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Tech Savvy Creatives

#006 - Bookkeeping and Tech with Amanda Stubbs

January 01, 2021 Kylie Ross Season 1 Episode 6
Tech Savvy Creatives
#006 - Bookkeeping and Tech with Amanda Stubbs
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Welcome creatives to this episode, number #006 of the Tech Savvy Creatives Podcast and today we're talking about bookkeeping and tech tools and I'm going to be chatting with a friend of mine, Amanda Stubbs from Sense Bookkeeping and we're going to be discussing her favorite tech tools for bookkeeping and some tips for capturing and recording your financial information, which is hopefully going to make your life a lot easier and maybe hopefully break some of the myths that you might think surround the bookkeeping process and maybe why you haven't tried to take on a bookkeeper at the moment.

So keep an open mind and either take away some of these tips for yourself, or maybe it will give you some ideas on exploring a bookkeeper for yourself. Let me know which way you go.

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So welcome creatives to this episode, number #006 of the Tech Savvy Creatives Podcast and today we're talking about bookkeeping and tech tools and I'm going to be chatting with a friend of mine, Amanda Stubbs from Sense Bookkeeping and we're going to be discussing her favourite tech tools for bookkeeping and some tips for capturing and recording your financial information, which is hopefully going to make your life a lot easier and maybe hopefully break some of the myths that you might think surround the bookkeeping process and maybe why you haven't tried to take on a bookkeeper at the moment.

So keep an open mind and either take away some of these tips for yourself, or maybe it will give you some ideas on exploring a bookkeeper for yourself. Let me know which way you go.

Interview Amanda Stubbs

Kylie: Okay. So today on the Tech Savvy Creatives Podcast, I'm welcoming Amanda Stubbs from Sense Bookkeeping and we're going to have a bit of a chat about tech and bookkeeping and what she can do for you.

[00:00:22] Hi there, Amanda, how you doing?

[00:00:24] Amanda: Hi, I'm good. How are you?

[00:00:28]Kylie:  Yeah, I'm going great and I'll just going to add myself in there as well, so people can see both of us.

[00:00:34]Yeah, so I've been having a bit of a look at my bookkeeping and record-keeping as an Entrepreneur, Podcaster, Online Course Creator and I have some questions for you today as well. So, but I thought before. Cool. So before we get into those, I thought do you want to just tell everybody a little bit about your business and the type of people that you like to work with and who you help?

[00:00:59] Amanda: Yeah, absolutely. So, as you mentioned operating Sense Bookkeeping. I love to work with women in business who finance is just not necessarily their strong suit. We all have the things that we all love doing. And for many people, finance is not that one. So I like to help those people who really, and to really educate them and know what I'm doing and what it achieves for them.

[00:01:34] So, so that they can know. Why it's good to know your financial position, how it, why it's good to know your profitability because there's many people out there who just really don't, they don't know the answers to those questions. And I feel as a, as a business owner, whether you're a solopreneur or you have a few staff, I think it's one of the most important things is to know your finances so that you can make good decisions for your business?

[00:02:09] Kylie: Yeah, absolutely. I mean, something that I was looking at recently is all the apps that I have and all the apps that I've paid for and which ones am I still using? It's really scary when you financially add that up. Cause it's sort of, you know, it's $10 a month, $40 a month.

[00:02:25] It might be US dollars. It might be Australia dollars and you kind of go, Oh yeah, that doesn't sound like much. I'll get this new great shiny thing. And yeah, I just started recently adding them up and it's a bit scary. I thought I haven't been focusing on my finances the way that you were just talking about.

[00:02:39]Amanda: Yeah, it's like walking into Kmart and you going through the section where everything's a dollar or $2 and you just filling out your trolley, it still all adds up. You can walk out of KMart with a $400 trolley because you've picked up all of these low-cost items, but you just ending up, you're stacking them on top of each other.

[00:03:00] And in some cases, especially when it comes to these apps, you could be doubling up. They can be doing the same thing and then you're paying for two different apps and who wants to do that.

[00:03:14] Kylie: Exactly. I think it's unless you actually really delve into it, you don't know that. Yeah, so yeah, definitely something that I'm looking at at the moment, too, so watch the space on a couple of future podcasts. I've got some more tips on how to figure out what doubles up.

[00:03:29]But how would you recommend keeping track of the finances? So where should we record all that information?

[00:03:37] Amanda: Yeah. And again, that can depend on the size of the business whether you're registered for GST.

[00:03:45]And I guess to what the cashflow is like, can you afford to pay for the software that's out there? Because there is so much on offer and that's, again, one of the services I do offer is helping people to establish what's going to be best for them. So if you don't have a high income in your business, well, an Excel spreadsheet will probably get you through.

[00:04:12]But there's then also Wave apps is an excellent free service. But, and then you move, you slowly move up in price. So whether QuickBooks or Xero, it's really about what is going to be the best option for your business and what you need out of it.

[00:04:34] Kylie: And do you have a favorite?

[00:04:37] Amanda: I do and I think most bookkeepers are the same Xero would be my absolute favorite.

[00:04:43] I find it is the most intuitive and easy to use system. But I've been spending a lot more time using QuickBooks lately, and I am finding they have some slightly different functionality that again, will suit some businesses more than others. So there's definitely, I can see the draw cards for the others.

[00:05:07] So it really is about what you need your software to do.

[00:05:14] Kylie: So it sounds like you have quite a lot of good experience in helping people make those decisions and how, how can they, how can they get in touch with you I guess to ask that, do you have a checklist that you go through or do you have some questions?

[00:05:28] Amanda: I do have questions and you can flick me an email. [email protected], and I can forward you a copy of the checklist or we can schedule a phone call where I can actually take you through the questions and I can play the devil's advocate, I guess. So I can, I can push your, your questioning, not just to make, not for you to make the decision that you think I want you to make.

[00:05:59] I want you to make the decision that's right for you. So I will really try and work with you to get to the nitty-gritty as to what system's gonna work best.

[00:06:11] Kylie: Sounds great. So with running your business. Okay. So is it just you in your business at the moment?

[00:06:18]Amanda:  It is at this point in time, but I'm definitely looking to grow over time. I'd love to be able to provide employment solutions for either moms trying to get back into the workforce after having kids or dads or as single parents who get really limited and they really need to be able to work around school hours. They really need that solid flexibility for they work hours. So as somebody who's been through that situation myself I feel very passionate about it. So I'd love to be able to offer that to other people, to help them along as well.

[00:06:55] Kylie: No, that would be great. It's certainly this year especially has really driven that home to a lot of people. But it needs, we need to make it work that way. So I think the tech side of being able to work remotely and not have to be in an office together really benefits that. And as, as, as you've found as well, it's, you know, you can work from home and, you know, work around child school runs and things like that.

[00:07:22]What kind of apps do you use to help manage your time and your business? I know you mentioned Xero and QuickBooks. What about the organizational side of your business?

[00:07:33] Amanda: So I actually use Asana for my workflow, so I have it set out and then I've got my template workflows for any particular services.

