6 Easy Steps to Separating Your Personal Life from your Business Copyright 2005 Mike Law
If you work from home, chances are you already know that
you're really pulling "double duty". You probably work on
your business while doing the laundry, corralling the kids,
or fixing dinner... and let's not forget all the phone
calls from family and friends expecting you to run errands
or just "go out" for an afternoon of fun.
One of the hardest parts of running a home business is separating your work from your family and social life. Here are six proven ways to keep your home life running smoothly while keeping your business on track.
1. First, create a work schedule and stick with it. It may
be tempting to answer personal calls during the day or take business calls after-hours, but doing this actually shows that you're expendable – not dependable – and people will take for granted that you'll "always be there" for any little things that come up. Even though family comes first, stay true to your business hours and resist the urge to chat with friends or pick up groceries during working hours.
2. Your friends may consider "working from home" an
invitation to chat during the day or just go out for coffee
or shopping for an afternoon. Make it clear that your
business hours are just that – for business. Leave personal calls for after-hours, and you'll find that your friends will gradually accept your schedule without feeling slighted.
3. Just because you have to set up a work schedule, doesn't mean that you have to keep the same hours as everyone else. One of the benefits of working for yourself is setting your own hours to fit your most productive times. Whether you're an early bird or a night owl, you'll find that you'll get much more done when you're attuned to your body's own natural rhythms. Some people work in the morning, take a break in the afternoon when the kids are home from school, and work again in the evening. Schedule your work time when you feel the most productive and you'll find that things get done easier, faster and better than when you were dragging along during those same rigid work hours that everyone else has.
4. If getting after-hours business calls or work day
personal calls is a problem, it helps to have a separate business phone line, or at least an answering machine or voice mail, to take the incoming calls. This also gives your business a more professional appearance to clients than if you and your family make and receive calls from the same phone line.
5. If at all possible, try to separate your "home office"
from the rest of your home. If you don't have the luxury of
a separate room, a room partition or screen can be just as helpful. This also serves as a visual cue to family that you're working and shouldn't be bothered.
6. Dress and act professionally while working. Some people
find it helpful to dress in casual business attire during
their working hours. This reinforces that just because
you're working from home doesn't make you any less of a professional. Answer the phone with your name, or business name, and keep your children off the phone during business hours. Also, spend money investing in the tools you need to do your job right. A cell phone, fax machine or even a budget computer can help turn your home office into a true workspace.
If you follow all of these tips and stick with them,
chances are you'll find a routine that not only makes you
feel productive and active in your business, but also
projects the message that you mean business – literally!

