And Then An Illness Strikes You Down! Backup Plan?
Dear fans and readers,
What do you do or what would you do if you all the sudden are not able to take care of your internet business you are building?
Has anyone of you ever thought of that? The reason I write this, is that Mr. Flue and Mr. Cold came to my home and gave me a visit. So since yesterday I am really sick and no that means no computer time, it is bed time and I am sleeping a lot.
Now I am up and doing a bit better than yesterday, but as we say, I cannot be too long behind the pc and will have to take some rest anytime soon.
I am taking my medicine, but this can take some time to recover from, so what to do in the meantime?
That brings me back to the idea of a backup plan, someone who can take over your work in case you are not available.
Or what do you do? Leave your comments below.
Sick Ambassador Stefan, ToLiNoLi
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I am not worried at all, my websites are out there and will work for me, I did had a down fall last week, didn't feel like blogging here or on my websites, I was in bed for a couple of days, and just answered WA comments, I went down from position 7 to 14, but I gained during that time of doing nothing 7 new referrals here. I am back in business again since yesterday.
I didn't have the flu, I had a bladder infection, but never the less, you can feel terrible from that too:((
This is a good question, I never really thought that, but now might be the time consider a backup plan. Hope you get to feeling better my friend.
If this happens I have long and short-term backup goals Stefan and just generally muddle though!
Hi Tolinoli,
I suppose it depends what stage you are at with your work, if you have already set up your website it should be able to work on auto pilot, so just rest and get better as soon as your body is able.
I would probably give you the same advice even if you were in the middle of setting things up. there is no point in beating yourself up for being ill just recover your energies and get right back to it when you are ready to.
Hi Melanie,
Thank you, yeah that makes sense, taking things slower now and sleep when I feel to and give my body time to repair itself.
Stefan :0)
Ah Stefan,
I do pray you recover quickly buddy.
Now, this is something I discussed somewhere in the past. I recommend online marketers should seriously take this point into consideration.
something (no one prays for) can happen and you are left with w lifeless body. All the Internet accounts, some with dollars, etc will have to be continued.
Who takes over?
Good question.
Who takes over your other activities should also take over your online business.
Your next of kin ?
Does that person have your passwords and other access params already>
You found Mr. Frog, so I won't doubt you in that sense of way. I bet you know what to bet for, so I believe you... :0)
Hi Stefan
Hope you feel better SOON! Drink hot water with fresh lemon juice in it. ;-)
Hmmmm, haven't thought of your question yet. Usually it just waits until I'm able to continue. Not the best of options, I know. It will be interesting to see what others suggest.
Sending you get well vibes! ;-)
Sharlee (Chocolate IceCream)
Hi Sharlee,
Today it is better, yesterday I felt tired and dizzy, so I slept most of the day. I will go a bit outside, same temperature as inside and get some sunshine vitamine D :0)
Thank you for the get well chocolate icecream vibes :P
After this, I have to sit down and think about a backup plan. :0)
Stefan, ToLiNoLi
Hi Stefan
Perfect - getting natural Vit D is excellent!
Well, seeing that you are going to go outside... also make sure to stand with your bare feet on the grass or soil. Make sure you connect to the earth. That is very good, it is called "earthing", Google it. ;-) [wink] I guess it will be a foreign concept for you extraterrestrials, but it is highly recommended for all earthlings. ;-)
Years ago, just after I learned about earthing, Hubby was terribly sick, but had to do some water pressure washing around the house before prospective buyers came to view it. He eventually kicked his wet shoes off and were walking barefoot on the paving, and by how sick he already was, I thought he was going to end up in the hospital and be half dead. Surprisingly, he was almost over it the next day! And the only thing I can put it down to, is "earthing".
And you are right Stefan, give your body the rest that it needs. The internet will still be here when you comes back. ;-)
Hope the chocolate ice cream is helping! ;-) LOL!
When you are feeling better and came up with a plan, please let us know what your backup plan is. You usually come up with good ideas. And seeing that I don't have any good ideas for a backup, I would like to learn from you! ;-)
Meanwhile, please look well after yourself Stefan!
Sharlee (Chocolate IceCream)
Blessings for a speedy recovery, Stefan! You are allowed to take a couple days off every now and then!
Erin :)!
My upfront plan is that I take the whole year around supplements and I can't remember the last time I had a cold or the flu. So my advice would after recover take care and take some supplements so to say create a higher resistance
These things just happen, it can happen to anyone, no matter your resistance level, if it is a new virus or bacteria and your body cannot identify it to fight it off, you get sick. however a higher resistance makes the illness shorter in duration.
Same goes for colloidal silver, which I am taking, it reduces the infection duration by 70%, I know as i experienced before, It kills any virus and bacteria on the planet, so that stuff is really good, btw last time I had something was a year ago. I do not get often sick. So this was a kind of a surprise, starting with some pain in my throat and I thought I ate something causing an allergic reaction...
Now that is the spirit, here is my backup plan for answering my blogposts while I am sick, you are perfect for that job Farid :P
Mr. Frog is slowly leaving me, hey I will send him to you as you love frogs so much... :P
I am on tissue testing now btw, would be good for some reviews lol :P
If you don't share your frog, how do you know Monster loves your frog too, oh wait it is Monster who shares his frog with you... :P
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I'm very sorry that you arent' well, Stefan. Hope you feel better soon!
Yes, it's always when you aren't fit that you think you should have a contingency plan and then forget about it once you are back to normal. My approach in all those years of being self-employed has been to still drag myself to the computer and get at least the essentials done.
However, I don't recommend this. I agree with Dave that you should allow yourself a rest to get better and not worry about your business. You can always catch up later when you are fit again.
Your health should always come first!