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Block Scheduling – The Key to Time Management As A Virtual Assistant

Melanie Koerperich

Apr 10, 2020
3 min

Block Scheduling – The Key to Time Management As A Virtual Assistant

Congratulations, you’ve landed that coveted work from home position! You’ll have so much more time in your day…or will you? The easiest way to efficiently manage your time as a virtual assistant is to start by block scheduling your day. Time management when working from home is not hard. You will have more time in your day and your morning routine will get easier, but like anything else in life, it’s not going to happen without a little work. Don’t worry it’s not overwhelming

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Workspace – Five Tips for Keeping Your Work Area Productive

Melanie Koerperich

Apr 1, 2020
2 min

Workspace – Five Tips for Keeping Your Work Area Productive

Creating the right kind of workspace environment is essential to success. Regardless of whether you are running a home business or working from home full time, your office needs to be a place that is functional and conducive to productivity. You can take just a few easy steps to make your workspace more productive. 1. Purge This type of purge is completely nonviolent. Remove anything from your work area that isn’t work related. If you are trying to use your work area as a sto

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Five tools to boost your work from home experience

Melanie Koerperich

Feb 20, 2020
2 min

Five tools to boost your work from home experience

Working from the comfort of your home is a dream that so many are chasing in 2020. With the popular trend, I want to let you in on the tools that I have found to be most successful in helping my work from home experience. Below are five tools that can improve overall productivity and organization in your work from home experience. Wunderlist Here comes my obsession… LIST MAKING. Wunderlist is an easy way to organize and create lists. You can make to-do lists, add items with d

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Getting out of the holiday slump

Melanie Koerperich

Jan 13, 2020
3 min

Getting out of the holiday slump

It’s the second full week after the holidays. Am I the only one struggling to get back into a grove? While I would love to say that the transition has been easy, I’d be lying. So here’s the truth, the sick bug has hit my house, I have had a childcare hiatus, and to be honest, felt less than motivated in general. Getting out of the holiday slump has been a real struggle! Hmmmm, what to do, what to do… Let’s see if we can’t break this down into bite size pieces so we can both b

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Virtual Assistants Create the 4 Hour Work Week

Melanie Koerperich

Oct 30, 2019
2 min

Virtual Assistants Create the 4 Hour Work Week

How many of you have read Tim Ferris’ book, The 4 Hour Work Week? If you haven’t yet, it’s a great book dedicated to finding the ideal balance between work and pleasure. It’s revolutionary and makes you sit back to evaluate the “rules” you’ve likely followed your entire life. You evaluate how and when you work, it is well worth the read and I suggest it to all who are reading this post, right now. What I love about his book is he dedicates an entire chapter to the Virtual As

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Strengths and Weaknesses – Knowing These Can Increase Productivity

Melanie Koerperich

May 29, 2019
2 min

Strengths and Weaknesses – Knowing These Can Increase Productivity

It’s a question you may be asked in any interview; what are your strengths and weaknesses? Why do you need to know your strengths and weaknesses? Is it so you can successfully answer the popular interview question? Is it so you can brag and be proud of all the positive things you can do in your life versus the things you can’t? No, knowing your strengths and weaknesses is important to your daily life because it will help you become more productive personally and professionall

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Creative Hobbies Can Increase Productivity and Success

Melanie Koerperich

May 15, 2019
2 min

Creative Hobbies Can Increase Productivity and Success

I find that spending time indulging and de-stressing with creative hobbies can result in more time for getting work done. When I feel like I’m overloaded it’s usually because I’ve taken on too much. Therefore, it seems to go against the time management proverb of “get more done by doing less” but I’ve found that happiness spurs productivity and success. Here are a couple of ways you can de-stress for success with creative hobbies: Say Yes to Yourself More Often I’m the type o

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Delegating Tasks – The Key To Ultimate Time Management

Melanie Koerperich

Apr 26, 2019
2 min

Delegating Tasks – The Key To Ultimate Time Management

Sometimes the overwhelming schedules we create for ourselves can be more easily managed by delegating tasks. We are all busy and have things to do. Visiting friends and family, extracurricular activities, work, school, the list goes on. With that being said, time management is an important part of all our lives. This, of course, is much easier said than done. Relinquishing Control There is so much you need to be aware of and do, it can be overwhelming. It is much easier to do

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Workspace – Five Tips for Keeping Your Work Area Productive

Melanie Koerperich

Feb 25, 2019
2 min

Workspace – Five Tips for Keeping Your Work Area Productive

Creating the right kind of workspace environment is essential to success. Regardless of whether you are running a home business or working from home full time, your office needs to be a place that is functional and conducive to productivity. You can take just a few easy steps to make your workspace more productive. 1. Purge This type of purge is completely nonviolent. Remove anything from your work area that isn’t work related. If you are trying to use your work area as a sto

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Staying Focused At Work – 3 Quick Tips For A Productive Work Day

Melanie Koerperich

Feb 15, 2019
3 min

Staying Focused At Work – 3 Quick Tips For A Productive Work Day

Staying focused at work can be difficult. Believe it or not, we all have busy lives and it seems there are not enough hours in the day to get everything done. The trick is to keep your mind from wandering and staying focused on the task at hand. #1 – Staying Focused Using Time Increments Nothing is worse than looking at the clock and thinking, ugh it’s only ten o’clock. Or worse yet, another hour until I get to go home. This is how to fight time with time. Break your day i

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Work-Life Balance – 3 Key Tips For Truly Mastering The Art

