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How to work from home

I love helping other in need. I love being outside traveling. I am in JROTC for 4 years. I have leadership skills #career

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Saidul’s Answer

Everybody has a different approach towards Working from Home. However, there are certain basics which kind of works out for everyone trying to work best with optimum productivity. Sometimes, the conditions are apt to be followed someetimes they arent, you need to be flexible to adjust accorrdingly.

You even might have bad days or good days, happens when you are working out of office as well.

So yeah, maintain a routine of going to sleep and getting up in the morning. if that isnt an option then at least get ready when you wake up and try to do all the morning rituals before starting. The best way is to do some small stretches and a little bit of cardio to wake your sleepy self up and most importantly get a quick bath, feel fresh, dress up in your comfy wear and start off your working schedule.

Do take some small breaks in between forr coffee or munching something and if you have the opportunity try to set up your meeting timings accordingly and also check your calendar before eengaging into anything major at home :P

There are plenty of professional tips being posteed across social media, search engines, youtube,etc, worth a watch/read.

Saidul recommends the following next steps:

https://www.themuse.com/advice/coronavirus-work-from-home-tips
https://www.facebook.com/workplace/remote-working-resource-hub/?ref=AVsbgjdkYb1fSMP4D2VRtjO-mH1fIdviJxOW-eZUcD_vJJtZbNdXlCkNP_2yLZisQ-h5qggtB8mq3IxQv_dphRGbY4xg6IiEAFFD1KCKKKpdsTy1fEWCCRIM7DSoa7yCqJ9HQoWO67TzrFGWLY3h488tDfz611nvQS10AWHZ8t7pjPGlDlgXQ8pNZaG7Lg07r41xOvowrdiZ8vkt3ga4Fh31MPKvje9NhpkG8Irc1qoatEOim699Kd3PXhEUUa7dsBffFmGRpkLdhsoPaRdLbPUf3hY7RnLVzV7SmHyHreZclz3jEdM8TZvSN2WdqUUZUTVyRApwf1pU8Yj6hvzpewB6uXrfOrN_lSVYf7j7Yw71Ew&&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4PrG3OvV6AIVgqDsCh1HeQZYEAAYBCAAEgJu8PD_BwE
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AKSHAY’s Answer

Hi Jenisha ,

I follow the below approach:
Do's:
Make a schedule and stick to it
Focus on what you’ve accomplished at the end of each day to keep yourself motivated
Create a dedicated workspace and let your family know that you are unavailable during work hours

Don’t:
Try to work all day without regular breaks — your productivity and motivation will suffer
Isolate yourself — go the extra mile to meet up with colleagues and peers to talk shop
Neglect to check in regularly with colleagues and bosses — it’s important to make yourself ‘visible’ even if you aren’t in the office
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Medhavi’s Answer

When you think about it, there are a few things that might make or break one's WFH experience. First and foremost, get a reliable and a fast internet connection, if you travel alot make sure you plan ahead, you need power backup as well. Once you have sorted that out, the next biggest hurdle is to fix your working hours and be focused on your work during that time, else believe it or not you will end up working more hours with less productivity. Many of the answers here highlight this well. People usually have their own methods for how they stick to a schedule, I would recommend you think about what would suit you best.

Once you have taken care of these two items, half of the battle is already won. If you are like me and often need to go on calls, you will need to make sure you have a nice pair of headsets as well. And obviously try to work from a place that offers some peace and quite.

Pro-Tip : Spending some money on tech like, an extra pair of monitors, a good keyboard might be good in the long run, but that is if you are not traveling much
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Ashish’s Answer

Designate a space in your home only to be used for work, where you keep your work materials & put them away at night to maintain boundaries between personal time & work. Pay attention to how your energy ebbs and flows throughout the day and try to schedule the best tasks to your energy level accordingly.

Set a start and end time to your day and try sticking to it. Get up, get dressed and have a plan for your day. Allocate specific time in your day for meetings, tasks, eating, breaks etc.

At home, set expectations to avoid distractions & try to set aside focused time for work. Likewise, dedicate time for personal chores.

