Home based working and mobile working are a ostensibly modern trend . Quite a few companies now encourage home working in a way or another and some actually insist on mobile working as part of the travelling process.
A good trick with home working is to keep the spot you intend to be working in as free of outside influence as possible. This seems obvious but its relatively easy to mix work related and non work related items on the same desk and then the temptation will often creep in to do your personal work and before you know it, whoops its 5.30 and you haven’t written a single note , or done any work at all . Keep your workplace clean and then you can only do what is in front of your, or on your computer .
Another often overlooked trick to help you stay focussed is to wear a full business suit complete with tie, or the female equivalent. Good Grief , I hear you say . Why on earth should I do that when I’m going to be working from my home office on my Home Based Franchise business?
Well it’s a psychological trick for both you and people who lives with you including the family. It shows to others , and to yourself that you are at work. Thus when your family knows that you are in your business suit they know that you are at work and must not be approached for such work as cleaning the loo , helping with your kids homework , getting the cat down from a tree or cleaning the windows . You mustn’t be expected to do something other than what you are dressed for. You are at work. It’s a simple idea but often overlooked.
Mobile working presents its own problems but lets make the assumption here that you are working on a computer as part of the operation of a Home Based Franchise, say or maybe just keeping up with the paperwork for your business.
Maybe you have taken up a Franchise For Sale business and have to do a bit of work on the move, or maybe your business requires that you travel substantially on the train. If you are on the train another little trick is to take your earphones and something to play music with – an MP3 player or play something on your laptop. Contrary to what the train companies would have you believe , howling babies, loud drunks, chopsy teenagers and annoying businessman on their mobile phones are not an uncommon feature on the train these days and listening to some, of music is usually much more conducive to getting your work done than listening to what is going on around you.
Traditional business or Franchises are all going to have an aspect of mobile or home working as part of the business. Even if it’s just the accounts that need to be done by yourself (and that includes if you have taken up an accounting Franchise For Sale) . Mobile working presents it’s own issues unless your business is actually a man plus van type of owner operator business , possibly on of the many Franchises,
Another rather neat trick is to plan your meals. Simple and obvious but cooking your own lunch can be rathe a time consuming exercise and time is everything. Unless cooking is part of your business then try and keep it simple and wholesome . It’s not as if there’s a canteen to go to and fill up on a subsidised basis. Your mealtimes and break times should be simple and functional . The trick with running something like a Home Based Franchise is to remember that you are not on holiday. You are at work and it’s just the location of office that has changed. The same goes for mobile working. If you need to work while you’re on the move then it’s essential to retain your concentration amidst a sea of distraction.
These are all vital rules that add up to a simple attitude to really getting your daily work done instead of just wondering where the day has gone and why you haven’t achieved anything. Again .
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