Thursday, August 5, 2010

Summer Time and Your Home Based Business

Income Opportunity with Children for your Home Based Business

Summer Time and the Living is Easy - or so the old song goes! Summers use to last forever or so it seemed to us kids, but with a busy Home Based Business and children to run here and there, it may too seem to last forever....

Or is it? Your income opportunity will depend on your choices and ability to adapt to the summer season. Except for the temptations and challenges that come with warm weather, the call of the beach or local pool, it can be challenging especially if you have school age children. Many of us had as one of the many reasons we started a home based business, was so we could spend more time with the family. But when summer comes all of a sudden your well laid plans of time management can be seriously tested. Yikes what’s a MOM or DAD to do?
Well, number one - realize summer challenges ends with the fall season of school starting.
We’ve all heard it: “I’m bored!”, “There’s nothing to do!”, Whining ….”All the other kids are going to the ….”. Then the fights start, phone rings and the dog knocks the plate of sandwiches to the floor. Summer can be a moment to moment adaptation process. Not unlike a solid home based business. Think of this as a skill to learn and master.
A Google search on children’s and teen actives can be very helpful. Did you know teenagers can legally earn a part time income in your business, so if they are of age, that is also an opportunity to introduce them to the income opportunity of a home based business. Many teens follow in the steps of their parents as they see your success.
Here are a couple of ideas that might be helpful.
1. Depending on the age of the kids, adjust when you work. If they have nap times that can be much needed quiet time for you. I like to get up early while the house is quiet, before any one is trying to grab some time that I need for the Bus

2. Do you have a neighborhood teenager or elder …. Older grandmothers or grandfathers can make great caregivers. They have a life time of experience and usually a lot of wisdom and patience.

3. Check out all the summer activities in your area. There are Boys and Girls Club, YMCA, Day Camps and Church Camps. Also swimming lessons, crafts, dance classes, gymnastics and in our area a supervised bike rodeo run by the local YMCA. Check for Health Club kids programs and more. Running kids from one activity to the next is not what I mean. But a couple of extra activities a week for fun with someone else doing the driving will give you some more of that quiet time you need and they will love you for it.

4. Sometimes it helps to buddy up with another family that wants to trade days; I’ll take yours on Monday and Wednesday and you take mine on Tuesday and Thursday. With the right person this can work wonders to free up time.

5. Finally, if you're in a pinch trying to meet a deadline or make an important call, bribery works wonders! No, it's not the most highly praised parenting tactic in the book, but it can be quite effective. Tell the kids that if they'll keep it down until you get finished, you'll take them to get ice cream afterwards.
I hope these simple suggestions will be of assistance. Are you looking for a good home based business with a good income opportunity, part or full time? Or perhaps to supplement those jobs that are starting to shift under our feet and suddenly disappear. I firmly believe in multiple streams of income.
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In short, if your interest is peeked, we need to talk about a home based business. I promise not bells and whistles or hot sales pitch from me. Yes, there is a serious income opportunity but it is realistic. Happy to help, that’s my job. You will have a lot of legitimate questions.