Live Your Best Life as a Virtual Assistant
A common misconception among new Virtual Assistants launching their businesses is that it will take time to get their first client and start making money. They say, "I've only been doing this for six months, I know I have to be patient."
So they might tell a few people here and there about the busine...
One of the most common questions Virtual Assistants ask me is how I attracted and maintained so many high-paying clients during the 14 years I’ve been a VA. It’s not a mystery. The answer is simple. To get high-paying clients, you have to charge high hourly rates!
If you charge low hourly rates, you’...
At the beginning of life as a Virtual Assistant, it may seem like you’ll never have enough work. But things can change quickly. When they do, and you bring on a steady stream of new clients, you may be surprised by how quickly your work can outstrip your available time.
This is a tricky situation. ...
When you’re just starting out as a Virtual Assistant, one of the scariest things are the ever-powerful “what ifs.”
You know … What if the client asks me this? What if the client asks me that? What if I don’t know? What do I say?
Virtual Assistants are problem solvers; getting caught without all th...
Many of my friends are starting to talk about retirement. Since I’m 64, that makes sense.
But I find it interesting that many of them can’t wait to stop working. When they talk to me about it, I sense they’ve been looking forward to this next phase of life for a long time.
Retirement is not something ...
People create many beliefs about how the world works. These beliefs start as thoughts we decide to incorporate into our daily lives as facts.
Some of our beliefs were created as children, others we adopted as adults.
I think of them as keys or legends on the roadmap of life because beliefs make naviga...
New and aspiring Virtual Assistants are burdened with concerns…
- They worry they don’t have enough skills or the skills that will allow them to charge clients a high hourly rate.
- They think they might be too old or outdated to start a business.
- They fear that by telling friends and family abou ...
Every day, for the last three weeks, I’ve spent at least an hour and a half picking blueberries off the bushes in our front yard.
My husband Greg and I estimate we have approximately 104 pounds of frozen blueberries in our new Frigidaire chest freezer and at least that much more still on the branches...
My husband Greg and I moved to Virginia at the beginning of the year. The most stressful part of the move for me has been finding a new hairstylist.
I don’t consider myself high maintenance in the personal care category, but I have invested 8.5 hours and hundreds of dollars in my hair care in the las...
I hear people repeatedly say they want to start a business as a Virtual Assistant because they want “time freedom.” This concerns me.
For most people, time freedom means having the ability to choose when and how you want to work, without being restricted by a schedule.
In my 14 successful years as a V...
