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Following are 12 tips for establishing good habits for work at home Mums and Dads.  Hope they are helpful to you!

GOOD PRACTICES

1. Flexible Routine

The aim of the very first habit here is to allow you to put your personal and family needs and wants first, put them on a pedestal so to speak.  Yeah sure, business and career is important – but what’s the fun in life if you can’t share these experiences with your family?

You might be saying here ‘this isn’t a habit, this is a one off thing to get me on the right track, get me started’.  Actually I do this particular exercise at least once a year, sometimes more often if there is a need to.  I find that I get things rolling along real smoothly in life and then the next day something changes, and I have to reevaluate again.  A healthy life and work balance is one of my visions and goals for my business, so I feel that it is a necessity that I review where I am at regularly, to make sure that I am focussing on what is most important in my life.

So how do you establish a flexible routine?  You plan the hours you want to work around your own and your family commitments.  To do this you should prepare a weekly (Monday to Sunday) calendar with no dates included.  First add all those things in your day that are a must, and cannot be missed.  Include on the the flexible routine any Favourite TV shows, sports, chores and any other things that might impact on your time – mark your personal and family commitments in one colour.  Once you have added in your current commitments you will see the white blank areas, these are the areas where you can do some work if you choose to.

Oh, by the way, keep your eyes peeled.  I have a template that I use for this purpose, and are hoping to make this template available for you to use real soon. Read the rest of this entry »