What does one do when you are running your own business from home and the isolation just hits you?
Just like that. Bang! One day it just fronts up and smacks you right in the face…
Well it has happened and it has happened to me. Notice no posts since the start of this month…
…those days were what I call my lost and hazy days of June.
So what does one do? How does one cope?
For me, it’s being prepared for such situations. That means the business must be automated as much as possible - personally, I’m about 75% of the way there, still working on it.
Secondly, the cashflow and backup funds have to be in good nick.
Ask yourself this: Can I walk away from my business - completely - and still know that money is coming in or at worst, that there are funds in the bank account to cover “days off”?
If you answered yes, then good for you, you’re in a good place.
But I bet a lot of you would have answered no.
Maybe it’s time to take stock of your situation. Look at ways of automating as much of your business as you can - you’d be surprised by how many ways you can put your business on auto-pilot.
Secondly, start planning on breaking free of the cashflow cycle you may be in. Put aside a set amount (say, 10-20%) of your income away for that rainy day.
Now back to coping…
…my way of coping is to simply shut up shop and get away from it all - literally. And that’s why I’ve seldom been around my blog(s) and hanging at Twitter these past few days.
Yes, my business revenues has slowed down (30% or so) but I can live with that, knowing I’ll get back into the swing of things. And hey, I might even come out of it with more ways of putting my business on auto-pilot.
Getting away from it, taking in some new scenery, getting yourself out of your comfort zone is my way of dealing with isolation and the blues.
What about you?
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One Response to “Isolation and the Home Office Blues”
by Chuck Newton on Jun 25, 2008 | Reply
Great post.
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