Don't turn the TV on until you're done for the day. Get an answering machine and don't answer the phone during the day. (If its a work related call that's cool, but if its personal make them leave a message and call them back when you're done working)
Being self employed takes a lot of discipline, that's why not many people can do it. Most people need someone to give them a "to do" list and look over their shoulder to make sure they're doing it, otherwise they'd just fuck off all day. Those people aren't entrepreneur material.
After recently going through a torturous experience living with a girlfriend I've decided that working from home is great if you live alone. It saves me the money I'd have to spend on an office and if I get insomnia I can work at 3am in my boxers.
If you live with someone else (roomate, girlfriend, wife & kids) then go rent an office. For some reason when you work from home people don't seem to get the fact that you actually have to work, and they feel that they can barge in on you at anytime to talk or to argue or to ask you to do something or whatever. Another month with that bitch and I'd be filing chapter 7
