My previous article Work from Home: Real Money Advantages explained some ways you actually save money and make more money from home. Included were just a few non-money advantages. But with this blessing comes responsibility. Yes, I said it, responsibility. This comes with a burden of production and action. Most capitalistic countries require some kind of production in return for something of value. When you are on your own, working from home these actions and production are left solely on you.

You must do these actions in your own way. They are required in order to work from home. They entail possibly hundreds of smaller tasks and steps to complete. They almost never go away and they are always there whether you like or not.

1. Self Starting Accountability. 

These means you must set a schedule, do your next task and keep track of your progress. This is so important. I keep an action journal and review it regularly. No one, I mean No one is going to do it for you. That’s right, you’ll go down with the ship and no one will say a word.

2. Productive, organized work area. 

Mine, has two desks, two phones, TV and great filing system. It’s quiet when needed and out of the way. I have two desks. One desk is closer to the home action but used mainly for my researching, other computer creative aspects and writing. The other is used for communications, clearing my inbox paperwork, paying the bills, analyzing financial statements etc.

3. Your product. 

This can be a service or real tangible goods exchanged for money or service or other goods. This requires research. This requires a self evaluation on your worth. This requires some kind of system to sell it and deliver it.

4. Continuing education. 

When you work for yourself, you actually can’t afford to be without it. The newest technologies. The newest systems. The best strategies. As you seek information and current knowledge you will seek industry expert professional opinions on the marketplace, future and challenges. This keeps you ahead and profitable.

5. Planning, execution and strategy. 

Hopefully, number one on this list can help the execution because you’ll have a method of accountability in place. Planning entails realistic short term and long term goals. As well as, “to-do lists”. Strategies can be researched (see number four above) and purchased. They can be self-formulated with enough knowledge but plenty of information is available to self-starters wanting to do the required actions.

6. Motivation. 

You must be motivated. This requires actions to keep you motivated. Reminders to yourself about WHY you are doing this. This isn’t always money. In fact, some of the non-money reasons for working from home can be used as motivators. Actually, anything can be used for motivation. Big, small, bigger, smaller, too fat, too thin, more money, more love, more romance, more extravagance, less complicated, more complex, her or him, good, or bad. All can be applied to “prod” yourself into action. Even prisoners are motivated to dig their way out of jail even it’s against the law. But that motivation to “get out” keeps them planning, scheduling, strategizing, and executing the dig.

Believe it or not the above six required actions anyone with a will can apply to success. It is true there are obstacles hidden within all the steps. There are hundreds of smaller actions within each. Some can be a big pain in the neck. But they must be completed as part of the whole in order to keep moving on, producing, delivering and making money all in the comfort of your home.

I’m going on my eighth year working from home. As I get good information, good education and apply solid principles I see great results.

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