Can You Be Your Own Boss?
Running your own business is a lot harder than it sounds. For one thing, you have no real boss except yourself. There´s no one to push you to work harder or threaten to fire you (except clients, but it isn´t exactly the same) and that can really be difficult for some people.
Being your own boss isn´t easy. It requires a lot of motivation and drive, something that can really be lacking after you´ve been up for several nights with a baby or sick child! Being the boss means forcing yourself to ignore the fact that your husband is watching your favorite movie just feet away, and working on that last order anyway. Are you strong enough to resist the temptation?
Self-Evaluation:
Can you . . .
Continue to work with kids fighting in the background?
Say no to dinner with your best friend because you need to get an order out?
Field insults from an angry client . . . even if it wasn´t your fault they are unhappy?
Type while rocking the baby in his bouncy seat?
As a work at home mom, you will be your own boss in many cases, BUT that doesn´t mean it´s all hard work and stress. You will also have the advantage of taking time off when business is slow. You´ll be able to spend time with your kids throughout the day and enjoy watching them grow and hit all their milestones . . . because you´ll be there.
There are good and bad things about being your own boss, but if the bad outweighs the good for you, you might want to look at other options. Can you find a job where you have a boss that you need to check in with several times a day to keep you on track? This is an area that needs to be carefully thought out before you leap into starting up your own home business.
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