Tips for Success

If you decided to set up your own business and work from home, here are five key tips to help you adjust and create success.

1. Be Focused

Know what it is you want to achieve. Be clear about that from the beginning and every single day that you work in your business. If you are focused on what your objectives are, you are most likely to achieve them.

2. Be Organised

From the very beginning, set up a filing system that makes sense to you. Ensure you have a place for every single piece of paper that you print off, for every bank statement, for all your upcoming ideas. As systematic, well organised office space means a systematic well-organised mind.

3. Avoid Distractions

These are your time sucking enemies: TV, Skype, Facebook (social not business), long phone chatting, net surfing, shopping and a myriad of others. If you are serious about establishing a business and making it a success, you have to avoid wasting your time and being distracted. You must be committed to breaking habits and setting yourself a regular schedule and above all, sticking to it!

4. Talk to People

When you work from home, initially it can be very isolating. So it's important that you maintain contact with adults, even if it is only a phone call at night with a friend. But be careful of wasting your precious work time during the day with friends and family. Let them know you're working and you would love to catch up with them on the weekend. The only people you should be talking to during a working day are those promoting your business to!

5. Smile about It

You’ve made the choice to work for yourself, so smile about it! It's incredibly important to stay motivated and enthusiastic about your business idea. Passion is incredibly infectious and people love to buy from those who were positive and enthusiastic. Smile. It always wins the hearts of people, particularly when you're selling a great idea as well!