How to beat the "Home Business Blues"

If you are new to working a Home Business, you may experience what I like to call "The Home Business Blues" resulting from percieved isolation as you adapt to a new lifestyle. One of the best ways to bust through this is to go out and look for networking opportunities either in your immediate area or outside of it a bit. As an example, join your local Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Association, Networking Club or business resource center. Go to their meetings both to help your business and as a reason to get out of the house. You could meet just the person you need to meet to expand your context and your Business....

If you get "cabin fever", find a reason to go out. You can shop for home business supplies, go to the printers, study the competition by visiting local businesses, or look up something you need to know at the library. Give yourself a day or two to relax and recharge your battery. Alternately, you can also make a date with your spouse, a friend or a prospective client for lunch. Since You must eat, you are not really taking much more time or altering your schedule much, and it will break up your day and give you a new perspective which will probably improve your work productivity since you should feel refreshed.

Do something that you really enjoy that gets you out of the house and around other people during the week and then do it at least once a week. Consider doing a home sales party for your Home Business a minimum of once once per month if you are involved in sales. It gets you out of the house and helps you meet people and possible networking opportunities as well as lets you work your business while having fun and adding variety to it. And remember, your Home Business should be fun!