Don't let neighbors and friends or associates steal your time or ask you to do favors because you just happen to be home during the day. This can become a real time thief if you allow friends and family to think that because you are running a business out of your home you are available to drop everything for a cup of coffee or to do them a favor. Don t answer the home phone during business hours. If you don t already have one, get an answering machine or voice mail system for the home phone. This also means you should have a separate phone line for business calls.
Most people are more motivated to commitment when something is in writing.
An appointment book with each day broken into time intervals let s you keep track of your commitments. Establish a specific routine to get things done. Like any other appointment put these tasks in your appointment book and stick to the commitment. Don t let yourself get homebound. The body needs sunlight and outside air, and you need to hear the voices of people other than your family and clients.