Don't get sick when you run your own business!

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Running your own business from home has numerous benefits and rewards!
These may include;
You are your own boss. You choose what hours you work. You choose what time your lunch break is. You can allocate your own holidays and for how long. Days off are available when desired or when obligations require. The rewards usually equal how much time and energy you put into your business. No one else tells you what to do, when to do it or how it should be done. You are able to easily have inexpensive lunches (sometimes prepared for you). You are basically in control.
But along with these benefits there are many responsibilities and what some would call negative aspects.
These could include;
You must be capable of managing your time well. Excessive work ~ it is simple to work long hours while working at home. You must be disciplined when taking on work. You have to pay your own taxes and superannuation. No holiday pay as such and you are not guaranteed holidays every year, only if you can afford it. There are often more distractions working from home in regards to family. No sick pay when you become unwell.
This last point is very important. In many cases of home based businesses there is a single operator. There may be associates and outside contractors who undertake some work, but on the whole there is a single manager or overseer of the business.
When this person gets sick, work inherently stops! No work, no earnings. This is the cold hard truth which home based businesses are faced with. There is no 'sick pay' to keep the income flowing in while one recuperates and gets well. This in turn, can cause huge amounts of additional stress when working from home, the need to get well quickly and return to work.
I think this is one of the hardest and most challenging parts of having your own business for which the view is usually "Just stay well".
What, then, matters most to at-home businesses? You need to be aware of all the above information and make decisions and choices to ensure you reap the rewards and benefits while taking into consideration the negatives.
Therefore the following points should be undertaken; allocate business/work hours. Working to excess can result in you becoming run down and ill which will end up with lost work hours anyway. Ensure you take regular breaks, just like you would in a position of employment. Eat well and make sure you drink water regularly. Decide and discuss with family members how working from home is going to be undertaken and the relative boundaries. Make time for leisure ~ all work and no play is not very gratifying. Plan holidays and take them. Have a structured system for accounting and taxes.
Being your own boss is a very liberating choice which i believe has many more benefits than negatives. You just need to be mindful of the pitfalls you can easily fall into and take measures to ensure that you don't fall.

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