[00:07:45] So I offer like a mini audit and so I have my templates set out with all of the steps, like a checklist. I can tick them off as I've done them as completed. I can add in extra notes to be producing the report at the end of it. But then the same for all my ongoing services. I really like, because I can take that it's done for this week, but it's  recurring  task. So it means, yep. This week's done. It will automatically bring up next week's task. So I'm not continually reentering them. And I know that what's in Asana is what I've got to do. And I find that it really takes off the mental load of constantly having to try and think about what you've got to do today, or what have you got next week?

[00:08:35] Oh, I really must remember to do that. Everything just goes into Asana. I've got all my different boards for all different things. I've got my daily success habits that are things that I must do every day without fail. And then each client has their own workspace that I work through. So I do find they can really make things good for you.

[00:09:01] Kylie: No, that sounds really interesting. We've spoken a little bit before this interview session today, and you'd mentioned Asana and I went and checked it out and I've actually started using it as well. I'd been using a couple of others and I just, it just wasn't doing what I needed it just, and I've just recently discovered that the templates, the workflow options.

[00:09:20] So thank you.

[00:09:21] Amanda: Yeah.

[00:09:21] Kylie: That was awesome.  So how do you, how do you work with your clients with that then? Do they need to have Asana to be able to do that?

[00:09:29] Amanda: No, they don't and again, I'm very, very flexible and I base any of my work around the particular client's needs. So if I have a client who is tech savvy and then like to be able to just chuck things straight into a to do list for me, I will create a board and I will give them access to, and they can communicate with me through that avenue.

[00:09:51] Otherwise they might, they might call me and I'll type it straight into the Asana work board. Because well, specifically if you're a tradie on the road, they'll just quickly call me on the way to the next job or something and just say, Hey, can you look at this for me? I really need you to do that.

[00:10:11] So I, again, I do find every person works differently. And I like to promote being flexible, to be able to suit it to my clients rather than making them fit around me.

[00:10:26] Kylie: I really like that option because I'm finding that more and more that it use to be the way was, Oh, this is the best thing you must have this app to be a writer, or you must have this app to launch a course.

[00:10:36] And you know, you have to have this software to do your bookkeeping and it was always this one thing, the best app and I thought, but it doesn't, it just doesn't work. Everybody likes to work differently.  So I think, the flexibility that you're offering is awesome.

[00:10:51] To do that do they users need to have an Asana license or is it just if you've got the board, they can just access that?

[00:11:00] Amanda: If I've got the board, I then add them as a user, so they'd need their email address. And then they technically become having an account, but all the information it needs is their name and email address and a password. And then that's them set up so they can have the app on their phone and they can get a notification if I need to send them something.

[00:11:27] I tag their name in it. So like you would in Facebook or something, if you want to tag someone, you put the @ symbol and you write their name and that would send them an actual notification that there's a task there for them or the other way around, they can do that for me.

[00:11:43] So then I get the notification on my phone that tells me that they want something done and I can be as responsive as needed, obviously. So it's all about prioritizing the workload as everybody does.

[00:12:02] Kylie: No. Yeah, no, exactly. It's I can get this huge long list and they're all urgent. It's all important. It's all about prioritizing though.

[00:12:10] So how do  you, how do you manage working with the customer then? Is anyone still using physical paper to print invoices? Or is it all electronic these days?

[00:12:18] Amanda: Well, I mean, to be sending invoices is largely electronic.

[00:12:23]But you do get some tradies who still work with the paper invoices. You might find some guy, some people who mow lawns they will just leave a invoice in your letterbox to pay. So again, it really, really varies to the person. But I mean, you'd find you go somewhere and you purchase an item and you get a paper receipt.

[00:12:47] And there is so much tech out there that helps to make this easier. So. You don't need to actually keep that receipt. There's some wonderful apps you can get on your phone. Say for example, if you've got Xero, Hubdoc is normally a free add on so you can just take a photo of that receipt and it'll scan the key information out of it and pop it into the system for you.

[00:13:12] So it's really, really simplified and then once that's in the system, you can chuck that receipt out. You don't have to worry about it because you've got that digital copy.

[00:13:24] Kylie: No, that's really good to know, because I have got so much paper from the past that is just stuck in a box.

[00:13:32]I'm one of those really bad people who comes and gives you a shoe box and says here's all my stuff. More and more I'm getting out of that and, you know, being focused on tech these days. I do have everything electronic all my payments, all my documents, all my invoices are electronic, but I guess the filing of those I'm not across.

[00:13:51] And I know that I should be, if it's, if it's my business I'm sweet with that. Like, I've got a system I've got filing, I'm going to create this course. Here's all my collateral. These are my images this is what I'm doing. I've got templates and workflows for everything, except my finances.

[00:14:06] Do you have any tips on how to you know, if, if I'm not taking a scan picture of my invoice, do you have any tips on how to file to get things into it?

[00:14:15] I personally use QuickBooks as my software, but I'm not, I'm not diligent with it.

[00:14:24] Amanda: No, that's fair enough look. And so many people are not diligent and end up with that shoe box full of receipts. And really, I, I find the best thing is. Just about us pretty much, as soon as you get it is the easiest way to manage them.

[00:14:43] As soon as you get it, take that photo or scan, pop it into , you could have a Google drive. You could have , Oh, what's the other one? I can't think of the other one. Any, yeah, Dropbox is the one. So any sort of cloud based software that you can access from anywh ere to store it, and just even have just a receipts folder, but you just dump them even better if you can rename them with a date even but make it easy for yourself.

[00:15:17]So even if it's you've got folders, that are named by month. And you just dump all the receipts from that month, into that folder. Try and really, really make it easy for yourself and simplify it. Otherwise, you're not going to do it if it seems too hard, if it seems complicated, if you feel like it's going to take a long time, you're not going to do it.

[00:15:40]So I'm a very big believer in quickly take that photo, put it aside, and then, you know, you've got that. And then you can forget about it.

[00:15:52] Kylie: I like that option to forget about actually. That sounds great. What about so how, how do you work with customers? If you're doing their bookkeeping for them, what sort of things do you do? If they're dumping all these receipts, do they dump them in a folder that you can access? Is that how it works?

[00:16:11] Amanda: Yeah. So, and again, it varies client to client where if they are local to me, and I know they're not tech savvy I can get a shoe box full of receipts. But if they are tech savvy, well I help set them up with any software , help them get the apps on their phone.

[00:16:32]To really make sure that we're working efficiently together. Because I don't want things to take a long time and charge people for an exorbitant amount or for a really long period of time. I'm all about efficiency. If there's ways to do things quicker and easier to provide the same results, I'll do that.

[00:16:53] And I will speak to the client, make sure it suits them to work that way. And we, we can adapt that, but I will communicate with the client first. And make sure that they're across any sort of communication. I've got one client who after I've done the reconciliation that they want me to just send them a Facebook messenger with any questions, and then we'll set up and have a weekly phone call.

[00:17:22] So. And then I've got other clients where they do just dump it all into a folder. I've got access to that folder and then I just sort them all out for them. So it literally is a dump and forget cause they know I'll, I'll, I'll take care of it from there.

[00:17:40]So again, there's very much that flexibility and adapting it to each person.

