Top 10 Lessons from 10 years being Self Employed

Top 10 Lessons from 10 years being Self Employed

5th November 2011 was a very special date for me. It was the 10 year anniversary of my first day of going Self Employed. 10 years ago I escaped the corporate rat race and embarked on a quest to design life, work, success and freedom on my own terms. There have been many lessons that I have learnt along the way. Here are just a few of them: Top 10 Lessons from 10 years being Self Employed 1. It is vital to create your own definition of … [Read more...]

3 Tips for Home Business & Family at Christmas

3 Tips for managing your home busines and family at Christmas

This is the time of year for fun, family, good times, peace, goodwill, chilling out, relaxing. But is it really? This seasonal stereotyping is far from the reality for many parents running a business from home. For many, the opposite is often true. Parents can feel overwhelmed with the prospect of juggling their home business with over excited kids off school running riot. It can feel really challenging. It begs the question, is it … [Read more...]

10 Tips to Improve Productivity

10 Tips to improve Productivity in your Home Business

Productivity isn’t rocket science. In fact, there are some very straight forward things you can implement that have a significant impact on productivity and results. Here are: 10 Tips to Improve Productivity 1. Start with the end in mind I first learnt this many years ago when reading “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective people” by Stephen Covey. If you don’t know where you are heading, how can you choose what actions to take? Always … [Read more...]

Why the best support for your business is FREE

Why the best support for your business is FREE

In the post The Truth About Loneliness When Running a Business From Home we established that loneliness for parents running a business from home is actually a choice. And we explored some suggestions for eradicating loneliness as a sole trader. One of the keys to eradicating loneliness and creating the success you want is having a good quality support team. Yet many people just don’t do it. Why? Because they think it is going to cost … [Read more...]