By Timothy Scutchfield
You’ve had bosses if you have worked out in the brick-and-mortar world. You’ve probably had bosses that you considered “good” bosses and those that you’ve considered “bad” bosses. You’ve had strict bosses and easy bosses. You’ve had bosses that knew how to get a job done and how to use the talent he had at hand to get that job done. Well, now that you are working at home, YOU are the boss. What kind of boss will you be?
If you want to develop a successful online business or if you want to work for others online, you had better be one of those bosses that you considered too strict and too hard to please when you worked out in the brick-and-mortar world. You need to be a boss that gets the job done — on time, on point, and with a high degree of excellence. Second best or “just okay” won’t get it!
The competition out on the Internet is stiff, no matter whether you are starting your own business or working for others. You can’t see your competition, but that doesn’t mean that they are not there. You can’t SEE the guy standing next to you that wants the job you have, or the gal in the next cubicle over that wants to take your best customer, but they ARE there. Unless you are one tough boss and demand promptness and consistently high-quality work from yourself, they will take your job or your business.
Make your own rules and then enforce them. Establish a starting time and don’t accept showing up late or not at all from your employee (yourself). Set goals and insist that you meet those goals; no excuses are acceptable. As the boss, you must demand that your employee (you) stay abreast of progress and changes in your field and continue to hone the skills that will produce success.
Thank you,
Timothy Scutchfield
Contributing Editor
www.Top5OnlineJobs.com
