Towards the end of 2007, I realized I had been spending more and more time at home. Going into the office was an exercise in mail review, message taking and an hour’s gaze at a stack of papers gathering dust on my desk.
This year, I want to see if I can trim down my office “face” time even more:
- I think I’ll start by taking at least 5 active case files home and working on them there until they are done. This should give me an idea about how well I really work full time on a case. My fear has always been that I’ll lose something on the commute! I suppose that’s what rolling file cabinets are for!
- I’ll also mix it up with my new clients. Start meeting them at coffee shops or restaurants (lunch meetings!) instead of in my “presentation” conference room.
- I still refuse to accept client calls on my cell phone and although my fancy Asterisk phone system can forward them with no problem, it’s still just to much accountability for my taste.
- I’ll have to figure out a place for my dogs to stay when I’m at home during the day. I don’t have the coveted in-law suite turned home office to help me with the “separation.”
- Probably should buy a headset for the house. Maybe a roaming Skype headset?
Got any other suggestions to help me ease into the transition?
Use an iPhone and the Jawbone earpiece. You will love it.