused on the success of it’s members) have the tools and a team in place so you don’t have to do it all yourself. The fact is, also, that there are some things that you are just good at and some things its going to be someone else’s expertise. Why not get the people who can thrive in that area of your business to do those tasks. As a result, your business will be more successful because you don’t have to split yourself in so many directions. One great tool to have is a simple to use system that helps you by doing a good percentage of the work. The business I have currently, for example, has a phenomenal system in place that does about 95% of the work. This as you may already suspect frees up a lot of my time and I pretty much spend the time I have doing follow up. This has helped me tremendously and allows me to spend a lot more time with my kids.
3.) Set your own hours
Building a business can take up a lot of your time and in the initial stages, it can be tempting to spend your days, nights and weekends making sure your business is getting off to a great start and be successful in the long run. However, that is also a quick way to burn out fast. That is why it’s important to set your own hours. Just because you work from home doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t have some structure when it comes to when you do business. For example, I set my hours around my kids schedule so I make sure that my work gets done between certain hours and the rest of the time I spend with my kids or doing something that recharges my batteries because there is no greater gift you can give to your kids and your prospects than someone who is physically and emotionally recharged. Now one of the great things about these hours I set for myself is that they are flexible so I need to take an important phone call or go on an important web casts, then I make arrangements. The important thing is that you set boundaries so that your family and business life don’t interfere with each other.
4.) Record important calls
Most businesses have daily or weekly conference calls in order to train people on how to effectively make money with the business and/or to update people on the progress the company is making. However, because of just the everyday demands of the household, it can be difficult to make some of those important meetings. You can resolve this by recording these calls. Some businesses provide previous recordings that you can access on the company website or training website. If this is not made available to you, you can also record the calls yourself. There are several low cost software and tools you can use to record these calls yourself. You can find more by putting in a search online.
Being a stay at home parent and running your own business are both tough jobs and can be hard to manage. However, with the right business and the ability to create a balance in your business and family life, you can achieve success in both these areas. I am fortunate enough to have a business that helps in creating that balance. You can find out more about it at: http://wewillpayyourwayin.com
1.) Create a Schedule
Because there is a lot of work that needs to get done on a daily basis, creating a schedule can help you sort out and prioritize so you don’t get overwhelmed. You can set a schedule and prioritize your tasks based on the level of importance of each task. That way, you won’t forget anything and you’ll feel like you have accomplished what you needed to accomplish for the day. For example, if you know that you have to do the laundry, go to a play date, make follow up calls and send out an email blast, you can set your set a time frame for each thing based on its level of importance. So, you might schedule the play date in the morning, do the laundry after that, make your follow up calls in the afternoon and then send out your email blast.
2.) Delegate Responsibility – It’s ok. Don’t feel guilty
Sometimes as parents, we feel like we can do it all and don’t feel right with passing some of that responsibility on to others. But one of the great things about having a home based business is the fact that most (if it’s a business that is focused on the success of it’s members) have the tools and a team in place so you don’t have to do it all yourself. The fact is, also, that there are some things that you are just good at and some things its going to be someone else’s expertise. Why not get the people who can thrive in that area of your business to do those tasks. As a result, your business will be more successful because you don’t have to split yourself in so many directions. One great tool to have is a simple to use system that helps you by doing a good percentage of the work. The business I have currently, for example, has a phenomenal system in place that does about 95% of the work. This as you may already suspect frees up a lot of my time and I pretty much spend the time I have doing follow up. This has helped me tremendously and allows me to spend a lot more time with my kids.
3.) Set your own hours
Building a business can take up a lot of your time and in the initial stages, it can be tempting to spend your days, nights and weekends making sure your business is getting off to a great start and be successful in the long run. However, that is also a quick way to burn out fast. That is why it’s important to set your own hours. Just because you work from home doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t have some structure when it comes to when you do business. For example, I set my hours around my kids schedule so I make sure that my work gets done between certain hours and the rest of the time I spend with my kids or doing something that recharges my batteries because there is no greater gift you can give to your kids and your prospects than someone who is physically and emotionally recharged. Now one of the great things about these hours I set for myself is that they are flexible so I need to take an important phone call or go on an important web casts, then I make arrangements. The important thing is that you set boundaries so that your family and business life don’t interfere with each other.
4.) Record important calls
Most businesses have daily or weekly conference calls in order to train people on how to effectively make money with the business and/or to update people on the progress the company is making. However, because of just the everyday demands of the household, it can be difficult to make some of those important meetings. You can resolve this by recording these calls. Some businesses provide previous recordings that you can access on the company website or training website. If this is not made available to you, you can also record the calls yourself. There are several low cost software and tools you can use to record these calls yourself. You can find more by putting in a search online.
Being a stay at home parent and running your own business are both tough jobs and can be hard to manage. However, with the right business and the ability to create a balance in your business and family life, you can achieve success in both these areas. I am fortunate enough to have a business that helps in creating that balance. You can find out more about it at: http://wewillpayyourwayin.com
Thursday, May 7, 2009
What is the Perfect Prospect and How to Spot Them
I read this article on Digg and it talked about what is the perfect prospect. Every network marketer would like to know what are the perfect prospects because it would make it that much easier to attract them to our businesses.
