{"id":189,"date":"2011-07-29T10:36:50","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T10:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/momsnetwork.com\/workathomeblog\/?p=189"},"modified":"2011-08-05T15:46:22","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T15:46:22","slug":"full-time-prosperity-with-part-time-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/momsnetwork.com\/workathomeblog\/2011\/07\/29\/full-time-prosperity-with-part-time-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Full-Time Prosperity With Part-Time Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3923845094689161\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\ngoogle_ad_format = \"468x60_as\";\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text\";\ngoogle_ad_channel =\"\";\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\ngoogle_color_link = \"000880\";\ngoogle_color_url = \"000880\";\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\n\/\/--><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><br \/>\nThis is an article based on my recent virtual workshop, &#8220;Why Your Dream Business is Not Making BIG money (Yet) \u2013 3 Steps to Build a Full-Time Business on Part Time Hours\u201d.\u00a0 And wouldn&#8217;t we all just love to have more time to ourselves?\u00a0 Imagine being able to do what you want to do, when you want to do it, without taking a cut in income.\u00a0 When I made the decision to approach my business this way, I had a very strong motivation \u2013 I was determined to work only three days a week, so I could spend the other four being a mom to my little girl.\u00a0 But this was a very conscious effort, and I\u2019m going to share with you three of the steps that it took to get me there, and the steps you can take to get yourself in the zone of peace and prosperity as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong> &#8211; Make your days count with high impact business-building activities.\u00a0 And this to me was the most important step.\u00a0 I had to ask myself, on a daily and sometimes hourly basis, \u201cWhat am I doing now that should be delegated or dropped in order for me to work part-time?\u201d\u00a0 What can go\u2026 what must go so that I can accomplish this?<\/p>\n<p>First, figure out what days and hours would work best for you in order to have your ideal lifestyle.\u00a0 Once you decide the part-time hours you want, block that time off.\u00a0 These are your new, dedicated work hours, and your productivity becomes magnified during these hours.\u00a0 Get rid of all non-service delivery tasks, for example writing copy for ads, scheduling meetings, checking your emails, networking, working on your e-zine, even sales activity.\u00a0 And when you work from home, like I did, you have to resist the urge to start cleaning the house, make shopping lists, and start dinner.<\/p>\n<p>You will need to develop what I call a \u201cdelegation consciousness\u201d.\u00a0 In every moment of every day, ask yourself, \u201cshould I be doing this?\u201d\u00a0 I\u2019ll give you an example of how this worked for me, and it was life-changing.\u00a0 I have an e-zine that I send out to my list, and I decided to hire a virtual assistant team to take charge of the process for me, because I was spending way too much time on it.\u00a0 By delegating my e-zine maintenance, that put into place a circumstance that allowed me to have a team already in place when the floodgates opened and business started pouring in.\u00a0 I was ready for it.\u00a0 I needed to push against my fears that I should do it myself and that I couldn\u2019t afford to outsource this.\u00a0 And it felt great when I let go of it.<\/p>\n<p>Are you making proclamations that don&#8217;t really apply to the person you are now?\u00a0 Maybe you\u2019ve caught yourself being sucked into something you know isn\u2019t the best use of your time, and you swear you\u2019re not going to get caught up in it again.\u00a0 But the next time it comes up, there you go.\u00a0 We go to business events, read books, attend networking meetings, make cold calls\u2026 and this is ok to do once you\u2019ve gotten your part-time hours under control.\u00a0 But for now, get rid of anything that is not essential to you right now.\u00a0 This is going to be extreme, you will be cutting back to bare minimums.\u00a0 But don\u2019t just cut back, be very conscious of what you are bringing in to your business, as well.<\/p>\n<p>Solutions only have the opportunity to present themselves when you make a decision.\u00a0 You\u2019ll find many things that can wait if you really want to work part-time.\u00a0 What is the benefit of working part-time?\u00a0 Only you can answer that for yourself.\u00a0 For me, it re-energized me, and gave purpose to everything I did with my business, and allowed me to live the life I\u2019d only dreamed of.<\/p>\n<p>In Step 2, I&#8217;m going to show you how to focus on your time.\u00a0 Where it&#8217;s going, how you&#8217;re spending it, and most importantly \u2013 how to guard it.\u00a0 This part really is the backbone of realizing your dream of full-time prosperity with part-time hours!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2 &#8211; Create a vision for your ideal work week and practice time guarding<\/strong>.\u00a0 Step back and visualize what your life would look like if you had 2 or 3 extra days a week to spend any way you wanted.\u00a0 Would you spend more time with family?\u00a0 Or do some volunteer work?\u00a0 Or maybe start exercising, or take a class at the local college?<\/p>\n<p>I got started on this step by literally putting a big red X through the days that I did not want to be available.\u00a0 You know yourself; make your work days the ones that are typically the most productive for you.\u00a0 Maybe you want to knock out your work week at the beginning of the week, and have a long weekend.\u00a0 Or you could work 2 days, take a day off, work the other 2, and have your weekend.\u00a0 It doesn&#8217;t matter which days you pick, what matters is that the days you pick are sacred.\u00a0 It is essential that you block off that time and make it work.\u00a0 Who says it has to be Monday through Friday?\u00a0 You&#8217;re in charge here!<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3923845094689161\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\ngoogle_ad_format = \"468x60_as\";\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text\";\ngoogle_ad_channel =\"\";\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\ngoogle_color_link = \"000880\";\ngoogle_color_url = \"000880\";\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\n\/\/--><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not suggesting that you cram everything you&#8217;re doing right now into a few days, keeping the same work load.