Working the cube farm has been a disaster for worker productivity for years and also you are finally fed up. Your organization has offered you an opportunity to function from home. So finally, the house office is born. The choice of the location of your house office is crucial to your success.
Too close to the activities going on and you get distracted. Too far away, and you become stranded on an island. Another concern is the "7-Eleven" effect, in other words, you're always open for company and in a really short time you find yourself exhausted. But you will find methods to manage these issues in order to make your home office experience a success.
Now the home workplace is much more of a focus in the design process, make this space worth living. Make it comfy, but not too comfortable. Make it warm and inviting, but not a play room for the kids. Make it a location to work, but also a location to live. Confused? Don't be simply because this is your space to with as you wish. Just keep in mind your specific situation and plan accordingly.
Perhaps converting your attic for use as a house office is really a wonderful idea. Maybe working in the corner of the bedroom works. Whatever your room allocation is having a true house office is a excellent way to maintain your overhead low since you're already paying for the space and the real hidden value of the home office is that it doesn't have to look like a corporate office with a huge oak desk and wall-to-wall filing cabinets. And even though your children will disagree, your house office isn't somewhere they should be playing. Finding space for a home workplace is a major concern these days.
Once you've found your space, you should hopefully discover that working from a home workplace is interesting, varied and provides an opportunity to deliver results that will make a real difference to your life. It won't be difficult to work if you have a well-organized, fully equipped home workplace and you have organized well and are comfy.
But the key to a well run home office and a satisfied worker is this: create a work schedule just like you would if you went into the office each and every day. Do not wake up tomorrow and ask yourself what you are going to do that day, have a plan. Also set working hours, you go into the workplace from 8-5 or 9-6 and that's it, you leave for that day, turn off the light behind you and shut the door just as if your commute were miles away from house rather than inches from the couch.
One more suggestion is turn the audible notification off for new email on your computer. Every ding, or dong, or beep and you will be running for the computer like Pavlov's dogs. Remember: Work Smarter, not harder!
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Too close to the activities going on and you get distracted. Too far away, and you become stranded on an island. Another concern is the "7-Eleven" effect, in other words, you're always open for company and in a really short time you find yourself exhausted. But you will find methods to manage these issues in order to make your home office experience a success.
Now the home workplace is much more of a focus in the design process, make this space worth living. Make it comfy, but not too comfortable. Make it warm and inviting, but not a play room for the kids. Make it a location to work, but also a location to live. Confused? Don't be simply because this is your space to with as you wish. Just keep in mind your specific situation and plan accordingly.
Perhaps converting your attic for use as a house office is really a wonderful idea. Maybe working in the corner of the bedroom works. Whatever your room allocation is having a true house office is a excellent way to maintain your overhead low since you're already paying for the space and the real hidden value of the home office is that it doesn't have to look like a corporate office with a huge oak desk and wall-to-wall filing cabinets. And even though your children will disagree, your house office isn't somewhere they should be playing. Finding space for a home workplace is a major concern these days.
Once you've found your space, you should hopefully discover that working from a home workplace is interesting, varied and provides an opportunity to deliver results that will make a real difference to your life. It won't be difficult to work if you have a well-organized, fully equipped home workplace and you have organized well and are comfy.
But the key to a well run home office and a satisfied worker is this: create a work schedule just like you would if you went into the office each and every day. Do not wake up tomorrow and ask yourself what you are going to do that day, have a plan. Also set working hours, you go into the workplace from 8-5 or 9-6 and that's it, you leave for that day, turn off the light behind you and shut the door just as if your commute were miles away from house rather than inches from the couch.
One more suggestion is turn the audible notification off for new email on your computer. Every ding, or dong, or beep and you will be running for the computer like Pavlov's dogs. Remember: Work Smarter, not harder!
Get your FREE internet marketing training. Visit www.gbb.org/doubleyourleads to access over 50 hours of videos packed with practical strategies and tools to help you double your leads!
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