Guide To Keeping Yourself Motivated When Working From Home
Written by rifqi on July 12th, 2010 in Small Business.
Do you make money online by staying at home? Sure not having to go to the workplace daily has its benefits. You won’t get caught in heavy traffic. You won’t be reprimanded by your boss for coming in late. And you won’t be bugged down by chatty officemates. However, working from home also got a few disadvantages. And one of them is losing your drive to work.
It’s important to start your every day right. Get up and get motivated. Before you hit your workstation desk, take a shower and get some breakfast. Also, dress for the job. Having no one seeing you isn’t an excuse for skipping personal grooming habits. Besides, wearing your pajamas, nighties or boxers is not really a great way to put you in a productive mood.
There are many temptations at home that can easily make you lose your focus. There’s the ref and the bed. There’s your pet and the TV. There’s chatting with a neighbor or surfing the net. It’s important to keep your discipline up at all times. Make schedules and set deadlines. These shall keep you from being distracted and tempted to skip working for the day.
You can’t expect to work a hundred percent if your office is also the living room. It’s best to make a room in your house as your makeshift office space. It can be anything from the guestroom, attic, to the garage. Other than having an office room, make it look like a real office. Put up shelves, computer workstation furniture, and the likes. Each time you step into it, it’ll be easier to get your working mood on.
Make a list of all the tasks you need to accomplish during the day. Also, give each one a deadline that you intend to meet. Check off each entry as soon as it’s done. Somewhere between tasks, reward yourself for meeting deadlines. But don’t extend your rewards or breaks; otherwise you’ll completely lose your motivation to work.
Find during which time of the day you’re at your most productive. Is it early in the morning? Is it mid-afternoon? Whichever time it is, do all your difficult tasks when you’re at you most productive self. Leave easy tasks when you seem to be less lively. It’s during such times where you may also multitask, such as simply sending e-mails while watching soaps.
There’s no denying that working from home both got its sets of advantages and disadvantages. But if you lose your motivation, it may mean disaster. And you might crawl back to your previous office and beg your ex-boss to take you in once more. Make sure you take pleasure in the perks of working from home, but don’t abuse them.
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