Sole practitioners: Working from home or living at work?

  • Separating your home life from your work life can be difficult
  • It's hard to stay motivated when you work alone
  • Conversely, working from home does allow unparalleled flexibility
  • It requires a lot of preparation to make it work - read on for some top tips

Separating your home life from your work can be especially tough for sole practitioners, so professional accountants’ coach Carol McLachlan is on hand with advice for making the most of your flexible working arrangements.

Does working from home offer an end to the work/life balance conundrum? On the one hand, it means no more manic morning rushes into commuterdom and perhaps more time spent with the family, but there's also the potential for day upon day of seeing no one except the cat, and fighting for work space among the toys, dirty dishes and ironing.

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