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I'm going to talk about one of the big enemies of working from a home office and that is
procrastination. That is the tendency for us to think, well, I've got a little more
flexibility with my hours and so I'm going to put this off. And what I found, is that
there are some days where I just can't wait to get to work. I'm working on a project that
I'm excited about, I sit down and I go, I get in my flow, and things just really get
done. And there's other days where I come to my office and I'm looking for excuses to
not have to work. So I'll check my e-mail, or I'll just tell myself I'm going to take
a quick look at CNN, see what's going on in the world today. And you'll do these time
wasters and two hours later you realize you could of been done with your main project
for the day. So, when you're working from a home office, it's really good idea to cultivate
a habit of just starting to work first thing no matter what, even if you absolutely hate
the project that you're about to embark on, just get started. Because nine times out of
ten, once you get started that's the worst part, if you're feeling that resistance. Because
once you get started, for the most part you realize, okay, this isn't as bad, I thought
it was going to be- things start to happen sometimes. For myself I usually find in the
end that I actually end up enjoying what I'm doing, and enjoying my work once I get started,
and kind of get passed that, and you show resistance. So, if you're feeling like you
just don't want to work that day, just go and work anyway, get started, do something.
The thing is, if you take 20 days where you just aren't productive, it just kinds of end
up kind of stacking more work on the end of your week, and then before you know it, you
end up having to work a weekend, or work when you should be sitting down with your family
or friends. So, just cultivate that habit, and you're going to be way ahead of the crowd.