THE GREAT WORK-AT-HOME MYTH

You get up, fix yourself a cup of coffee, sit down at the kitchen table, and stare outside the window in early-morning brain fog. Those guru infomercial blurbs and online advertisements that promised you could work in your pj’s and earn money while you sleep must have been from another dimension and time – because reality has just kicked in.

Working from home is just that – it’s working from home.

Hey, it wasn’t hidden from you. The noun ‘work’ has always meant “activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result,” and the verb ‘working’ has always meant “the act of doing work.”

One of the biggest myths about working from home is that it’s easy, laid-back, and effortless. It is true working from home gives you the flexibility that you cannot get working for someone else … but without diligent effort, there won’t be dollars in your bank account.

It’s time to tame the bull; here’s how:

• Don’t choose to work from home without doing your due-diligence. Preview the Arise work-from-home website, read through some of the articles and the FAQ, choose to work through or with an already-established IBO (Independent Business Owner) for a while before jumping into having your own IBO, and ask a lot of questions. Then choose the Fortune 500 company that best suits you, your skill set, and interest. Knowledge is power.

• Consider doing your certification course during off-work hours if you still have your 8-5 job (i.e., if you still work 8 – 5, choose training from 6 – 10 pm). If you’ve already quit your job or are in-between employers, choose training (certification class) hours that will fit your lifestyle (i.e., Billy has softball practice every night from 5:30 – 7:00 pm – choose training hours that are earlier in the day).

• Appreciate the fact that you have found a legitimate way to earn money working from the comfort of your own home.

Work-at-home life balance

• Once you’re on-board – you’ve chosen to work with a certain IBO (or chose to be your own IBO) and have also chosen a company, set goals and a daily routine around your training schedule that works for you.

• Make a clutter-free work space where you won’t be distracted and can focus on your newly found, independent contractor freedom.

• Let go of anything you can’t do: if you have teenagers, outsource the yard mowing, dishes, house cleaning to them; if you don’t, consider asking your partner or significant other to help, especially during your certification period.

• Sit down and take note of where work should begin and end … and where personal and/or family time should come into play. Successful work-at-home pros find this boundary a must-have.

• Be organized so you won’t waste time on “busy work” - things that can either be left to do later or not at all.

Working from home is the most rewarding experience you’ll ever have … and developing that “it’s all me” mindset is necessary to make the living-life-on-your-terms dream a reality.

** To learn more about working from home within the Arise Platform and with IBO Working Grace, LLC, request a time to speak with us by clicking on this link.**