Now that you've convinced your boss to let you work from home, let's take a look at what you need to know to do it successfully.
It's important to make a good first impression on your boss when you try this out.
The first thing you need to know is that your productivity has got to improve when you start working from home.
If the bottom line doesn't improve for your company, your boss isn't likely to let you keep working from home.
The easiest way to do this is to sandbag some projects until you can get them done from home.
Let your productivity suffer a bit at work for a couple of weeks, and then finish up everything on your calendar during your first two or three weeks at home.
When you're at home working, it's important to reduce interruptions and distractions as much as possible.
Turn off the TV, take the phone off the hook, close your blinds and sit down and get to work.
Remember, if your productivity goes down when you're working from home, you won't be able to keep doing it.
It's important to view your time at home as work time, not as a mini-vacation.
Another good tip is to set definite work hours, and not deviate from them at all.
Put your work hours on your schedule and stick to them.
It's easy to get distracted and have a little break turn into a 2 hour nap.
Once you've impressed your boss with your new productivity from home, he's sure to let you keep working there.
Just make sure to maintain your high productivity.