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Top 7 Ways to Involve Your Family with Your Business
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| Being creative in the work environment is one of reasons entrepreneurs
decide to work from a home office. For those who work in a different
environment, oftentimes the workload spills into the home life. Working
parents need to strategize ways to ensure their family is involved in their
business life. If you do not have children, this works for significant
others as well!
1. Don't allow your business to consume all your child's waking hours.
Pick up your child from school and go on a lunch date once a week.
Focus solely on your child during that time. Cell
2. Do you have a teen? Apprentice him/her in your business!
At conventions, let him work the booth with you. Bring him
to networking breakfasts and luncheons, introducing him as your
3. Have your child do her homework in your office as you do your paperwork.
Working and problem solving side by side can do wonders for both of you.
Closeness is not just in deep
4. Brainstorm with your child. Need some fresh ideas? Make
brainstorming a game over dinner! After discussing the respective
days of your family members, bring up a situation at work you
5. Include your younger child in your business as much as possible:
allow him to stuff envelopes or do simple filing. Have him sit at
your desk and take care of such simple tasks as you interact
5. Hold at least one "Family Night" a week where no business is
discussed. Decide once a month what you will do on your Family
Nights. Maintain this schedule as you would any other
7. Be in partnership with your child. Let her know how much you
value her above all things. When you are together, look at her when
she talks to you. Give her recognition for her ideas. Do
Julie Jordan Scott is a Life Coach, Speaker, Writer and Mom to three glorious girls, one of which is playing at her feet as she wrote this article. Visit her at http://www.5passions.com to sign up for an upcoming free Teleclass, subscribe to a Free Ezine, or just learn a lot about living passionately! Julie is driven by the Passions in her life. A Certified Life Purpose Coach as well as a Motivational Speaker and Writer, Julie loves her role as Mommy best of all. Her ebook, "Don't Let it Take Two Death Threats: My Journey to Living Passionately Everyday" has been read by people on five continents.
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