Home Based Business -
Part Time Full Time Work
Many people who start up
a home based business
either do not or think
they have not, enough
money to live on. Some
have enough money to
live on but not at their
desired standard of
living. Many of these
people decide to start
up a home based
business. Normally this
also means a decision to
work both full time and
part time. The full time
employment is typically
with an employer who
pays a full time income.
The part time work is
undertaken at home while
enough income is built
up to self sufficiency.
Normally it is hoped
that in time the home
based business will
enable the person to
dispense with their
regular full time paid
employment.
Not everyone is
successful at building
up their part time home
based business. My
brother-in-law was one
of the lucky few that
was able to achieve his
goals and greatly exceed
his former income to a
point of becoming a
millionaire. I am still
working towards that
level of success and am
therefore fully aware of
the stress caused by
having a dual source of
employment income. This
puts a toll on my
personal life and
creates tension between
when and where to work
and how to divide my
time between work and my
family. This raises a
number of
considerations.
For many the first
consideration is does
your work at home
business create a
tension with your
employer. Fortunately
this has never been a
problem in my case but
certainly it was a
conflict that my
brother-in-law had to
face. Some employers
will not tolerate
competition from one of
their employees. For
example my brother after
receiving permission
from his boss started to
sell products that his
boss did not want to
sell but was along the
same line of product. My
brother was so
successful in selling
this product that his
boss gave him an
ultimatum. Either he had
to give up his part time
job or resign from his
full time employment. He
chose, to his great
fortune, the first
option. This conflict
faces a lot of people
trying to start up their
own business. Some have
no other option but to
give up their home based
business.
Another consideration of
having both a full time
paid job and a part time
work at home business is
the stress that it might
have on family life. A
person with a family
will need to know that
any time needed to run
the home business will
have to come from time
usually spent with the
family. It has a toll on
recreation and social
interests and family
functions. There is in
effect a three way split
which impacts on the
whole three issues of
full time, part time and
family life. The tension
that this has on the
family may not be worth
the time and effort
spent in building your
home based business.
Most home based
businesses can
fortunately be worked at
the number of hours and
at the appointed times
of the business owner.
In some cases, there are
home business
opportunities that
require little time and
enable it to be run at
the convenience of the
owner. This enables time
to be properly allocated
to the family and does
not impact on full time
employment. Nevertheless
this does not get away
from the fact that the
time spent on the home
based business will
still take a worker away
from personal
involvements and
recreation activities
and cause at least some
stress.
Time management under
these circumstances
becomes imperative.
There needs to be a
balance between having
two jobs and the family.
It is often very
important to work out a
schedule and work at the
specified times
allocated to all the
commitments that arise.
Balancing full time and
part time work along
with family
responsibilities
although difficult is
not impossible. In due
time if your home based
business becomes
successful then you will
find that you can leave
full time employment
with someone else and
work full time at your
more profitable home
based business. This
will enable you to
become more financially
independent and allow
you to have more time
with those whom you
love.
Amanda King is an
internet marketer who
provides work at home
advice on her website
http://www.ask2profit.com
She also provides
resources for fashion
accessories at http://www.gemasking.com
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