Persistence. You hear the word a lot in the work at home arena, and it truly is essential for a work at home mom to succeed. Persist at what? Persist at making the effort to do whatever it takes for your work at home situation to succeed, that’s what. That may be making “scary” phone calls. It might be learning a new, formidable task. Perhaps it entails having yet another presentation to a prospective client when the last one did not go as hoped.
You may have to persist at things that involve you only but you don’t particularly enjoy, and you may have to persist at actions (like phone calls and presentations) by which you hope to engage another person. In the latter case, another key word to remember is effort. You are responsible for your effort. You are not responsible for the outcome (which in these cases is dependent on another person’s behavior). As long as you persist in putting forth the effort, you succeed! Regardless of what the other person says, thinks, or decides. You win!
It is a completely logical conclusion to draw, but it sure can be hard to remember when your effort is met with repeated “no”s. That’s where the work at home mom draws on her resilience and inner strength (qualities that are a given for our breed). You DO have them – draw on them and let them shine. Congratulate your victory in making the persistent effort, no matter what the outcome!!
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