The majority of stay-at-home moms establish a home-based business to spend more time with their children. And I was no exception: I left a lucrative corporate position to spend more time with my two children. But then you put a lot of effort into your company, and it succeeds! Yes, you are getting orders and making money, but on the other hand, you are not spending as much time with your children. So, how do you manage your time? Do you still put your children first in your life? Or do you go with the “just a minute, honey !” line and hope they don’t know what time it is? It happened to me: I was working on an order for 150 gift baskets during my first Christmas season in business. It was an arduous job, and tensions were high. I didn’t even have time to straighten the room because the deadline was coming. There were product boxes everywhere, empty boxes everywhere, and gourmet food everywhere: it was a disaster! My 4-year-old daughter(now11) approached me with tears in her eyes, saying,” Mommy,
I’m bored and lonely…’. Can we have a little fun?” What could I possibly do? I was alone at home with her, and there was no way I could finish my work if I stopped playing promptly. So, I devised a plan to play with her while also working on the spur of the moment. And I had the bright notion of making her an office out of used/damaged boxes just next to mine. She was overjoyed! And she was the one who did all the work! Directed her to the boxes and made room for her next to my desk. She made a desk, improvised a chair, and even had some merchandise to offer in her retail establishment. With that in place, I was able to work uninterrupted for the majority of the time. She enjoyed observing and imitating me, so when I picked up the phone to speak with a customer, she did the same she constructed her own basket when! Needed to make one. She took up a pencil and calculated her own prices when!
Was calculating the costs for my baskets. Her workspace evolved, with the old, damaged boxes being replaced by actual wooden drawers. Inventory that I couldn’t sell ended up in her store. She even acquired a couch and an adding machine. Her favorite place to play is now her office. And it’s no longer just an office: it’s a whole building with various shops. She owns a restaurant, a spa, a bookstore, and a toy store. The store has aided her in various ways: -she learned about inventory management and order -she was taught proper phone etiquette. She learned how to add and subtract.
-she honed her organizational abilities
she discovered how to be inventive(little bits and pieces of ribbon, baskets, empty containers have become great assets to her business)
could you use your company to teach your kids about business while having fun? I'm confident you could. Simply take some time to consider how your position may be used to show some entrepreneurial seeds in your youngster.
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