4. Be flexible

Things aren’t always going to go to plan.

Something is always going to come up and take up your time.

But isn’t this one of the reasons why you want to work at home anyway?

To have the flexibility to be there for your family and friends when they need you?

Try to remain patient and not get frustrated when you can’t get done all that you need to.

So in summary, when working at home it is important to have a schedule and have your family on board with it, have a designated work area where you won’t be disturbed, work in 50 minute blocks taking regular breaks, and remain flexible and don’t get frustrated.

After all, working at home sure beats the rat race!

Implement these strategies, and you will well and truly stay focused when working at home.

What do you do to remain focused when working on your online business either at home or elsewhere?

To your success,

John W. Newman

Dream It, Believe It, Then Achieve It!



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stevecox Premium
John - Your post is awesome and I just printed and copied it to keep on my desk. Thanks for taking the time to do the training session! WORTH EVERY MINUTE to read it.

Steve
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johnwnewman Premium
Thanks Steve! That means a lot :-)
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stevecox Premium
You told it like it is brother. It is not sitting around in your pajamas, drinking coffee and watching your bank account grow. Doesn't work that way ! Good for folks, especially new members to know that !
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johnwnewman Premium
Yes it takes a lot of work, but it is so worth it! :-)
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stevecox Premium
I did forget to mention that. It is worth EVERY sacrifice needed to make it work. Thanks for the addition my friend.
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johnwnewman Premium
Absolutely Steve! :-)
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Ashbourne Premium Plus
Fantastic advice! Just what I need, thank you!
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johnwnewman Premium
Brilliant! Thanks :-)
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AngelBcn Premium
Excellent post, John!
One of my main problems is to stay focused. I am always spinning from 1 thing to another because I am easily distracted and I never know what task to put first.
I will try to implement these strategies in my work routine from now :)
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johnwnewman Premium
I know how you feel, that's why having a strategy is so important, and I am continually refining it and focusing more as time goes on! :-)
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3chas80 Premium Plus
Thanks john,
I constantly procrastinate about a planned week, and those distractions are non stop sometimes. Thanks for the help! Is your calendar the physical type, or online website variety?
Chas
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johnwnewman Premium
Pleasure Chas! :-)
I have it on PDF and I print it out and then colour code it with general tasks such as time working on business, family time, exercise etc. I try to make this fairly general but with specific times for different activities.
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Ivine Premium Plus
Hi John, I live a distraction free life. So I can choose to do the things I do. Irv.
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johnwnewman Premium
That's awesome Irv! Cheers :-)
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