Working from Home Lets You Set Your Own Schedule
One of the many joys of working from home is that you get to set your own schedule. Before you decide what that means for you, remember that your work is still work. The attire and location might have changed, but the responsibilities and deadlines won’t.
You need to create a schedule, regardless of what it looks like because it’s one of the keys to success. It’s also a crucial part of maintaining a work-life balance. You want success but you don’t want to give up what’s important to you outside of work, either.
A key thing to remember is that you have a total of twenty-four hours. How you choose to arrange those twenty-four hours is up to you. But during that time, how productive you are (or aren’t) will fall on your shoulders.
If you create the kind of schedule that works great for you, you’ll end up with a work day that you enjoy. There are no 100% right or wrong ways to set up a schedule. Don’t try to get it perfect right from the start.
You might put something in place for a schedule and then decide that you don’t like it. No big deal, just change it. You might end up changing your schedule a few times before you settle into one that feels right for you.
Keep in mind that everyone has what’s known as peak hours. These are the times that you feel the most alert. It’s also when you seem to get the most accomplished from your to-do list.
This is when you need to work on what’s the most imperative for your business. Handle the most pressing project during this time rather than spending the time on non-essentials such as answering emails that aren’t top priority.
The good thing about being an entrepreneur is that you can set your schedule so that
you work whenever you have the time. That means that you can schedule what you
need to get done and work as much as you’d like to work.
You can work all day if you want to. But the opposite is true as well. You can work as
little as you want to. It doesn’t matter which one you choose as your schedule.
What
does matter is that you make sure that you’ve arranged your schedule so that you’re
working the hours you need to have enough income to be able to pay your bills.
That means you don’t have to leap out of bed in the morning and get straight to work.
You can put off working and just do it after you’ve put the kids to bed for the night.
This
way, you can work without any demands on your time or the interruptions that always
go hand in hand when you have children.
If you don’t want to, you don’t even have to work straight through. You can break up
your schedule so that your time is accounted for only according to projects or tasks
rather than hours.
There’s no need to work eight, six or less hours straight through if you don’t like to do it
that way. You can work on and off throughout the day. Being at home allows you to start
a project in the morning, then put it aside until the evening.
Or, you can start it at night and complete it the next day. Working from home lets you
create a flexible schedule. You don’t have to check in with anyone to see if that’s okay.
There’s no boss that you have to ask permission from.
That means that if you want to schedule a day off, that’s completely up to you. To make
it easier to set your own schedule, there a few tips you might want to consider. Getting
into the right mindset can make it easier to accomplish work related tasks.
For that reason, you may want to create a mental division between work and home to
keep that balance. In order to do that, have a specific “going to work” area set aside that
you use every time you get ready to work.
Having this lets your mind switch gears and focus. Plus, having a designated area can
help to set boundaries if you have roommates, a spouse or kids.
When you go to your
work station, it means that you’re not available and shouldn’t be disturbed.
You do want to create some kind of schedule because if you don’t, the day will get away
from you. Even if you decide that you’re only going to work two hours a day, create your
schedule around that decision.
Decide the days of week that you’re going to work and the hours during those days.
Look at the entire week and decide what kind of overall hours you want. If you want to
work a full forty hours, then draft a schedule based on that.
You can create your schedule based on income, too. If you need to make a certain
amount and working more will bring that in, then determine your hours and days based
on that.
Establish what’s allowed when you’re setting your own schedule. These boundaries are
what will help you have a separation of work and home. This is one of the biggest
problems that comes from working at home.
It’s too easy for work to creep into home life and the next thing you know, you’ve let go
of the defining line between the two. This can have a negative impact on your
relationships as well as your health.
So if you feel it works best for your life to work at night so that you can be there for your
family and do the things you want to do, then arrange your schedule to fit that. Don’t be
afraid of creating a schedule that others might feel are weird times.
For example, if it’s best for you to work from midnight to three in the morning, then do
that. You don’t owe anyone an explanation for your working hours. When creating your
schedule, think about the things you need to complete during the times you’ve chosen.
Write down everything you have to accomplish, then number those tasks according to
order of importance. That way, when you work, you’ll know what you need to be
focusing on....
Working from home is a wonderful way to start the day. You can wake up whenever you want, eat breakfast with your family and friends (or alone), get dressed in whatever clothes that make you feel good, and then go into work!
There are many things to love about working from home but some of our favorites include setting your own schedule, being able to take breaks when needed without feeling guilty, getting more done because there’s no commute time lost due to traffic or train delays.
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