How To Manage Life Working From Home

By jonrhodesuk On January 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Don't Spend Too Long Stuck At Your Desk

Most internet marketers dream of being able to give up their day jobs and earn all their cash online. Many don’t succeed for a variety of reasons. They may not work hard enough, they may give up before they have given themselves a realistic chance, or have just not really believed in their ability. Another reason that some people don’t succeed is because of fear.

Giving up your job and working full-time from home is a very life changing thing to do. And with change often comes discomfort. Most people are so used to going to school, college, and full-time work, that any thing else is taking them outside of their comfort zones. Most people are simply not used to not having a structured day in place for them. The prospect of this can cause fear and anxiety. This fear of the future can lead to people sabotaging their own efforts. They can literally be scared of their success, and so will not really go for it hard enough. It’s like they secretly want to fail.

So if you want to be a successful internet marketer, or any other home work, then it is crucial that you get your head around this now. You must be comfortable with the concept of working from home if you wish to succeed, and that means you must put some thought into the type of life you are going to lead.

You need to have some sort of idea as to what lifestyle you want to lead. It must be realistic, and there is only so much partying and going on your yacht to can do, so you must think about your day-to-day living. Think about it for a moment. It will at first seem great quitting your job and no longer having the hassles of employment, the travel, and some of the people you are forced to work with. However you could find that if you’re not careful you could become isolated in your home all day every day. You need to think about how you can not let this happen to you. Remember, no man is an island, and that applies even if your earnings enable you to buy one!

Hobbies

For years you may not have had enough time or energy for hobbies, but when you are a full-time internet marketer, they are essential. And one or two is probably not enough.

Exercise will make you feel good!

I highly recommend you do some sort of regular exercise. Any thing that you enjoy. It could be playing squash, going for a run, or even playing golf. Set regular days and times you do these activities, and stick to them as if they were part of your working day. You may be tempted to think that they are wasting valuable business development time, but they are not.

It is highly important that you look after yourself in order to work more effectively. If you don’t look after yourself, then your work could begin to suffer, without you even noticing it. You can become stuck in a rut, going through the motions, without really achieving much with your day.

I regularly go to the gym. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning at 9am I am at the gym. I’m usually home between 10.30 and 11am. In the summer I usually go running on Tuesday and Thursday mornings as well. Obviously the exercise does me good, but there are also other benefits. It gets me in some sort of routine for getting up early. Even on the days I am not at the gym I get up reasonably early because my body clock is in the loop of getting up early. Also I meet people and talk to them whilst I am there. This is very important too.

Get Out The House

Getting out the house is also essential. If you’re not careful you could end up working all day on your computer, without leaving your home. You should aim to leave your house at least once per day.

These days you don’t even need to go shopping. Almost everything can be done online. As an internet marketer, you could literally never leave your house if you don’t want to. All your earnings and expenditure can be done online.

There are two things you can do here. You can either not take advantage of online facilities for things such as shopping, and do it the old fashioned way, or you can give yourself other reasons for leaving the house. This means lots of hobbies and interests. Regularly going to the local library is one easy option.

Helping others is also a great way to keep yourself fresh. I am not a dog owner, so what I regularly do instead is take my Mothers’ dog for a walk. It helps her out, the dog enjoys it, plus it gets me out into the fresh air.

Have a day out with your laptop!

If you want to spend a lot of time working, then you could get a laptop and work in other places. When the weather is fine you could work in the countryside. You could also sit in a cafe for a few hours and work there. Many these days have free Wi-Fi access. A change of scenery is great for stimulating your creative thinking when working.

Another thing you might consider doing is some part-time work. Even just a few hours per week. It will give you some extra cash, plus it will get you out meeting new people. Because you are already earning a full-time wage, you can pick and choose something that you will enjoy. There are some quite unusual and fun jobs out there that you might enjoy. You could for instance become a secret shopper, who visits shops and restaurants and writes a small report on the service you experienced. You could even sign up to a TV and film extra agency. They will pay you and you will get your 15 minutes of fame. The point is you can have some fun and earn some extra cash too.

You might want to give something back to the community and do some sort of voluntary work. This will keep you busy and make you feel good about yourself. This can only benefit your work.

Also don’t be mean with your money. Be prepared to spend more on going places and doing things. Since you are no longer paying to go to work, the expense can easily be justified, plus it is more important now you are not regularly leaving your house to go to work..

Conclusion

So if you are a full-time internet marketer, or are on the path to becoming one, it is vitally important that you think about the lifestyle you are going to lead. There is only so much partying and the like you can do. You must keep your life useful and meaningful, and get out of your house and join the rest of the world. That way you can continue to grow your business without any mental health issues, depression, addictions etc. getting in the way. And a clear head and conscience will allow you to continue with your lifestyle happily, without any self sabotage, growing as a person, whilst also growing your business.

So to summarise, try following these suggestions…