Managing non-core functions will take away valuable time from attending to the tasks that need your immediate attention. Email filtering alone will cost you one to two hours. Can you imagine working on an important project when your phone begins to ring off- the- hook? How would you react when in the middle of an important Skype call, the transmission gets cut off? As it turns out, you forgot to pay the Internet bill. Although these tasks are categorized as “non-core” or “non- essential” they are otherwise important for your business. The problem is they consume time. As we mentioned, time is a valuable but limited commodity. You don’t have much of it, so use it wisely. The best option for expert time management is to hire a Virtual Assistant who can organize your core and non- core tasks on your calendar. Not only will this make it easier for the VA to keep track of your activities, but making changes to the schedule will be faster and more convenient.