[00:17:49] Kylie: No, that sounds, that sounds awesome. And what sort of pain points do people really have? I mean, you know, obviously the receipts and raising invoices, are there any other issues that people have with, with their bookkeeping that, you know, you you've come along and helped them with?

[00:18:04]I'm really curious to know how people like the, the steps that happen, how, how it all goes around and they get their month end report and go, yeah. I'm making all this money. Yay. And from, from the dumping of stuff.

[00:18:18] Amanda: Yeah, absolutely. So and I guess probably one of the biggest things people do have trouble with is doing the reconciliation.

[00:18:27] So which. It's an accounting term. It's all the jargon, but it's more. It's about going through and matching your bank statement to the transactions that have actually occurred on the account. So it's matching them. So making sure that your then allocating each income to the right area, right account code for tracking and same with the expenses.

[00:18:56] So if you've got the internet bill, it's allocating it to the telephone and internet code .  Which again, and they are all customizable. So it's about having the right codes for you. And a lot of people, as a sole trader arer not exactly certain how to record their own wages , things like that.

[00:19:21] There can be a lot of confusion and so this is where I actually also, I help people get set up with their processes and I train them how to do it and make it easy for themselves. So I will change any wording of account names, so anything, but what, what is the usual accounting jargon for a sole traders wages is generally owners drawings. I'll rename that to wages. So that it's simple for that person. They only have to look at it and go, Oh, yep. I know exactly what that is. That goes into my wages. So they can just pop that in, just make it as easy as possible because it can get complicated enough. So we simplify it.

[00:20:13] Kylie: Yeah. I think that's, that's the best word ever to be able to simplify, to make it easy because A lot of, a lot of business people, especially everyone's starting out this year going, Oh, I'm going to go online and I'm going to do this. I'm going to be an influencer or a blogger, or I'm going to create an online course or, and there's a lot of that happening this year.

[00:20:30] And I don't think people have really thought through the next steps of how are we going to record all of this, to know if we're actually making a living out of it or not. Or we've just bought the next shiny thing.

[00:20:43] Amanda: Yeah. And honestly, I asked the question in a couple of Facebook groups last week. Cause I was curious on, I actually said, do you know how profitable your business is and the responses were largely - No. Some people were saying, Oh, well I've paid my expenses. It's just the profits just whatever's left in the account isn't it? But so, and there's so much more to it because it's taking into account, you've got expenses for a whole year to plan for. So you might have what seems like profit for now, but you've got insurance to pay for at the end of the year.

[00:21:23] So are you accounting for that? Are you preparing yourself for that expense later? Are you also putting money aside to pay your income tax or GST?  There's just so much more to it than just literally having money in the account. And that's the beauty of bookkeeping because you can look in the account and you go, Oh, I have that money, but that's set aside for this , that's for the tax I know my wages I can set up.

[00:21:56] I can do a regular payment for $500 a week. Bam. And that's my wages. I know I can afford that. But also there is the next shiny new thing and you go, ooh I'd really loved to have that, but can you afford it? That is the question. And that's why having a system where you are tracking all of that, and you can actually look at a glance, you can say, all right, Yep, I've got a bit of room to move. I don't have any other software like it. Yep. I can do that.

[00:22:32] So it, really, really helps you to move forward in your business. Ability to scale It just, it, it is really, really important to know how profitable your business is, what your income and expenses are to know how to move forward, because if your expenses are outweighing the income, then you're making a loss and nobody wants that.

[00:23:00] Kylie: No, no, definitely not. And how do you have a recommendation on how regular to keep up with all of that? And or if, if you're doing it, how often do you keep up with the keeping the bookkeeping software up to date?

[00:23:17] Amanda: Yeah, so I, I love numbers, so I'm checking my own every day. That's just me. I'm I'm I just like to know on an ongoing basis exactly where I'm at. But generally I will do my clients at least once a week, so I will make sure everything is up tonight, at least once a week, preferably twice. If I'm doing it. Because that's just part of the service I offer. But I do recommend people do it once a week.

[00:23:50]Because I find any longer than that and things can really pile up and it just gets pushed back, gets pushed back. Oh, I can't be bothered. Oh, too hard. Oh, I'm just going to take me a whole day now. So at least if you do it once a week, It's quick and depending on your business, it could only take you 10 minutes a week.

[00:24:16]And what's 10 minutes?

[00:24:19]Kylie:  Coffee break.

[00:24:19] Amanda: Compared to a full day at tax time.

[00:24:24] Kylie: Yes, absolutely. I have to say that's one of my horror stories is . I was an accountant, I'm a retired accountant now, and I now implement IT software, but my accounting role was in manufacturing and corporate and, and I did systems accounting.

[00:24:41] So it was all the computer side of how it all joined together, not the mechanics of how you actually code something. Although, you know, obviously I know the basics, but I never did practically and especially for a sole trader, that's very different to corporate and how everything - where all the buckets go.

[00:24:59] I have to say, now that I'm doing this for myself, I have really let it slide. And I seem to have a bit of a phobia about it. Cause that was my past. And now I'm doing something completely different and I ignore it on a regular basis and I book it into my calendar. And I, every week I have a weekly hour  and I just you know, I'm busy or I'm tired or I'll, I'll do it next week. I'll catch up. And I've now got a year of data that I now have to sit down this weekend and do, because now I'm late for lodging everything.

[00:25:30] Amanda: Yes.

[00:25:31] Kylie: Yes.

[00:25:32] Amanda: So imagine if you've done it on a weekly basis.

[00:25:36] Kylie: Yes. Well, I think you know, having the tech to help out with this is one of my big things and I have tech for a lot of things, but I have actually, I've had this mental block where I've actually ignored the finance side of it because it scares it's, you know, I've just got this phobia about it now, because it's not, you know, I don't have all this income, it wasn't all going to plan.

[00:25:56] And so I've had to sort of switch my life around and go, okay, well, you know what? I am actually getting income. Now this is working, but I still haven't flipped back to actually know exactly where I am. And I'm just starting to do that after talking to you a couple of weeks ago and realizing, you know, some of the little things that I have been letting slide though. Okay. We need to focus on this.

[00:26:16] So if someone has left things for a year. Is that something that you help with?

[00:26:23] Absolutely.

[00:26:24] Amanda: Yeah. Because, and there's nothing worse than looking at it and feeling completely overwhelmed and not knowing where to start. So absolutely. Reach out. I'm more than happy to help dissect at all and help get it all ready for your accountant.

[00:26:45] Kylie: Okay. We might have another call. That's not online to do that.

[00:26:49] Amanda: No worries. That's fine.

[00:26:51] Kylie: So. So with the way that you manage your business and getting back to sort of the tech and, and tips that we can do with that you mentioned Asana and I know old school ways back before then it was a post-it note on the monitor and we all had our old going back to time of File-O-Fax. I had a File-O-Fax with a leather binder, with my little pages that I could replace in there every year.

[00:27:17] And do you find, you still have, do you still write things down or are you now completely it's Asana and that's what I use? I'm very curious to know if people are doing both or one or the other now.

