How can a woman business owner determine if she has a “Home Office from Hell”?
Here’s my definition of a Home Office From Hell™: Home Office From Hell hohm-aw-fis-frum-hel Noun: 1. Pertaining to or being about a completely dysfunctional, client-repelling office space in the home that makes one lose money. Also the scene of many business-killing behaviors, including but not limited to: the Saint Bernard scaring away the FedEx guy, clients sitting in folding chairs in the hallway for meetings, toddlers answering the business phone and introducing themselves to new clients, and/or colleagues picturing you in your nightgown while you are on a teleconference call. 2. An office that more resembles a playroom than a professional space. The space might include: piles of papers on the TV, last night’s burrito stuck to the client proposal, clothes pins and masking tape holding together the fax machine, and/or dirty diapers stuck in the file cabinet. In all seriousness, you have a Home Office From Hell, if you are plagued by the following two types of distractions – a) phys
