It’s a common misconception that home-based business opportunities are risky endeavors. In fact, many women use them as a backup plan in case their main career is sidetracked or – god forbid – they are laid off. In these trying economic times, it’s important to diversify one’s skills and to keep several irons in the fire at one time. Although it can be busy for mothers to deal with a full-time job as well as care for their kids, it can be done with a little willpower and delegation of duties.
As a modern woman, you deserve to pursue your dreams without feeling pinned down. Don’t be afraid to let your husband know that you need some time to dedicate to a small business for women. Have him take care of the kids for a few hours while you do some research and legwork necessary to start up your home-based enterprise. He’ll be thanking you once you start bringing in extra income.
Have you ever watched a child mimic a parent knowing that whatever they do is the way life really is? Parents are the best teachers for their children. Kids are so smart these days they pick up on so much we do. You may not think it registers but it does! I have seen children manifest and reflect parent behavior among their own play groups.
If there is no other reason to have your own home based business I do not know what is. Imagine the benefit your child receives from watching your organizational skills, communicating , and problem solving with others. Children are learning the value of hard work to achieve their dreams. I have always thought of residual income and financial security going hand in hand in a successful womens home based business but I have never realized what an impact it has on future generations.
Children learn how to win and how to lose gracefully and when to accept the pitfalls even if only temporary. We are grooming a whole new generation of work at home business entrepreneur’s and do not even realize it. The next time your child asks while you are working at home and why you are so kind and so helpful and all that stuff helps you bring money into the home ……..tell them it is your legacy to them while they are growing up wondering what they want to be when they grow up.
Do not be surprised when they say, “I want to be just like my Mom”!
Do you wonder, “Who Am I?”
Who are you?
Some days I feel as I am the Queen of Multi-Tasking and other days…I feel like a fish out of water! Multi-tasking can be a wonderful skill or a downfall if not used properly.
Cutting corners on how to clean up a kitchen, talking on the phone while dusting, or making business calls while waiting for your child to finish up at soccer practice are all excellent ways to make use of your time and multitask.
Talking on the phone while driving, doing your nails while mowing the lawn, and changing the baby while roller blading are not good ideas. ( I know some of those are just funny but seriously…short cutting important communication and important skills/tasks are not good)
You need to make efficent use of your time, while not shortcutting the value in what you do.
Work at Home moms with a home based business are at high risk of too much multi-tasking if you do not set up your office and stick to office hours. It is way to tempting to throw a load of laundry in during work hours if your office is in view of the washing machine.
If you remember to Work Smarter, Not Harder…you will be a true effective Multi-tasking Queen
What are some do’s and don’ts that you can think of?
When the economy was better, women could take maternity leave and not have to worry about the job being gone when they returned. But that’s no longer the case. Taking leave from any job now means that you run the risk of simply not having a job when you return. With so much more on their minds, a poor job market is something new mothers or expecting mothers shouldn’t have to worry about.
One way to skirt around this problem is to seek out an at home business opportunity for women.
Working from home has benefits for anyone who’s interested, but it’s particularly well suited for mothers, because it’s a physically easy job. There’s no heavy lifting involved with at home projects such as data entry or freelance writing. There’s also no commute time, so as you near your due date you’ll never be far from the hospital. Mothers can also split their days between working and watching the new little one. It’s an ideal situation, especially for those that are looking to pick up some extra cash or to supplement another salary.
Visit us today at www.WomensDreamTeam.biz to find out more information!
Actions speak louder than words.
I found this story by an unknown author that totally demonstrates why our children do as we do, not as we say
Teaching Baby Crab to Walk
Father crab was delighted that he had a baby, and hoped that his son would be the most correct and proper crab. Later, however, he was grieved to see Baby Crab sidling along instead of walking straight. “My son,” he said, “always remember that you should walk straight forward.” But despite all the lessons and talk of his father, Baby Crab persisted in walking sideways.
For many, many days the two might be seen at the bottom of the stream, and each day Father Crab put more and more energy into teaching his son to walk straight. At last the little fellow became discouraged and saddened and said, “Father, just walk straight yourself, and show me how it is done.”
The father crab started proudly along the sand at the bottom of the stream, but though he tried hard to walk straight, he had been so accustomed to walking at a slant that nature was too strong for him, and he went sideways.
The little crab cried out with glee, “If that is all that you want, I can walk like that too, Father,” and ever since, the baby crab has grown up walking sideways, which shows how much stronger were his father’s actions than his words.
Wow this really drives home that our children do as we do. I am glad that I have a home based business where I am able to demonstrate hard work and effort to my children.
According to the AARP:
Age discrimination appears to be on the rise too. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the latest figures from the most recent fiscal year show 47,000 charges of age discrimination have been filed with the agency. “That’s the largest number filed in any two-year period,” said Burns. “It may be one of the factors in the high unemployment rate” for older workers
We at Women’s Dream Team have no barriers and welcome Women of all ages to work with us on line and earn the income of their dreams!
source http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/05/aarp-unemployment-for-old_n_487250.html
Women’s Dream Team is an amazing group of women who aspire to rise above the recession! We are here to help other women create wellness in personal, physical, environmental and financial facets of their lives The drive and strength of our team, comes from our founder, Marsha. Marsha recently was interviewed. Please click on the link to read what she has to say:
Although their numbers have dwindled in recent years, stay-at-home moms deserve to be commended for their dedicated style of parenting. Few parents feel comfortable shipping their young children off to daycare. Luckily, circumstances sometimes allow one parent to stay home and nurture the kids while the other earns money.
Sometimes that single source of income isn’t quite enough to sustain a family, but that doesn’t mean mom needs to return to work at the office. The Internet offers several unique stay at home mom businesses that anyone can take part in. They can use their professional skills to work from home and remain a part of their children’s everyday lives.
Fancy car? Giant TV screen? Big diamond ring?
Are these our measures of success? I used to think so. Then I got the car, the TV, and the ring. What happened next? I got to show them off to other people, of course.
Then what?
You know the answer… I bought more stuff. I made sure it was newer, bigger, and more expensive. Simple. Then as I continued down the path of accumulation, I reached the inevitable conclusion. Where would I put it all?
“That’s easy,” my friend suggested, “Rent a storage unit.”
Eureka! We had so much fun that weekend. I rounded up the kids, and made a fun family weekend of it. You can imagine everyone’s excitement when they heard my plan. “If you pack all this heavy stuff into my truck, and help me unload it, in the hot sun, I’ll give you each a new pair of working gloves.”
Yes, we’d achieved the American Dream. Lot’s of wonderful stuff and a storage unit to capture the overflow. Hmmm. What now? “I know,” my friend chimed in. “Let’s have a garage sale!”
If you’re like me, this story is familiar. If you want something more out of life, you should consider starting a home business for women. What I exchanged for all that stuff was my time, my relationships, and my sanity. My stuff owned me. Now, as I stay home with my children, and take the time to listen, their needs become more clear, and my life is full of the happiness I was searching for all along. I love my home based business for moms!