Working,Home,amp,#58,The,Dream DIY Working at Home : The Dream and the Reality
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----------------------------------------------------------Permission is granted for the below article to forward,reprint, distribute, use for ezine, newsletter, website,offer as free bonus or part of a product for sale as longas no changes are made and the byline, copyright, and theresource box below is included.---------------------------------------------------------- Working at Home : The Dream and the RealityBy Stephen BucaroEveryone dreams of working at home. No sitting in trafficbreathing car exhaust. Wake up and start work when everyou choose. Work in your pajamas. Do only interesting tasksthat you enjoy. Take a break whenever you feel like it.Sounds too good to be true.The reality is that the first thing many people who workat home want is to earn enough money to rent an officeaway from home.Why? Because when you work at home, you are always at work.Your work hours may end at 5:00, but your computer, yourdesk, and all those uncompleted tasks are always there.Your home becomes the focal point of the problems andstress of work.Your boss is not there to hover over you, but guess what?You now have an even more stern taskmaster lording overyour every moment - yourself. To be successful working athome you have to have self discipline, make your ownschedule, and stay focused.Although you can dress loose and casual, you probably don'twant to work in your pajamas. In fact, a morning ritualwhere you "get dressed for work" may be just what you needto motivate yourself to begin work.Have your own business? Every business has some tasks thatare challenging and interesting, and some that are boringand tedious. If you work at home alone in your own business,guess who has to do the boring and tedious tasks.Are you a telecommuter? When you work at the company'soffice, everyone can see and understand why you where unableto accomplish much. It's the result of normal organizationaldisorganization and disruption. But when you work at home,your boss and coworkers think everything goes smoothly. Ifyou don't complete tasks on time, it's not because you hadto work through complications and problems, it's because youspent the day watching soap operas on TV.Although you may attend some of the meetings at work,everyone knows the real organizational communicationshappens at water cooler gossip sessions. And guess who'sgetting blamed for all the departments screw-ups and forthe work being behind schedule. The person who's not thereto defend themself.It's not only your boss and coworkers that think you'renot working, but your family and friends too. If you areat home, you are not really working, so you have plenty oftime to do chores, run errands, babysit, and chat withvisitors.Although you might have some flexibility in work hours,you will find that maintaining a regular schedule androutine is very important for your productivity. Itprovides predictability to your friends and family so theyunderstand when you can be approached and when you may notbe interrupted.Everyone dreams of working at home, but a large percentageof those who try don't succeed. Why do they fail? Becauseworking at home requires a job suited for working at home,a home suited for working in, a worker with strong selfdiscipline, and a boss who knows how to manage telecommutingemployees effectively. Unfortunately, this is a rarecombination.----------------------------------------------------------Resource Box:Copyright(C)2003 Bucaro TecHelp. To learn how to maintainyour computer and use it more effectively to design aWebsite and make money on the Web visit bucarotechelp.comTo subscribe to Bucaro TecHelp Newsletter Send a blankemail to subscribe@bucarotechelp.com----------------------------------------------------------
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