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6 Steps To Effective Management During Change
6 Steps To Effective Management During Change
Copyright 2005 So-lu'shunz Management Services
Take the pain out of gain and decrease the upheaval
surrounding change by following six commonsense steps to effective management.
Step 1: Establish Objectives
The process must begin with a clear and detailed statement
of objectives and move from there to goal design. Goals
must be directly accountable to the vision while remaining
in alignment with the stated purpose of the organization.
This requires constant interaction with team members to determine that the they are on track, and with all internal clients to insure that the goals and objectives are pertinent to their needs, as well as to the organization's greater purpose.
Step 2: Organize & Plan
Efficiency in this area requires the ability and resources
to develop and effectively communicate design/redesign
plans and realistic schedules, while maintaining a balance between the broad view and day to day operation.
The existing departmental structure in the case of a
redesign is all-important to the success of the plan, as is
the ability for leadership to delegate responsibility,
while continuing to monitor and control outcomes.
Structure, though transitional, must take precedence, often
a challenge in an atmosphere of change.
Step 3: Communicate
Great communication, the delivery of clearly stated
information on the true state things, is timely, pertinent,
and requires confirmation that the message has been
understood. The more ways in which information is given,
the more believable it becomes and the more likely to
initiate action. By means of clear communication, a course
of action is determined, pertinent information is provided
and goals are met.
Step 4: Motivate
Motivation is the purpose provider, the impetus for action.
It is complex at best and takes more than one form,
depending on the level of the individual or team, the level
of the manager, and the product or service provided.
Experts acknowledge that the feelings of the individual or
team toward the motivator are key to the degree of
motivation achieved. It becomes ideal then to have the
full cooperation of those directly affected by the process
and for leaders to have a good understanding of and rapport with teams and team members, knowing what makes each tick.
Change is disturbance of the status quo, and will always involve a degree of resistance. Involving key staff in the design and implementation process, particularly when it involves drastic structure changes can be extremely productive.
Step 5: Develop Staff
Developing people ought to be a primary goal of any organization, and developing existing staff during a period of transition is practical and profitable. Leaders have the power to provide an environment rich in opportunity and resource, in which employees are encouraged in the area of self-development.
Place staff appropriately is critical to insuring staff
become long-term contributors who can be counted on in
periods of growth and transition. An effective leader understands that discerning the right fit of individual to position is critical to all present and future endeavors.
Ignorance in this area can be a costly flaw surfacing
during periods of change.
Step 6: Measure & Analyze
Finally, management is responsible for measurement and
analysis of both processes and individuals. Employees must
be made aware of their progress, in new and developing settings, as well as in familiar ones, in order to effectively draft and adjust personal goals and improve performance. Measurement and evaluation should be designed to reflect the vision while motivating and initiating self-government of the individual.
It is necessary to communicate a clear concept of the point
at which development issues end and performance issues
begin. Growth is a process best achieved and assessed
under relatively stable circumstances, though periods of transition are often an excellent proving ground in which star players often begin to shine.
Effective Skills
It goes without saying that the challenges inherent in the management process must be met with maturity and sophistication by each leader. The areas of interpersonal and leadership skills, as well as continued willingness to invest in self-awareness and personal growth are paramount in the profile of the great leaders who will guide organizations to effective change.
Interpersonal skills are of chief importance. Leaders must treat all staff equitably, developing solid working relationships across all levels. This may appear blatantly obvious, but sadly is all too often overlooked in the name of accelerated progress.
A great leader has a sincere desire for universal success, treating staff members as individuals, giving credit, taking pleasure in achievements. A great leader keeps the objective clear and uncomplicated, always acts as a role model, and stands back, letting others get on with their assignments.
A true leader will make the difference between an effective period of change and the failure of an otherwise brilliant plan. Do not overlook the advantage of adjusting the needs of the plan to allow for the needs of the people. It is not necessary to prioritize purpose over people, or vice versa. If leadership has done its homework, everyone in the organization will arrive at the objective simultaneously.
In Closing...
Essential to the process is an understanding of the
distinction between management and leadership.
Management ensures that things get done right, creating
process and systems and insuring efficiency. A manager
manages the process and records the efficiency.
Leadership revolves around people, concepts and ideas, establishing direction for those who will follow. It is discerning and articulating what is right, all the while educating the team to do the right things and to do them right.
Manage the process, lead the people, and educate them along
the way - commonsense.

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Karin Syren is a certified coach who has helped business leaders at all levels increase their effectiveness by increasing their awareness. Visit her site to find out how you can get a free EffectivenessCoaching consultation at http://www.solushunz.com


10 Blazing Ways To Sky-Rocket Your Profits
10 Blazing Ways To Sky-Rocket Your Profits
Copyright 2005 Carlo Cabrera
1. Use a "P.S." at the end of your ad copy. This is were
you either want to repeat a strong benefit or use a strong close like a free bonus.

2. Publish a free ebook and give it away from your web site
or in your e-zine. This will increase your traffic, sales
and e-zine subscribers.

3. Create multiple streams of income with your web site.
You could sell your own products, join affiliate programs,
sell advertising space, etc.

4. Give your visitors compliments in your ad copy. This can earn their trust and put them in a good mood, in return they will be easier to sell too.

5. Create new products or services only if there is a
strong need for them. You won't have anyone to sell them to
if you don't have a market.

6. Sell your backend products to your customers right after they order. Take them to a "Thank You" web page that includes other products you sell.

7. Sell a few products on your web site instead of selling
a large amount of products. To many choices can overwhelm
your visitors and they won't buy.

8. Include content and free stuff on your web site that
promote the products you're selling. If they don't read
your ads, they may read your offerings.

9. Remind your visitors that you're human not just a web
site. You could publish information on your family life, a picture of yourself , a profile, etc.

10. Provide a "Contact Page" on your web site. Give your visitors as many options to contact you as possible. This'll add credibility to your business.

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