hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s episode I’m going to answer questions
episode I’m going to answer questions
episode I’m going to answer questions from one of my favorite breeders in the
from one of my favorite breeders in the
from one of my favorite breeders in the char who wrote in asking about whether I
char who wrote in asking about whether I
char who wrote in asking about whether I have a home office or go to an office to
have a home office or go to an office to
have a home office or go to an office to work so the specific question was I’ve
work so the specific question was I’ve
work so the specific question was I’ve tried working from home but haven’t been
tried working from home but haven’t been
tried working from home but haven’t been as successful as it’s been at the office
as successful as it’s been at the office
as successful as it’s been at the office now people at home want me to work from
now people at home want me to work from
now people at home want me to work from home as if it’s also spend more time
home as if it’s also spend more time
home as if it’s also spend more time with me what do you suggest for me work
with me what do you suggest for me work
with me what do you suggest for me work from home or have an office so a couple
from home or have an office so a couple
from home or have an office so a couple points for you it’s a great question a
points for you it’s a great question a
points for you it’s a great question a lot of entrepreneurs go through the same
lot of entrepreneurs go through the same
lot of entrepreneurs go through the same thing and stretch if you’re a solo
thing and stretch if you’re a solo
thing and stretch if you’re a solo entrepreneur or you manage a team that’s
entrepreneur or you manage a team that’s
entrepreneur or you manage a team that’s remotely we don’t have to go into an
remotely we don’t have to go into an
remotely we don’t have to go into an office because people there so you get
office because people there so you get
office because people there so you get the choice as to whether to go to an
the choice as to whether to go to an
the choice as to whether to go to an office or not I can share with you my
office or not I can share with you my
office or not I can share with you my experience and hopefully that helps you
experience and hopefully that helps you
experience and hopefully that helps you make your decision as to what to do I
make your decision as to what to do I
make your decision as to what to do I found that I’m more productive when I
found that I’m more productive when I
found that I’m more productive when I have an office that I go to and when I’m
have an office that I go to and when I’m
have an office that I go to and when I’m there I do my work and I’m more
there I do my work and I’m more
there I do my work and I’m more productive than if I’m trying to do it
productive than if I’m trying to do it
productive than if I’m trying to do it from home I find it’s easy to get
from home I find it’s easy to get
from home I find it’s easy to get distracted when you’re at home you can
distracted when you’re at home you can
distracted when you’re at home you can go to the fridge and get some food and
go to the fridge and get some food and
go to the fridge and get some food and you can hang out and you might get
you can hang out and you might get
you can hang out and you might get sidetracked by a home project that you
sidetracked by a home project that you
sidetracked by a home project that you need to get done it’s just so easy to
need to get done it’s just so easy to
need to get done it’s just so easy to get distracted you need to have really
get distracted you need to have really
get distracted you need to have really strong discipline and ideally you want
strong discipline and ideally you want
strong discipline and ideally you want to make it easier to get your work done
to make it easier to get your work done
to make it easier to get your work done and not force yourself to get your work
and not force yourself to get your work
and not force yourself to get your work done so I find going to an office helps
done so I find going to an office helps
done so I find going to an office helps with that regard the second thing is
with that regard the second thing is
with that regard the second thing is having boundaries and I find it’s again
having boundaries and I find it’s again
having boundaries and I find it’s again easy for people to overstep those
easy for people to overstep those
easy for people to overstep those boundaries if you are at home so I don’t
boundaries if you are at home so I don’t
boundaries if you are at home so I don’t you have children or not if they’re
you have children or not if they’re
you have children or not if they’re knocking on your home office door and
knocking on your home office door and
knocking on your home office door and then and they want to come in you know
then and they want to come in you know
then and they want to come in you know you can say you’re working but then
you can say you’re working but then
you can say you’re working but then you’re going to feel really guilty
you’re going to feel really guilty
you’re going to feel really guilty afterwards right because you’re not
afterwards right because you’re not
afterwards right because you’re not spending time with them and then that’s
spending time with them and then that’s
spending time with them and then that’s going to decrease your productivity of
going to decrease your productivity of
going to decrease your productivity of doing that work because you’re feeling
doing that work because you’re feeling
doing that work because you’re feeling so guilty for returning them away or you
so guilty for returning them away or you
so guilty for returning them away or you let them come in and you know play in
let them come in and you know play in
let them come in and you know play in your office and again that’s kind of
your office and again that’s kind of
your office and again that’s kind of taken away from your work time so having
taken away from your work time so having
taken away from your work time so having those boundaries is important and it’s a
those boundaries is important and it’s a
those boundaries is important and it’s a lot easier to do it when you have to
lot easier to do it when you have to
lot easier to do it when you have to have a physical office to go to the last
have a physical office to go to the last
have a physical office to go to the last thing I found is it a lot of
thing I found is it a lot of
thing I found is it a lot of entrepreneurs will blur the lines
entrepreneurs will blur the lines
entrepreneurs will blur the lines between personal
between personal
between personal office and you want to make sure that
office and you want to make sure that
office and you want to make sure that your personal time is for you that
your personal time is for you that