\u00a0 You may be used to working 5, 6&#8230; 7 days a week (I know some of you are in this category!) and there is no way you are going to fit all of it into just 3 or 4 days.\u00a0 So here&#8217;s where you get out your little scissors and start making cuts.\u00a0 If you want to shed a light on things that you&#8217;re doing now that really aren&#8217;t essential to your business, shortening your work week will do it.\u00a0 What needs to get done will get done.\u00a0 So you really have to commit to these work days, making them productive, power-house days, protecting them from any non-essential distractions like a mama bear protects her baby cubs.<\/p>\n<p>Now here&#8217;s the flip side.\u00a0 You need to be as protective about your days off as you are with your work days.\u00a0 Right now, take out your calendar and plan how many vacations you want to take this year-\u00a0 even if you don&#8217;t know where you want to go yet!\u00a0 Figure in your long weekends, your week to visit family, or lay on the beach for a few days.\u00a0 These dates are not set in stone \u2013 that&#8217;s the beauty of having your own business and being flexible \u2013 but you are 99% more likely to take this time for replenishment if you already have the dates set.\u00a0 If you don&#8217;t, chances are you will never go anywhere; and all work and no play makes Jack \u2013 or Jackie \u2013 a dull person!\u00a0 I can tell you from experience that having specific vacation dates is key.\u00a0 Do it for the rest of the year, and every year after that.\u00a0 In months that have 5 weeks, use that bonus week to catch up on your filler stuff, or special projects that you&#8217;ve been wanting to work on.<\/p>\n<p>I love my life, and what my income allows me to do.\u00a0 But my lifestyle is not by accident.\u00a0 I make sure that I do not schedule work activities on my days off, and vice-versa.\u00a0 Do not let your guard down, or you will see your calendar start filling up on those precious \u201cme\u201d days.\u00a0 It takes accountability, and \u00a0\u00a0having someone in your life that models this lifestyle for you.\u00a0 You will start to see what you&#8217;ve been missing in a very short period.\u00a0 And you will see how you can get more done with less time just by planning your ideal work week.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3 will show you another import time-guarding secret!<\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3: This Is Personal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is nothing so heartbreaking as seeing your dream business \u2013 that you&#8217;ve put your heart and soul into \u2013 falling to the ground like a big broken kite!\u00a0 If you could separate yourself from the equation, it wouldn&#8217;t be so bad, but if you&#8217;re anything like me, your business is your baby!\u00a0 So here&#8217;s the third reason, and I know this one well:<\/p>\n<p><strong>You are not used to failure feeling so personal. <\/strong> When things are going great, all is right with the world.\u00a0 But when it&#8217;s not going well, let&#8217;s face it &#8211; it&#8217;s embarrassing!\u00a0 Your business is a reflection of you, and it&#8217;s hard to accept setbacks, rejection, or criticism. This is the point when people give up and get a j-o-b rather than admit their weaknesses.\u00a0 So here&#8217;s the third and final principle, and it is by far the one that helped me the most to triple my income over the past two years:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Divine Juice Principle #3 &#8211; You must use failure to catapult your success.<\/strong> There is a lot of good that can come from failure \u2013 believe me!\u00a0 It leads to a phenomenon that I call the \u201centrepreneurial wormhole\u201d.\u00a0 Believe it or not, many businesses actually are born because of some type of struggle or pain.\u00a0 And through that experience, the business owner learned!\u00a0 They either decided to use that pain to help other people, or they realized that they had a gift in a certain area, and wanted to share it with others.\u00a0 Or, they found something that helped them and then wanted to pass it on.<\/p>\n<p>Failure has a purpose!\u00a0 Of course when you&#8217;re in it, it sucks.\u00a0 But once you&#8217;re out the other side of the wormhole, that knowledge catapults your business.\u00a0 And here&#8217;s the rub &#8211; when you invest in yourself, and in your business, you often experience another version of your wormhole.\u00a0 It doesn&#8217;t make sense, but you&#8217;re birthing the next level of your work \u2013 and it hurts!\u00a0 But if you don&#8217;t take those risks, it could be the death of your business.\u00a0 Investing in that help, working with my mentor, and having faith in myself \u2013 that&#8217;s what got me out of my wormhole.\u00a0 I could never have offered the high level content of the Inner Circle had I not made a high level investment in myself, and had I not experienced and received that kind of support.\u00a0 Yes, failure feels personal \u2013 because you&#8217;re not used to this level of frustration!\u00a0 But in order to always move forward, you have to have people around you \u2013 peers, friends, a mentor or mastermind group \u2013 to help you get through that wormhole.<\/p>\n<p>So here&#8217;s your homework for today \u2013 list your \u201cfailures\u201d and what you learned from them.\u00a0 Give them the credit they deserve.\u00a0 Maybe it was a struggle, or a setback, but in your heart it became pervasive enough to affect your ability to take risks.\u00a0 Doing this exercise may help prevent another wormhole!\u00a0 And it will make what you&#8217;ve gone through \u2013 or going through \u2013 make sense.\u00a0 I have a saying that we share in the Inner Circle &#8211; \u201cLeap and the cliff disappears.\u201d\u00a0 When you decide to love your career, to have a peaceful and prosperous business, the cliff disappears.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><em>Lisa Cherney, a.k.a. the Juicy Marketing Expert, founded Conscious Marketing 12 years ago to help small business owners find their authentic marketing voice, attract their ideal clients and increase their sales. Following her own Stand Out &amp; Be Juicy program, which centers on owning your unique self and laser-focus marketing, Lisa has tripled her income while working<br \/>\npart-time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Prior to Conscious Marketing, Lisa worked with many Fortune 500 companies, including AT&amp;T, Lipton, Nissan, Blue Cross and Equal. She is a highly sought after speaker and often shares the stage with experts such as Jack Assaraf (The Secret), Jack Canfield and Jill Lublin. 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