Live Your Best Life as a Virtual Assistant

Virtual Assistants always have lots of balls in the air. That’s just the nature of the work.

The downside of so much activity, however, is that sometimes we fall into a habit of doing what’s in front of us instead of thinking through the best next step on our ever-growing to do list.

When that hap...

Over the course of my career as a Virtual Assistant, I have noticed that it is very difficult, when adopting a new system or process, to be successful without going all the way to 100%. Whether it’s for my business or a client, if I don’t commit and go the distance as soon as possible, bedlam sets i...

I remember when I was first starting my career as a VA 14 years ago – I would routinely overwhelm my prospects on our 30-minute free Discovery calls.

I didn’t do it on purpose, but over and over, I could hear when I had crossed the line and was talking too much.

The problem was my fear that they wou...

When you’re a Virtual Assistant, likely working from home, it can be difficult to stay focused and in your seat all day.

Let’s face it, working from home is awesome, but there are distractions wherever you look. Linen closets to be reorganized, laundry to fold, errands to run, right?

But if you wa...

As a virtual assistant, we are often asked to manage big projects for a client. It might be migrating them to a new email system, building a new website, or moving them to a cloud-based solution to manage their business.

While big projects can be fun and exciting, it’s easy to become overwhelmed an...

When you’re a virtual assistant, you’re working with lots of clients with different backgrounds and communication styles. It can be difficult to navigate these waters, especially if you’ve never met in person.

What I’ve learned is that I can help make this the best experience for both me and my cli...

When you’re a Virtual Assistant caring for other entrepreneur’s businesses, it’s easy to neglect your own.

However, tolerating issues that you are tripping on, day in and day out, will get in the way of your day-to-day success – and sabotage your ability to grow and scale your business. That’s why ...

From time to time, when you’re first starting out as a virtual assistant, it’s not uncommon to find yourself with more time on your hands than work. When that happens, I like to take a look around my business and play a little game with myself called “if my business doubled tomorrow, what do I wish ...

When marketing your business, it’s important to stay in touch with your network. Staying top of mind is one of the keys to getting referrals (my favorite type of client).

Staying in touch can take many forms, but an underutilized, highly effective way, is sending handwritten notes via snail mail.

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...