While working at home might
sound so wonderful, especially for people who may have previously experienced
the conventional paid employment; staying and working from home are not without
its challenges.
The mere fact that you are
working from home comes with different distractions such as friends intruding
into your work schedule for pep talks and visits, home duties and
responsibilities as father, mother or spouse also cannot be overlooked. One other
issue is that relaxed atmosphere at home encourages sluggishness if caution and
discipline is not exercised.
Many activities going on in
the home are definitely objects of distraction to your business and schedule.
Your favourite daily/weekly television programme might conflict with your
designated work time. Also, the kids might require you to hang out with them in
the middle of a project. With all these, you have to be prepared to balance
your work activities with the very essence of retaining your position in the
society like a father, mother, spouse or friend.
Some solutions to these
distractions can be achieved by:
1. Arranging
your schedule to achieve maximum productivity. This entails mapping out time
for work so that it does not conflict with your schedule in the home as a
parent or other duties you might find as an obligation.
2. Setting
your work hours is another important thing in the life of a stay at home
worker. Without setting work hours, a Virtual Assistant might never have time
to finish jobs on schedule. Setting work hours will always keep you in check so
that you do not allow distractions in your work time. During those hours,
interruptions from your family and friends should be kept at a minimum. Educating
your family and friends about your designated hours of work will go a long way
in making them understand how important those hours are to you.
3. Avoiding
other distractions: Answering of phones, responding to chats and answering the
door bell has this disrupting effect on an individual which interrupts the flow
of information or ideas and solution during work periods. This is particular
with Virtual Assistants engaged in editing, copy writing and other works
requiring serious concentration.
In conclusion, working from
home is quite fulfilling to dedicated individuals, although distractions are
major setback in the VA environment unlike traditional employees, it can be
tackled by being dedicated and disciplined.
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