Having a home office can be a wonderful work environment, especially if you have escaped from the confines of a corporate cube.
There are a splattering of benefits from having your independence, working in your jammies, and being buried alive under a mountain of papers.
Oh wait, that wasn't part of your ultimate work-from-home dream.
Unfortunately it can oftentimes become more of a reality than you would care to admit; your office is a nightmare, you have so much to do for work and not enough time to get it done in, your family misses you even though you are just down the hall, and you can't even remember if you brushed your teeth this morning.
This isn't what you envisioned when you first started working from home.
Although working from home is the perfect situation in an ideal work environment, it is also one of the biggest reasons why people fail at their home-based business and why some corporations refuse to allow their employees to telecommute.
It all boils down to discipline, organization and having the correct tools.
Knowing what you need and knowing how you are going to get there are two totally different aspects of the same spectrum.
You know you need to get organized and get on a routine, but you don't know how to do it or where to even start.
5 Ways to Get Organized and Stay Organized 1.
Know Your Organizing Style 2.
Identify the Areas of Organization 3.
Have Your Tools for Success 4.
Plan of Attack 5.
Manage Your Daily Routine The key to the success of staying organized is to know your style and include it into your daily routine.
Habits can be broken, but a routine lasts a life time.
"Leisure is a privilege enjoyed by the organized!" Suzanne Babb-McLoone [http://letstalkorganizing.
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