So You Decided To Work From Home: Here’s What You Do Next
So you decided to work from home. I’m sure you’re wondering what comes next.
Now, if you planned to quit your job to work from home, more likely than not, you already know what it is you want to do.
But if you’re a stay at home mom who decided to work from home on a whim or if you just up and quit your job like I did, you’re probably sitting in front of the computer thinking “okay, now what.”
And that’s where the tips I’m about to share with you come in.
You see, when I started working from home, I didn’t plan on it, it just happened. Let me explain.
Without boring you with all the details, let me just say the day I quit my job it was a built up from years of working long hours and never seeing my kids. Not to mention my relationship with the hubs was about to hit the skids if I worked late just one more time. And by late I mean not leaving the office until 11:00 pm (sometimes later than that) when I got there at 7 am.
Anyway, that morning I had a conference call with my director and it didn’t go well. We had some words and that was the end of our conversation. I walked out, went to my office and wrote my letter of resignation.
After my “take this job and shove it” dramatization, it hit me on the way home. The reality of me having walked out on a well-paying job with great benefits sunk in. I cried all the way home because I had no idea what do to next.
The next day when I was sitting in front of the computer and I was like “great, now what.” There was no going back now because I sure as h*ll wasn’t going to ask for my job back. It was time to sink or swim.
Things To Do When You Decide To Work From Home
Whether you made the decision in haste or after a decision-making process, there still has to be a plan of action to avoid a “now what” moment.
So here are the things to do when you decide to work from home, at least from my experience.
Decide What You Want To Do
The first thing to do is to decide what you want to do. Do you want a work-from-home job or do you want to start your own home-based or online business? Why does it matter? Because different types of research is involved. And besides, you should take a moment to think about it before moving forward. It will avoid any regrets you might have at the first signs of a bump in the road.
So if you decide on a work-from-home career first of all, you need to develop a job search routine. If it’s a home-based business you want, think of what you’re passionate about and let those ideas start coming to you.
Create Goals And Make A Plan To Work From Home
Now that you know what you want to do, the next step is to create goals and make a plan. It used to be that you can write your goals down on a sheet of paper, print it out, pin it up and be done with it.
And you can still do that but in 2018 it’s all about the vision board. A visions board is a collage of words and images that represent your goals and dreams. You can create one using a poster board or cork board.
Start with a goal and build around that. You can include things like your favorite quotes that motivates your or pics of the fam to remind you why you’re doing what you’re doing.
There is no wrong way to make a vision board but if you need a little help to get started there’s a great article on HuffPost that will show you how to create your own vision board and explains why it works.
Update Your Resume
The first thing you should do is update your resume.
Resumes look a lot different today than they did ten years ago. Live Career shared the latest resume designs for 2018 in their article 13 Best Resume Designs for 2018.
The latest resume design trends include social media profile links such as LinkedIn, larger fonts and more bold, modern looks.
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Work On Your Typing Speed
There will be some work-from-home jobs that require you type a certain speed. So now would be a good time to work on your typing skills while you’re searching for work and you can find help online.
There are sites like typingtest.com that provide free typing tests to check your speed and accuracy.
Recommended Reading: The Best Places To Find Legit At-Home Typing Jobs
Search For Opportunities To Work From Home Now
If you need to start making money like yesterday, check out websites like Click N Work and The SmartCrowd Lionbridge that offer quick pay. You won’t replace your income but it’ll bring in some money while you wait for responses to your applications or get your home-based business launched.
Those are the sites I used along with online surveys to make extra money while I found something permanent. Now there are all kinds of side-hustle gigs that can bring in money fast.
Don’t Wait, Take Action
I learned this the hard way. If you’ve dreamed about starting a home-based business of your own, don’t wait, take action now.
A lot of the times it’s the fear of the unknown that can stop you from taking that risk.
I had many ideas for a home-based business but I never took any action to get the ball rolling because I was afraid to fail.
Sometimes I wonder where would I have been had I taken action on my plans the moment the idea came to me. As a result, I missed out on a lot of opportunities.
Oh well, there is no use crying over what could have been. I can only look forward.
Recommended Reading: Avoid These Mistakes When You Start to Work From Home
There You Have It
So those are the things you should do when you decide to work from home. If you just started working from home, I sure hope you found these tips helpful.
Before you go, I hope you’ll share this post on social media so that other folks who decide they want to work from home will know exactly what to do next. Thanks!