Work-At-Home Jobs: Finding Motivation When Things Are Down
If you have set up a home business, you may have realized that sometimes, especially when things are not going right, you will feel unmotivated. It’s different from when you are employed; you don’t have co-workers to talk to, you don’t have company, you have no one to share with.The first thing you should acknowledge is that this happens to almost everyone who has decided to work for themselves; times come when you don’t really feel like you’re making progress, and you may want to quit. Even the greatest artists and composers suffered this. The reason may be that you’re working all alone.There are some things that you can do when you feel down and need to motivate yourself:Talk to other people who work at homeThere are forums all over the internet where you can meet other people who work at home. If you join them, you will realize that many go through the same challenges as you do. Join one or two. Other than just helping you feel more motivated, you will get to meet new people, learn a lot and get to new business opportunities.Don’t fight itThe more you fight lack of motivation, the more you may spiral downwards. It’s important for you to let the process complete itself. Maybe it’s just your body’s way of telling you that you’re tired. Take a couple of days off, and “surrender” to the feeling. You’ll realize that if you don’t fight, you come back to work feeling refreshed or during your time off, you may get new ideas that will improve your business.Understand business cyclesWork at home jobs are no different from regular businesses. Sometimes business is slow. It can be very de-motivating if you’re working really hard and getting little money back. Cycles exist in all businesses. Understand the cycles that exist in your business. When business is low, you can use the time to implement new ideas or to improve on existing business, but don’t focus on thinking that business is bad.Do what you loveStarting a work at home business can be challenging. You have so many options to choose from. If you want to avoid frequent feelings of low motivation, start a business doing what you love. Whatever it is that y0u feel thrills you, think about how you can make money with it. You’ll realize that you do your work with a lot more energy and even if things don’t work out sometimes, you still have the energy to keep going.It’s important to know that lack of motivation is normal in any kind of work and you are not alone – thousands of others go through the same thing all the time. The best way to deal with it is to realize what brings it on, and how to deal with it. The only way to do this is to understand yourself in relation to your job. You will realize that you can tell when things are starting to go bad and you can nip de-motivation in the bud.
