| If you work from home and you are new or old to this, | | | | dissipate the noise. If worse comes to worse, you |
| you have started to realize that there are a lot of | | | | could always place some peaceful music. Personally |
| things catching and diverting your attention away from | | | | for me, I can't live without my music and I work better |
| the work you should be doing. It would be so easy for | | | | with it on. You might be different! Next, you need to |
| me to do this because I have a lot of really cool "toys" | | | | create a barrier. This can be done quite easily with a |
| in my home that I never get to play with because I | | | | cubicle or other device. |
| work so much! However, by utilizing a few tips such | | | | However, if you have checked on prices for cubicles |
| as the ones I'm about to share with you, you will be | | | | you might have had to pick your jaw up off the floor. |
| able to keep your focus on what's important - your | | | | These are expensive! I don't have a door and people |
| work. And by working hard, you will then HAVE time | | | | (and animals) just come down and start bothering me! |
| to do those "fun" things on your personal time when all | | | | I'm not kidding! And I just would feel better having |
| the initial work is done in your business. | | | | home and office separated. If you don't have a few |
| First off, you should really consider matching your | | | | hundred bucks to slam down for office equipment or |
| brand. I know this sounds silly, especially if you never | | | | cubicles - buy inexpensively. I'm not talking abuot your |
| have clients to your home office, but by branding your | | | | local thrift store (remember step one?) What I am |
| image you are having to "act" a certain way and feel | | | | talking about is lowering your overhead by buying |
| a certain way. Having nice business cards on your | | | | some refurbished office furniture, used office cubicles, |
| desk, maybe a nice mat with your business logo or | | | | and office furniture cubicles. |
| slogan on it and projecting your brand outward makes | | | | These are quality office furniture options and can save |
| you feel like you belong IN your office. If you can't | | | | you a lot of money and keep the headaches away! |
| believe you're successful and that your business is | | | | Don't spend money you don't have. Instead, come up |
| needed to help people succeed, how are other people | | | | with an alternative! Lastly, you need to consider |
| supposed to believe it? | | | | bringing in things that are going to keep you happy. I'm |
| Second off, you should consider the noise level in your | | | | not talking about your PS3. I'm talking about pictures |
| office. If you live on a bust street and your office is | | | | you like, art, flowers, even your favorite mug can |
| noisy, this is going to create a sense of unfocusness | | | | suffice! The point to all of this is that productivity |
| (did we just made that word up?) If possible, you might | | | | comes from being efficient in how you work, and |
| be able to move your desk someplace else, or you | | | | happy in HOW you work! |
| might be able to put something up in the windows to | | | | |
