By Tim Vack, Modern-Shed General Manager
Now that many of you have become part of the WFH movement, I thought I could help many of you get started and adjust. I have been working from home on and off since becoming an entrepreneur in 1987, with the latest stint being the past 9 years continuously.
I’ll detail in a series of blog posts my tips on #WFH, starting today with being mentally prepared.
Be Mentally Prepared
Now that you are either faced with working from home by no choice of your own or are desiring to do so and have never done so before, it’s worth it to examine your thoughts on the subject, both positive and negative. Positive thoughts around WFH might include:
- No more commuting
- No more parking hassles
- No more daily make-up or getting ready for work
- Saving money on child care, parking, gas, eating out
Or the thoughts might be more subjective such as:
- I get to wear my pajamas to work
- I don’t have to see that person at work I don’t get along with
- I can do laundry or other household chores during the week
- I don’t have to work in a cubicle or pre-decorated office space of someone else’s choosing
Just as there are happy thoughts, there may also be some not-so-happy thoughts, such as:
- I won’t see my friends from work anymore
- I won’t get to eat lunch at those great places near work
- I enjoyed the “me time” during my commute, by reflecting or listening to music, books or the news.