HOW TO STAY PRODUCTIVE WORKING FROM HOME

[@karenrich9092]

Hi Alexis, I just saw your video . I've been working from home for 30 years. For half that time I was a volunteer newsletter editor. Then, the internet entered my life along with website design and my life changed. As more customers came along I invested in a laptop and then in 2013, my wonderful husband was diagnosed with kidney failure. The laptop made it possible for me to work wherever I went including the four hour session at the dialysis center 3 days a week. Now, sadly last November (Thanksgiving will be a year) my wonderful husband and business mentor went to be with the Lord. And my life has changed again. Imagine having 365 blank spaces on your calendar and no idea how to organize them. Your videos have really helped me. Thank you.

[@maryelborn4016]

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[@Karen.c.h]

The top 3 and a start time but no end time is exactly what I need to try! Love that you seem to be uploading more often. Thanks!

[@MissTrenchcoat]

Karen .c.h excellent! Let me know how it goes! And yes 2x a week until the end of the year with any luck!

[@zv54]

Miss, you're so charismatic! I am glad I discovered you,which was easy since you're in top of results on KZbin. I aspire to live a much greater quality of life but I'm trapped in many limitations. I have never had a productive day in life. I'm living at home with my elderly . I have lived on my own but got nothing done.I can't live this way anymore. I'm below hell/rock bottom. I'm a 24 yrs old , female, unemployed, ethnic, British, tragic failure in every way with no support at all from anyone and increasingly struggling in every aspect. I have faced many personal, social, educational & work issues to say the least, including workplace bullying even from managers. I don't have any guidance/skills for self employment or working from home etc. I'm not COMPLETELY dumb. I do have some basic school level education but I'm not a natural academic. I have no working nor educated people in my family. My parents are painfully unproductive, disabled and benefit reliant. I am not their carer,I am their daughter with no degree,no job,no car,no life skills,no friends,no support. I have been to over unsuccessful 150 harrowing, unsuccessful, mortifying,patronising interviews in the last 5 years. By God's honest truth.Obviously they see nothing in me & in their eyes I am not good enough, not likable, not employable. And they are often very rude in their responses. I can honestly say I do nothing at all to provoke these people - they take one look at me & decide they hate me & nothing I do can change that. Believe it or not,even through all this adversity,I have remained grateful,positive,resilient & persistent but recently have given up applying for jobs as it is costly & draining applying for & attending interviews to no success and being. Also there is never any helpful nor constructive feedback. I have volunteered for many years but it does not fulfill me. I have asked places like Princes Trust & many other lesser known & well known places for guidance but to no success. They have all ignored,rejected,dismissed & mocked me. If I was to show you a portfolio of my countless efforts, you would surely be astounded. Due to bullying & rejection, my confidence is very low. Based on this brief, undetailed summary of my employment status of the last 7 yrs, and bearing in mind I am not privileged, 24, have fibromyalgia & personal difficulties. I do not have a laptop sadly but do have a just about working smartphone & access to wifi in house & public, though my anxiety & health make going out very problematic. I would be immensely grateful for any genuine advice. Thank you x

[@lubaleong9619]

Thank you for this video. I really appreciate that you touched upon various aspects of working from home. My favourite of your tips is to incentivize your workday! Brilliant!

[@joannequickenden2789]

I also have my sewing machine in the same room that I work in and I am still trying to keep it organized!

[@MsBklynQn]

The incentive workload is a great strategy. I am new to work at home and want to stay on top of task

[@ladiimendez8250]

Hi Alexis!!! Thank you for this video. I totally agree with your designated work area. I notice when I try to do work from bed it never happens. I have been using my kitchen. I also like the designated location suggestion, I will try to use the library

[@MissTrenchcoat]

Ladii Mendez Excellent!

[@talesfromapolkcountygirl7743]

I love the idea of incentive work loads. I wish more companies would do that.

[@MissTrenchcoat]

TalesFromAPolkCountyGirl I agree! I think it would prevent people from mentally checking out on duty- wouldn’t work for every job but it could work for many

[@craftyv3750]

Hi Alexis. I work from home and am an online college student. I sometimes struggle with prioritizing when I have an exam to study for and have work projects due in the same week. But your Tip#5 was right on spot for me. My mistake has been setting hours for work time and separate hours for my studies. Your UPS example made a lot of sense because the goal is to focus on the task, not the number of hours. This video was a true inspiration for me. Thanks so much for sharing. You are awesome!

[@MissTrenchcoat]

Crafty V I’m so glad it helped! Best of luck to you 🖤

[@BeltlessBelt]

Haven’t watched your videos recently but loved this one, simple ideas but I also run my business from home and needed a new dose of focus! My favorite tip in this video, plan the day around your top 3 and when complete, ok to move on with your personal life..instead of watching a clock💕

[@MissTrenchcoat]

BeltlessBelt I’m so glad you’re back!

[@christiebellaluna6]

The top 3 for the day is such a great tip! Thank you :)

[@MissTrenchcoat]

Christie Pinkstone so glad you think so!

[@tawnyamarney]

Great tips! It's SO true about being 'dressed' making you more productive! I really miss having a separate work space - it really makes a difference. Had to stop using the spare bedroom upstairs and move my desk down into the living room. (Can't do stairs easily anymore and need to be close to care for my ill hubby through out the day, so the up and down constantly was too hard) Since it's always right there I never really "clock out" and if I'm not parked in front of the TV, I'm working. Sounds productive.. but I also get distracted so many times during the day. I am going to try the top 3 and see if focusing on being 'done' when those are accomplished helps.

