THREE TIPS FOR STAYING PRODUCTIVE WHILE WORKING FROM HOME

WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY…

The power to work from home comes with some incredible perks, but as the famous quote goes, “With great power comes great responsibility”. If you are not careful, your “working” from home will turn into sleeping in and watching three straight hours of tv in your pajamas. No good. With that being said, here are three tips for staying productive while working from home. 

1.CREATE A SCHEDULE

The ability to set your own schedule is often listed as the best perceived benefit of owning your own business. Make no mistake, though, no matter who is setting the hours, the hours still need to be put in. Creating a daily schedule helps make sure those hours are productive. We even have a daily planner worksheet for you to download – use that to help make sure you are using your time effectively. Create a schedule to make sure the work that needs to be done gets done, even when working at home.

2.DO NOT TURN ON THE TV

Television seems to have the magic ability to suck you in at the worst time. One of the best habits you can form while working at home, is to NOT turn on the TV. When you are in the office, you are not watching tv, so when working from home you should treat it the same way. Maybe you have more willpower when it comes to television, but the social media or the internet is your weakness. Whatever it is that distracts you, keep it off until the workday is done.

3.GET DRESSED LIKE YOU WOULD FOR IN-OFFICE WORK

When online colleges first became popular, they would do commercials bragging about how you could go to class in your pajamas. While it is great to wear whatever you want for the day, you will be significantly more productive when you get dressed in something you would wear to an office job. It does not have to be a suit and tie, but if you look professional you are more likely to feel professional. So brush your hair, put on some jeans and a nice shirt, and you might be surprised at how much more productive you are.

There certainly are people out there who can disregard all these tips and still be extremely productive. To them, keep up the great work! But for those struggling to find a sense of routine when they work from home, these tips are for you. If you see positive results from trying any of them out, put it in the forum! We would love to hear about the positive results.