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Remember
sitting at a desk at a "regular" job and having
your boss walk in? You may have thought to yourself, "Do
I look busy? or "Is it 5:00 yet?" You may have thought,
"I wish I didn't have to work" or "I wish I
could work for myself."
Working
at home is a dream to many people, and it comes with many
benefits.
We have the ability to work around our children's
schedule. We have the freedom to come and go as we please.
We are in control of our future and ourselves. Working at
home is great, but it does come with drawbacks.
A
home business can consume you.
The thought of success
or making a ton of money can cause us to forget what's
really important. Thinking ahead five years, will you
be most proud that you made a certain amount of money
or that you enjoyed your children while they were young?
Will you think back to all the rushing around and quick
meals and wish you'd spent more time enjoying life? Will
you have spent time together with your spouse building
a strong marriage? We know good marriages don't just happen.
They take work just like everything else. Will your family
life be healthy or will everything be on the back burner
while you make millions and become "successful"?
Some
people believer a person is truly successful when he is happy.
Some of the most "successful" people who are rich
and famous are not truly happy. Happiness is about being content
with what we have.
I
find I must take a look at my life and how I'm living often.
It is so easy to let our businesses consume us. I need to
remind myself why I choose to work at home and make sure my
priorities are straight.
Are
you happy? If not, why? Is your business consuming your life?
Is it time to re-prioritize things?
Don't
put your happiness and your family on the back burner. Family
and our time together is too precious to waste.
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Lesley
Spencer is founder and director of the national association
of Home-Based Working Moms (www.HBWM.com)
and the creator of Mom's Work-at-Home Kit (www.MomsWorkatHomeKit.com).
HBWM.com, Inc. is committed to bringing working moms closer
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