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When you’re someone that works from home, you’ll know just how hard it can be to stay focused. You won’t always feel motivated to get your work done. When you are super busy, you have work to do, the house to take care of, and the kids to manage, it’s a lot. And something has to give. So a lot of the time, you’ll find that you push your work to the bottom of the pile. And that can be really tough. Because then it only ever takes longer to get everything done. As much as working from home can be freeing and liberating, it’s also something that you have to be really strict on. So you have to keep your distractions to a minimum. As well as keeping your mind focused, you should also consider how you can really work with your home to make the work side of things as manageable as possible.
So how exactly do you go about that? Well, that’s what we’re going to talk through. If you know that it’s taken you so much longer to get the work done that you want to, or you just don’t always feel motivated to get things done, then you know you need to make a change and fast. And the first thing to do is to consider what you need to do around the house. Whether you’re currently going through a move or you’re working with the home that you live in now and will stay in for years, this can be simple. Here’s what you need to do.
- Have A Set Space
While everything else on this list is incredibly important, the very first thing that you need to do to make sure that you’re feeling motivated, is to have a set space to work from. Now, this doesn’t have to be anywhere formal to begin with – you just have to be comfortable. You can work on a lap desk for bed and still be incredibly motivated to work if it’s your happy place. Or the dining room table as long as you’re organized. So make sure that you have that space that you feel content working in.
- Keep The Area Tidy
However, for the above to work, you need to make sure that its free-from distractions. If you’re working in bed but you keep falling asleep, or at the dining table and you’re distracted by chores, then you have a problem! So, you will need to make sure that you organize the space that you’re working in to keep it free-from distractions that will hinder your motivation.
- Create An Office
To counteract any issues that you may be having with the points above, you should think about pulling together an office for yourself. This is often the very best way to keep yourself motivated. And it’s quite easily done. You’ll probably find that you have a spare room or an empty garage, basement, attic, or outbuilding that you can work with to transform into a motivational office space.
- Get A Great Desk
From here, you then need to think about the kind of desk that you need for your office. It can be exciting to decorate the space, but because you want to make sure that it’s motivational, you have to be sure that you can find everything that you need for it first. And a computer desk that gives you enough space to work on is the first step.
- A Chair Too
To go with it, you also need a great supportive chair. And make sure that you do find a comfortable office chair that will allow you to work in the space for as long as you need. It’s often a good idea to shop around in person for this so you can find chairs that are going to be suitable.
- Have The Equipment You Need
Next, you need to think about the equipment that you need to make sure you can do the job properly. Of course, you’ll know that you need things like a computer, but you can often go a step further than that. You’ll want to make sure that you’re finding any software packages that you need so that you can get the work done to the best of your abilities.
- Invest In The Best
From here, you’ll then want to make sure that you have some good, high-speed internet. It’s easy to think that an average connection will do, but if you’re going to be able to do your job well, you need to go above and beyond with something that will make your work as strong as possible.
- Dress The Area
So now that you’ve got all of the basics in, if you have decided to set yourself up with a home office, you’ll want to think about the decorating process. Take a look at some home office decor options that you could go with for this. Then start to pick out paint colors and flooring choices that will make you feel motivated in the space.
- Use Motivational Pictures
It’s also really helpful to decorate the walls with art and sayings that inspire you. If you want to walk into your office in the morning and feel incredibly inspired, then you’ll want to shop around for prints and framed pictures that are going to uplift you and prepare you for a productive day ahead.
- Create A Vision Board
Finally, you’re then going to want to think about creating a vision board for yourself. If motivation is ever a problem, why not think about bringing together a vision board so that you are able to keep yourself motivated? Vision boards can be incredibly successful in giving you motivation to aim for something or work for something. So if you want to be able to treat yourself to something in particular, pop it on your vision board and allow it to keep you motivated as you work from home.