I got to thinking about what it is that makes Virtual Assistants successful and what doesn't. In my time coaching virtual assistants I've found some reoccurring themes for the downward spiral, and pretty much, if you're not getting anywhere after being in business 12 months, you need to take a good hard look at one or all of the following 8 points. Unsuccessful Virtual Assistants 1. They don't research. 2. They have no idea who their market is. 3. They avoid networking. 4. They take [Read More]
Learn From Failure – My 2 Important Lessons
We all know that failure is inevitable, we never intentionally set ourselves up for it, but one way or the other, it happens from time to time, we fail at things. It took me many years to come to grips with failure and now, I'm perfectly fine with it. It teaches me so much; Sometimes, things just don't work out like I want them to, that's okay, there is always something to learn. Growing up, failure was a dirty word, I would move hell and high water to make sure I didn't fail. Peer pressure [Read More]
Bad Clients – What You Can Learn
For some of us, bad clients have been a part of our business, whether we knew it before we started working with them, or whether it happened later on. I think, working with bad clients is an important part of a Virtual Assistants business. They teach us what it is we don't need, and this is one lesson we need to learn the hard way if our business is to grow. I've had my fair share [of bad clients] over the years, on the outside they appear 'normal' but on the exterior lies a micro-managing, [Read More]
Top 10 Ways to Manage Distractions
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]
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