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Hub You - Working from Home - 5 Myths and the Truth
A few months ago, author, pastor (and my homeboy) Jim Henderson educated me on the difference between orthoDOXY and orthoPRAXY:The word orthodoxy comes from the Greek ortho ('correct') and doxa ('thought').The correct thoughts.The word orthopraxy comes from the Greek ortho ('correct') and proxis ('action').The correct actions.Traditionally, these two words are used in a religious context.Of course, that’s not what I’m talking about. Wrong. No how, No way, uh, uh! It ain’t happenin’! Laundry becomes heaps of dirty clothes in your laundry room. Your family members will start stealing clean pairs of socks from each others rooms. Dishes will pile up in your sink until you finally resort to paper plates and plastic cups and you find yourself throwing a fit when anyone accidentally uses a “real dish”. You’ll either end up begging your housekeeper to come back or you’ll be seriously considering hiring one! What’s worse yet is that things like grocery shopping and banking become appointments that you have to make with you
The way we do business has been profoundly affected by the use of the internet. The way we communicate, the way we find contacts, buy supplies, and do research have all been improved; and as technology changes we are adapting our business practices to follow the newest and most efficient methods available to get our jobs done.Every business has email, and email itself has gone through many changes in how it is utilized. Beginning as a convenience, then becoming an esse
The following myths are based on my first-hand accounts and personal experiences as a work at home mom. Your experiences and perspectives may be different.
5 Myths of Working from Home:
Myth #1: I won’t have to spend money on child care anymore. Wrong. When’s the last time your toddler’s attention span lasted more than 10 minutes? You’ll spend every 10 minutes trying to concentrate, desperate for a intelligent thought and the next 5 minutes picking up your cd’s off the floor and putting them back into their cases. Then, you’ll again spend another 10 minutes in attempt to concentrate and focus again. And, for the next 5 minutes you’ll be taking away the Fruit Loops box and trying to hurry up and pick the cereal off the floor before the dog ends up getting sick. And, this will be your daily routine, not to mention the 2 hours you’ll have to spend every day cleaning up after your daily hurricane. YiKeS! Seriously, you’ll be hurting for childcare in the worst way! You’re going to want and need childcare - period!
Myth #2: I’ll work while my baby is sleeping. Wrong. Babies never sleep when you want them to or when it is convenient for you. You already know this. Everyone else’s babies will sleep, but yours won’t, trust me!
Myth #3: I will be able to spend more time with my family. Wrong. You’ll certainly be home a whole lot more but you won’t be spending your time with your family - you’ll be working. You’ll be trying to grab every spare moment you can in order to work and be successful. And, your family won’t understand. They just won’t, not at least for awhile. This part takes time and a whole lot of it. Your family will feel rejected, they’ll get frustrated and you’re going to end up a bit stressed out until things start to fall in place. You’ll end up being the mom in the back bedroom who seems to find her work more important than her family (which isn’t true). It will happen, I’m telling you - it will.
Myth #4: I’ll finally be able to get all of my housework done. Wrong. No how, No way, uh, uh! It ain’t happenin’! Laundry becomes heaps of dirty clothes in your laundry room. Your family members will start stealing clean pairs of socks from each others rooms. Dishes will pile up in your sink until you finally resort to paper plates and plastic cups and you find yourself throwing a fit when anyone accidentally uses a “real dish”. You’ll either end up begging your housekeeper to come back or you’ll be seriously considering hiring one! What’s worse yet is that things like grocery shopping and banking become appointments that you have to make with your
It is so important for franchisors to pick the very best franchisees to run with in the marketplace. Without the best possible team it is hard to win in a highly competitive industry and that is why the interview is so important. Many franchise buyers believe that the interview or the one-on-one with the franchisor is simply a sales tactic to sell them something. This is totally wrong.The franchisor should never sell a franchise without meeting the franchise buyer or
Myth #2: I’ll work while my baby is sleeping. Wrong. Babies never sleep when you want them to or when it is convenient for you. You already know this. Everyone else’s babies will sleep, but yours won’t, trust me!
Myth #3: I will be able to spend more time with my family. Wrong. You’ll certainly be home a whole lot more but you won’t be spending your time with your family - you’ll be working. You’ll be trying to grab every spare moment you can in order to work and be successful. And, your family won’t understand. They just won’t, not at least for awhile. This part takes time and a whole lot of it. Your family will feel rejected, they’ll get frustrated and you’re going to end up a bit stressed out until things start to fall in place. You’ll end up being the mom in the back bedroom who seems to find her work more important than her family (which isn’t true). It will happen, I’m telling you - it will.
