Small Business Thought of The Day - Home Office Growing Pains
Working from home has many perks. It reduces the amount of money spent on gas. It provides more schedule flexibility. It is more comfortable.
Working from home requires dedicated space and excellent organization, however. Without these, work can quickly take over the entire house, making working and living in your home complicated and frustrating.
Reevaluate your home work space. Are you wasting valuable time searching for documents or supplies? Is your desktop so cluttered that you can't see the top of it? Do you have to move piles of paper or stacks of disks to get to your printer? Are you working in other rooms of the house so you won't be distracted by the unfinished projects around you?
If yes is your answer, take time to reorganize your office. Find a file for each document, a home for each pen, and put them there. Open up your desk space. Throw away everything you don't need. Condense your supplies.
Reorganizing is not always the solution, however. Is your space crowded by filing cabinets and boxes? Are you meeting clients at the local coffee shop because your chairs are overflowing? Are you storing work items in your kitchen or den?
Answering yes to these questions means that it is time to find a bigger space. You may find that space within your home, or you may have to find an outside location. Either way, having the space you need will lift your spirits and make you much more productive and successful.
For more on out growing your home office see:
Home Office Growing Pains Here's What You Can Do
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