One business tip that applies to both home – based professionals and professionals who work outside of the home is that the route to career satisfaction is to follow your dreams. Since it is graduation season, the phrase “follow your dreams” is being tossed around a lot, as proud families wish their graduates the best as they go on to the world of work or the pursuit of higher education. Sometimes, though, it is harder to follow one’s dreams than it might seem. This is a new realization for me. On one hand, I am following my dreams. I am … Continue reading →

The other day I had a conversation with my husband about work. He works very hard outside of the home, and he is working towards being able to make the leap to working for himself, from home. As you know, I stay home with our two boys full time and I work from home part time. Anyways, as a part of our conversation I mentioned that in the future when I have more time available to do as I please, I will likely work more. After I said that, I think that my husband and I were thinking the same thing – … Continue reading →

If you own a home – based business, you may remember how you felt when you first started your business. You were probably nervous, after all, starting your own business is a pretty daring move for anyone to make. You were probably very excited, too. From the beginning stages of generating your business idea, through the excitement of watching your idea take shape through the planning and startup phases, you probably felt pretty good about starting your own business. It is not uncommon for those early feelings of excitement to fade as the months pass by. Even if your business … Continue reading →