These are just some of the excuses we get when we insist that our girls wear their helmet when biking. Saw a mom and daughter (I assume) riding their bikes as I drove the girls to camp this morning, on the campus of Mc Master university. By the time we made the drive around the buildings and to the parking lot where I drop off the girls I could see the mom securing the bikes to one of the bicycle parking areas.  After I drove off it occurred to me that the girl was wearing a helmet and the mom wasn’t when I saw them riding. I guess she assumed only the child could get hurt if she got into an accident?

What kind of example are we constantly setting as adults. Wear your helmet, but I wont! I wonder why it was made law that you wear a helmet in Ontario when riding? Shame on you mom!  Then not even 10 minutes after seeing this, there again… this time it was a dad at the four way stop. His child was secured in his/her car seat, all strapped in nice and secure. Yet pops didn’t even think it was necessary to buckle up.

As I walked back to the car after dropping off my girls at soccer camp I noticed a crumpled $5 note sitting on the unpaved road. It’s been over a decade since I last found anything, yet alone moula! It took me right back to my childhood and the good old days when if you found a dollar, you went on a shopping spree with your buddies for either candy (popsicles was my thing) or marbles.

Do you remember the feeling you used to get when as a child you found cash? It’s similar to when you run an online store and you awake every morning,, check your emails and see orders that were completed overnight on your site. I’m sure there are tons of better feelings, but that is a sweet one!

Here’s wishing you some luck this wonderful Monday morning!

For some cubicle monkeys, working from home sounds downright cushy: reclining in your PJs with a laptop propped up on your knees, a plate of freshly toasted Pop Tarts at your side, and ”The Price Is Right” twinkling in the background.But as the millions of telecommuters out there can tell you, it’s not like that at all. Not only do you need to be just as alert, productive and professional at home as you are in the office, you also have to make sure your boss knows you are.

Here are some tips on how to telecommute effectively — and how to ease your boss’s fears that your request to work from home is a sorry excuse to sleep in.

Considering working from home a few days a week? First ask yourself these questions:

Read the full telecommuting article.

Now that you are in your own home business, no doubt you had to make some adjustments that where necessary. New techniques and a new way of thinking will assure your real success.

You also want to have what it takes to grab your golden star. But how can you be balanced and still have some fun? Very successful people have known this secret for a long time. We want to live our lives in a way that we can still have some fun.
Well, as with everything, the right balance is the answer. No matter if we are young or a little older, we need to sit down and make time work for us. The time we spend in our business is important because this will translate into financial freedom and prosperity.

On the other hand, we need to spend some time to recuperate and refresh ourselves so that we can continue on our way to the top. How you will accomplish this in the right way will make the difference between failure and success in your home business.

This is vital to know and this has been a secret way for successful people to become what they are. You see, you want to have the right frame of mind and attract success and money to you and you can do this more easily when you are in harmony with yourself.
There is a great law in our universe and it is called the law of attraction, which means that you will attract to yourself what you want. But you have to sort out some things here, because while it is true that you want success and money, it is also true that you want even more. This is not your only endeavor! You also want to enjoy life and have some fun, but everything needs to be in it’s right place.
Time management is the answer! But wait, don’t think that it is difficult for you, it’s really simple and easy. With a regular schedule and some routine and the support of those who are close to you, it will all work out right.

There are people that are raking in truckloads of money and still have fun and everybody can do it. It’s just a matter of learning simple techniques from those who are already on the top. So here is what you want to do, just make a good time schedule and be serious about your dedication to your home business. Stick to your schedule and then take out some time to relax and have some fun. But remember the law of attraction! So be dedicated to your goals in life and to your home business plans and be passionately about it, it will work!
By being balanced, you can have some fun, too. Keep your goal in mind however!. You want to create your own wealth and have the financial freedom that so many people desire. Set your priorities in the right prospective!
When you do this you, have what it takes to be a successful business person and still have some fun.

This article is courtesy of … Yoshi Kundagawa is a freelance journalist. He writes about entrepreneurs and working from home. You can read his articles about home business at his blog.

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