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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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