When you start out to work from home, it probably seems like
you are going to be able to work at your convenience. It might
seem like a marvelous luxury to be able to sleep a bit longer
and to start work in your bathrobe or better yet, get the kids
off to school and go back to bed. It is very nice indeed to not
be tied down to a bosses schedule or to have to decide things
based upon what a boss says you can and can't do. Its also nice
to be able to get work done in advance and take a few days off
of work without having to worry about whether or not anyone is going to miss you at the office. However, finding time to get
your work done can actually end up presenting a problem for
you.
Suddenly, when you start to work from home, there are things
that need to be done at home and you find yourself needing to
do them. There are errands to be run that you never had time to
do before you started to work from home and there are things
that you are trying to get finished that you think you can put work aside in order to do. You might find that its hard to find
the time to work from home, because suddenly there is a lot more
to do than you thought there was. Because you are your own boss,
who is to tell you how to allocate your time. And then, at the
end of the day, you discover that you have not gotten any work done!
The best thing to do is to set a schedule for yourself and for
your work day. Yes, its nice to be able to work from home and
therefore not have to do any work when you don't' want to.
However, we do need a schedule and a routine to make sure that
we are getting everything done that needs to be done in our
lives. In order to make sure that you are getting your work
done, a schedule is something that is going to benefit you. You
can still choose when you want to work, just make sure that you
block out enough time to get your daily work done, and then make that time of each day your actual work time. Unplug the
phone and try not to surf the web. Also, turn off the
television and actually be at work. Even if you are in the
comfort of your own home, if you can do something that makes it feel like you are at work you are going to see that you are
benefiting from being at work and able to get your work done.
Try getting up with the kids, shower, dresss, get them to
school and then get to work. Just like you did when you didn't work from home. Tell yourself that even though you are your own
boss, the boss says it's time to go to work.
This is something that is very important because if you don't
have a set time to do your work each day, there is a chance
that you aren't going to get your work done and that working
from home will end up being less profitable than it could be.