Myth #4: I’ll finally be able to get all of my housework done. Wrong. No how, No way, uh, uh! It ain’t happenin’! Laundry becomes heaps of dirty clothes in your laundry room. Your family members will start stealing clean pairs of socks from each others rooms. Dishes will pile up in your sink until you finally resort to paper plates and plastic cups and you find yourself throwing a fit when anyone accidentally uses a “real dish”. You’ll either end up begging your housekeeper to come back or you’ll be seriously considering hiring one! What’s worse yet is that things like grocery shopping and banking become appointments that you have to make with you
It’s a well established fact that when people purchase things using any payment form OTHER THAN cash, they tend to spend more money. I always figured that this fact didn't apply to me because I was a careful shopper. BUT, can I just say that is NOT true!!!I generally keep to a budget of $300 per month for five of us (how I do it is another article). I would make my grocery list and keep my budget in the back of my mind. I would always use my debit card for shopping
Myth #2: I’ll work while my baby is sleeping. Wrong. Babies never sleep when you want them to or when it is convenient for you. You already know this. Everyone else’s babies will sleep, but yours won’t, trust me!
Myth #3: I will be able to spend more time with my family. Wrong. You’ll certainly be home a whole lot more but you won’t be spending your time with your family - you’ll be working. You’ll be trying to grab every spare moment you can in order to work and be successful. And, your family won’t understand. They just won’t, not at least for awhile. This part takes time and a whole lot of it. Your family will feel rejected, they’ll get frustrated and you’re going to end up a bit stressed out until things start to fall in place. You’ll end up being the mom in the back bedroom who seems to find her work more important than her family (which isn’t true). It will happen, I’m telling you - it will.
Myth #4: I’ll finally be able to get all of my housework done. Wrong. No how, No way, uh, uh! It ain’t happenin’! Laundry becomes heaps of dirty clothes in your laundry room. Your family members will start stealing clean pairs of socks from each others rooms. Dishes will pile up in your sink until you finally resort to paper plates and plastic cups and you find yourself throwing a fit when anyone accidentally uses a “real dish”. You’ll either end up begging your housekeeper to come back or you’ll be seriously considering hiring one! What’s worse yet is that things like grocery shopping and banking become appointments that you have to make with you
Everywhere you look today, you see them. The logos are plastered all over the entryways into most business shops you see on the roads, you seem the at the bottom of every order form page online or in the paper, and even the olympics and the NFL!Visa and Mastercard logos are everywhere you want, or don't want them to be!With the country today spending so much money on credit, with the "buy now, pay later" mentality, accepting credit cards will truly increase you
Myth #4: I’ll finally be able to get all of my housework done. Wrong. No how, No way, uh, uh! It ain’t happenin’! Laundry becomes heaps of dirty clothes in your laundry room. Your family members will start stealing clean pairs of socks from each others rooms. Dishes will pile up in your sink until you finally resort to paper plates and plastic cups and you find yourself throwing a fit when anyone accidentally uses a “real dish”. You’ll either end up begging your housekeeper to come back or you’ll be seriously considering hiring one! What’s worse yet is that things like grocery shopping and banking become appointments that you have to make with you
Learn how to write a press release and avoid expensive advertising as you grow your business.A full page ad in an industry journal can cost almost $6.000. But there is a way to use the same publications to to promote your business free of charge.Journalists want a need one key thing. NEWS! They’ll gladly write about you or your business provided you know what to feed them and do it in the right way.This is a great way to promote your business FREE.
Myth #5: It’s so much easier now that I’m my own boss. Wrong again! Now it’s all on your shoulders! You can’t just show up at a certain time, do your work, go home and get paid. Now you’ve got to create, gain and get and complete all of your own work in order to get paid! So now you end up a slave to your own work. You’ll work countless hours, days, nights and weekends in order to scratch out your pay.
Working from home and being your own boss, like anything, has it pros and cons. Knowing about these pros and cons will definitely help you to better prepare yourself for many of the things that can be difficult.
I have learned that nothing worth having comes easy, neither does scratching out a living working from home. Keep yourself in the know and always be prepared for the unexpected. Good Luck!
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