Sometimes, I can be laser-focused, and other times, I get distracted. That's not a good thing for business when I need to be focussing on client work. Many years ago I was a multi-tasker and was happy to be juggling numerous balls while patting my head and rubbing my stomach. Those days are long gone now, no more distractions. I have a healthy respect for single-tasking. For me, distractions are anything that will stop me doing what I need to be doing at any given point in the workday. I'm [Read More]
My Top 10 Virtual Assistant Resources
The internet is flooded with millions of resources that are available for business use and everyone has an opinion on what resources are best to use. This is my opinion, actually, more than an opinion because I use these tools in my business and have done for many years. I stick with them because they do the job they are supposed to do and the in some cases, the price is right. I've used many resources over my time as a business owner and these are the Top 10 Resources I have in my toolkit [Read More]
Improve Your Focus Working From Home
I often hear, “How wonderful it must be to work from home in my PJ’s all day," and they are always surprised to hear that I don’t. "Why wouldn’t you if you could?" This often comes next and why? Because people working from home aren't really working. Are they? So, what makes me such the expert here? Because I’ve done it, I admit it, I've spent a day or two working in my PJ's (not a whole day, but long enough). I’ve sat at my desk and floundered, mindlessly moving from job to job It [Read More]
Home Business Basics
People all over the world consider starting a business from home. Whether it’s full-time or a supplemental income, starting your own home-based business can be a great way to improve your financial position. There is one catch, though, and that is to be successful with your home business, you need to get a few things right. The following tips will help you do just that. Now let's be straight here, selling Tupperware or exotic lingerie isn't what I'm talking about. These are what I consider a [Read More]
The Secret To Becoming A Stand Out Virtual Assistant
I've worked with many task orientated virtual assistants over the years; they are happy to be assigned the task, do the job and move onto the next one. The jobs don't need to be related for them to achieve a sense of achievement; the buzz comes from completing the task and ticking it off the list. Often, a task orientated Virtual Assistant does not think outside the square and most times will not ask questions about the instructions given to them. Whether right or wrong, the instructions are [Read More]
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