So who exactly is the perfect or ideal mlm prospect?
A lot of people think its stay at home moms or dads or middle aged males. Others believe it’s the baby boomers or 20 somethings. The truth is, however, there is really no ideal prospect. I wish there was because it would make building a business a lot easier.
The fact is is that old, people, young people, people of a different race, men and women all have found success in working from home. And so that is reason why they are not easy to spot. That is why you have to talk to as many people as possible to find them. I have seen many people who make a 6 figure income and they are not any different from anyone else. The only difference between them and the people who don’t succeed at network marketing is hard work.
I have fallen into that trap myself where I had a prospect that seemed excited and extraverted but fizzled out of the business before they started. I came to realize that there really is no difference between someone who is out going and someone is more reserved.
There is also no age or skill set to look out for determine whether or not that person is a bad or good prospect. So you must be asking what is the solution? The solution is to talk to as many people as possible in the shortest amount of time. Your next question is probably how do you go about doing that? Two important things to do is to have a system in place that will help you do most of the work and help your future members to plug into the system and help them generate income. The second thing is to stay persistent and consistent. Nothing kick starts momentum like continuous action. So get started because you never know if the next person you talk to is going to be a dud or a person takes off in your business and makes a hundred thousand dollars!
To find out more about a business that has a simple system that allows you to get paid every single day, check out: http://wewillpayyourwayin.com
So who exactly is the perfect or ideal mlm prospect?
A lot of people think its stay at home moms or dads or middle aged males. Others believe it’s the baby boomers or 20 somethings. The truth is, however, there is really no ideal prospect. I wish there was because it would make building a business a lot easier.
The fact is is that old, people, young people, people of a different race, men and women all have found success in working from home. And so that is reason why they are not easy to spot. That is why you have to talk to as many people as possible to find them. I have seen many people who make a 6 figure income and they are not any different from anyone else. The only difference between them and the people who don’t succeed at network marketing is hard work.
I have fallen into that trap myself where I had a prospect that seemed excited and extraverted but fizzled out of the business before they started. I came to realize that there really is no difference between someone who is out going and someone is more reserved.
There is also no age or skill set to look out for determine whether or not that person is a bad or good prospect. So you must be asking what is the solution? The solution is to talk to as many people as possible in the shortest amount of time. Your next question is probably how do you go about doing that? Two important things to do is to have a system in place that will help you do most of the work and help your future members to plug into the system and help them generate income. The second thing is to stay persistent and consistent. Nothing kick starts momentum like continuous action. So get started because you never know if the next person you talk to is going to be a dud or a person takes off in your business and makes a hundred thousand dollars!
To find out more about a business that has a simple system that allows you to get paid every single day, check out: http://wewillpayyourwayin.com
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Progress with EZWealth
I had a great weekend with my EZWealth Business. This weekend was a perfect example of how being persistent and consistent really pays off. I have been marketing EZWealth for about 2 months now and have received signups and tour takers but just like any business, things can slow down and that is a true testament to whether or not you stay on course or join another program. I'm glad I stayed persistent because I was rewarded for my efforts. I had a couple of signups ( three to be exact ) and it truly helped because I had some unexpected bills that came up and in this day and age, it can be difficult to deal with unexpected charges but because of the signups I had, I didn't have to worry. The best part was that I didn't have to wait for the end of the week or the middle of the month to receive payment for my efforts. I was able to get paid that day! Because I am able to get 100% of the profits daily and I'm able to choose how I get paid, the money went directly into my account.
This is not the first time that this has happened and it has not only helped me to pay the bills but has also allowed me to leverage myself into other businesses. I was recently introduced to a health and wellness company and although I thought I would never get into another mlm, I liked the product and most importantly the system that they have in place. The system they provide was the motivating factor to decide to get involved because this is a somewhat automated system that helps get at least 2-3 signups a month. Plus, I realized that because I already have a business that allows me to get paid today, I can afford to have additional income streams that I can build long term residual income with.
Also, speaking of systems, EZWealth has provided me with a system and tools that I have used to build my business. That has been one of the key factors to the success I and many of the members have been seeing. I have heard and always say that a business can have great products and a comp plan but without a system to promote it, you cannot successfully earn income from it.
To check out more about EZWealth and how this business can provide you with the tools to get paid today, check out: http://wewillpayyourwayin.com
This is not the first time that this has happened and it has not only helped me to pay the bills but has also allowed me to leverage myself into other businesses. I was recently introduced to a health and wellness company and although I thought I would never get into another mlm, I liked the product and most importantly the system that they have in place. The system they provide was the motivating factor to decide to get involved because this is a somewhat automated system that helps get at least 2-3 signups a month. Plus, I realized that because I already have a business that allows me to get paid today, I can afford to have additional income streams that I can build long term residual income with.
Also, speaking of systems, EZWealth has provided me with a system and tools that I have used to build my business. That has been one of the key factors to the success I and many of the members have been seeing. I have heard and always say that a business can have great products and a comp plan but without a system to promote it, you cannot successfully earn income from it.
To check out more about EZWealth and how this business can provide you with the tools to get paid today, check out: http://wewillpayyourwayin.com
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