Mums the Business: Robyn Hatley's Blog for Mums Working from Home, Mumpreneurs and Home Business; Inspirational Stories, Business Tips and Resources from Robyn Hatley, the Business Coach for Mumpreneurs

7 Hot Tips on Working from Home

I recently was the guest speaker at an Athena Network lunch meeting for local business women in the Ealing area...

Nearly half of this group of inspirational business ladies work from home, so when giving my talk I wasn't at all surprised to see nods of acknowledgement and smiles of agreement, around the table!

I hope that you too, over the next few weeks, enjoy my 7 Top Tips on working from home - and please feel free to add your own!

Read on for tip no.1...

Sir Edmund Hillary and I have climbed the same mountain...

Listening to the breakfast news on Wednesday morning, announcing Sir Edmund Hilary's death, I was struck by one of the most poignant quotes he had ever said....

As a mum who decided to leave the corporate world and set up in her own home-based business, I sometimes feel I have climbed & conquered many mountains, and I will continue to do so as my business grows and develops.  But perhaps my greatest challenge of all is captured in what Sir Edmund meant when he said.... 

Back to School? Now back to Business....

Like me, I know many of you have little ones that have returned to Nursery or School over the past few days... So I'll keep this short & sweet!  Whether you are thinking of starting a business, have just taken the plunge or are a good few months into it, I'm quite sure you'll find this inspiring at the beginning of an exciting 2008!

There's a quote I am going to share with you that you may have heard before, but even if you have, I've read it many times and think it is just as powerful each time.

It's a quote written by Marianne Williamson in her book A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles.  (It is often incorrectly credited to Nelson Mandela).

"How Do You Eat an Elephant?"

Answer: One chunk at a time!  This was the title of a recent blog, by a really sassy lady and business mumpreneur, Karen Skidmore of "Can Do Can Be" fame.  Karen was talking about that overwhelming feeling that us working ladies & working mums often get, when trying to juggle so many balls and spin so many plates, simultaneously!  As someone who has started 2 home-based businesses in the last 24 months, It felt awfully familiar to me too....

It's also a common feeling around this time of year, when we often feel so compelled to come up with "New Years Resolutions" for our businesses.