[00:27:29] Amanda: Well, and I guess I am old school in that way. I do like to write down, I've always got my pen and paper next to me.

[00:27:36]Because especially if I'm on the phone to somebody, I can just quickly write it down. I'm not scrambling to try and find the right, Asana board to put things in. So I can quickly write that down and then enter it into the board when I'm not trying to write as somebody speaks to me. But I'm more, so I've always been a list maker.

[00:27:59]And there is, I do find there is just something about it where you can just sit down and you just write your list for that day and just know what has to happen that day. What would be great to happen and then if you manage to get through all of that, something will be amazing to get done. So, and I do, I like to cross things off I think they all help to make you feel good and productive and to feel like you're actually achieving things.

[00:28:32]Kylie: Do you have a, do you have a whiteboard and do you have highlighters too? Do you like to color code things as well?

[00:28:38]Amanda:  I have highlighters. I have all different colored pens. I Don't have a whiteboard, but now that you mentioned it, that might be a good idea. Although I do have a bit of a vision board behind me. Cork board. But no, and I am since like, I like reading an old school book. There's just nothing like reading off paper than, rather than using a device.

[00:29:03]Kylie: Yeah, hmmm,

[00:29:06] Amanda: Each to their own. I do both. I have the Kindle, but I there's nothing like reading a good book.

[00:29:12] Kylie: Yeah, I have to say I was very much that way and I have, I had boxes and boxes of books. I couldn't let them go once I read them, I would re-read my favorites and wherever I went, whenever I moved, I would be moving my whole library of books with me as well.

[00:29:27] And then I started traveling overseas for my work for, I was, I just started contracting in different countries because I wanted to travel and I found, I was, I had all my stuff packed up in storage here in Brisbane and then I was in Scotland and Ireland and New Zealand and London, wherever. And I couldn't carry all of this stuff and carrying a laptop with all my bag and my handbag and my luggage. It was just getting too much to have a couple of books in there as well. It was just, everything was just adding up and I needed to start minimizing it.

[00:29:57] So once I went to the iPad, I never looked back and I over time I have actually given away all my books because I've got them on my iPad now, too, all my favorites. So, and I don't need a light to read at nighttime. That was my favorite thing is that I've, I've got the light on, on the iPad. So I, I did convert, so I'm one of the, I'm a convert, although I love walking through bookshops and the smell of books is amazing.

[00:30:23]I haven't got the stock of books that I use to have. But I still read a lot. Yeah.

[00:30:29] Amanda: Yeah. Well, see, I do I have the Paper Light Kindle. So it doesn't, it doesn't have that backlight. So I find it's the closest thing to be reading a real book digitally.

[00:30:42]Kylie:  I find it really interesting how, where we staged through and like technology is you know, bam, it's so different for anyone who grew up in the eighties and the nineties and you know, we didn't have mobile phones, we didn't have devices.  We, you know, we had to go to the library to get a book or go to the bookstore and the transition from going to, we still want that old feel, that connection that smell that, touch that ambience.

[00:31:06] Amanda: Well, because it is, it's a real sensation. It's not just the part of doing it. It's the, as you said, the smells, that's the touch, the feel there's more to it than simply doing the thing.

[00:31:21] Kylie: Yeah. And this is certainly more of a topic for another day, but virtual reality and what that's going to be for us in the future of getting that sensation, like reading a book or being in a, you know, your favorite authors bookshop and what that's going to look like around you with your VR goggles on and, you know, can you touch and feel the book and smell it? And I, I appreciate we're still a few years away from that, but I know that that is being worked on.

[00:31:47]And then having shops. So your shopfront people can sort of just put their VR goggles on and be in someone's shop. And whether it's a book shop or a dress shop and be virtually trying on clothes and

[00:31:59] Amanda: wow.

[00:32:01] Kylie: It's a long way in the future yet, but I think what really interests me is that transition that we're getting there. So where you said you like to write. I, I do that too, and I tried to go completely digital. And it wrecks my head. And I have to say having everything in a computer, when you mentioned, I need to put something on a board, where's the board, which screen am I on?

[00:32:21] Where's that app? And whether you're on a, a phone or a tablet or a laptop, it is a bit confusing. Whereas if you've got that piece of paper right next to you, you've got your notebook. You just write it down. It's done. And then you organize it later. And I've started to look at writing on my iPad. And with my pencil and to replace that, because as I said, I'm traveling in my pseudo career, as an IT Consultant I'm often at customers and traveling around and I quite often need that notebook that I not don't have on me with that, those words that I wrote down or that idea. And I'm finding that the iPad has replaced that for me and I've got a really good writing experience. I use NoteShelf 2, is the app that I use with the Apple pencil and I have that next to me all the time and I just, you know, press the thumbnail on it, open it and then I've got my notepad there and I've just got my today notes and write them down and I'm finding that's working for me, but every now and then I keep going. Where's my post-it note, or I want to, I want to touch a highlighter.

[00:33:26] Amanda: Yeah.

[00:33:27] Kylie: You know? So yeah, so it's, it's really interesting, but I think that hand-eye, that it's all about the feeling that sensation  and I don't think the young ones, the young kids, appreciate that. I know my son, who's 10, it's complete digital. Like he's grown up with an iPad from when he was born basically, because I've had one for that in that long and he watches movies and does everything and he's, you know, everything is digital and electronic and he, I don't think he, he appreciates it.

[00:33:57] Reading a good book and using a highlighter, different colored pens and things. I wonder how it's going to, I do wonder how it's going to go in the future.  How we're going to be doing our business. How will we keep these old ways for us? And will, will the young ones move back to that? I don't know?

[00:34:16] Will they see a benefit from it? There's a lot of scientific reports about it. I haven't read all of them, but about how you, retain memory from writing.

[00:34:25] Amanda: Yes and I'm one of those people. So I know when I'm doing my studying, well, I've got to write down my notes. I can't just type them. I need to actually sit there and write to them.

[00:34:37]And that's just how over the years I know that's how I learn. And that's how I retain that kind of information. Cause when you need to retain enough to pass an exam, you you've got to do your best with that. So, yeah and look my daughter is five and I guess in some ways I consider her lucky because I don't have an iPad. And I've never had one. So she actually hasn't been exposed to that side of things. So we go to the library on a weekly basis and she too, she's allowed to choose five books each week to borrow.

[00:35:15] So it really is, it's, it's, it is different and I know it's not the norm at this point, but I guess I like taking her back to my roots and how I grew up so that she can still appreciate the same thing.

[00:35:33] Kylie: Yeah, and I, I think and, and I do a bit of that too. I mean, because I've traveled so much and my son's lived in three countries before he was six, having the iPad was really good for traveling. Cause it was like he could watch a movie and, you know, keeps him quiet, but he's now using it for school. My mom actually is still very much borrows books from the library on a regular basis. Whereas. I'll download them from Amazon or from Apple books.

