2: Five Ways to Maximize Productivity Working From Home

Are you a working mom who doesn't feel like you have enough time in your day to reach your dreams and goals? I've spent years learning how our brains work and what holds us back from having the courage to achieve our dreams. Each week I'll be sharing practical strategies to help you to find more time in your day, build your confidence, fight back against mom guilt, and reach your goals. Learn to thrive from home and at work with The Bold Life.

This week on The Bold Life podcast, I’m talking about why it's hard to be productive at home and the five strategies that will keep you on top of your game and help you be as efficient as possible in your office when you’re working from home.

Our brains are used to having a routine. If you’re in the habit of getting up, going through your morning routine, and going to work every day, that signals to our your brains that it's work time. At the end of the day when we leave the office, this also signals our brains that we can now relax. Shifting from working at an office to working from home blurs the boundaries of work and home life for our brains, and this makes it hard to get into work mode at home. We can use specific strategies to signal our brains that it’s time to get into work mode, even when you’re working at home. So here are some strategies you can use to maintain your work routine at home and get more done!

Five Strategies to Boost Your Concentration While Working From Home:

Tip #1: Give your brain the message that it's time to start work
Tip #2: Have a designated workspace
Tip #3: Set a work hour schedule, lunchtime and break schedule
Tip #4: Reduce multitasking and distractions
Tip #5: Give yourself rewards

Listen in to find out how to boost your efficiency when working from home, why you shouldn't multitask, and why your brain loves habit and consistency in your schedule. Learn why having a schedule helps your brain, why your brain loves rewards, and why having a goal can improve your efficiency.

Show Highlights

[01:19] How I organized my wedding with our wedding party and our families.

[03:30] My realization that I may be a bit of an over-planner.

[04:32] Why it’s so hard for me to work from home, even though this was a goal.

[08:08] Our brains like daily routine cues in our environment.

[10:12] Working from home can lead to the trap of working all day.

[11:31] Tip #1: Give your brain the message that it’s time to start work.

[13:19] Tip #2: Have a designated work space

[15:12] Tip #3: Set a work hour schedule, lunch time and break schedule

[17:52] Tip #4: Reduce multitasking and distractions

[21:04] Tip #5: Give yourself rewards

[22:02] Take home message: it's important to remember that our brains need to be placed in work mode.