How to Stay Motivated When You Work for Yourself

Being your own boss definitely has it's benefits - choosing your own hours, your workload, your clients and even your own dress code. But it's also easy to pick up bad habits if you don't stay focused! It's all about discipline and you need to put the hours in if you want to succeed and stay ahead of your game!

Be strict with your working hours

Your office may only be a few steps away in your own house but it's important to make the transition from "home" to "office". Be on time for yourself and set your business hours so work doesn't leak into your personal time otherwise you can feel as if you're working non-stop.

Dress for success

Dress as if you're going into the office and do not make the mistake of rolling out of bed and starting work in your pjs! Dressing the part will help you to maintain a professional frame of mind and focus on succeeding.

Keep a to-do list

When you're working for yourself it's easy to slip into a bad habit of storing your tasks in your head. Keep a physical to-do list and tick things off as you complete them, this will give you a sense of achievement at the end of the day when you look back and see all those lovely ticks!

Stay focused

You may not have a boss breathing down your neck or a corporate policy of "no phones or social media" but when you're working for yourself it's easy to get distracted. Stay off social media unless it's work related, try to resist internet shopping and always finish a task before giving into the urge to take a break, have a snack or put the washing on.

Take structured breaks

Have that all-important break from your screen once an hour, get out of the house even if it's for 10 minutes of fresh air. All of these are good for your health an sanity.

Create an inviting office setting

The environment that you work in is very important, after all, it's where you spend most of your time. Try to separate "work" from "home"...don't work where you sleep! Make sure your work space is light, airy and cheerful.

Upskill yourself

When you work for yourself you haven't got other colleagues to bounce off of or learn from. It's important to stay up to date with the latest trends, technologies in your field of work and to keep an eye on what your competitors are doing. Schedule learning times, do online courses or watch YouTube tutorials...this will help grow your business and keep challenging you to learn.

Thinking of renting some office space?

Working for yourself but finding that working for home really isn't for you? Why not rent office space at one of our Business Centre sites across Milton Keynes!

At Bucks Biz, our clients benefit highly from the advantageous facilities and resources and its important to us to accommodate their business needs. From on-site gyms, health and beauty services right through to our cafe, reception and post services are offered when you rent an office space with us. We have various sizes of office and studio space to rent in Milton Keynes. If you are interested and would like to view our available spaces to rent, call 01908 299 007 now or click the button below.