There are many skills that go into working successfully at home. Some are obvious, such as knowing how to do the work you’re doing. Others are a little less obvious.
And one of the most important is motivation.
If you aren’t motivated, you probably aren’t going to do that well working at home. You have to push yourself to work at home successfully. It just isn’t going to go any other way.
Motivation comes in many forms. Children are a great motivation. They’re one of the first reasons many people think of when they consider why they’re working at home in the first place.
Money, while commonly listed, is often not so strong a motivator. Sure, earning a good living is nice, but there are so many other ways to earn it that it’s often not enough. Add in the tendency many people have of wanting to earn too much to be realistic, and of course money can be as much a frustration as a motivation.
Motivation is related to passion. There’s a reason why passion for your business is so often mentioned. You aren’t likely to stay all that motivated if you hate what you do.
What skills do you find to be the most important?
ORGANIZATION: Keep your work physically separate from family/home so there are distinctions and family life doesn’t become overtaken by your business.
FOCUS: I find it’s critically important to know what you need to do then do it without getting distracted. For some this means setting specific hours and truly focusing on job responsibilities (as much as possibly when little ones are in the mix). And maybe that means work hours are 8pm-12am.
SCHEDULING: What is important for you to accomplish each day? Consider your HVFDA’s (High Value Fixed Daily Activities). Prepare a schedule and follow it! Maybe you can prepare a monthly schedule or you might have to do that every evening for the next day if you have kid schedules that constantly change.
Hope this is helpful! It’s a process for sure.