How to make Working from Home work for you.
sacrificed a half hour of sleep instead. I started waking up 30 minutes earlier every morning. That gave me 30 minutes more before my kids even opened their eyes.”
Paige says. “It’s really easy to allow the wrong things to take your time – like watching TV or even cleaning up around the house – when you’re putting off doing something scary. Remember, your discipline is totally up to you. It’s all you’ve got. At home, you don’t have your boss telling you what to do.
Executive Director 4 Jeanie Paige McWhorter
That extra time allows Jeanie Paige to get her nonnegotiable work done, which includes learning new skills and getting herself in the right mindset, as well as scheduling out her priorities for the day. Did you notice how similar Jeanie Paige’s morning schedule is to KimMcCauley’s? Whether you plan by the hour or by the week, having your priorities scheduled helps you stay motivated to do the Critical
“If you want this bad enough, get rid of all of the excuses for every obstacle and find a way.” – Kellee Wip
You are the boss! Your mindset determines a lot of how your day goes.”
Even how you dress for the day can affect how prepared you feel to connect with others, make approaches, and work with your team. Executive Director 2 Jessi Harris doesn’t always put
Executive Director 2 Jessi Harris
on business attire, but what she puts on does fit with her life and allows her to be comfortable as she goes about her day. “If someone says, ‘Hey, Jessi, can you jump onto an online meeting with me?’ and I’m in my pajamas still, I won’t feel ready,” she says. “But if I’ve taken a few extra minutes to get myself ready, I’ll feel much better. And when you feel better, your confidence – your posture – is going to be better.”
Activities at every opportunity. Without a schedule – and a confident mindset – it’s way too easy to let small distractions take the place of getting the important work done.
Executive Director 2 Kellee Wip
Plan for quality time. “When you’re home, there are a million different things going on at once,” Jeanie
Love the short commute? Working from home comes with some incredible upsides you won’t want to give up. Think greater flexibility, a workspace just feet away, and, best of all, being right there with your family. For many Melaleuca Marketing Executives in particular, this is everything they’re working for.
“At home there’s no clocking in and out,” Executive Director 2 Kellee Wip says. “You set the pace, and there’s no commute. You’re at home. There’s a huge peace of mind that comes with being home.” Those upsides, of course, don’t come without hard work. “When we work from home, we get to dictate our own schedule,” Executive Director 4 Jeanie Paige McWhorter says, “but that doesn’t make the work any easier. It just gives us more freedom to reposition and distribute the time that we allow within each of our different priorities.” And since you are at home and so close to family, it takes lots of extra effort to still get all that work done without constantly being distracted. Setting boundaries, making a plan to get the most important activities done, and consistently following that plan are absolute musts. How you work from home successfully is ultimately up to you – but here are some tips from some expert Melaleuca business builders.
Your circumstances may not allow you to copy Kim’s daily schedule. You may or may not do your best under an hour-by-hour schedule. But you can follow her example. As someone who works from home, what changes do you need to make in order to get the important work done for your health and your business – without distractions or excuses? Most importantly, what will getting that nonnegotiable work done consistently do for you and your business?
Put it on the calendar. No matter where you’re at in your Melaleuca journey, doing the Seven Critical Business- Building Activities consistently is vital to growing your business. Being consistent requires careful attention to how you use your time and what you complete each day and each week. It may take making changes too. When Corporate Director 3 Kimberly McCauley decided to get serious about improving her business and lifestyle, she began by overhauling her entire daily schedule. She developed the habit of getting up before 5:00 a.m. every morning and turned the time between 5:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. into her personal business time. She scheduled her workouts for 7:00 a.m. – no excuses! – and set aside the 8:00 a.m. hour to get herself and her family ready for the day. At 9:00 a.m. she holds an online meeting with her team and dedicates that hour to coaching. At 10:00 a.m. – that’s it! It’s family time.
What will you give up to get ahead?
“To get a result, you’re going to have to make a sacrifice of some sort,” Jeanie Paige says. “Maybe you sacrifice being in your comfort zone. Maybe you sacrifice a little sleep. “I never wanted to give up time with my kids. That’s what I was fighting to get more of! So I
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