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bikram | August 28, 2009
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Are these Blogging Lies costing your life? Part -2

Yesterday, we talked about some lies told by a small group of people who do not want you to be the part of blogging community, just because they are insecure. They do not want a person much smarter than they are should know their secret. Let us begin from where we left yesterday.

Lie 4: Successful bloggers cares much about his health lie

You will be told to believe that sleep at least 8-10 hours a day; jog for at least 1 hour a day; finish each meal in 20-30 minutes, and have 6 small meals. You will see, in total they want you to invest more than half of your day in these things. If you add to this our daily chore, this investment goes up to 70-80% of your day.

Can you see the picture now?

They do not want you to blog.  It’s part of their strategy to keep you away from blogging. For a moment, let’s put blogging aside to think more clearly on this issue. Let’s say, you are working in a big blue-chip corporation that is facing threat to its bottom line from competitors. What will your boss ask you to do? Work extra hours and get the company back on its feet or will he ask you to go to bed at 8 and stay there asleep for 8-10 hours?

It is simple logic that when you have pressing things at hand, you tend to devote more time to it then to sleeping. Have you seen any inventors, scientists, mathematicians, actors, singers, painters or any creative person following 8-10 hour daily sleeping routine?

I know sleeping is good for health, and 8-hours a day sleep keeps you fresh in the morning and you should do it, only if any serious work is not your priority.

Life is all about tradeoffs. If you want success as blogger, you will have to cut time you waste (yes, I feel we waste) on sleeping, eating, jogging etc. I am not preaching this. I myself follow this. It’s only once in a month that I sleep for more than 4 hours. I am not superstar or even star of blogging, but I like keeping my work this way. What do you want: 8-hour a day sleep for the rest of your life or successful and rewarding blogging career? Choice is yours!

In the two article series, I have just touched upon major lies told to bloggers. In the next article, I will talk about traits of successful blogger. Any suggestions?

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taradeck | January 31, 2009
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Six Reasons to Quit Your Day Job to Work From Home



Six Reasons to Quit Your Day Job to Work From Home

Author: Lynn Powers

Most everyone has thoughts now and then of quitting their outside jobs so they can work from home. After all, we can always find something we don’t like about where we work, the work we do or who we work with. Working from home can be a wonderful alternative. But maybe you’re just not sure. Even with the hundreds of work-at-home opportunities available today, walking away from a job you’ve had for a while, or that has become comfortable, is a big decision.

So how can you know when your reasons for quitting outweigh the reasons to stay?

1. Family Matters! If you’re paying half of your hourly wage for child care or you walk through the door after working all day and your kids don’t recognize you, it’s time to rethink your job situation. You work so your kids can have “stuff” but what they need most is you. Figure out whether more money is worth less time with your family. Working from home may be the perfect option for you.

2. Moral or Ethical Conflict. If your boss expects you to lie to land an account, fudge numbers on a report or do something else that points your moral compass in the wrong direction, you have a valid reason to remove yourself from that position. Most importantly, you’ll be teaching your kids that standing up for what you believe is honorable and maintaining your integrity is always the right decision.

3. No opportunity for Advancement. Are you stuck? Have you reached a place in your line of work where there is no more room for advancement? If you can’t see yourself doing the same old thing (probably at the same amount of pay) for umpteen years to come, it may be time for a change. And being home with your kids definitely provides opportunities for advancement every day!

4. Where’s the Challenge? The truth is, we only develop and change through the challenges we face. And if the challenge has been taken out of your job, so has your growth. Lack of growth is cause to consider replanting to another location (like home!) where you can bloom in new and glorious ways.

5. It’s not fun anymore. No job is fun ALL the time. But it should, at least, be enjoyable and satisfying most of the time. In fact, if you’re doing what you love to do, sometimes it shouldn’t even feel like work. If all of the fun has gone out of your job, and it feels too much like work every minute you’re on the clock, quitting to work from home may be a good choice for you. Being home isn’t all fun and games, but at least you’ll be able to take a break when you need a burst of fun in your day.

6. You’re burned out! If getting out of bed every morning is a chore (not because you stayed up a little too late the night before but because you dread going in to work) and you find yourself getting sick more often, it may be time to call it quits. No job is worth the stress and health-risks it’s causing to your body.

Maybe you aren’t quite ready to take the plunge and walk away from your job to work from home. But, at the very least, it may be time to reevaluate your work situation and figure out where to go from here. Quitting your day job is a big decision. But if you find yourself in any of the previous situations, it may just be one that’s necessary – and hopefully rewarding – for you and your family.

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