I have worked from home most of my working life and these things are important, however, I discovered that, at least for me, I have to like the work i'm doing even more than I have to like it in 'an office'. For me it's much easier to procrastinate when I don't like what i'm doing/don't believe in. And really, procrastination can make you hate yourself, so it makes me drift towards things I like and believe in, much more than towards money. This has been working for me for over 20 years now up to a point were I really don't understand anyone doing it differently (most notably, people going to jobs they don't like for the money, as most people do http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/poll_most_in_us_don_li... (there are similar polls in EU countries)). Life is too short for that.
The awesome thing is that my ineterest/passion never fades. There's an endless list of things I want to try, do or test out that if my interest ine one thing fades I immediately pick up the next. When that's worked itself out, or interest goes, I find my interest in the first task is renewed.
My girlfriend, on the other hand, will not work from home because she thrives on having people around her. I guess we're all different.
I usually first try to get the spark back, but to be honest, that doesn't work very often. Because I start a new company for every 'serious' thing, I usually sell off the company which gives me > 1 year of cash to find a new Great Love.
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I have worked from home most of my working life and these things are important, however, I discovered that, at least for me, I have to like the work i'm doing even more than I have to like it in 'an office'. For me it's much easier to procrastinate when I don't like what i'm doing/don't believe in. And really, procrastination can make you hate yourself, so it makes me drift towards things I like and believe in, much more than towards money. This has been working for me for over 20 years now up to a point were I really don't understand anyone doing it differently (most notably, people going to jobs they don't like for the money, as most people do http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/poll_most_in_us_don_li... (there are similar polls in EU countries)). Life is too short for that.
What do you do when you start to feel your interest/passion fade? Is it time to look for a new gig or do you have good ways to bring back the spark?
The awesome thing is that my ineterest/passion never fades. There's an endless list of things I want to try, do or test out that if my interest ine one thing fades I immediately pick up the next. When that's worked itself out, or interest goes, I find my interest in the first task is renewed.
My girlfriend, on the other hand, will not work from home because she thrives on having people around her. I guess we're all different.
I usually first try to get the spark back, but to be honest, that doesn't work very often. Because I start a new company for every 'serious' thing, I usually sell off the company which gives me > 1 year of cash to find a new Great Love.