Can you Set Your Alternative Work hours?

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Isn’t it just? Dolly was definitely talking to the entrepreneurs, the small business owners who have been nine-to-fivers for far too long. You go, Dolly.

I personally am more of a 8-to-4 kind of gal. Sure, I am no way there yet (I find some days I am closer to 8-to-6), but I have worked hard to find the working hours that work for me (and the ones that work for my team).

My prime time is in the morning, so why not making the most of it?

There are countless of studies nowadays showing that working less, and having a flexible working schedule is benefitting the workforce. As a result, employers in various countries are introducing flexible working as an option for their staff.

Yet, most people still work a slight variation of 9 to 5. Actually, let me correct myself.

Most people will expect people to be available between 9 to 5 on a given working day. This is where the cookie crumbles.

When it comes to this newer generation of entrepreneurs (the coaches, the teachers and speakers I have hanging out with for the last 10 years), we all long to be working less.

We could blame the Four Hour Work Week craze that Tim Ferris started over a decade ago, or simply the fact that more and more younger people are looking to start their own business. And with them mothers looking to add a new venture whilst raising their children.

Truthfully, these new demographics entering the entrepreneurial world has massively changed the way we value our working hours.

As I first set to experiment my new arrangement, I realised that workload is not the only issue you’ll face when setting your own working hours.

Earlier this year, I tried something different. Back in March, I shifted my working hours, and looked at what happened.

These are the key lessons I learned from two weeks living the 8-to-4 life.