Three Quick Tips to Help You Work from Home
Many people take to working from home naturally, but to a few, it’s a daunting prospect. They ask themselves, “Do I have the discipline?” The answer is “Yes, as long as you have a plan.” Working from home is probably the quickest path to living the lifestyle you prefer, because you set your own hours and pick your own office environment. It’s pretty much the best kind of work there is, provided you take it seriously.
We can’t give you a complete plan in a single blog entry. Properly speaking, that would be a turnkey business. (We do have some advice for you about that, though. Contact us for the details!) Instead, here are three ways to work from home a bit smarter.
Time Your Work at Home to Household Pleasures
Some personal management gurus will tell you to work at home just as if you were at an external office, but that kind of defeats the purpose of working at home, doesn’t it? You probably want to leave the office to get away from that.
Instead, tie your schedule to the good things about being at home. Don’t tell yourself you’ll work until a strictly scheduled, 12:00 lunch. Promise yourself a motorcycle trip to your favorite restaurant once the noonday traffic’s cleared. (I don’t know about you, but we love doing that!) Which one sounds more fun? Which one would you rather work toward?
Ride the Wave
Everyone’s energy ebbs and flows during the day. In a traditional office you have to push yourself through the low points. Quality suffers, you drink too much coffee, and you’re ready to fall into bed when you’re done. At home, you have a chance to use your working energy naturally, without forcing yourself to work when you’d be better off taking a break.
Kick start your energy level with a bit of exercise. Ride that first wave of energy until you feel it drop off and then take your break. Take the time you need to recuperate and catch the next wave. Working in a normal office, you’d never get to work two hours on and an hour off, but at home, why not? You’ll get as much work done, if not more, spread across more hours.
Find Your Personal Home Office
Your personal definition of “office” is probably a lot different from the desk and cubicle you’ve come to expect from working for other people. Start with the traditional desk, computer and filing cabinet, but as time passes, take note of what you use every day and what you could do without. Get rid of extraneous clutter. If you only file papers occasionally, move the filing cabinet to another room. If it doesn’t affect how quickly you work, you don’t need it.
Once you get rid of the excess, you’ll have an “office” that doesn’t get in your way and becomes a place you associate with self-disciplined work, not the traditional 9 to 5 grind. It’s your symbol for success.
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