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Ah, work at home. It's a catch-phrase these days, meaning that the idea has become popular. And actually, it's an idea that can work. But, you talk to a hundred different people who are working from home, and you'll find a hundred different ways to do it. The trick is finding what works best for you. And that's where I come in. I've been reading some books about about the work-at-home movement, and I'm learning things that I can apply to my own business. I want to improve my skills and grow my business. By sharing what I'm reading with you, I hope to help you find the books that will best suit your needs for shaping your own work-at-home experience. I have plenty more to say about working at home, but first I'm going to use this page to review the books I've been reading. I'm including links to where you can buy these books in the hopes that you'll support my work by clicking on those links to make your purchases. Happy Shopping! Home
Business Happiness If you are familiar with the Bible, you know how it teaches a little bit about a lot of topics spread all throughout its pages. It doesn't have a single chapter on love, then one on sin, family life, diet, serving God, how to treat your neighbor, etc. It sprinkles the teachings throughout the Word. That is a good analogy for what this book does. By forming each chapter as a profile on an individual business, Ms. Fuller not only gives you plenty of ideas for actual businesses that are operated at or from home, she also sprinkles the wisdom and knowledge needed to run any business throughout her pages. Each chapter contains specific resources to help you get started in a similar business as well. That, the appendices, and the index make this book an invaluable reference in spite of the following difficulties. Issues:
Unfortunately, they've never updated the book to correct any of these errors.
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Your Own Business Don't think that this is a how-to manual like other work-at-home books. It's not. It's more of a whole life guide to getting your home and family act together, and while you're at it, why don't you earn a living together? Raymond and Dorothy Moore are well-known among the homeschool set, which makes their premise of working together where you live understandable. Their goal is not just to earn a living but to teach your children the skills of responsible provision. I like it! Rather than handing money to my children, I want to encourage them to learn to earn money. Learn how to do a job. Work hard. Develop that entrepreneurial mindset. Then when they are older, perhaps they won't have to enter "the workforce". Perhaps they will already be established in business for themselves, or at least ready to move into one. This book has tons of ideas for actual at-home businesses. Mostly these are things you can make and sell, or services you can offer. It's not heavy on how or where to sell your products; that topic is left to other books. But you can look through the lists to get ideas, and then you may just be on your way to beginning your own home-based business! Part I is how to manage your home; Part II is home industries and lots about them.
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Christian's Guide to Working from Home It's all about balance. Balancing your home life with your work life. And O'Connor gives you a lot to think about when it comes to this topic: what it will mean to bring your business into your home and what you will need to do to survive it! This book has some nice qualities in that it not only gives ideas for home businesses, but it also discusses online business, telecommuting, consulting, and other potential work-at-home scenarios. Until the final chapters, this book only has a sprinkling of Scripture passages and religious references to remind you of the title. It's not necessarily about helping Christians find work-at-home jobs that sit well with Christian morals. However, once you get to the sections on managing your home and relating to your children and spouse, you will find a solid foundation of Biblical truth supporting the topics that are discussed. I found many nuggets of useful information here. Once you start reading these types of books, you will discover many commonalities between them. I think reading many of them is, in general, going to help cement in your mind the things you need to do. This book is a good starting point for that. I had quite a few bookmarks on pages where I wanted to do more with what I learned there. Most particularly, references to other books I'd like to read...
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