your personal time is for you that you’re spending time with your family
you’re spending time with your family
you’re spending time with your family and proven yourself and your business
and proven yourself and your business
and proven yourself and your business time is focused on the business if
time is focused on the business if
time is focused on the business if you’re the kind of entrepreneurs always
you’re the kind of entrepreneurs always
you’re the kind of entrepreneurs always always always you know working then
always always you know working then
always always you know working then you’re going to turn your family away
you’re going to turn your family away
you’re going to turn your family away and not going to have successful
and not going to have successful
and not going to have successful relationships so I find it’s important
relationships so I find it’s important
relationships so I find it’s important that you have an office you know you’re
that you have an office you know you’re
that you have an office you know you’re going to the work and when you come home
going to the work and when you come home
going to the work and when you come home you may be still you know you may get a
you may be still you know you may get a
you may be still you know you may get a couple of ideas for your business write
couple of ideas for your business write
couple of ideas for your business write them down or send them and send an email
them down or send them and send an email
them down or send them and send an email to yourself don’t let it take over your
to yourself don’t let it take over your
to yourself don’t let it take over your day so that you know when you’re
day so that you know when you’re
day so that you know when you’re supposed to be saying time with your
supposed to be saying time with your
supposed to be saying time with your family you’re still thinking about work
family you’re still thinking about work
family you’re still thinking about work and doing work if your home is your
and doing work if your home is your
and doing work if your home is your office then it’s a lot easier to blur
office then it’s a lot easier to blur
office then it’s a lot easier to blur the lines and always be working compared
the lines and always be working compared
the lines and always be working compared to if you have to have an office to go
to if you have to have an office to go
to if you have to have an office to go to you know that that’s your time for
to you know that that’s your time for
to you know that that’s your time for work and then your hometown is your time
work and then your hometown is your time
work and then your hometown is your time to be at home in my case right now I
to be at home in my case right now I
to be at home in my case right now I schedule I’m in the office five hours a
schedule I’m in the office five hours a
schedule I’m in the office five hours a day from Monday to Thursday and the rest
day from Monday to Thursday and the rest
day from Monday to Thursday and the rest of the time I’m at home or dancing or
of the time I’m at home or dancing or
of the time I’m at home or dancing or doing some of my son or whatever
doing some of my son or whatever
doing some of my son or whatever whatever is on the schedule I find that
whatever is on the schedule I find that
whatever is on the schedule I find that to do that effectively it’s enough time
to do that effectively it’s enough time
to do that effectively it’s enough time so if I have 20 hours a week that’s
so if I have 20 hours a week that’s
so if I have 20 hours a week that’s enough time to do everything you need to
enough time to do everything you need to
enough time to do everything you need to do for my business but I need that time
do for my business but I need that time
do for my business but I need that time to be able to actually do it so I need
to be able to actually do it so I need
to be able to actually do it so I need those 20 hours would be highly focused
those 20 hours would be highly focused
those 20 hours would be highly focused and really attentive on doing what I
and really attentive on doing what I
and really attentive on doing what I need to do for my business can’t afford
need to do for my business can’t afford
need to do for my business can’t afford to be sidetracked thinking about other
to be sidetracked thinking about other
to be sidetracked thinking about other things are getting distracted otherwise
things are getting distracted otherwise
things are getting distracted otherwise instead of taking 20 hours it takes me
instead of taking 20 hours it takes me
instead of taking 20 hours it takes me 30 hours of 40 hours because I’ve been
30 hours of 40 hours because I’ve been
30 hours of 40 hours because I’ve been so distracted and interrupted then it’s
so distracted and interrupted then it’s
so distracted and interrupted then it’s a lot harder to get your project done so
a lot harder to get your project done so
a lot harder to get your project done so the pitch to your family might be I want
the pitch to your family might be I want
the pitch to your family might be I want to spend more time with you guys but to
to spend more time with you guys but to
to spend more time with you guys but to do that I need to be able to really
do that I need to be able to really
do that I need to be able to really focus on my works that when I’m working
focus on my works that when I’m working
focus on my works that when I’m working I’m working and then when I’m with you
I’m working and then when I’m with you
I’m working and then when I’m with you I’m with you so you can probably end up
I’m with you so you can probably end up
I’m with you so you can probably end up working fewer hours between way more
working fewer hours between way more
working fewer hours between way more productive in those hours and get maybe
productive in those hours and get maybe
productive in those hours and get maybe even more work than then usually do and
even more work than then usually do and
even more work than then usually do and then
then
then more time to go and stand with your
more time to go and stand with your
more time to go and stand with your family so hopefully that helps again
family so hopefully that helps again
family so hopefully that helps again that’s you know my experience if you
that’s you know my experience if you
that’s you know my experience if you guys like this video please give it a
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you guys and if you have a question about a home office life or you want to
about a home office life or you want to
about a home office life or you want to share your experience is what you’re
share your experience is what you’re
share your experience is what you’re doing or a different question for your
doing or a different question for your
doing or a different question for your business I’d love to hear it for leave a
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