As a virtual assistant, it can be difficult to avoid distractions that hinder your productivity. It’s easy to get caught up doing household work or other activities that eat up your time and leave you scrambling to get things done.

Boosting your productivity means that you spend less time overwhelmed and stressed out because you’re more efficient with the time you’ve established to work.

Increase your productivity by
establishing these behaviors:

1. Know When You Work Best

As a virtual assistant and having the luxury to work from home, you are not confined to traditional work hours. Therefore, you can decide when you work best. Work during the times that you feel most productive and have the most energy.

2. Don’t Multitask

Multitasking stifles productivity. When you multitask, your mind is spread too thin and you can’t give your full attention to the tasks at hand.  Instead, when you focus on a single task, you produce much higher quality work more efficiently.

3. Make ONE To-Do List

Instead of wasting energy trying to check off tasks from multiple to-do lists, make one list as opposed to having separate lists for each client or each day. By consolidating everything into one list, you know exactly where to look to figure out what you need to do. You save time by not having to search for specific tasks that need to be completed for different clients. Additionally, prioritize that list to ensure that you’re completing the most important items first.

4. Be Self-Aware

Know your weaknesses. To increase your productivity and effectiveness as a virtual assistant, implement organizational systems that counteract your weaknesses. If you tend to spend too much time on a task trying to achieve perfection, set a timer so you know when to move on. If you tend to get distracted by checking email, set specific times (and stick to them) during the day to respond to your emails.

5. Don’t Put Things Off

Be sure to give yourself enough time to meet your deadlines. Give yourself enough time to produce quality work. That way, if something unexpected arises, you’ll be able to effectively meet your deadlines without feeling overwhelmed or stressed out.

6. Plan Your Day the Night Before

Prepare yourself the night before for what you need to tackle the next day. By doing so, you’ll no longer need to worry about forgetting things. You also know how to prioritize your time and you can plan to get the dreaded or difficult tasks done first. This way, when you begin work the next day, you know exactly what to start on first without wasting any time.

7. Organize at End of the Day

Save time and avoid procrastination by organizing and cleaning your workspace at the end of your day. By doing so, you begin the next day with a fresh space with everything in place to begin the next day.

As you establish behaviors and find strategies that help you be more productive as a virtual assistant, it’s helpful to learn from others who have been in your shoes. To learn more about how I can help you achieve your goals, apply here for a free MORE Clients MORE Profits Breakthrough Session with me now.

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