I don’t want to sound like “poor me, poor me”, but I’ve been going through some personal stuff, a family crisis, the last couple of days and it’s been really hard to focus on my business. And, though I say it’s been really hard to focus, I’ve still had to focus anyway. I’ve got some client projects that are pretty urgent, so I haven’t been able to completely put my business aside while I deal with the family crisis.
So, how does one learn to cope with issues and crisis’ that arise in life, all while maintaining their work at home business, managing their home and family, and all the other stuff in life, without completely losing it somewhere? It’s called “pushing through”; doing it anyway even though you don’t feel like it. And believe me there have a been a few times the last couple of days when I absolutely didn’t feel like working my business, or doing the dishes. It would have been way easier to bury myself under a blanket, on the couch, in front of a pile of chick flicks. But, I made the conscious decision to push through what I felt like doing, and made myself do what I needed to do...work on my client’s project.
And, I’m happy I made the decision I did. Sure I could have outsourced the project, but it’s a brand new client and I didn’t want to chance losing him to someone else, not to mention the fact that I’m not at the place in my business where I can outsource yet. I worked on the project when I could, while letting my client know I was in the middle of a family crisis. He understood and I did get the project turned in on time, and did a great job on it as well.
It was good for me to continue working, especially since there isn’t much I can do about the family crisis except wait it out and pray. I do understand though that not all family crisis’ or issues are the same, and some do require your time and undivided attention. If that ever happens to you, then you definitely should outsource any urgent projects until you’re ready to get back to work. It’s better to outsource than to turn in your work late or do a less than par job.
Have you ever had a family crisis or circumstance arise that affected your business? How did you handle it? Did you push through or did you outsource? Or do you have any advice for other work at home moms?
Sat, Oct 31, 2009
Working at Home