Comments on: Schedules Don’t Matter – Statistics Do!

By: Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:55:59 +0000

Exactly! Thanks a lot for the wishes Monika

By: Monika

Monika — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:49:25 +0000

@ Chris: You are certainly welcome. You are also right in the assumption that once you are your own boss it is much easier to ‘juggle’ your business with other aspects of your life. After all, you will be your own boss, setting your own hours. I certainly wish you success in achieving that dream of yours.

By: Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:49:20 +0000

@ Monika: Oh I’m quite aware of that. And I’m sure as I move into full time I will be spending quite a bit working at times. I mean that when I finally those extra 8 hours a day back, it will be so much easier to focus. I’ll be able to organize my day more efficiently instead of working on things “when I can”.

Well, I don’t take breaks every time I make progress, but I figure a reward every once in a while is healthy, both for me and my work. It’s not always going to be easy, and I don’t expect it to be either. But the fact that I can make my own income and life the way I want is as you said, living my dream.

I thank you for your words of wisdom. You have definitely been a great help to me on my journey. And I thank you

By: Monika

Monika — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:28:32 +0000

@ Chris: It will be different in the sense that you have no other income if you do this full time. There is no room for ‘indulging your every need to chill’ unless you want to go back to employment. There will be days when you desperately want to chill out but can’t because of deadlines, a lack of being short on your daily goals or simply for the pressures of your workload and on the opposite end of the spectrum you’ll experience days when you wish there was more work to keep you busy enough. Have I scared you off the thought yet?

Working from home full time is not always the easy dream people make out to believe. By having strong guidelines in place (milestones, stats, etc.) you can control the positive outcome of your business dealings pretty much each month – but doing so often requires personal sacrifices that are sometimes hard to make.

Despite it, I wouldn’t want anything else because in the bigger scheme of things I am living my dream live and nothing can stop me.

By: Monika

Monika — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:12:54 +0000

@ Mark: Yeah, some say I am a smart cookie but then I guess I just learned my lessons (and continue to do so.) I love to chill myself. I’m actually a self-proclaimed couch potato but these days I’m acting increasingly out of character.

By: Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:44:31 +0000

Your not an alcoholic, your eccentric.

Anyways, I tend to measure my success for the day on how much I accomplished. Which is close to what you do with keeping track of how much you made. I think it’s important to make time for yourself and the family (animals and kids).

I figure if I made some progress one way or another I deserve a break. But again, I’m doing this part time for the time being so it may be different when I can finally go full time. That I can’t wait for.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:03:50 +0000

Oi, woman, you’re making me sound like an alcoholic!
Anyway, great article oozing wisdom. The work-life balance is a tough one, especially when self-employed. It’s good to chill. No pockets in shrouds, as they say.