The Home Office Solution: How to Balance Your Professional and Personal Lives While Working at Home [Paperback]

Alice Bredin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 27, 1998

Practical advice and proven techniques to succeed and prosper in your home office

If you're one of the millions of people currently working out of your home, you know that, along with independence and flexibility, there are challenges. Home office workers face isolation, stress, burnout, time management issues, family and relationship conflicts, and procrastination, among other concerns. Now, America's leading virtual office authority gives you the tools and techniques you need to thrive. Keep yourself motivated-and productive-as you learn to:
* Manage time and workload-avoid scheduling conflicts, control interruptions and distractions, overcome overwork
* Balance work and home life-prioritize responsibilities while constructing boundaries between home and office, deal with spouses and children
* Cope with emotional fallout-manage stress and burnout; overcome depression, isolation, and rejection
* Maintain good health-establish routines of regular sleep, nutrition, and exercise; organize a safe work environment

Become your own best boss!

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

America's #1 virtual office expert tells how to conquer the psychological and work-management problems associated with having a home office. Among the many challenges home office workers face are isolation, stress, burnout, time management problems, family and relationship conflicts, depression, and procrastination. Written by a nationally syndicated columnist, this book tells you how to motivate yourself to survive and prosper in your home office, and how to be your own best boss.

From the Back Cover

Practical advice and proven techniques to succeed and prosper in your home office

If you're one of the millions of people currently working out of your home, you know that, along with independence and flexibility, there are challenges. Home office workers face isolation, stress, burnout, time management issues, family and relationship conflicts, and procrastination, among other concerns. Now, America's leading virtual office authority gives you the tools and techniques you need to thrive. Keep yourself motivated-and productive-as you learn to:
* Manage time and workload-avoid scheduling conflicts, control interruptions and distractions, overcome overwork
* Balance work and home life-prioritize responsibilities while constructing boundaries between home and office, deal with spouses and children
* Cope with emotional fallout-manage stress and burnout; overcome depression, isolation, and rejection
* Maintain good health-establish routines of regular sleep, nutrition, and exercise; organize a safe work environment

Become your own best boss!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 221 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (April 27, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471192090
• ISBN-13: 978-0471192091
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,663,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #40 in Books > Business & Investing > Business Life > Work Life Balance

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At Last -- A book that understands!, March 31, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Home Office Solution: How to Balance Your Professional and Personal Lives While Working at Home (Paperback)

I've been working at home for 5 years and read my share of books on how to do it efficiently and happily. This is the best book yet on explaining the emotional issues that come up and how to cope with them. It was very, very helpful to me; I've modified the way I structure my day in response to suggestions in the book and now I frequently get more done AND feel less stressed.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This was a very valuable book, August 24, 2002

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Shay DeFrew (San Francisco, California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Home Office Solution: How to Balance Your Professional and Personal Lives While Working at Home (Paperback)

This is an excellent topic and a book that you should read if you are working at home and have children.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The home office solution, March 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Home Office Solution: How to Balance Your Professional and Personal Lives While Working at Home (Paperback)

If you work at home it can be challenging. This book gives great advice on how to overcome many of the home office challenges.