{"id":50,"date":"2009-12-09T15:23:20","date_gmt":"2009-12-09T20:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/momsnetwork.com\/workathomeblog\/?p=50"},"modified":"2009-12-09T15:23:20","modified_gmt":"2009-12-09T20:23:20","slug":"your-business-shouldnt-take-the-holiday-season-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/momsnetwork.com\/workathomeblog\/2009\/12\/09\/your-business-shouldnt-take-the-holiday-season-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Business Shouldn&#8217;t Take the Holiday Season Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><font face=\"verdana,helvetica,arial\" size=\"2\"><\/p>\n<table cellSpacing=\"0\" cellPadding=\"4\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td vAlign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td><font size=\"2\" face=\"verdana,helvetica,arial\">Over the years I have noticed that the holidays can be a difficult time for moms who work out of their homes to stay focused and stick to their regular work routine. While working out of your home does give you flexibility, you still do have a business to run and people counting on you to deliver your product or service. So,<br \/>\n\t\twhile it may be tempting to &quot;ditch&quot; work more than normal to run holiday errands, bake cookies, decorate and take more breaks than usual, I caution you to be careful to not go overboard. Plan accordingly, just as<br \/>\n\t\twhen you worked out of the home. <\/font><\/td>\n<td width=\"252\">&nbsp;<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3923845094689161\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 250;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\ngoogle_ad_format = \"250x250_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><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\t\t<font size=\"2\"><br \/>\n\t\t<font face=\"Verdana,Arial,Helvetica\" size=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"verdana,helvetica,arial\">When work needed to be done, you couldn&#8217;t decide to simply not show up for work or leave during the work<br \/>\n\t\tday because you wanted to have fun, instead of being in the office.<br \/>\n\t\tGranted, all people get vacation time and you need to, in essence,<br \/>\n\t\tschedule your own vacation time from the business you do out of your<br \/>\n\t\thome.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"verdana,helvetica,arial\">Being your own employer takes discipline, and requires that you make<br \/>\n\t\tsound and professional decisions. You need to remind yourself that even<br \/>\n\t\tthough the holidays are here, you do have a business that still needs to<br \/>\n\t\trun and be taken care of. Depending on your business, and whether you<br \/>\n\t\town that business or work for someone else, you need to make a plan that<br \/>\n\t\twill carry you through the holiday season while still creating the time<br \/>\n\t\tyou want away from work. By playing hooky too much, you will fall behind<br \/>\n\t\tin all you had hoped to accomplish, and be complaining about it when<br \/>\n\t\tJanuary hits, and even worse, not bring in as much money as you need<br \/>\n\t\teach month. Remember, real businesses in the real world don&#8217;t stop when<br \/>\n\t\tthe holidays hit. They need to go on as they always do throughout the<br \/>\n\t\tentire year.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tThis holiday season, be sure to make a plan, take some extra time off to<br \/>\n\t\tenjoy family and festivities, but at the same time, making it a priority<br \/>\n\t\tto continue with your work and business in a professional and<br \/>\n\t\tresponsible manner.<\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/font><\/p>\n<p>Cyndi Webb is the Founder and President of<br \/>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.momsnetwork.com\">Moms Network<\/a> &#8211; an organization dedicated to the promotion and success of Moms in business. Since 1997<br \/>\n\t\tshe has promoted and worked with thousands of work at home moms in<br \/>\n\t\tcoaching and guiding them in how to help grow their businesses. Over the<br \/>\n\t\tyears Moms Network has evolved to include more than 20 websites offering<br \/>\n\t\tfree resources to moms from all walks of life.&nbsp; Cyndi makes her home in<br \/>\n\t\tMinnesota with her husband and two children. <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<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><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button 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