While many tout the wonders and independence of working from home, whether you’ve got a regular job that allows you to telecommute or you own your own home-based business, they often don’t talk about the challenges that face the home-based worker.

Not that I’m going to trade the benefits in for a “real job,” mind you…

Some of the challenges that face any work-at-home person, whether they have been working from home for years or are just starting out, are tough. For me, personally, they rank in this order: self-discipline, loneliness, family over-time, distractions, organization, and respect.