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Motivating Tips To Success - For Small Business Owners

When you run your own small business you are required to have many skills. However, to do this successfully you need to manage yourself first. Here are some motivating tips to success for small business owners to get them going.

Motivating Tips To Success No 1 – Take Care Of Yourself

Have a healthy life, exercise regularly, eat good healthy food and be around people who have a positive attitude.
Give your brain some new information and attend some development courses.
Listen to tapes or read self-help and motivational books.
By looking after yourself of yourself you will have more of energy, be motivated, and have more balance in your life which in turn will help you do more.

Motivating Tips To Success No 2 - Clean Out The Clutter Regularly

Tidy you place up and reduce the clutter. Sorting out your work and home environment can save you lots of time, energy and money.
By removing the clutter around you , you can save money because you won't have to buy what you already have hidden somewhere.
Organize your office and your small business premises regularly. Eliminating mess will assist you to evade procrastination.

Motivating Tips To Success No 3 - Use The Right Tools

Have the tools you need. Make sure that you have the tools you need to do the tasks you need to get done.
Have the right equipment. All these factors greatly control how you work. Buy yourself a proper desk, buy a desk lamp or alter the light globes.
Avoid workplace related health issued. Take action now before you have eye, back or neck problems.

Motivating Tips To Success No 4 - Use A Diary

Buy a paper diary or digital planner so that you can have it with you always. This way you will have a method on hand to store your appointments and task. This is the most efficient way to get things complete, organise your work and your life..

Motivating Tips To Success No 5 - Say "NO"

If you constantly say "yes" to everyone else's requests you will never have the time to do what you really want to or need to do. To increase your productivity you have to be firm with others and let them know if you cannot, will not or are unavailable to fulfill their requests. Book yourself into a self-assertiveness course to learn these skills if you feel you need to.

This article is from Woman in Business.com

How about a job that means you can roll out of bed in your PJ’s and start working?

Sound good to you? Now that so many jobs only require an Internet connection and maybe a phone line, earning a real salary while working in your fuzzy slippers is now possible. Here are some well-paying work-at-home jobs you might want to check out, if you decide to go this route then you need to contact as many employers in that line as you can and see who is open to freelance employees!

Web Software Engineer
Designing and building computer applications can be done entirely from home with web access and a fast workstation. Many software companies operate entirely through telecommuting, which saves on office overhead and expands their employee pool globally.

Public Relations Specialist
Most public relations duties are handled primarily over the phone and through email. Writing press releases and managing media contacts can easily be done from home. Some PR firms allow associates to telecommute, or you can open your own freelance PR business in your home.

Sales Executive
Companies are always looking for sales people to make cold calls and generate new sales leads. Some training is usually provided.

Computer Systems Analyst
Designing and maintaining office computer systems can be done remotely using virtual private network (VPN) and virtual desktops. Outsourcing IT to home-based specialists is gaining popularity.

Database Manager
All you need to maintain a database is a computer and an Internet connection. Database managers can work as freelancers.

Web Design Pro
Designing and building web sites from home has been done since the advent of the Internet. A web designer with a solid portfolio can work as a freelancer or contract with a web design firm.

Graphic Designer
Graphic designers use a combination of visual creativity and computer publishing tools to provide both print and online communication solutions. These can be staff or freelance positions.

Paralegal (Legal Assistant)
Paralegals assist law firms by researching cases and delivering other legal services. Telecommuting paralegals are becoming more popular as they provide cost savings for firms. Demand for paralegals is expected to grow faster than average over the next five years.

Working from home tips!

Working from home may sound wonderful and at times it can be, but there are drawbacks. Even the most disciplined woman working from home is going to have days where they wish they were back in the corporate world! Here are some suggestions on how to cope:

Find your spot
If you don’t have an actual office at home or study then you need to find yourself the perfect spot to work in. Grabbing a cup of coffee and curling up on the couch with your laptop on your lap each day is not a great habit to get into. Have a dedicated table with good chair and lighting that you make your own office.

Create an office atmosphere
First thing to do when you walk into your office is put on the radio or internet through your speakers and have it on low, music or talk radio so that you have “company” in the background and a feeling that things are getting busy. You can easily push the mute button when you receive a phone call.

Get dressed
Its so easy to just stay in your PJ’s and fluffy bunny slippers until its time to fetch the kids from school or go to your next meeting, but you will work and feel so much better if you did make the effort to get changed into office clothes each day and brush your hair and put on make-up! Its true if you look good you feel good and then in turn work good (bad English, I know, but its sounds good!)

Taking time out
Remember office gossip and general chit chat? Well it was a complete distraction and sometimes at home you need that too, so spend some time each day checking out good websites or phone a friend to clear your head and focus on your next project.

Step away from the chocolate cake
Many may think now that you are working from home you can gym anytime you like but the reality is work get’s hectic and because you are at home there are always other “domestic” chores you have to handle and then your pantry is calling out to you during the day and this is where discipline comes in. If you can schedule gym or at least a walk in your diary then try your best to make sure you keep your appointment with yourself, you will thank yourself in time. As far as the pantry goes, make sure there is nothing tempting in there to call your name when you are trying to concentrate on your spreadsheets!

Get some friends
Working from home alone can get lonely and sometimes you need to bounce idea’s off something other than the wall, so make sure you take advantage of real friendships and schedule a tea date or movie or something similar each month to break the loneliness.

End of day
Working from home means that each time you walk past your PC you can quickly see if there are any more Emails, or quickly just finish that project and this is where you will have to be disciplined enough to say NO to work! If you have a hubby waiting in bed or little kiddies needing your attention then its time to log off and switch off. Our relationships are far more important than that last minute email that has come in.

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