Quick fire Working from Home Tips: Managing Isolation

There can be the odd day when all the benefits of working from home seem like a distant memory and you start feeling a bit isolated and lonely. Put in place a few of these tips to prevent this from happening.

1. Have all your office communication tools in place.
2. Join a working from home organisations and meet likeminded people.
3. Use the telephone instead of sending an email.
4. Arrange meetings at a business centre.
5. Have lunch away from your desk.
6. Get outside and get some fresh air.
7. Attend networking events.
8. Attend work socials.
9. Remember to communicate offline as well as online.
10. Have a business mentor or coach.
11. Include exercise in your schedule.

Regards
Rachael Ross
Purely Peppermint
The home and office organising expert, helping individuals and businesses establish a successful home office.

Quick Fire Working from Home tips: excuses for avoiding work

When you work from home there are so many distractions and countless ways to ‘avoid work’, because of this you need to keep your focus and ‘avoid’ any of these excuses.

1. I will quickly do the laundry.
2. The dog needs walking.
3. My emails need to be checked.
4. I need to update my Face Book profile.
5. The grass needs cutting.
6. The dining room needs repainting.
7. There are errands to do.
8. The junk mail needs sorting.
9. There are a few groceries I need to pick up.
10. I’ll tidy the kitchen.
11. I must spend the afternoon with a friend who dropped in for a chat.

What excuses are you using today and is this really helping you in anyway?

Regards
Rachael Ross
Purely Peppermint
The home and office organising expert, helping individuals and businesses establish a successful home office.

Quick fire Working from Home Tips: 'to do' lists

To do lists are like Marmite either you love them or you hate them. If you find lists a helpful tool in organising your day, this tip will increase the effectiveness of your list writing skills.

1. Dedicate a few minutes each morning to plan.
2. Review your schedule for the day and quickly overview the week's schedule.
3. Have your day planner to hand.
4. Fill in the commitments that are already confirmed.
5. Schedule in tea breaks, lunch and finishing time.
6. Decide on the 3 important tasks for the day and add them to your 'to do' list.
7. Establish the habit of scheduling important tasks and be proactive not reactive.
8. Get to work.
9. End of day review.

How successful has your list been today?

Regards
Rachael Ross
Purely Peppermint
The Home and Office Organising Expert, helping individuals and businesses establish a successful home office.