Why did you get into business for yourself? Was it to be your own boss? Choose your own hours? Have more time with the family? Spend more time doing what you love? Chances are, you answered yes to all these questions.

These days, you probably wonder where the time went. Why you spent 12 hours at work and barely make a dent in your to-do list. We already know that time is a key resource for you and your business, but it’s also a key resource in your life. Harnessing and leveraging time is the only way to enjoy life, and have a profitable business at the same time.

Most business owners carefully manage their financial and personnel resources, and pay due attention to their performance. Marketing plans and budgets are created, people are hired and fired. What most business owners don’t realize is that time – and the time of all employees – requires the same attention and diligent management.

Time will never manage itself. The decision to make a pro-active effort to manage your time must come from you. Once you have committed to taking ownership for your own time management, there are a host of tools available to you. But first, you must understand how much your time is actually worth, and where you are currently spending it.

The Five Culprits of Time Theft

1. Your Email

2. Your Cell Phone (Or Blackberry)

3. Your Open Door Policy

4. Meetings

5. YOU!

Strategies for Profitable Time Management

There are many ways to curb time theft and refine your time management ability. Through a solid understanding of how you currently spend – and waste – time, you can determine which strategies you need to implement to correct unproductive behaviour.

Here are 3 ways you can turn less of your time into more money:

1. Set Clear Priorities

2. Use Your Skills – Delegate Your Weaknesses

3. Delegate, Delegate, Delegate

For more on how to implement these 3 strategies along with 14 other ways you can turn time into money click through here to gain access to a free 30 day small business resource centre.  The time you spend here will save you hours in the future.

Whilst working from Home is an opportunity to spend more time in your family environment does it really give you more time?

Scheduled into most typical Mother’s day who is working in their own home business is

• time for the children

• time to work

• time to cook

• time to clean

Scheduled into most Mother’s day who is employed outside of the home is

• time for the children

• time to work

• time to travel

• time to drop the children at child care

• time to cook

• time to clean

The Home Biz Mum has a shorter list here but what does this mean in time, hours, minutes.

Let’s allow each of the Mums the same amount for time with children, time to cook and time to clean. And the work at home mum spends the same amount of time to work at home as the employed mum does combining the travel, drop off the children and work.

Are we really saving any time?

The Answer is NO!

If not then what are the benefits of Home Biz?

Your At Home working to your Schedule!!!

Here’s some tips on how to schedule your time..

List with thought all of the things you are currently doing and determine which are the most important. Think of what is important to you as well as your business and family. It is time to create an action plan to figure out which things you really must do now, (A’s), which things can wait, (B’s) and which things can be put on hold, (C’s)

Stick to your Time Schedules:

If you have young children at home this may not be possible all of the time and you will need to be realistic with this. Don’t become frustrated if you have to stop and start to work around children’s sleeping patterns remember do you A’s and the start on your B’s when possible.

By having a well thought out list and crossing each task off with a highlighter when complete you will easily be able to identify where you are at.

Simplify Things

A baby is only a baby for a short time. Your house will be a mess, people will come over unannounced and your baby will want to spend time with you.

Clear a path through your house so you can get on the floor and hang-out and enjoy your baby. Time spent with your baby will be your life memories. It is amazing how blocks can be Simple, nutritious meals can always be thrown together quickly. Sandwiches, smoothies, salads, there are many options for 15 minutes or under dinner prep.

Remember being Mum is a Balancing Act in any life.

Balance isn’t something you necessarily find as a parent, it is something you are always moving towards. Balance doesn’t happen in any one instant, but it can happen in the long run.

The most important thing is that Me Time and Family Time do exist for the Work at Home Mum and after building good foundations for your business you will be rewarded in time with both personal satisfaction and financial security.

– Are you searching for a way to earn an income from home?

- Are you wanting to stay at home and care for your family instead of leaving them with others while you are working for someone else?

If you answered yes to these questions ……….The good news is that there is a wealth of opportunity to start a home business that will help you achieve these goals.

When you think of any product, from groceries to household items, cars and holidays, clothing and books you can bet it is available somewhere in the world on the Internet.

Ebay is one of the largest shopping sites on the net and as we all gain more confidence in the reputable sellers from other private sites it seems as if shopping on line will be the consumers first choice for many products.

These ever increasing numbers searching the Internet for suitable products have their cards out ready for purchase and you could be a part of this exciting industry with your own home business.

A Home Business is an opportunity to work from home, gain financial freedom and most importantly being able to stay at home to be with your children as they grow.

- Do you want to be there everyday to share experiences such as first steps and first words, first day at school and helping with homework?

- Is your reality you will be missing out on all of these memorable experiences because you are forced to go out to work for others in order to survive financially?

Is you answered yes to these questions then a Home Business is certainly a career you should seriously consider.

Mums and Bubs Home Biz is here to help you achieve your dream

- if you are serious about a Home business.

We are committed in assisting you with business coaching,  On Line Marketing and most importantly the support of other work at home Mums who are striving for the same goals as you.