We can all struggle with the essential work/ lifestyle balance; quite often it can be a sense of working long hours and sometimes with the feeling of not striking up the right balance for all people concerned. But what can a home based business really do for you in terms of earning a great income and providing you with all the right components for success and happiness. Not everything is sweetness and light however with a few simple rules to follow it can be the make or break that can set you on the right road to success.Any person who has their own business can say on reflection that it takes a lot of hard work in order to get to the top of your profession; a difficult and sometimes far reaching experience that quite often appears to be unobtainable. It’s not a matter of not being attainable; it’s the factor of managing to juggle many balls in the air at one time without dropping them that is the key. A home based business is no different to any other business in terms of workload, time and financial implications. It is often a case of actively managing “time” and prioritising what is essential and making sure that systems and procedures are in place in order to work efficiently.An overriding factor of working at a home based business is the unfortunate and sometimes uncontrollable distractions that often happen. It is so easy to be drawn away from what is essentially an important task if for instance it is a lovely sunny day and it’s so tempting to go outside. Unless you have a strong will you can lose a great deal of time and focus on your business that can be lost and be counterproductive. Focus is crucial and necessary in order to really push a business forward; and it can be difficult in the short term but so much more productive in the future. It’s no good sitting back and waiting for the money to come rolling in; it needs to be earned first.A lot of the work associated with a home based business is being able to prioritise and focus on what is essential; this needs to be done on a daily basis with time set aside to deal with all the issues that arise throughout the day. Sometimes it can feel like a never ending task; however it is this focus and structure that can help reap dividends to a fledgling business. We can all be overwhelmed by the responsibility of our commitments; family, current work, friends as well as trying to maintain some sort of structure that will not make you feel like it’s a no win situation. Your new business venture is meant to be exciting and dynamic not a business that makes you feel pressured and unwilling to do what it takes to succeed.