11 Reasons Why Working From Home Rocks Your World

This entry is meant to inspire you and give you clarity.

I’m not into hype or even becoming motivated, but I do feel this message is important, so listen up. And it may sound like I’m talking about myself here, but it’s really about you.

They say the first step to recovery is to admit you have a problem. With that in mind, I’d like to admit something to you.

My name is Wolf Benedict. I am a recovering corporate hoodlum.

There, I said it. And I feel much better.

I worked in the corporate world for 10+ years. Every single one of those years I had a desire to leave it. I always had this bad taste in my mouth at the end of the day at being forced to eat what the corporate mongrels thought was best for them. There is nothing noble or freeing about working for someone else.

And I’ve only recently realized this since I’ve started working from home full time.

Many people say they want to be their own boss. And as you probably know, many people say things… period. As for follow-up? That’s a different story.

I used to be one of those people until circumstances in my life FORCED me to work from home. And I could not have received a better gift.

Here’s what happens when you start working from home. Some of the feelings you get are quite curious.

And please note – the list below assumes that you have a steady income coming in from your home-based efforts.

1) You create your own hours.

Want to work 8AM to 6PM? Sure. 4PM to 12 midnight? Done. You are no longer on someone else’s schedule. There is something tremendously freeing about this. You can watch my related video for a visual explanation of what I mean. But basically, you are no longer being told when you have to come into work, when you can have lunch, go have a smoke, and when you can leave.

2) No more obnoxiously long commute. Whether stuck in traffic, on a train, or freezing in the rain at a bus stop. Your commute is from your bed to the fridge to your home office desk. SO freeing.

3) You are no longer being told what to do and when to do it.

No more boss looking over your shoulder to see if you are working or surfing Youtube, no more weekly checklists, irritating phone calls, and tediously boring weekly meetings. When you work from home, YOU get to decide if and when you want any of the above. This, for me, is HUGE.

4) You don’t need to dress up in suits, “business casual” or your waiter’s outfit.

You wear what you want, if anything at all. Wanna work in your PJs or a thong? Do it! Try that on Wall Street and watch yourself drop faster than Enron stock on Whistleblower Day.

5) You can take vacations when you want.
No longer are you subject to 2 weeks paid vacation, or whatever dog scrap amount of time they give you. You can go to Aruba tomorrow or Austria next week.From a certain point of view, in fact, I’d say that working from home is the ultimate in vacations. When you have been a slave to “the man” for so long, working from home becomes a dream.

6) No more grumpy, unreliable, quirky co-workers or customers you’d rather not deal with every day.

Face it, we’re all human and hold things against people. Maybe we don’t like the way they talk to us. Being talked down to? RARELY happens when you are your own boss. Hate that customer who nags you? YOU can fire them when you work from home.

7) You are no longer dictated what you are worth. If “the man” believes you are worth $30,000 per year, you can make that much per month in a home-based business. You set your own paycheck and fill in as many zeros as you’d like if you have the proper tools, mindset and action plan.

8) Want to take a day off? Do it.

Nobody will keep tabs on it. “Oh, I’m sorry, you’ve used up all your personal days. You have to come in at 8AM on Thursday!” Ha, no more! STUFF IT! You can take a day off when you’d like.

9) Be there for your kids.

Being a parent can be daunting but tremendously rewarding. If you have little ones running around and want to be there when they say their first word, working from home is ideal. You can also teach them to be THEIR own bosses one day… wouldn’t that be great? Lead by example.

10) You are freer to work on other projects you have going.

Corporate doesn’t care about your creative side unless it makes them a profit. If you have a creative pursuit, you have more flexibility to explore it when working from home.Me, for example – I’m a pianist and sometimes composer. When I want to take a break, I can go across the room to my piano and start playing. Not possible working for the Man.

11) Getting things accomplished on your own time and with your own resources is tremendously fulfilling. Being your own boss creates this huge sense of self-worth and independence when you are getting your goals.

Now, the interesting thing I noticed was when I first started working from home, a sense of withdrawal overcame me. This wasn’t a negative feeling in the least. It was more like my mind was still stuck in the 9-5 mental rut and had to catch up with the new reality of making my own hours and schedule. When you first start working from home full-time, you may have thoughts like “I have to get this done because I have to go to work tomorrow…”

Whoops! No ya don’t! You’re free of that now.

