Getting Rid of Distractions When Working at Home

Kids fighting! Doorbell! Telephone ringing! Time for that TV Show! Does this sound familiar with your business? Now, here is something that can help you or you and your spouse in growing your home business and eliminating the distractions.First, let us talk about kids. Now, if they are babies, you will have to plan and work around their schedule. Yes, they may have fussy days, but remember, you do not have to work 8 hours straight. Now, as the kids get older, get them involved. Now, your business hinges on you getting calls to customers. Some will say business partners, but customers should be your main emphasis and they pay the bills. So, simplify it for your kids. When you talk to 5 people, you go and play a game and set reward points. When you get $100 of sales, you go to McDonald's playground. Make it fun. Now, for your oldest kid, your spouse, set a schedule and hang it on your door. And when it is time to go home, leave the office.For the doorbell, if I do not hear a death scream or smell smoke, I do not care who is at the door. If a courier has a package, they will give you a place to pick it up or you can have them leave it at your door. Chances are, it is someone who wants to take you away from your business. Remember, you set your schedule, so you should be able to plan around kids leaving and coming back home.Now, you should have a business line and your home line. If it is an emergency, make sure that who needs it for emergencies can call your business number or create a way for someone to signal you to call on the home number. If someone abuses it, you can change the signal.Time for that favorite TV show? This is easy! Plan around it and commit to the plan or just get a DVR or Tivo! If you could become successful in a couple of years, would it be worth missing one or two shows?Now, if you and your spouse are working together, which is a great way to be connected, set a schedule so that you both get time with the children, time off, and time together. You are in control of your schedule. Make it fair. If one spouse is always away from kids, one spouse may get upset and that will have a negative impact on your business.Now, cleaning the office and organizing should not be counted as time you are working on the business. If it is not leading to a sale, then do not count the time as productive time.If you're getting marketing training, you should find a way to study and implement what you learn. This will lead to sales so it is time you should count as productive time. I teach the people I mentor to make sure they do time management and there are not many courses on the market that help network marketers, because they are normally set for the 8-5 time slots and do not factor in family. This is where I talk about the distractions because it is more effective time management for your business. So find someone who will help you and hold you accountable.