[00:35:59] And so she takes him to the library and he just goes nuts, he just thinks it's amazing. It's like, Oh, there's this one. And that one. And he is, and he reads them all. So he has a very good mix at the moment of reading on his iPad, reading an actual book and listening to audio books is his new thing that he's started to do when he just wants to chill. Yeah. So we have an audible account and I can get him kid books and he's listening to his favorite at the moment is David Walliams, which I have to say those books are great. And the worst parents or something, it's the worst parents in the world or something David Walliams, if you, if you're not familiar, he writes a lot of kid books that have a bit of a, you know, they're not nice and pretty and friendly.

[00:36:41] They're all about these experiences that are a bit funny and quirky and eccentric characters in them all centered around family. So we've been having a lot of fun listening to those. But yeah, I just, it's interesting to know where we're going to go with all of this and going how much tech in our lives is too much.

[00:37:00] Is it too much? You know, I mean, I actually I'd love to know from listeners what you guys think about the tech and, and especially with kids growing up and how they're using it as well as how you're using it in your business. I think that would be really interesting to get more of a feel cause I know my life, you know, your life and we get very much used to how we're doing things.

[00:37:21]It'd be cool to know what's going on in other families with that, with the tech.

[00:37:26] Amanda: Yeah, absolutely. And because everybody's different and everybody has different views and beliefs, so it would be very interesting.

[00:37:35] Kylie: Yeah. Yeah. I just an aside one.

[00:37:38] Okay. So thanks so much, Amanda, for sharing all of that with us today and, and how you're doing business with the tech side of it and, and with your customers doing that, it sounds great the way that. You're very flexible and everyone can do it their own way. It's not like they have to ring you and you go, everything must be online. You must do it this way. It's like you're working in with what they want.

[00:37:59] Do you find actually one last question then? Do you find that that's a surprise for them that they can still do things the way that they like to do them and you just tweak them up a little bit?

[00:38:10]Amanda:  Yeah, and it really is and I've gotten feedback from clients who just say, you're just not like other bookkeepers. Umm.

[00:38:17] Kylie: Take it as a compliment.

[00:38:18] Amanda: Yes. But no, it really is because I guess it's against what people are expecting.

[00:38:26] Kylie: Yep.

[00:38:26] Amanda: People are expecting to just have to do what I tell them to do which can be the way if that's what the person wants. But I really prefer to work with that person, not work for them. So it feels more like we're working as part of a team.

[00:38:46] Kylie: Yeah.

[00:38:47] Amanda: We can work together.

[00:38:49] Kylie: It's definitely breaking the stereotype.

[00:38:51] Amanda: Yes.

[00:38:52] Kylie: Yep. Well, that's great thanks so much, Amanda and everything's going to be, well, everything that we've talked about today is going to be in the show notes. So all the links to all those apps that we've mentioned throughout the show, and we'll also put some details down here about how you can get in touch with Amanda, but did you want to and then say where, where people can, what's the easiest way for them to get in touch with you?

[00:39:13] Amanda: Yeah, absolutely. You can check out my website, which is just So that's got heaps of info on there and you can just go to the contact me section and you can just pop in your details and I can call you, or whatever's going to work. However you want me to talk to you.

[00:39:35] That sounds, that sounds really good. That sounds perfect. So thanks so much, Amanda.

[00:39:40] Kylie: No. Thank you so much for having me.

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Another slow start put Texas A&M in another hole from which it could not climb out of and resulted in another basketball loss.

The Aggies (13-8) fell to fifth-ranked Kansas 79-68 on Saturday at Phog Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, primarily because they could not match the Jayhawks backcourt production.

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A great recreational property featuring beautiful elevated building sites looking North and West. With frontage on CR 2773 there are multiple points of entry for easy access. Excellent wildlife habitat with Cedar, Mesquite and a variety of native brush and grasses. Wildlife abounds on the property as the previous owner did not allow any hunting.

Location: Due North of Lampasas 15 miles on CR 2200, midway between Highway 183 at Lometa and Highway 281 at Adamsville. Easy access from multiple directions, 1.5 hour from Austin, 2.5 hours from the DFW Metroplex.

Improvements: Select cedar clearing, bird houses and deer feeder (wildlife exemption). Property is high fenced in the back and fenced on one side.

Water: Ground water is abundant, depths will range from 250-400 with good production.

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Laser part marking has been seeing a steady increase in popularity for a while now. Laser part marking machines are a common find in manufacturing plants everywhere today.

The government has also contributed to the rise of laser part marking machines. They’ve done so by making stricter requirements for individual parts. This is instrumental for safety reasons on an individual and a mass scale.

Laser part marking is relatively new. This is why many plant owners have trouble buying their first machine. Not all laser part marking machines are equal and choosing the wrong one could end up costing you thousands of dollars.

There are many different types of materials and lasers involved with this technology, and the challenge of picking the right one lies in the complete understanding of both your material properties and the laser characteristics.

Some factors you’ll have to take into consideration include the speed of marking, the quality of the mark required on your product, and the type of material being marked. A good laser marking machine supplier will want to know these things before selling you any of their equipment.

Although there are other types of lasers that can be used to mark parts, solid-state pulsed lasers are your best bet when it comes to laser marking machines for metal. Of these, the most common choices include fiber lasers, Nd:YVO4, and Nd:YAG.

To make sure you can make the smartest choice possible when it comes to choosing a piece of laser marking machine engraving equipment for your plant, let’s take a look at everything you need to take into consideration before making your final choice.

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There are a few key things you want to know when it comes to picking the right laser marking machine stainless steel, such as what materials you’ll be working with, what kind of mark you need, and safety considerations you need to account for.

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There are two main types of materials, non-organic and organic. Non-organic stuff is anything that you can’t put into a microwave. Stuff like Metal, cast aluminum, and steel all fall into this category. Organic materials are things like paper, plastic, glass, and wood.

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Once you know what kind of material you’ll be using, you next need to decide what you want your mark to look like. You might want an extra deep mark or one with a higher contrast level. You might want a frosted mark or a dark mark.

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Depending on where you install your laser part making machine, you’ll need to adjust your safety plan. If you want to put it out on the plant floor near your operators, you’ll need more safety plans in place than if you were to keep it in an enclosed room or other dedicated space.

The power of your laser will also determine what kind of safety precautions you need to take with it. A Class I laser safety system will be needed if your laser is going to be out on an open shop floor. This will include things like warning lights, a laser-safe enclosure, and safe entryways formed by curtains.

A Class IV laser, however, would require its very own enclosed room with certain safety considerations planned for in advance. These would be things such as protective eyewear, a key switch, and area posting.

Other factors that will play into your choice of laser part marking machine include:

  • Wavelength
  • Mark Resolution
  • Beam Quality
  • Beam Steering
  • Galvanometer
  • Software
  • Multi or Single-mode Lasers
  • Gantry
  • Is It a Moving or Static Part?
  • How Much Access is Available to the Part?
  • Remote Operations
  • Are There Multiple Points of Use?

What’s the Use of Laser Part Marking Machines?

When it comes to direct part marking, laser part markers are one of the best choices. They are faster, cheaper to own, more permanent, don’t require any extra effort to solidify mark durability, and they use no consumables. Inkjet printers are typically used to mark parts, but they leave non-permanent marks and have poor mark quality and flexibility.

