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January 22, 2010 by
dc

One of the main problems that deter a work at home mom‘s success is their lack of concentration. Lapses encourage disturbances to get in the way and stall progress. For a work from home mommy wishes to proceed on their road to success, it is important for her to learn how to concentrate. Here are a few suggestions you can implement as you strive to maintain your focus.
1) Eliminate or cut down noise
Most people cannot concentrate when it is too noisy while others work better with music or others in the midst of a crowded room. If you are not aware as yet what best suits you, then try out various different environments. How? Take a notepad and a pencil or pen with you and try and write down a letter in all the three circumstances in a set amount of time. Ten minutes. That is all you will need to determine where your source of concentration lies. How? Check not only for length but also for development as that is more important.
2) Identify your focal point:
Every morning, before you leave for work or on the way, stare at any object for ten minutes. You can do this while in the toilet, car or bus. You will find this difficult, but whatever happens, do not move your gaze away. Hold it. Wait. And then, as the minutes pass you will find yourself deeply meditating about things that happened to you yesterday or challenges you have to face in a few minutes.
3) Practice deep breathing:
In the beginning, you can do this while staring at the object from tip number two, but if you wish to move towards real concentration, do this separetly. Sit down on the floor. If its hard, place a cushion. Close your eyes. Breathe. Count the number of inhales. When you have reached 100, start counting backwards but this time count the exhales. Mastering this will take you a while, but once you do move on to other kinds of mathemathical calculations such as naming the months of the year from December backwards or alphabetically. After that, make up exercises as you like.
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Posted on
January 20, 2010 by
dc
Learning to be more organized is something I want to work on this year. As a work at home mom, it is very important to be organized, otherwise the whole house and home office can be a big mess in no time. Besides, it will increase my productivity as I will save time from having to search and locate things in the office.
Besides learning to more organized, I am working towards better health in 2010. I’ve always been a believer of natural health remedies and organic health solutions. Though I don’t need diet supplements but I do take other essential vitamins for my health needs. Being an allergy sufferer, I need regular in take of Vitamin C and my favourite super food has to be spiriulina, a green algae that contains lots of vitamins. Personally, I believe that to be effective in a home business, I need to keep my health in good shape, especially when there are lots of emotional demands on me as a work at home mom.
While the road is not smooth sailing sometimes, I am still thankful (everyday) that I can work from home and have a simple home office. I will choose that over a luxurious office in a big building… I suppose that’s not my calling for now.
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January 16, 2010 by
dc
It is always good news for me when I hear that more women are choosing to become work at home moms. I know this is not always feasible for some but those who have had the experience to work from home can testify that this has been one of the best decisions they have made in life.
I just returned from dinner with some relatives and learnt that my hubby’s cousin has started a new business which allows him to work from home. Before that, he was in the workforce for many years and had recently discovered a business opportunity that enabled him to shift his focus. He was sharing about the freedom and joys of being a work at home dad as he could send and fetch his kids to school and be more productive than being in the traditional office. He focuses on outsourcing for corporate companies and this business seems to indicate a potential growth for him. They recently came back from a long vacation and it was nice to hear stories of jamaica Hotels and the islands. I only wish I can be there too!
Working at home doesn’t necessary mean you need an internet business but it does mean that you need to be riding on technology powers and stay connected with your clients and suppliers. So start thinking of a business that can allow you to work from home and you will soon discover the surpassing fun and satisfaction you can get from this new found option.
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