Live Your Best Life as a Virtual Assistant

When You Have More Work Than Time Oct 21, 2024

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...

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Ignore the "What Ifs?" Oct 07, 2024

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...

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Live Your Best Life Now. Sep 23, 2024

Many of my friends are starting to talk about retirement. Since I’m 63, 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.

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What Are You Holding On To? Aug 26, 2024

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...

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Make Sure You're Worried About What Matters Aug 19, 2024

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  • They think they might be too old or outdated to start a business.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...
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Blueberries and Business Aug 05, 2024

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...

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Why Clients Will You Pay Higher Rates Jul 29, 2024

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...

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The Danger of Chasing Freedom Jul 22, 2024

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...

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Perfectionism isn't a Badge Jul 15, 2024

I hear people say, with pride, that they’re perfectionists.

What’s interesting to me about this is that without understanding the limitations of perfectionism, you might think perfectionists hold themselves to high standards and deliver exceptional work, whether building a website or...

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The Cost of Comfortable Jul 08, 2024

My husband Greg and I had heat and air conditioning (HVAC) installed in our house last week.

I haven’t had central air conditioning in my home since 1993, and I like warm summer days, so I was much more interested in having heat this winter than cooler temperatures in the summer.

For the...

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