Chemical etching works well, but only for thin, hard materials. Dot peening can also work, but the part needs to be fixed and the mark times are very slow.

For manufacturers looking to trace the entire life cycle of their parts, direct part marking has become the new standard. The medical industry is one of the biggest consumers of this technology right now, using it to facilitate the reliable identification of individual parts of equipment in the form of data-matrix codes, barcodes, and human readable alphanumerics.

The government is also requiring more stringent tracking of parts throughout their lifecycle. The FDA published the UDI final rule in 2013, which forced the hand of many manufacturers across a variety of industries. This rule is intended to make part recalls easier and make it easier to place blame on the correct sources of malfunctioning parts.

Laser Marking Machine Working Principle – Pros and Cons

Whether you’re looking for a laser marking machine in China or searching for a laser marking machine catalogue for a new piece of equipment to put in your factory, there are both pros and cons to this technology.

While there are many more pros than cons to laser marking machine technology, the cons should not be ignored. The mains ones are the safety shielding required, and the high up-front capital cost of the marking equipment itself.

On the other hand, the pros of this technology include:

  • Highest Mark Quality
  • No Post Processing
  • Wide Variety of Markable Materials
  • High Marking Speed
  • Non-contact Process
  • Good Standoff Distance
  • Very Flexible Mark, Can Do Data Codes, Text, and Graphics
  • Simple Integration
  • Dynamically Sized Marks
  • Zero Mark Consumables

As you can see, the pros far outweigh the cons. Especially if you’re willing to invest in the upfront cost of a laser part marking machine, this clean and fast marking technology will rapidly displace your old equipment. Thanks to the improvements in its environmental profile, the very low cost of ownership, and flexible and easy automation, laser part marking technology is making it really hard for manufacturers to continue on using their old, outdated equipment.

There are a variety of laser marking choices you can pick from, including carbon dioxide, neodymium vanadate, ultraviolet, green, and ytterbium-doped fiber. Each of these marking systems uses the same basic design, however. The laser of the machine is steered along by mirrors which are mounted directly on the galvo motors. Each mirror uses a single axis to move along, and this process is used to create the mark.

The galvos are moved along very quickly with almost no inertia so they can create their marks at an insanely fast speed. The actual laser beam itself is projected through an F-Theta lens which puts out a focus all the way across the mark plane.

Take Everything into Account When Making Your Decision

As you can see by now, there are many different things to take into consideration when choosing your very own laser part marking machine. The laser marking machine parts you need on your machine might differ from someone else’s machine, and vice versa.

Assuming you want the best mark possible, you’ll need to account for factors like your beam quality, software, galvanometer, beam steering, multi or single-mode lasers, mark resolution, gantry, and wavelength among others.

The new, more stringent regulations on part identification combined with the increased personal need for more efficient part identification has made laser part marking machines a necessity for most manufacturing plants.

Although the initial cost of such a machine can be steep, plant owners are almost sure to recoup their losses within a short period of time. This is due to the increased level of efficiency in the part marking process, with laser part markers able to get the process done in a fraction of the time.

If you’re looking to save yourself money in the long run, while simultaneously making your production process more efficient and able to comply with government standards, buying a laser part marking machine is a no-brainer.

As long you take into account the factors we’ve discussed today, you’ll be well on your way to improving your part marking process and tightening up your entire production process across the board.


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Working remotely: how to make it work for you

Remote working has been put in the spotlight because of the coronavirus pandemic. But it’s something that’s been transforming work for a while now. So what counts as working remotely? And how do you make it work for you?

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Working remotely

Remote working has been put in the spotlight because of the coronavirus pandemic. But it’s something that’s been transforming work for a while now. So what counts as working remotely? And how do you make it work for you?

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From informing everyone about the return to the office to adopting a hybrid way of working, Workplace makes work more simple.

Many are finding remote working evolving and transforming our daily lives – and we like it. According to one survey, 65% of people1 want to work remotely full time after the pandemic. And nearly three quarters of companies say at least some of their workers will remain fully remote after-COVID-19.

What is working remotely?

What is working remotely?

Remote working is about working anywhere outside the workplace – whether that’s home, a coffee shop, a co-working space, a library, a park or – if you’re lucky – a beach.

During the pandemic, office-based employees around the world suddenly found themselves hard at work at their dining tables, ironing boards or any flat surface they could find in their house or apartment. But remote working and working from home aren’t the same thing – there are lots of ways to work remotely.

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Working remotely from home

How do you work remotely?

How do you work remotely?

It depends who you are and what you do. For frontline workers like salespeople, remote working means mobile working. They log in when they’re out in the field, whether that’s a train, a café or a hotel room.

For some people, remote working is all they do – a little under half of US employees who work remotely do it full time, according to Gallup’s latest State of the American Workplace Report.

Then there’s the rise of fully remote companies. These companies don’t have premises, and colleagues use technology to keep in touch with each other. Around 30% of remote workers now work for companies that are fully remote.2 It’s about as far from the traditional set-up, with its daily commute and banks of desks, as you can get.

But remote workers don’t necessarily abandon the office altogether. What’s more common is coming in for meetings or get-togethers, or for a few days a week or month. What’s right will depend on each individual, as well as the company’s policy on remote and hybrid working.

Remote working is also associated with working alone, but again, that’s not necessarily the case. You might share your home office with a partner or roommate. Or you might work alongside other people in a coworking space. How to work remotely is very much down to the individual and the organization they work for – and it’s evolving all the time.

Is remote work the future?

Is remote work the future?

Millions of people have now had a taste of life without the daily commute, or flying thousands of miles to attend face-to-face meetings. And it’s unlikely that things will go back to ‘normal’.

Since the pandemic, many companies have announced their commitment to remote working, and organizations like Dropbox 3 and Quora say they intend to become primarily remote.4

“I think this is a big catalyst to shift towards more remote working and managing relationships remotely,” says Sam Walters, Director - Professional Services at global professional recruitment consultancy Robert Walters.

“Work-life balance and flexible working was a concept that was brought to the fore as more millennials entered the workforce. With the widespread mandatory implementation of remote working, we can now expect policies that promote more flexibility and balance will be the preference of almost all people in the workforce.”

But coronavirus may well have speeded up a process that would have happened in any case. Working remotely – wherever you do it – is here to stay, and it’s getting more popular than ever. It’s what people want to do, and the technology is there to help us do it well.

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People increasingly expect flexible remote working arrangements

The benefits of working from home (or a coffee shop or a co-working space)

The benefits of working from home (or a coffee shop or a co-working space)

“Remote work not only improves outcomes and employee branding but is a policy that the most talented employees desire,” say business consultants Gallup.5

And they’re right. Here are just some of the benefits of remote working for workers and for employers.

Benefits of working remotely for employees

While remote working isn’t for everyone, it’s opened up a new, more relaxed lifestyle for many people. Here are just a few of the pros of remote working.

• Better work-life balance

Without commuting eating into the day, remote workers can free up hours to spend with family, friends, hobbies – or just watching TV. That free time is yours.

