Just a short issue this week, as Lesley has been ill in bed for two days, and little Skye has been feeling a little under the weather.
Throw in seven hours of coaching calls in two days for my Adsense mentor group...and my life suddenly has turned complicated!
So...my early-morning starts have continued this week, getting up at 5:30am and having an hour of focused work before the 'new dad' side of my life kicks in once the kids gets up, allows me to feel as if I have accomplished something even if I spend most of the day doing chores!
I'll admit it...I'm terrible when Lesley is ill. (I blame my parents!).
I do my bit and do whats necessary, but, for some reason, I find it very much like hard work...even though I am more than capable of doing whatever's necessary.
Perhaps it puts me out of my comfort zone...which I can always tell when I have to take a sharp intake of breath before I 'dive' into the next household/children thing to do.
Typical man many people would say!
One of the benefits to my family of me working from home is that I am around when all hell breaks loose!
And...one of the challenges of working from home is being able to juggle moving my business forward whilst in the midst of that stuff called life.
I wouldn't change it for the world...though I certainly know why I try to organize my working life around my family life - and not the other way around.
This last couple of days has been a reminder to stay focused on this point!
As should YOU!
Sometimes it can seem difficult to juggle home and family vs work (I know - I was 'indispensible' at work for a number of years - working all hours and weekends).
And I'll paraphrase something you've probably heard quoted before...
"When you're on your way out - you won't be saying to yourself 'I wish I worked more' for all those years"
In the grand scheme of life...it's often the people and circumstances we take for granted that are THE most important things in our life.
I'm going to try to handle the juggling of both my worlds better today (because Lesley deserves it).
And I think that you should give a few seconds thought to how you can focus even a few minutes a day towards WHO or WHAT is REALLY important in YOUR life.
Then go and prove it!
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