Before taking that momentous first step, you need to consider your character; are you an independent worker, able to motivate yourself and manage projects without someone guiding you all the time? These are just some of the essential traits required to work for yourself, but there are others which one should exhibit.
5 Ways To Get Rid of the Perfectionist Tendencies
There is nothing wrong with wanting to do something right. However, when you spend unnecessary time in trying to make something perfect, it can cost you money, especially as a freelancer. Time is a freelancer’s friend or enemy, depending how…
5 Ways To Have an Eco-friendly Work Place
Most people spend the majority of their day at their office. You become someone else when it comes to your habits. At home you will plan your meals, for example, at the office you’ll eat food high in carbohydrates that…
3 Ways to Delegate to your Virtual Team
One of the benefits of having a Virtual Assistant is that you are able to assign or delegate various tasks to them. Being a small business owner, these are tasks you could normally do yourself, but as your business grows…
Green Tech for Home Office
As the green movement has gained momentum over the past few years, so too has the rate of eco-friendly technological innovations. Even though past technology has, in many ways, impacted negatively on the environment, many innovators are now working to…
Why Hiring a Freelancer is the Right Choice
Businesses sometimes underestimate the value of hiring a freelancer for a job. They are under the impression because it is an agency they are hiring, that they will automatically receive the best service. By web searching for an agency to…
The Feng Shui Office: Do’s and Don’ts
Working at home in your home office for long hours can be very demanding. By following these do’s and don’ts in an office designed on Feng Shui you feel the difference and get productive.
Clean Up and Organize your Home Office
Your workplace at home is supposed to be a shrine for work .. no joke. Your home office is what keeps your tummy full, keeps the lights and provides for you and your family. Sometimes though, it resembles something like your attic, or “that” closet like you’d see on an old episode of the Flintstones, where everything falls out the minute you open the door. Consider decluttering as one of the top priority projects you are working on. Let’s discuss some strategies to organize your home office and reduce confusion.
The Real Paperless Office
Advances in technology move us closer to the ultimate dream – a paperless office. However, we are still far from completely eliminating paper in our daily lives. In this post we will explore the steps and equipment you can introduce into your routine to trim paper from your life.
Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time
When combined and applied consistently, these small behavior changes will see you feeling more relaxed, and having more energy, even if you are still working long hours at the office. They all lead to improved mental agility, and better emotional and physical stamina; this in turn improves productivity in the office, and quality of life outside of the office.