Working from Home and Self-Employment.

Do you like working from home? Or, do you prefer working from an office?

When I was in formal employment, I had the opportunity to work from home but I rarely took my employer up on this as I felt that I needed the structure of a formal workplace to be productive (on that note, check out my earlier blog post about structure vs. chaos). Now that I’m self-employed and my work is largely self-led, I’ve had to learn how to become productive from anywhere – whether I’m working from home, a client’s office, a cafe or somewhere else.

My hypothesis? If I could take the workplace and make it portable, then I’d be able to be productive anywhere.

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.”

– Unknown

Creating a ‘workplace’.

My idea was to create a ‘workplace’ that I can take with me. Do this and I can crack transportable productivity! I worked out that it’s crucial to have a small amount of good equipment & tools. You also need to be able carry this with you anywhere without too much hassle. Here are some ideas for your workplace toolkit:

• Laptop (+ charger!)
• Headphones (bonus comfort points if they’re bluetooth)
• Phone charger & powerbank
• Notebook (and pens!)
• Keep-cup for your environmentally friendly tea or coffee on-the-go!
• Healthy snack (sometimes this can be traded for something less healthy!)
• A good, comfortable backpack to cart this stuff about

If you can tick all of these boxes, you know that you’ve got everything you need to succeed no matter where you’re working from (well, that’s what I believe anyway!)

Variety.

Variety, as they say, is the spice of life. I’ve also found (as I should have found a long time ago) that by changing up my workspace, I’m actually more productive and better at thinking outside the box. There is a saying that goes: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.”

So, why should your workspace be any different! When you are constantly working from the same space (and probably in the same way!), how can you expect to do better, be better, and achieve the best possible results.

Benefits.

There are a bunch of other benefits of working from home. A few of my favourites are that the commute is a breeze, I can provide great service to Airbnb guests if we have them staying, and I can keep the washing all up to date.

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The other benefit is that I can hang out with the puppy that now lives in our home. Speaking of…

#Pupdate (including cute photo!)

Billie has arrived safely at our whare (home) and is settling in well. She certainly is a handful and, to be honest, is way more work than I’d expected BUT it’s so rewarding watching her learn and grow. We think she’s going to be a great dog for our little whānau (family)

S.

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