Anywhere Business October 2016 | Page 2

Is it possible to have a work/life balance? If you are like me, the idea of working from home is very appealing. Setting your own hours, no commute and time for the things that are important to me. I have worked from home for 12 years and it has given me the freedom and flexibility to work around my growing family. This flexibility has also come at cost. Finding a job that can be done from home that pays the bills (and more) is not always easy and I haven’t always been efficient with my time. If you work from home too or want to, you might imagine that working from home m eans you could easily work around the kids, fit in social time with friends and family, and exercise too? Let’s look at this a bit closer at this work/life balance. What are the distractions? Here are just a few:        Friends wanting to catch up for coffee Sick children Household chores Running errands Paying bills Gardening The dog needs a walk  Going to the gym Achieving a work/life balance Having a work/life balance is possible when you work from home. If you are going to achieve your goals of running a successful business from home, you need to set goals and manage the distractions that some with working from home. I n this series of blogs, I am going to show you how to run a successful business from home. Stay w ith m e. N ex t up I look at setting goals and having a plan. The follow ing blob will be on managing distractions. Digital Kickstart is a product of Anywhere Business Network. Kickstart your digital marketing journey with an hour one to one session with Kerri. This is an intensive one-on-one consultation giving you insights into digital media specifically for your business. This consultation is held with Kerri Bainbridge via the online Zoom Meeting platform. Kerri will:     help you identify your target market review your current online presence help you understand the digital media tools that would benefit your business provide you with a summary of the session notes provide you with an action plan from the session discussion. Book your session today -click here to confirm your payment has been made and your available times. This session costs $100.00 TM