There are many benefits to living in a simple and minimal environment. Lack of clutter helps us focus and boosts our mood. Have you ever sat down at your desk at work or in your home office and felt like you just couldn't get any work done and started tidying up instead? It might be a good idea to listen to that impulse and make your work environment a more productive place. In this article we're going to give you some tips for making your home office a distraction-free, minimal sanctuary. At the same time, these tips will be low cost--minimalism and frugality go hand in hand after all.
Home life is a key to long term success as an entrepreneur, especially for entrepreneurs who work out of one or more rooms of their house. Personal relationships, client discussions and overall at home comfort play a significant factor in how effective and efficient entrepreneurs who work from home are. This, in turn, impacts the amount of sales and income that these hard chargers take in.
So much to love and think about as a work-from-home entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs may be the hardest, most focused, devoted and happiest of workers. They are visionaries who refuse to give up, even when facing seemingly impossible odds. It’s the makeup of entrepreneurs that attracts people - that lures thousands of people toward business ownership. Technology continues to make it easier for entrepreneurs to work from home.
What technology hasn’t done is made it easier for entrepreneurs to eliminate distractions, the very distractions that lure them away from projects, assignments and client meetings. It’s easy to click on, open and read emails each time you hear a ringing sound, alerting you that a new email has arrived in your in-box. It’s easy to answer your smartphone whenever someone sends you a text message or calls you, especially if you’re nervous about an impending sales meeting or expecting a call from a prospective client you want to secure a deal with.
It’s easy to get distracted while working from home, but it’s definitely not productive. Reduce distractions, get more done and start generating a larger income by:
Home should be a safe haven. However, it shouldn’t become such a comfortable place that all you want to do is lounge around while you’re home. Give into this temptation as an entrepreneur who works from home and your income may fall below your household expenses. Start taking steps now to create the type of home office that encourages you to focus on -- not run away from -- assignments, client meetings, sales calls and marketing activities. When you look at your salary at the end of the year, you’ll be glad that you did.