Setting up a proper workspace from home involves many considerations. For example, is the work you do primarily right-brained (writer, sales, people-oriented) or left-brained (accounting, engineering, data-oriented)? Studies show that different functions require different environments for the best performance by the worker. Other personal preferencesmay alos exist such as if you have chuldren and need to be located away from noise and interruptions. And, if you need to attend meetings at the office, how far away is our office from your home, or the airport if you need to travel?
Your personality and the gifts you were born with are also a major consideration in designing your work life. Finding a career that fits you will help to align your lifestyle and mission to reach your maximum potential. Below are some resources for you to determine how best to fit your home to your career and your perfect lifestyle and vice versa.
Podcasts: Work From Home, Career Choice, Work-Life Balance
- The Work From Home Show
- 48 Days to the Work You Love
- Career Revisionist
- Discover Your Talent, Do What You Love
- Happen To Your Career
- More Than Work Podcast
- Best of Both Worlds Podcast
- Elegant Balance
- The Happiness Hustle
Books: Home Office Design, Career Choice, Work-Life Balance
- My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation by Donald Rattner
- Creative Work Space: The Sweet Spot Style Guide to Home Offices and Studio Decor by Desha Peacock
- Where We Work: Home Offices by An Bogaerts
- Home Office Solutions: How to Set Up an Efficient Workspace Anywhere in Your House by Chris Peterson
- The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferris
- Couples That Work: How Dual-Career Couples Can Thrive in Love and Work by Jennifer Petriglieri
- Joy At Work: Organizing Your Professional Life by Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein, Translated by Cathy Hirano
- Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working From Home by Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Petersen
- Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
- Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive & Creative Self by Manoush Zomorodi
- The 9 Ways of Working: How to Use the Enneagram to Discover Your Natural Strengths and Work More Effectively by Michael J. Goldberg
- The Enneagram in Love and Work: Understanding Your Intimate and Business Relationships by Helen Palmer
