If the process were streamlined, you’d be more likely to write your business plan, right? If you’ve ever watched Shark Tank, you know the pitch is just a few short moments!
January will be here faster than you can break an ornament. And, you will want to hit the ground running. Why wait for new year’s resolutions? Now is the perfect time to evaluate your progress, business objectives and performance goals.
If you have never used lists to help organize your workday – or perhaps, in the age of smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices, you believe lists are dinosaurs – it may be time re-consider.
What happens when you have to work, but you don’t want to? We’ve all experienced it. On a Sunday night, you hear yourself say, “I don’t want to go to work tomorrow.” Or, perhaps you are at work with a looming deadline on a big project, but you’re just not in the mood . . .
What would happen if you stopped for a moment each week to define your true priorities and focused your time and energy on the tasks needed to complete them? Would you get more done? Would you feel better about what you accomplish each day?
Unlike 9 to 5 ‘ers, the work at home professional’s productivity is results based. Back in cubicle-land, you were expected to hang out from 8 am to 5 or 6 pm — no matter how you felt or what you accomplished. The measure was how many hours you put in. Not necessarily how effective you were.
For work at home professionals, the nature of our “workplace” can be . . . well, a barrier. Traditional work relationships are based on manning
I worked to build and cultivate a dynamic team. Why not use their expertise? They like manipulating databases, sound great on the phone and are “the whiz” at social media. With that kind of talent around, I’d be a fool to pass up a prime opportunity to delegate.
Any parent will tell you, child rearing is an endless job. So, how can you fit in a second full-time responsibility as a successful work at home professional? Obviously, there’s no simple answer. However, in this 4-part series, we’ll explore time-tested practices geared toward slowing the pendulum.
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