Starting a Home Based Business

Series Summary

Are you a parent with a great money making idea, or do you work from home but find that your kids are creating distractions while you are running a business? Well, get some tips from a mother of three who runs a business from home, just got her realtor’s license, and whose husband is enlisted in the US Navy.

In this free video series, learn how to work from home while raising children. Get important time management tips, and learn techniques for setting up a home office that’s far enough away from the children’s play area, while still being kid-friendly. Also learn about setting boundaries to help keep your workspace and your time on the job reserved for running your home business. Get parenting advice and tips for working moms in this great video series for teaching you how to balance success with your kids and a successful business.

Video Transcript

"Hello! I'm Jacqueline on behalf of expertvillage.com. In this clip I will be talking about how to be a parent working from home and also raising a family simultaneously. Being a mommy and a CO is a huge undertaking and it is likely you will drop the bomb in one area or another just for the simple fact that you are spreading yourself thin. But we would all love to avoid that, wouldn't we? Getting a business started or keeping one growing and having children is just like having two sets of children and neither one are going to let up needing your attention. My advice, take good care of yourself. Eat right and sleep. Try to keep regular hours. If you are able, have an exercise regime to keep your stress level at a minimum even if its just a little Yoga. You will need all your faculties to be as sharp as possible to deal with juggling your schedule. If you need help, ask for it. Be specific, don't beat around the bush and don't assume that people are going to understand what you are trying to do and how they can help. The best advice I can give you is to be totally honest with that person in the mirror and also your support system from your spouse or whoever it is that is helping you because you are going to need that person and if you are not honest with them and up front in letting them know specifically that's going t to help you in your business, then they are not going to know. An example: if your spouse thinks that you are spending too much time working on your business and taking too much quality time away from your family, don't get defensive. Just listen and try to create an effective balance. "