Melanie Koerperich

Feb 13, 2019
3 min

Work-Life Balance – 3 Key Tips For Truly Mastering The Art

Is there a secret to achieving the perfect work-life balance? Is it possible to feel secure and comfortable with both at the same time? It always seems that when one area of our life is going great another area is lagging behind. It seems as though the world is moving at an all-time high speed and we are all doing our best to juggle both work and personal responsibilities. There are definitely some things that we can do to get closer to a more gratifying balance. 1. Work-Life

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Block Scheduling – The Key to Time Management As A Virtual Assistant

Melanie Koerperich

Feb 4, 2019
3 min

Block Scheduling – The Key to Time Management As A Virtual Assistant

Congratulations, you’ve landed that coveted work from home position! You’ll have so much more time in your day…or will you? The easiest way to efficiently manage your time as a virtual assistant is to start by block scheduling your day. Time management when working from home is not hard. You will have more time in your day and your morning routine will get easier, but like anything else in life, it’s not going to happen without a little work. Don’t worry it’s not overwhelming

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Delegating – 4 Keys To Successfully Master The Art Of Delegation

Melanie Koerperich

Feb 1, 2019
2 min

Delegating – 4 Keys To Successfully Master The Art Of Delegation

Delegating can be a difficult task all on its own especially if you have a type A personality. You like to be in control, you like to know when and how things are getting done. So, you figure the best way to accomplish this is to do everything yourself, right? Well, it took me many years of trying to do it all myself before I finally learned the art of delegating. #1 – Delegating Small Tasks Start with smaller tasks to test out the trustworthiness of those you are delegatin

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Staying Productive When Working Away From Home – 4 Simple Tips

Melanie Koerperich

Jan 2, 2019
3 min

Staying Productive When Working Away From Home – 4 Simple Tips

What can you do to be productive when working away from your home base? I’m writing today from California and it is beautiful here, as always. I’m mere blocks from the beach, sitting on the back patio, listening to kids play in the pool and the wind rustling through the palm trees. I’ve been two a wedding, a baby shower, the beach, and visited with my best friend since seventh grade so far. I’ve had a wonderful time and I have days left still. What I love most, is that for t

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Lighting: Natural vs Artificial – Which Is Better For Your Work Environment?

Melanie Koerperich

Dec 26, 2018
3 min

Lighting: Natural vs Artificial – Which Is Better For Your Work Environment?

Today we know much more about lighting and natural light versus artificial light. There are several studies and documented facts stating that people exposed to natural light are happier, healthier and more productive to those who function only under artificial light. Ten years ago, I was part of an elite team of individuals in a large corporation. Well, this small group consisted of ten incredible individuals (like super hero level….ha!) who were put in a tiny nook of the off

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Clean Desk Policy- 4 Benefits To Keeping A Clean Workspace

Melanie Koerperich

Dec 24, 2018
2 min

Clean Desk Policy- 4 Benefits To Keeping A Clean Workspace

Have you ever heard of a clean desk policy? If you haven’t, a clean desk policy it is a policy that all employees must leave their desk free of all papers, documents, sticky notes, etc. at the end of the work day. These policies are being implemented in companies to ensure the security of confidential documents. While that is important to businesses and clients, a clean desk policy may also have positive effects for its employees as well. Here’s how: 1. Money and Time Saver H

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Small Business Financing: (Which Option Is Really Best For You?)

Melanie Koerperich

Aug 24, 2018
3 min

Small Business Financing: (Which Option Is Really Best For You?)

Financing: Equity, Debt, or Convertible Debt? Written by Alex Liu This article was originally published on UpCounsel. When considering small business financing, it’s important to understand all your available options. Otherwise, investors can easily take advantage of you and offer unfair terms. So before raising any money, learn if equity, debt, or convertible debt financing makes the most sense for you to grow your business. Equity Raising capital through equity is a popular

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S.M.A.R.T – The Key to Setting Goals

Melanie Koerperich

Aug 22, 2018
2 min

S.M.A.R.T – The Key to Setting Goals

The key to setting goals is to have a plan and make sure your goals are S.M.A.R.T. Specific –Your goals need to be specific. They cannot be vague or just something you mention in passing. For example, if you want to save more money you must know exactly how much you would like to save. Measurable –Your goals have to be measurable. How are you going to track your savings? How much are you going to save? Are you going to save weekly, monthly, or quarterly? Finally, how will you

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Spring Cleaning Your Office – Gain More Time By Getting Organized

Melanie Koerperich

Mar 30, 2018
2 min

Spring Cleaning Your Office – Gain More Time By Getting Organized

Did you know that there are studies that say the average person wastes an hour a day due to being disorganized? That is six full weeks a year and one really long and lovely vacation you could be taking instead of pulling your hair out looking for a spreadsheet or even a pencil! So what can we learn from this and how can we put it to good use? Spring cleaning your office is just one great way to start, let’s take a look! Clear The Clutter Clean out the old files; archive what

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Time Management Success- How Hiring A Virtual Assistant Can Help Your Business

Melanie Koerperich

Mar 26, 2018
3 min

Time Management Success- How Hiring A Virtual Assistant Can Help Your Business

Time is our most precious commodity, in both life and in business. If you are a business owner or are self-employed, your time is your livelihood. How many times have you wished for more hours in the day, or that you had a clone to do all the tasks you just don’t have time to do? We’ve all wanted that — needed that — at some point. We live in a time of unlimited resources. If you’ve been thinking about enlisting the help of a Virtual Assistant, now is the time to stop thinkin

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