NBB Wishes You a Happy & Safe Holiday!
The holidays are here. This is a special time for everyone - from those celebrating Christmas, to those celebrating Festivus. It’s a time to reunite with family and friends, exchange gifts, and eat way too much. But there’s more to the holidays than just the typical stuff - for us at least.
Is there anything that can make one really appreciate the value of making a living online quite like the holiday season? I don’t think so. It is this time of year that really makes me glad I’ve chosen this career path. For example…
Getting Your Shopping Done While Everyone Else is at Work
While enjoying a delicious Qdoba lunch last week near the outlet malls I was flabbergasted to see the number of people frantically scurrying about to buy their last minute Christmas presents. The problem isn’t that they were all shopping at the last minute … it’s that they were all shopping on their lunch breaks.
Working from home means your lunch break is when you’re hungry - not when corporate decides you should be hungry. Thus leaving the rest of your day open for the everyday stuff you have to get done, including Christmas shopping.
Spending an Extra Day With Your Family Doesn’t Require “Vacation Time”
If you want to stay an extra day at the parents’ house for the holidays you have to worry about putting in for paid time off. Every day is paid time off for you if you choose. If you’re building your online business correctly then you can afford to take any day off and not have it really affect your business. Okay, so sure you probably don’t want to take a solid week off (which is different from the full-time job), but it’s the freedom of being able to take a day or two here and there whenever the hell you want that makes working from home so cool.
If You Can’t Afford to Take a Day Off, Just Take Your Work With You
For those of you who have just launched a new site, or who are just a little tight on money this time of year - you can still enjoy those extra couple of days with your family. Just bring your laptop. Simple as that.
So I hope all of my great readers take this time to really enjoy what matters in life - family and friends. Yea our businesses are important, but if making your living online doesn’t give you the freedom to do the things in life that you enjoy - what’s the point of it?
Have a happy and safe holiday!
