More than 500 quick, easy-to-digest ideas and techniques for anyone in, or looking to join, the growing home office workforce. Practical advice on eliminating commuting craziness, wardrobe worries, and corporate burnout by creating a comfortable, productive, and professional working environment in the reader's own home. From making the transition, to selecting office equipment, to establishing healthy working habits, Gould covers it all with thoroughness and wit.
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Are you ready for a one-minute commute?
Free yourself from the world of rush-hour traffic and office politics with these easy-to-digest ideas and techniques for establishing and running your own home office. With authority and wit, Gould covers it all--from setting up your workspace to setting up record-keeping systems. She helps you answer all the questions, large and small, including:
--What's your optimum working style?
--How will you balance work life with home life?
--Will you wear the bunny slippers or dress up for work?
--What kind of office equipment do you need?
--How do you brainstorm issues when you have just one brain?
Nearly 50 million Americans work from their homes, either running their own businesses or telecommuting. Why not you?
"This is a hard-hitting book filled with encouragement and a wealth of experience, clever and inventive ideas, as well as nuts and bolts methods for getting your space together to create the work you love. I recommend it highly."
--Rick Jarow, author of Creating the Work You Love
About the Author
Meredith Gould is speaking from experience when she advises her readers how to successfully work from the comfort of their own cozy environments. She is a freelance writer and has been telecommuting from her own home office since 1989. Meredith has authored the Storey title, Tips for Your Home Office, which offers helpful techniques on creating a professional and productive environment in the home. She has also written Working at Home, a book offering over 500 tips on how to make working at home a successful venture, including the selection of office equipment and incorporating healthy work habits. Her articles have appeared in publications such as American Health, Nation's Business and New Woman magazine, to name just a few. In addition to writing, Meredith owns a business called Space Queen to help the "busy, burdened, and befuddled get, and stay, organized." She lives in New Jersey with her two cats, Thelma and Louise.
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