• More control

Remote working doesn’t just offer more choice over where you work – there’s also more choice over how you work. You don’t have to listen to background chatter, freeze in arctic air conditioning or drink lukewarm coffee from the office machine. You’re in charge of your own working environment.

• Better wellbeing

Without having to deal with commuting, office politics and lack of flexibility, life can be a lot easier. In fact, 86% of professionals think a remote job would reduce stress,6 and 77% of people say having the option to work from home after COVID-19 would make them happier.7

• More choice of jobs

Working remotely can open up a whole world of job possibilities, as you don’t have to live near your office. You could even find opportunities overseas or, if company policy allows it, take your laptop and set up in another country.

• More flexibility

Strictly speaking, remote working and flexible working aren’t the same thing, but remote working tends to offer more choice about when you carry out your work. So if you need to take a break to see your child’s school play or get your car fixed, it can be a lot easier.

Benefits of working remotely for employers

And what’s good for workers is often good for the businesses that employ them. Here are eight ways working remotely can benefit your organization.

• Increase productivity

Remote working can boost employee productivity across varied job roles. A well-known Stanford University study shows a 13% performance increase among call center employees at a Chinese travel agency when they worked from home. And 2018 research shows that working remotely has a positive effect on performance for people with complex jobs with low levels of interdependence on others.

• Enable business continuity

The coronavirus pandemic has shown the importance of being able to work remotely. If people can do their work from home or another location, businesses can carry on even if something happens to their premises or people are unable to come into work, for whatever reason.

• Attract talent

With 50% of the workforce having the opportunity to work remotely at least one day a week, any organization that doesn’t offer it as an option is behind the curve. Organizations that don’t give the chance to work remotely may find themselves losing people to ones that do: 54% of office workers say they’d leave their job for one that offers flexible work time

• Enable a better work-life balance

Remote working is inextricably linked to flexible working. Even if people don’t have more choice over the hours they work, the lack of commute gives them back extra hours. This flexibility is particularly attractive to Millennials

Research shows that having the option to work from home is a priority for this age group.8 And that means it needs to be a priority with companies that want to attract them.

• Protect the environment

Transport is the largest source of carbon emissions in the United States. And business travel, whether it’s commuting or flying to a conference, contributes to those emissions.

By cutting out commuting and encouraging video conferencing, remote working can be an effective way of reducing a company’s carbon footprint. The US Patent and Trademark Office’s policy of allowing patent examiners to work from anywhere, for example, has cut emissions by an estimated 44,000 tons.

• Widen your talent pool

Organizations that are looking to hire employees they need on-site at all times face restrictions. If a company is based in an area where housing costs are high, this can be particularly limiting.

But if you’re hiring remote employees who don’t have to come in every day – or don’t have to come in at all – you can hire from almost anywhere. People can be working from around the corner or even from overseas. Geography is no barrier to tapping into talent and creating a truly diverse workforce.

• Boost employee engagement

People who work remotely have higher levels of engagement than those who don’t. They’re happier too: full-time remote workers say they’re happy in their job 22% more than those who never work remotely. Not surprisingly, this makes them more loyal. Those who work remotely say they’re likely to stay in their current job for the next five years – 13% more than on-site workers.9 Given the costs of recruitment, it’s an option that companies can’t afford to ignore.

• Reduce real estate costs

Offices are a huge expense for companies. With a larger proportion of teams working remotely, it's possible to reduce these costs considerably. For example, allowing patent examiners for the United States Patent Office to work from anywhere cut office costs by $38.2 million.

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How do you create the best remote working policy?

What are the disadvantages of remote working?

What are the disadvantages of remote working?

As much as people want to work remotely, and despite the advantages for employees and companies, there can be some drawbacks. Understanding the true nature of the challenges can help you take steps to overcome them.

In one study, 27% of remote workers cited communication as their number one challenge.10 It can be difficult to connect when you’re not in the same room as your colleagues and you can’t meet face to face. Geographical separation also means that remote workers can quickly feel out of the loop with what’s going on in their organization.

Breaking down these barriers is where communication tools come in. Effective video calling and conferencing, instant messaging and group chat give people a choice of communication avenues – not all of them formal and pre-arranged. Communication can evolve to be as organic as it would be if everyone were just a desk away.

Loneliness and isolation

This is one of the biggest issues faced by remote workers, with 19% citing it as a problem.11 It’s an issue for organizations, too, because loneliness can affect engagement and productivity levels.

To be successful, working remotely can’t mean feeling disconnected from the organization and your colleagues. Daily check-ins, virtual meetings and instant messaging can help replace water cooler conversation. Collaboration tools can be used to create social spaces where people can come together.

Distractions and lack of boundaries

Many people work from home because they want more time to spend on their hobbies or with their family. But the lack of a concrete boundary between work and home can lead to distractions such as interruptions by the kids or doing domestic chores during work time.

But distractions can happen on-site too, of course. One study shows disturbances at home impact productivity between 15% and 27% of the time, while distractions in the office impact productivity between 20% and 35% of the time.12 While it’s not possible to exclude interruptions and disturbances completely, getting your home office space set up properly can help.

Knowing when to stop

As a remote worker, it can be difficult to know when to unplug and stop working, making work feel never-ending. In one study, 39% of remote workers reported working longer hours than they were supposed to.13

‘Always on’ working can harm mental health and productivity, so managers need to be clear about the number of hours an employee is expected to work, and employees need to be strict with themselves about sticking to it.

Impact on creativity

Can your organization maintain creativity when people are working remotely? When researchers asked marketers in large enterprises about this, 61% said it would be a critical or significant challenge.14 But some studies show that remote working can have a positive impact on creative tasks. If your company has a creative culture where you feel empowered to share ideas and where the technology is there for you to do so, you can be creative, regardless of where you work.

Lack of opportunities to socialize

Even the most enthusiastic supporters of remote working would agree that it can mean missing out on the fun element of work. So grab opportunities for face-to-face socializing when they arise. And when they don’t, a bit of imagination and good communication tools can fill the gap. Virtual coffee breaks, drinks, quizzes, chats, and sharing jokes and memes can all be a part of working remotely.

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7 top tips to make working remotely work for you

7 Top tips for working remotely

7 Top tips for working remotely

Working remotely for the first time is a big adjustment. Experienced remote workers know how important it is to have the right place to work – and the right mindset. Here are seven tips to make working remotely work for you.

1. Find the right space

Whether it’s a room in your home, a shared workspace, or a favorite coffee shop, the environment matters when working remotely. Make sure temperature and noise levels are comfortable for you, you have plenty of space for your equipment, and it’s somewhere you’re not likely to be disturbed. Look for areas that offer natural light to help you feel energized.

Discover some top tips for setting up your home office.

2. Set a schedule

Working remotely often means more flexibility – so you might have more choice about when you do your tasks. But while this can be a very good thing, you might find that not having such strict deadlines means work bleeds into other areas of your life, which can be stressful. So it’s important to set yourself a schedule and stick to it as much as you can.

3. Get dressed

No, seriously. It may be tempting to work in your pajamas, but it won’t make you feel professional. And it’s not a good look on a video call. Clothes influence our mood and emotions, so wear something that makes you feel motivated, professional and confident. Getting dressed for work will also help you mark the distinction between work and home life, helping you switch off when the working day is over.

