2020 was the year of working from home, and once employees saw how successful this could be, many decided to strike out on their own, start their own businesses, and work from home for a living.
If you’ve run the numbers and seen that you can make it in this type of work environment, you might think it’s as simple as setting up a home office, contacting the clients in your chosen field, and waiting for the money to start pouring in.
While working from home in your own business is very doable and can be quite profitable, there will be challenges. One of the biggest problems small business owners that work from home complain about is a lack of productivity.
Luckily, in this blog, we’ll be able to give you some tried-and-true tips for increasing your productivity that actually work, so grab your mug of coffee, settle in, and join us.
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Establish A Morning Routine
While it may be tempting to shut off the alarm and just get to work when you wake up, that’s not a good habit to get into. Set that alarm for a specific time, and establish a morning routine early in your work-from-home career.
Establishing regular morning habits will help you transition from home to work life, just as you did when you went into the office every day.
Set Daily, Weekly, And Monthly Goals With A Monthly Planner
The last thing you want to do is go into each month, week, or even workday willy-nilly. Instead, use a monthly planner to plan your work and a weekly or daily planner to help complete everything in small chunks and on time.
Fill out your monthly planner at the end of each month, then take the time on Sunday to plan out your week, then break it into small daily chunks that are more manageable and will cause you less stress in the end.
Rely On Some Time Management Techniques
Getting caught up in work and forgetting to take breaks, work through dinner, and cancel engagements when working from home is easy. You don’t have a time clock and certainly don’t work from 9 to 5.
This is where time management techniques come in handy. For example, many people use tips, but they also use something like the Pomodoro method, which allows you to set up your work to work on for two to three hours and prompts you to take breaks of 20 to 30 minutes in between.
While you need to find your own time management technique that works best for you, this is a proven technique that truly works for people, so you might want to try it.
Eat Lunch At The Same Time
Another way to increase your productivity is by having a set time to eat lunch during your workday. Doing this will help you set a healthy routine that lets your body know when to eat. It’s easy to skip lunch to complete one more thing on your planner, but in reality, your body will slow down without nourishment, and you’ll get less done than you would have if you had just stopped to eat.
Working from home can be a rewarding task, but it can also be challenging, especially if you find that you’re not getting anything done or are constantly behind schedule. That’s where a solid routine, a monthly planner, and taking breaks throughout the day come in handy.
Make sure you get outside for one of those breaks, as a little bit of exercise and some much-needed sunshine will go a long way toward helping with your productivity.
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