[@mommirenee2013]

setting work hours is what i need to work on so that i can be more organized and get more work done. Especially with 4 kids at home

[@apol6880]

These are really great tips! I agree on having a designated workspace. When I decided to buy myself a work desk that's when I started actively participating in my project. I am excited to try the rest of your tips too I actually took notes. Thank you so much! Cheers for 2019!

[@BusyPush7278]

Thank you for this video! I really appreciate your tips. You’re very polished, well-spoken and professional!

[@lisaevans2389]

One of my favourite KZbinrs, I'm studying at home and I find it so stressful at times 💝💝

[@Iamseritag]

Great video! I will def try setting daily task to accomplish. Such a great idea...

[@fashionistakitty]

Hey Alexis, New subscriber here 🙋🏻‍♀️. I have loved all ur videos! Thank u so much for ur productivity tips. I'll have to watch it again and jot them down. I've recently became a stay at home mom with my second child and I'm jumping back into work with a new career in Real Estate. Trying to find ways to balance my mommy life and my work life! Thanks!

[@MissTrenchcoat]

Kitty Lafaurie thanks so much!!

[@AtlDibuja-Productions]

I'm so glad to see you're back to your old "ms trench coat" style. I stopped following you for a while because I wasn't connecting with your content anymore. Now you're "back" and love your content again. Thanks for all of what you share with us. 🌻

[@MissTrenchcoat]

E M Jorn out of curiousity, what constitutes a MissTrenchcoat video?

[@swati3518]

Hi. I work from home too. I manage a travel company single handed. I work in a large network of associates In India and abroad. A suggested by you, I do have a set time to start work. I would generally list out the weekly to dos and go through the week often procrastinating certain jobs (like follow up by calling). What I will do from now on is work on a daily schedule with top 3 to dos. So I don't get overwhelmed and push calling people for later. Thank you for the video.

[@MissTrenchcoat]

Swati you’re welcome!!

[@AleLau84]

I am loving all your uploads! I am so glad you started uploading more often. I still think you should have a podcast!

[@MissTrenchcoat]

mamuchaexpress I’m so glad your loving the increased uploads and the new videos! I have thought about doing a podcast but I am not sure how I would manage it with my channel.

[@RezChik]

Sometimes I listen to your videos like they're a podcast while I'm doing something like washing dishes or whatever. I re-watch/listen because I always pick up something new, you are awesome

[@lisaevans2389]

This is what I do 😂 it's almost like a ebook for me I have them on playlist 😂😂

[@missy123432]

I missed your videos!! Glad to see you back

[@MissTrenchcoat]

jalina hawkins thank you!

[@customMadebyACLD]

As usual another wonderful video Alexis! I love tip #5: Focusing on your top 3 and once they're done they're done. I don't personally do the top 3 but I plan to incorporate them. But I do have the daily schedule. Once I'm done with that, if it's an early day, then I usually keep going so I can get ahead in my week. I find it useful when I'm working on a project, it helps me get more done so that I can have plenty of time to review my work and improve it where needed. I have to admit though that some days I have to set an end of the day time because I know that I have things that need to be done outside of work and i wo t be able to get work done then

[@TheLadynecromancer]

Hardest part is having 3 online university classes and 2 in class night courses next semester. My baby turns 2 years next month and is starting physical therapy as well. I only have a babysitter when the night courses take place. Hubby comes home late and is gone for work by the time we wake up. We get the weekends with him. So I'm hoping to get all work done Monday through Friday and take a weekend break. Just no idea how to schedule all this. I have a cluttered home office with no organization system

[@milletterodriguez3634]

I think tip #5 is what I need. Thanks for the tips!

[@KevintheWindowCleaner]

I just found your channel and will be binge watching your content .. Thank you for all you do

[@akilahpitts8871]

New subby here! Love that tip about focusing on your top tasks vs. setting an end time. Really does provide a great incentive for the day especially when those top tasks are something that you really don't want to do. 😂😂

[@Lulu-kt6gr]

I like your Top 3 idea!

[@StephanieRobles]

Just found you via suggestions! New subscriber! ☺️🙌🏽

[@kokoblue90]

very helpful videos....

[@MissTrenchcoat]

Morena Flores I hope they are!! Thank you for checking out my videos 😊

[@azzurracisternino6973]

Great video! :)

[@jamesbriggs5740]

I am planning to sell my artwork. I need to move all my art stuff into my new room. I also need a desk just for business. Kathy B. P.S. I need to try the start time and top 3 with my household chores.

[@V_tv3402]

All of these are great tips, unless you telecommute and are 35 weeks pregnant and tired/uncomfortable. Makes it a lot harder!

[@MissTrenchcoat]

E&V_TV congrats!!

[@mdbablomia3280]

hi

[@d0rk]

Ughhhhhhh..... I get no peace to get shttt done at home. Everyone is always bugging me and don’t understand that I need alone time to get stuff done. How to explain to all of these damn people?

[@MissTrenchcoat]

Sweett And Simple first, I’d recommend for your personal sanity to have grace with those who don’t seem to understand you- Everyone has their *ish they are going through! Next perhaps show them this video and have an honest conversation, if they don’t get it after that continue to have grace and find yourself a new spot to work 🖤

[@kristenjade3715]

I struggle with this too, I have 3 kids under 6 and a partner that works 10-12 hours a day during the week and then odd jobs over the weekend. We live on farm so he is the go to person for anything on the farm 😳 I find that I do most of my "work" after 9pm or before 6am.

[@samipdulal5970]

I was so depressed because of everything that has been happening in the world lately and I started gaining weight like crazy. The one thing that really helped me to get better was Forwago. A big thanks to everyone who puts an effort into the making of programs like this.

[@dottleluce]

Can be more concise. Watched this in 2x speed.