By Dan Reinhold
This article may only be reproduced in its entirety, includingthe resource box and subscription information electronically orin print. A courtesy copy of your publication would be nice,too! Wacko Families by Dan Reinhold You hear about them, readabout them...heck, our entire entertainment industry is almostexclusively based on them. But can you admit that you belong toone?? It's a never-ending waking nightmare. 24/7/365, you haveFAMILY. There is some escape possible. When you worked outsidethe h0me, you left to go to your job and were pretty much freewhile you were away, except for the occasional annoying call.Then you went and blew it. You decided to w0rk at h0me. Theparticulars don't matter, not the what, for whom or even why.You're at h0me. Now consider the wiring of most people today inour society. "Work" and "home" have always been separate placesand functions. When you're "at work", you're working. Whenyou're "at home", you're not. Nice, easy, simple andunderstandable concept that kept everyone nodding and smilinglike bobbleheads. Think, then, of how haywire this rusty oldwiring becomes when it tries to comprehend "w0rking at h0me".Ouch. You may know the what, for whom and why. I would certainlyhope you do. Your family ( a loose configuration of various realand "honorary" relatives you either married or have knownforever) only knows that you are "at home." Does not compute,does not compute... That's the reason why they don't get it.You're there at home, open, vulnerable, accessible, recruitable.To them, you can't "work" while you're "at home." In their eyes,you're JUST "at home" and so all the "at home" rules apply. Thisis where "h0me business" and "h0me employment" rules are bornand nourished and grown until all family (well, alright...most)can recognize and interpret them to the best of their oldwiring's ability. You GOTTA: Use workspeak. Set your "workhours" in your "work schedule" and "go to work" and "be working"when it's time to do so. Work when you're working. No one makesa living playing Tetris or Doom, except the game testers. Unlessyour paychecks are from a game testing company, try sticking tobusiness. That goes for IM and chatrooms and video cell phonesand whatever the latest cool toys might be. Play later. Showproof of working. I know this takes all the fun out of drivingthem crazy wondering what you're doing, but it'll really help.You don't have to flash pay receipts or checks, but print out aconfirmation, thank you note or hard copy of a piece of aproject. Whatever you do, show. All the time. Remember you'redealing with seriously rusty wiring. My brother-in-law stillasks me, "So what's that you do again???" Apply glue liberallyto your guns and stick to 'em. The bad news is you can neverstop doing all these things. Just when you think they've finallygot it, the eyes glass over and they start drooling again at thesound of your latest exploits. This stuff is imperative togarnering whatever support and cooperation you can get fromthese people who never go away. Either they will get it orthey'll decide to bother someone else. Well, we can all dream,can't we? Dan Reinhold is the proud author of "The WAHumor Way:Reality Check, Please!", the essential primer for everyonestarting a home business or even thinking about it. With twoboys, a dog, a cat, a rat, a wife and a household to keeptogether to boot, Dan's also the editor of WAHumor to hang on tohis sanity by showing how insane the work-at-home community canbe! Subscribe quickly at WAHumor@aweber.com You could Win Big!!"The WAHumor Way: Reality Check, Please!"is now available atwww.WAHumorWay.com
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