| Your environment can make you or break you. | | | | are constantly negative, complaining or who |
| There are four aspects to your business and | | | | always tell you what you can not do. If you |
| personal environment that this article will cover. | | | | constantly associate with 9 losers guess who |
| | | | | loser number 10 will be? This does not mean |
| First: | | | | that you have to dump all of your friends, but |
| You need supportive relationships other than your | | | | you may want to place limits on how much time |
| spouse and your immediate family. You may | | | | you spend with friends or relatives who are |
| say that your husband or wife is your best friend, | | | | always negative. As you begin to associate with |
| but if you complain to your best friend all day long | | | | more successful people, you will find that they |
| they will get tired of you. You need 3 or 4 close | | | | maintain a positive attitude and environment; if |
| friends that you can share your deep thoughts | | | | you are negative they will not want to spend |
| and feelings with. You need people who will give | | | | much time with you. |
| you direct, honest and constructive feedback. | | | | |
| Many home business owners especially those who | | | | |
| work online, suffer from emotional and intellectual | | | | Fourth: |
| isolation. You need to create a web of humanity, | | | | Your physical work environment needs to be |
| a circle of associations who will inspire and support | | | | designed for the work that you do. If you work |
| you. | | | | at a computer or at a desk then you need a |
| | | | | comfortable office chair and desk. You need a |
| Second: | | | | computer screen that does not strain your |
| You must surround yourself with 100% reliable | | | | eyes. You need an appropriate filing system and |
| people in your business. If you have team | | | | glare free and adequate lighting. The idea is to |
| members or employees that are not completely | | | | design your office space to be comfortable for |
| reliable then you need to replace them with | | | | the type of work you do. |
| people that you can count on. If you can not | | | | |
| trust your team members to perform as they | | | | Once you design your environment to be |
| should you will be wasting your own time | | | | comfortable and supportive, your productivity will |
| constantly checking up on them to see what has | | | | soar. It is likely that by eliminating distractions |
| been left unfinished. | | | | and making things more stress free you will be |
| | | | | able to save yourself an hour or more of wasted |
| | | | | time per day. You will also feel better at the end |
| Third: | | | | of your work day. |
| Bad associations; this would include friends who | | | | |