4. Plan breaks

With no prompts to take lunch and coffee breaks, remote workers can find whole days passing in front of a screen. Taking a break is energizing, especially if you can get outside, so set yourself a schedule and make sure every day features at least a walk around the block. If it’s not possible to go out, get some activity going indoors.

Walk up and downstairs, exercise to a fitness video, or just do a few stretches to invigorate yourself and get rid of tension.

5. Communicate, communicate, communicate

Working remotely requires more communication – not less. Use instant messaging and group chat to stay in the loop with colleagues and projects, video call into meetings, and above all, check in with colleagues and managers.

Even if you’re shy, make an effort to contribute to chat. Many people will be feeling the same way, but getting involved in a remote version of the water cooler conversation can stave off feelings of loneliness and isolation.

6. Adjust your communication style

Body language and audio cues can be lacking when you’re not speaking face to face. Because of this, communication needs to be more explicit when working remotely. Check your messages for clarity and conciseness to make sure colleagues understand what you mean.

7. Ask for support

People working alone can find themselves soldiering on with tasks, even if they need help. It’s okay to reach out when support is needed – and it’s the right thing to do. For managers, providing regular check-ins with proactive offers of help is vital.

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What Will Business owner Resemble In The Next 50 Years?

What are the qualities of a business owner? What makes somebody be taken into consideration a business owner? A person who comes to be an entrepreneur typically considers themselves to be self-starters with great business feeling. A business owner is usually described as a developer, a source of suggestions, products, services, and techniques. They are generally focused on developing value and also serve clients in a customer-oriented fashion.

A business owner requires to be very skilled at marketing, technological capacity, effort, imaginative analytic abilities, and also the capability to transform instructions. The majority of successful business owners need to have outstanding communication skills as well as interpersonal skills. In fact, most effective business owners started out as enlightened specialists that then discovered exactly how to far better offer their consumers. Therefore, it is necessary that the business owner needs to be efficient trouble solving and interpersonal skills. It’s likewise vital for an entrepreneur to think strategically concerning their setting in life and create techniques to make certain that they are constantly in the placement to be successful. There are a number of things that individuals should think about when attempting to figure out if they have what it requires to come to be a successful business owner. info

The first thing that individuals should ask themselves is, does the business owner want their specific niche? Simply put, are they enthusiastic sufficient about their organization to stay focused on attaining their entrepreneurial objectives? People who aren’t extremely enthusiastic regarding their service often obtain sidetracked by everyday life and also become quickly burnt out. On the other hand, business owners that have a solid enthusiasm wherefore they do will maintain pushing forward whatever.

Another quality of a business owner is having the ability to assume creatively. Entrepreneurs have the capacity to believe outside package when it comes to generating brand-new means to market products or services. An entrepreneur can establish brand-new services or products based upon his or her monitorings around the world and also figure out a method to bring those products and services to the marketplace. Nonetheless, not all business owners are brilliant as they may not possess the precise meaning of a great suggestion. Therefore, it is necessary to seek the advice of a mentor in order to identify whether you are a visionary and also too find out if your ingenious process and also suggestions are truly great.

Another characteristic of a business owner that establishes him or her besides others is risk-taking. All effective business owners take dangers, even if those risks are small. The most effective services have actually experienced failure in the past. Nevertheless, these services had the ability to get better and also remain to prosper due to the fact that they wanted to approve risk as well as didn’t give up on their objectives. It is essential for business owners to recognize that although they may encounter a risk-taking particular, the trick is being willing to take that danger and also getting over any type of challenges in the process.

Another trait that divides cutting-edge local business owner from the rest of the populace is individuality. Everyone knows with tales regarding wonderful concepts that were taken and also executed by various other companies; the concepts might be great, however they are also generally duplicated from other sources. Innovation involves developing a product or concept that is one-of-a-kind. A good way to specify originality is to specify what sets your business in addition to all various other services. One-of-a-kind service or product will certainly enable you to distinguish yourself from the typical competitors. info

Finally, although there are a variety of characteristics that define effective entrepreneurship, the 3 detailed above are just a few of the many that comprise the entrepreneurial attitude. Business owners are generally exceptionally driven, cutting-edge, risk-taking, and also innovative. These traits assist to assure that entrepreneurs are predestined to succeed as well as are typically efficient what they do.

Do you think you have what it takes to be a business owner? Are you trying to find more suggestions on ending up being an entrepreneur? Does the prospect of owning your very own business delight you? If so, you are likely to profit of a cutting-edge, risk-taking, and entrepreneurial way of thinking. To find out more concerning entrepreneurship as well as introducing, in addition to various other kinds of entrepreneurs, please visit the web site listed here.

The third action to being an effective business owner is to be available to and enthusiastic regarding new possibilities that provide themselves. In other words, rather than thinking about the negative aspects of beginning a new service, focus on what the advantages will certainly be. By approaching your venture as an opportunity for financial growth you’ll be far more likely to succeed at it. This is a fundamental concept of entrepreneurship.

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So this weekend was supposed to go in a slightly different direction involving a Brewers game and a stay in Milwaukee. Due to some challengers we opted to go with a pretty sweet Plan B. The whole plan was to spend time with our family, Nick’s family, and Mom & Brad. We may have changed plans, but it was still mission accomplished!

Instead of Milwaukee we met up in DePere and had a great time chillaxing at Nick & Jenn’s. After a while we hit the Packers Hale of Fame and saw Uncle Frank’s screen. From there we hit the park outside the stadium and played a little 500 on a full sized football field in the shadow of Lambeau which was pretty epic! Afterwards we caught a semipro soccer game and chilled.

When we first planned this weekend we had a very different set of details in mind, but this Plan B still delivered exactly what we were hoping for, some excellent family time.

Funny how thing don’t always work out as planned, but if you are willing to be flexible you are still able to find what you wanted. It’s like a great philosopher once said, “you can’t always get what you want, if you try sometimes you’ll find you get what you need.” 😉 Today I’m very thankful for a pretty awesome Plan B that still provided the family time i was hoping for.

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Lovely relaxed and modern New Zealand cafe. Simplistic clean decor with a splash of colour. We were promptly seated and our coffee order arrived quickly as if they had ESP’d our need of it. The coffee is good, I happily drink it down, all the while watching askance as my friend slurps down a vanilla milkshake.

I order the veggie brekkie with two free range poached eggs, grilled halloumi, avocado, breakfast potatoes , creamy mushrooms, homemade chilli jam and hot buttered toast (14.5€). The breakfast is huge, and definitely feels like a marathon rather than a sprint. The halloumi is perfectly squeaky, and the creamy mushrooms a revelation, really giving the breakfast a lift and taking it to the next level. I find the chilli jam a bit superfluous to what I want and don’t bother to use it. It feels too early in the morning for me for chilli.

The fact that it is morning doesn’t appear to stop me from eating chocolate cake and cream though. I wouldn’t pick it myself as a post breakfast choice, but my friend decides he wants some and asks me to share it with him. He doesn’t have to twist my arm too hard.

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