| Copyright (c) 2006 Setting up a home
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| | computer system will require an outlet
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| office is one of the most important tasks
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| | for your cpu, monitor, scanner, printer,
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| you will face when you make the decision
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| | speakers (sometimes) and other ancillary
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| to work at your own home. Your home
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| | equipment you may have.
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| office can be a corner in your kitchen,
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| | 5. You need office supplies.
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| living room, a room in your basement if
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| | It goes without saying that you need to
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| you have one, or even in your own
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| | have normal office supplies. Even if, as
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| sleeping room.
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| | an example, your work is online you still
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| When you make the decision on where to
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| | need to have your own set of pens,
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| set up the base of operations of your
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| | pencils, erasers, calculator, printer,
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| business, there are some factors you need
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| | stapler, and a cup of nice hot tea or
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| to consider before setting it up in a way
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| | coffee.
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| that suits you.
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| | On a final note:
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| 1. Having privacy and a quiet time is
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| | One of the main challenges you may come
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| crucial!
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| | across really comes from your friends or
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| You want your office to be as isolated as
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| | family. They do not work from home and it
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| possible. You will be trying not to have
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| | may seem to them to think that if you do,
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| any distractions from the people that are
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| | you have all the time in the world to to
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| in the house. Can you imagine trying to
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| | do what ever you feel like doing. Things
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| speak with a client or focusing on
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| | such as a lot of sleeping, many hours in
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| something that is important, and having
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| | front of the TV, and many enjoyable
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| family members such as kids screaming in
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| | things in life.
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| the background and disturbing you?
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| | This can become a major problem if you do
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| Sit down with your family and explain to
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| | not set the parameters. Setting out the
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| them the importance of your work and why
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| | ground rules and letting them know this
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| you need them not to bother you.
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| | is important to the overall health,
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| 2. Is the area that you are in well lit.
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| | success, and well being of your business.
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| Does it have enough lighting?
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| | You must set the rule to awaken in the
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| Proper lighting is extremely important.
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| | morning at a certain time and prepare
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| Spending hours at a time in a space that
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| | yourself for your work day. A good way to
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| has a low set of lighting can harm your
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| | keep on top of things is by sitting down
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| eyestrain which, after long periods of
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| | after everyone went to sleep that night
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| time, could lead to more serious problems
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| | and prepare or make goals on what you
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| with your vision.
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| | want to get done in the next day.
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| 3. You need to have your office dust free
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| | You must also remember to take time out
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| and ventilated.
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| | for yourself. Most people believe that
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| It is always important to clean the room
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| | working at home comes with certain
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| that you are working in. It is very
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| | privileges, and it does. However, it can
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| important to keep your computer's fan
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| | also become all-consuming and take total
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| clean and dust free. You should also
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| | control of your life.
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| clean you desk a few times a week.
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| | Don't allow that to happen. Create your
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| 4. Are there plenty of electrical
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| | schedule and live by it. Make sure you
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| outlets?
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| | turn off the lights, shut down the
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| Take into consideration what appliances
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| | computer and "go home" at the end of your
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| you will have in your work space. Your
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| | work day.
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