Furthermore, I noticed that I don’t keep track of what day is which. When you are in the corporate world, you are usually on a weekday-weekend schedule. Work 5 days a week, 2 days off for errands and other stuff. That concept also takes a bit of “withdrawal” time to dissolve.

It was interesting and unexpected… and very, very nice.

Now, when I think of working for someone else, I literally feel nauseous. You could not pay me $1,000,000,000 per day to be on someone else’s schedule or time. Corporate CEOs think they have it made if they are making $40 mill a year, but I say if you aren’t your OWN boss, you are a slave, no matter how much you make.

Let these realizations sink in and you’ll be motivated in no time flat to dig yourself out of the rat race once and for all.

 

Well Told !

 

Thanks! Glad it brought some enjoyment to you.

 

Good article, made me smile.

 

Overall this post was a load of BS, and there is a 99% chance it was written by a noob who doesn't make jack squat.

The fact is, working for yourself online is harder than working a regular job. If you aren't prepared to be chained to your computer 12+ hours a day, then move on. If you aren't prepared to make almost nothing while you build up your skills and knowldge for one, two or even three years, then move on.

 

Your welcome.

Hm... first words out of this guys mouth to a supposed "noob" is an attack? Back to the cubicle with you!

Um, no... try "opinion". That is YOUR experience, NOT mine.

Nice to see you speaking for everyone. Good job.

 

How do you know he is a newbie, just because he is new to digitalpoint? I had been online for years and making 5000$+ a month before I came here?!

 

Nice sharing. thanks

 

Yes. It's just what Im doing.

 

I have been doing this for more than 10 years. I know by now what people go through. And I know that people who make some easy money from the start are either doing something shady or they are experiencing beginners luck and things will bottom out soon.

I thought it was pretty obvious just by reading his points that it was written by a noob. It was typical dreamer bullshit. Someone has been looking at the sales copy on too many get rich quick websites and just regurgitated it here.

 

And that makes me a noob. I don't follow your logic. I never said it was easy, nor am I doing something shady. You make an awful lot of assumptions for someone who's supposedly been doing this for 10 years.

LOL... does anyone have a stamp I can affix to this guy's forehead that leaves a big fat red "I'M WRONG" on it? I'm not a "noob", nowhere even close. I've been a marketer for over a decade... longer than you. I would ask what you thought was so "dreamy" about my article above, but I feel I'd be inviting more unwarranted vitriol from you. I've named benefits of working from home and you're insulting solely on that basis. Not too smart.

You might try scaling down on the ad hominems you've spewed out over this forum to people you have no clue about, friend. You sound like a very bitter, crusty old man. You may want to re-acquaint yourself with the rules on this forum - bashing others (name calling) ain't allowed here. I'm surprised the mods and admins have let you stay on this long after your consistent verbal assaults on folks. You have some strong points, but your attitude doesn't help your cause.

Not wasting anymore energy on this. This is a thread about the benefits of working from home, not "who's a loser noob and who is not". I ENJOY full time from home, something that seems to be lacking in your experience.

Good luck.

 

well said!

 

ahh..everyone know this but just forget it

 

All I have to say is Amen! I'm still in the phase where I'm having to work for someone else while I build my business. I do feel much better when I'm doing my own thing. I don't feel like the life is being sucked out of me. I do plan to be working for myself 100% in 5 years. Great post! Very encouraging!

 

thanks for the post and sharing.. for me i hope it will done soon.. but until now i wish to god that i can clear my debt first before i start working at home..

 

That is a very inspiring post, thanks!!

 

encouraging. thanks. i have a bitter experience with companies these days - keeping me up till 3am and sweating

 

hehe, it is so long but reasonable.

 

I would salute on the 11th spot. I can say that it is really the reason why people are getting more curious on how to manage job in the comforts of their home easily, considering the flexibility of time, no problem with traffic and no hassle with getting late. Also, you can explore more of your interests while getting into the fields of online business because most of the millionaires in the internet today have started with few knowledge about the aspects online yet they've made to that point because of the resources directly found through different pages and through different people. I am glad as well that I am in the business for few years now.

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Hi verry funny and good list .Bit would you mind posting som good and loyal source of working from home because most of them seems to be scam..