Live Your Best Life as a Virtual Assistant
Every day, I hear the phrase, “I know I’m just overthinking this,” from my introverted Virtual Assistant students. This usually happens when they’re trying something for the first time, whether sending an announcement about their new business, setting up their LinkedIn profile, or simply asking some...
For the majority of my life, I have had a routine. A routine as a student, a routine as an employee, a routine as a mom, and now, a routine as an empty-nesting business owner.
For most of my life, my routine was organized around other people – getting myself to work at the agreed time, and making su...
You were already busy before you decided to start a business as a Virtual Assistant. Grocery shopping, house cleaning, bill paying, yard work, family and friend time, and maybe a few minutes for yourself (but probably not).
You’ve got dreams. You want to quit your job. You want to work from home. And...
It’s easy to get discouraged when starting a business as a Virtual Assistant. The tendency is to want several clients right, away and many people get impatient when that doesn’t happen.
I want to tell you something that will help when these thoughts occur to you. There is no overnight success when st...
As you already know, I'm so excited about The VA Connection® LIVE conference I'm hosting in October. I can’t wait to be in a room with like-minded Virtual Assistants ready to uplevel their businesses and themselves so they can live their best lives as business owners (and humans!).
We have amazing wo...
When starting a Virtual Assistant business, we tell ourselves that before we tell anyone about our business, we need to wait until everything is ready. But what we really mean is wait until everything is “perfect.”
We all have our own unique list of what “perfect” entails. Some are waiting for their ...
The older I get, the more urgent my life becomes regarding some of the goals I have set for myself. The goal that has an urgency for me right now is buying a home with Greg. That doesn’t mean we’ll be placing an offer any time soon, but we’re in action.
There are many decisions to consider while relo...
A common activity for new Virtual Assistants is “prospecting for clients.” I see this all time. They spend time looking for people who could “use some help” and think about posting flyers and business cards or introducing themselves to all the business owners in town.
But even though this might feel ...
Let’s tell it like it is. There is never a good time to start a business. Starting a business is not convenient; it is not easy, and it requires us to learn new things, take chances, and, most importantly, stretch ourselves.
So instead of jumping in, you daydream about being your own boss, you imagin...
About a year ago, a client named Joan sent me an email asking me to meet with her about the three remaining hours on her Debit Card.
The time she had purchased was about to expire, so I was glad to hear from her.
Much to my surprise, instead of asking me to help her with a project, she requested a r...
