1. Environment : Make sure the environment around you is set in work mode. Set up a proper home office away from family traffic in the house. The look and feel of an home office or work environment is very important to be work effective when running your home based business. You need space away from the hustle and bustle of your household.

2. Family Support and Understanding :  Make sure your family and the people around you understand and support your work from home business. More often family members can take work from home based businesses for granted and think that because you're at home its not really work, and the assumption can be made that you are available 24/7. Let them know when its work time for you, its work time for you.

3. Researching, Analysing and Planning Your Work From Home Business Strategy : Before you undertake any work from home business opportunity, make sure you have an in-depth knowledge of the field you would like to pursue. Research and study your market. Business planning is crucial in order to succeed in any business. Your work from home business can only be successful if planning and research is done properly. Give yourself a framework of goals to achieve over a period of time and follow your business plan. Once you have a good work from home business plan, the next step is to act upon it. You are the actor/actress and your business plan is the screen play or script that needs to become a blockbuster movie (think of it that way). Your work from home business can only succeed and be healthy if the right steps are taken from the beginning.

4. Schedule: Have a daily plan and task list of what you want to do and achieve for your home based business. Know what you are going to do (When, How and Where). Time planning and self-management is very important for a successful work from home business.

5. Be passionate about your work : Love what you are doing and be prepared to work hard to see the fruits of your labour. Give 110% to your work from home based business.

6. Take care of your health: Eat properly, exercise and get enough sleep. Being healthy allows you to have more energy to stay focused and be work effective when running your work from home business.