Working from home comes with a number of advantages. If you work from home, chances are you’re your own boss and run your own business. However, it can be difficult to stay motivated working from home.
Maybe you’ve spent decades in a normal job. Now that you have the freedom to set your own hours and make your own rules you may be finding it difficult to stay motivated when there’s no one else driving you.
There’s no need to fight against your nature and wake up at the crack of dawn. However, all of the responsibility in your business does fall to you. Every aspect of your business is yours, whether bad or good. So keeping up your motivation is essential when you work for yourself at home.
Here’s some guidance to help you stay motivated when you’re having a difficult time.
Consider Your Why
Why are you working home in the first place?
- More freedom?
- More money?
- More time flexibility?
- More time with your family?
- Lost your regular job?
Try invoking that same feeling that you had when you started your business to recapture that motivation again.
Set Goals
Goals don’t have to be huge, in fact, it can be incredibly useful to set yourself daily goals to achieve. Outline what the most important tasks are at the beginning of each day.
Take one step at a time. Something simple like increasing your income $100 per week. Or posting on social media every day. Even small simple goals will help keep you motivated.
Create A Vision Board
A vision board is a visual representation of what you want to achieve. It can include words, images, or colours that inspire you. Many people fill their vision boards with what they’d buy with their profits, like a dream home or a new wardrobe. Other people fill their vision boards with experiences they’d like to have like world travel or great schools for their kids. Whenever you need motivation turn to your vision board and remind yourself what you’re working for.
Don’t Force It
The more frustrated you are, the less motivated you’ll be. If you’re feeling aggravated because of your work, take a break! You can’t create quality content when you’re feeling in the dumps. It’s okay to pause for a moment. Often if you give yourself permission to stop for a moment you’ll be able to return to your work with more passion and motivation when you start working again. Plus, you’ll be able to stop yourself from burning out from working too much. Taking a break doesn’t mean that you’re lazy. Laziness is when you don’t even try motivating yourself. Taking a break can often make you feel more motivated.