Category Working Naked

Emotional Preparation

Understand that working from home is a completely different thing than working from an office. The sense of freedom can be wonderful and lead to incredible productivity -but the sense of disconnection and loss can be overwhelming and lead to stagnation.

You are going to be dealing with some very powerful emotions which will effect your work. Knowing this up front will help you to master them and be successful.

You need to be brutally honest; now is not the time to bullshit yourself. Can you really handle working alone? In this series of postings I can give you tips and tricks and suggestions to help you succeed; but if at your core you are not cut out for this then don't set yourself up for failure.

There is no shame in not being "wired" for this kind of work. We all have our own strengths and weaknesses. Knowing you can't do it and trying anyway is not courageous or commendable; it is wasteful of your time and talents.

If you honestly don't know if you can do it, but think you might be able to; then that is where things get interesting. You are the person this series is meant for.

Stay tuned for more tomorrow.

-Devin