When you set up your business it is probable you did it to ensure you had the required flexibility to be there when your family needed you. Of course as businesses get busier and more demanding, this flexibility can be challenged. Here are some great tips to ensuring you fully enjoy your family life whilst managing a successful business.

Work To Core Hours

If you can, keep the time you spend working to key core hours that work for you and your family. If you cannot commit to a more specific working schedule i.e. 9.15-2.30 on a Monday, plan a normal week’s schedule template outlining your preferred core business hours in the week to enable you to see at a glance when you are working and when you have free time and family time are. This will give you both flexibility and the time needed to get the job done.

Maintain A To Do List

Itemise all your work tasks on a to do list so you can see exactly what needs to be done. Using this in conjunction with your week’s schedule template created above will help you identify what can be done and when during the week. This will also help you to document your thoughts and free your mind so when you are with your family, your mind is free from clutter. You won’t be left wondering where specific tasks are up to – this document will be able to tell you that at a glimpse.

Enjoy The Benefits

Don’t forget all the reasons why you established your business. If you are creating a good revenue stream take advantage of this now and again. If you can afford it, use the extra income you are bringing in to treat the family. The treats can be simple, such as an ice cream at the end of the week or a day out to the seaside. Having moments like these can really bring families together and demonstrate why you all enjoy spending time together.

Stop Trying To Do Everything

When you have allocated your work hours, use this time to work. When you have allocated time to spend with your children, enjoy their company. When you have allocated time to clean and cook, do just that! Don’t try to juggle business phone calls while you’re filling the dishwasher and making a drink for the kids.

It won’t work and you will end up feeling frazzled! Concentrating on one thing at a time will ensure you succeed at everything you do as efficiently as possible. For further support to improve your time management, I have produced the e-Book How To Find More Time.

This dynamic e-book will help you manage your time more effectively and eliminate the phrase, “I haven’t enough hours in the day!” Through enlightening techniques and effective exercises, you will learn all about your time: what it is worth, how you spend it and how you can maximise it. A must-have for all busy mums, this extremely thorough and interactive e-book will enable you to achieve the things you really want in life. To purchase your copy, please visit http://bit.ly/EMHTFMTeBook.

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