Before I started working from home, I didn’t spend much time thinking about the normal everyday activities of my neighbours, let alone the whole neighbourhood. I didn’t realize how it would eventually affect my work and the outlandish plans I would devise to make the best of how others lives intertwined with mine on a daily basis.
From the Calgary Herald, an article on the cost of commuting versus tele-commuting. Statistics Canada reports that in the Calgary area, the average time to travel to work on a typical day is 26 minutes. 16% of commuters take 45 minutes or more to get to work.
We do what is best for us.
Rather than living up to the expectations of others, we live up to our own. By becoming our best selves, we have more to offer those around us.
How do you plan a gathering for 25+ team members and their spouses? With love and patience! What date on the calendar looks the most open? Who can make it and are they bringing a spouse or partner? Does everyone have directions? It’s really not so different from planning a company event for any business. Except DemGen is a virtual company with team members scattered all over Ontario.
One trait that is very common among entrepreneurs is the drive to get things done! After all, that energy and self-confidence is what makes us successful in the first place.
Stay active. Since most entrepreneurs are a fireball of energy, this is one of the easiest tips to follow. But knowing when to stop without overdoing it can be a problem. Each of us has a different rhythm and learning how to pace yourself to yours can be a huge bonus in productivity and health.
From the Globe and Mail: survey says owners are happy with their work/life balance. Based on a poll by Intuit Canada, the survey found that 88% of small business owners were satisfied with their present work/free time balance.
Not surprisingly, a large percentage work more than the usual 40 hours per week and are happy with that. Scheduling and organizing their own work contributes to this sense of satisfaction.
Nobody talks of entrepreneurship as survival, but that’s exactly what it is and what nurtures creative thinking. ~ Anita Roddick
Can habits help you achieve your goals? Establishing positive habits when running a home business can make the difference between success and failure.
In the past 70 years, the western world in particular, has become a culture of employees – we work for others.
It wasn’t always this way. At one time in the not so distant past, we had professions, humble as they may have seemed, and we worked for ourselves. What did we give up when we turned into worker bees?
Starting a new business from your home is difficult enough without having to worry about the necessary tools at start-up. Now that entrepreneurs have the ability to connect remotely in so many ways, reaching business associates, customers, mentors and co-workers has never been easier.
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