Virtual Office
Work from home with a Virtual Office by Servcorp Virtual
Offices
Increasing workloads are forcing people to spend more time
in the office, even when the office is at home. This means
that many parents are unable to stay involved in their
children's lives as they develop, and are becoming mere
spectators instead of loving role models. The result is an
undermining of their relationships, higher stress levels, a
lack of balance and a generally unfulfilled life.
However, this should not be the case. Working at home allows
greater freedom and independence and should result in less
time being wasted. Yet many of us fail to successfully make
this transition. Discipline is a key factor when running a
business from home using a virtual office.
Here ways you can successfully work from home and enjoy the
benefits using a Virtual Office...
Establish a routine - Structure your day so that it is both
purposeful and productive. Decide on a starting and
finishing time for your day; allow for breaks so that you
work smarter, not harder. Doing this will also allow you to
better differentiate between work and home, and will
encourage you to be more professional.
Focus on your strengths, outsource your weaknesses - Spend
the maximum amount of time working on the parts of your
business that you are best at. If your billable time is
worth $200 an hour, then make sure you spend most of your
time on the activities that will produce that for you.
Investing in a virtual office is key (see Virtual Offices).
Avoid filling up your day with non-productive activities.
Invest your time and money into the right areas of your
business; don't just keep yourself busy.
Organise your environment - Have the right tools and systems
to work with - an appropriate chair, desk, computer, filing
system. In addition, using a Virtual Office, meeting clients
in an executive boardroom in a sky rise office building,
will show your professionalism and will inspire confidence
in you.
Declutter the clutter - A messy working environment which
forces you to be continuously spending valuable time
searching for things, whether files and emails on the
computer or documents in filing cabinets and cupboards,
cumulatively wastes hours a day. In fact The Wall Street
Journal found that the average white collar worker spends 6
weeks a year looking for things around the office! Clutter
is distracting and causes stress, and it is the primary
enemy of productivity.
Learn to say 'no' - Inform your family and friends of your
working hours and that because you're working from home
doesn't mean you're 'available'. If you were in a corporate
office, you would not allow your friends to drop by. Enforce
these same rules at your office at home.
Network to expand your business and your mind - Join local
networking groups to meet other like-minded business people.
Share knowledge and discover new ways of doing things. Check
out your local council and chamber of commerce. Enquire
about active small business networks. Join your own trade
association and share ideas. An organised business referral
group can also be of enormous benefit to the home based
business owner.
Take time out for you - It can be easy to lose yourself in
your work. Take time to 'smell the roses' and to make human
contact. Go for a walk every day. Have a weekly or
fortnightly massage. Visit the gym more often.
It's generally the simple ideas when acted upon consistently
that will make a dramatic impact overall in your business
and your life. You'll feel happier and more fulfilled.
You'll also discover extra time in the day that you never
had before.
Working from home couldn't be easier with the use of a
Virtual Office.
For more information, visit Servcorp
About the Author
Servcorp Virtual Offices are the world's finest virtual
office provider, providing executive virtual office
services, boardsrooms and meeting rooms in Australia and
Worldwide.
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