After spending every free minute over the last few month building your business, things are finally starting to look up. The checks are starting to come in, you are processing more orders, generating more leads, building a large downline etc. Business is great, but you are also getting busier. Now is the time to think about getting some help with your business as well as around the house. Here are a few ideas to help lighten your workload. Have someone come in once a week or even every few weeks to clean the house. Just having someone come in every once in a while to give your bathrooms and kitchen a good scrub down, dust through your living room and wash the windows will make your job of keeping the house clean a lot easier and will save you lots of time. If a professional cleaning service is too expensive, think about hiring a teenager or someone just getting started in the housecleaning business. Now is also the time to get your spouse and kids involved, if they aren't already helping around the house. Make it clear that just because you are at home all day, doesn't mean that you have time to take care of all the chores. You are working and need the other family members to pull their weight. If your children are still small and not in school yet, you may also want to consider getting some part time help with your kids. You could have someone come in for a few hours a week to keep your kids busy. You can focus on your work and get it out of the way so you'll be able to spend some quality time with your kids afterwards. A nice option, though pretty expensive is to hire an Au-pair. Your kids will be exposed to someone from a different culture and you are providing this person the opportunity to experience family life in the US. Other options would be part-time daycare, or have an older child or teen in your neighborhood come in for a few hours a week to keep your kids busy while you work. Don't forget to get some help with your business either. Think about what you enjoy and what you don't enjoy doing. Do you thread having to deal with the accounting end of things? Does the thought of doing your taxes make you nauseous? Just have someone else take care of it. Get an accountant to prepare your financial statements and your taxes .Hire a Virtual Assistant to help you with your invoicing, inventory tracking, following up with customers etc . Get someone else to make Cold Calls for you and follow up with anyone that shows interest in your business. You may even find someone who is interested in the same business you are in and would love to work with you to gain experience. You can pay them hourly or work out a commission. Now is the time to prioritize. Take care of what you enjoy and what's really important and delegate the rest. Always remember why you got into this in the first place. Wasn't it to spend more time with your kids, to enjoy seeing them grow up and to provide your family with a higher quality of life. Stay organized, but don't sweat the small stuff. Let someone else worry about it. Take the time to enjoy the rewards you have worked so hard for and have some fun. |