Take breaks away from your working space, step away to grab your coffee or tea. Take a screen break, swap the smart phone for a book or some exercise with your favorite music on.
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Cory’s Answer

In order to be successful working from home it is important that you have several key behaviors in place. First establish a set work area and space that allows for a strong WiFi presence, enough space to allow for movement and also quiet if you need to speak with people or be on conference calls/training's. Next make sure that you give yourself a set schedule daily to stay on task and be most productive but also ensure to allow for several small breaks in the day for lunch, and mental and physical exercises. Make sure to take breaks from over exposure to your monitor and to do several quick stretches to decrease muscle tightness. Lastly make time to meet with people either in person or on video calls to break up the routine and provide a nice balance to your work.
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Sankar’s Answer

One thing I want to say about WFH, have a fixed schedule of working hours as some of us end up working more hours.
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Debjeet’s Answer

Here's how to do WFH efficiently:
1.Choose a job which allows wfh.(obviously)
2.Hi speed internet
3.Power backup
4.Proper setup
5.Keep time for yourself and your family.We might end up working more while wfh.
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Sonali’s Answer

The best way to work from home is to have a dedicated workplace with dedicated hours. Though, in between you can take short breaks and walk around the home to make you feel active and again let you pursue your work.
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Simeon’s Answer

There are a lot of promising opportunities out there in web design, remote tutoring, and graphic design. Plus, the pandemic has activated a sleeping demand for remote work in a much broader selection of industries. However, I would say that the more experience you have at a company, the more likely you are to be trusted with remote work.
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Nand’s Answer

Many people have already answered about having good internet connection, power backup etc.

First rule is stick to a schedule. This will help to be more productive and save you from being in front of your machine for long time. Take small breaks in between if needed and do a little bit of stretching now and then.

Based on your city of stay, you might be saving some travel time everyday, use this time for any of your hobbies, learn new skill, learn a instrument, cooking or practically anything of your choice.

Sometimes WFH can be daunting as you are not regularly meeting your colleagues, peers. Try connecting with them as often as possible, better on a video conferencing, share your experiences and learn theirs.

Cheers..!
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Santosh’s Answer

Hi, To answer your question there are two things to consider whether is it on permanent or temporary basis. In either of the cases what you need is a suitable job or work that can be delivered from home without affecting quality and the deliverable. Since you mentioned you have good leadership skills, can try online counselling or advisory services and any other field where you can perform remotely. you must have good internet connection, laptop/desktop, constant power supply and other basic infrastructure to enable you work from home. Hope this helps.
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Jyoti’s Answer

Hi Jenisha,

Way of working varies from person to person whether it is from office or WFH. I like WFH once or twice a week to avoid travelling stress and flexibility. But you should have a reliable internet and power back up facilities available.

It is also very necessary to stay connected with the team virtually during this time. There are many companies which offers working from home.

As you told you like to helping others and travel, you can try finding some jobs which have website works, telephonic, or any role in NGO's which would make use of your leadership skills.

Hope this helps. All the best!!
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David’s Answer

You love helping others in need, you love being outside traveling, you have leadership skills but your question is about working at home or from home. What I can suggest you is working remotely where you are not lock to one place you can travel and work at the same time. Just to making sure we are on the same page since you have the passion to help other and love being outside why you want to work at home, I got the feeling that you are trying to work remotely not working at home or maybe you meant you don't want to be stuck in a building or cubicle space. There is a lot of career that you can do involve being remotely which that is a plus for you if you are looking for something like that or you can do freelance were you pick up job when you want and no one control your working schedule beside yourself.
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Carey’s Answer

This is a great question and relevant to many right now, myself included. I had to make the change from being on the road daily interacting with many people to an at home set up.

My best advice to you is to have a plan/schedule and stick to it. Get up everyday and get ready for work as if you were working outside the home. Shower, get dressed, etc. Whatever you would normally do. Resist the urge to work in pajamas or sweats. Make a list for your day & be sure to include breaks. Try not to get distracted. I tend to leave the TV off while working, but will listen to music.

Make sure you have a comfortable work space to support your work time .
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Nancy’s Answer

Hi, Jenisha,
You are a leader and like helping others and travel, but you asked how to work from home. I suggest some sort of work involving websites or telephoning on behalf of non-profit organizations. Many people are in need of help, and someone with travel and leadership skills could help recruit volunteers. It is important to know social media skills and websites. Perhaps take an online course relating to online marketing, also.

Nancy recommends the following next steps:

Search nonprofit job postings
Take an online marketing class
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Somraj’s Answer

Work from home is an option available to an employee to complete their official tasks from home . This is a great benefit and ensures flexibility. This is also a great option to exercise during business continuity planning . Especially during COVID 19 times , where most people are practicing social distancing this is a great opportunity to stay productive and run the business from the safety and comfort of one's home .

Few things to look out for during work from home

1) Dependable Internet bandwidth
2) Reliable electricity connection and/or backup
3) Your Laptop / Headphone and other hardware necessary for your line of work .

I hope this helps .
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Mark’s Answer

During my career I've worked from a great deal! Typically you would need a laptop or computer, internet access and a phone. I've never worked 100% from home, but had the ability to work from home. During COVID, working from home has become much more excepted and many times necessary.

If you're looking for specific jobs that are "work from home only", you can look at websites like flexjobs.com or fiverr.com. Again, because of COVID, many companies that never allowed remote work before are now allowing and even encouraging...

Hope this helps!!
Mark
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