5 Productivity Tips For Working From Home

Step up your game

 
With my kids back in school and 2020 underway, I’ve been returning to my usual routine. I’ve also recommitted the 5 tips that help me keep up my productivity as an entrepreneur who works from home. 
 
Interested in reading my tips and seeing what they can do to seriously up your productivity game? Keep scrolling to get your eyeballs on them. I can’t wait for you to put them to work to raise your game!
 

Pick Your Place

Sure, we entrepreneurs can work anywhere we’ve got Wi-Fi or a cell signal, but it’s important to have a place in your place where you, your mind and body know that the magic is going to happen. I work all over the house, our back yard and from anywhere else I have to or want to be. But when I need a focused, uninterrupted hour or two to get the hard stuff done, my quiet home office is my place. 

Keep Your Work Hours Sacred

Of course, stuff comes up (the water heater breaks, the dog poops on the carpet), and when you work from home you have the flexibility to deal with it. But the majority of the time, make working hours true working hours. 

Embrace Your Flexibility

Build breaks into your days for activities that will clear your head, give you energy and boost your creativity. Go for a power walk, a bike ride or a yoga class, because you can. You’ll get back to work with renewed focus and passion. 

Get Out of Your House

Especially if you used to work in a social office environment, working from home can get pretty lonely. Even in our age of web conferencing, there’s something to be said for the energy that comes from being around real live humans. So make sure you get a change of scenery at least a couple of times a week and go where the people are. 

Stay Away from the Kitchen

Unless you’re on a designated break for lunch or grabbing healthy, energy-giving snacks, don’t fall into the trap of taking breaks throughout the day to scrounge around the fridge or the pantry. Your ass will thank you. The same goes for the laundry room. Until your work for the day is all done, you have no business fluffing and folding.

Author Bio

Romi Neustadt is the author of YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL, JUST NOT AT THE SAME DAMN TIME (Penguin/Portfolio; January 14, 2020). She’s a former corporate chick (first a lawyer, then a PR executive) who traded in the billable hour to become an entrepreneur. Romi’s first book, Get Over Your Damn Self: The No-BS Blueprint to Building a Life-Changing Business, is a Forbes Best Business Book for Women and received a Gold Award from the Nonfiction Authors Association.  Visit www.romineustadt.com  Connect Romi Neustadt Follow @RomiNeustadt