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How to Stay Positive and Optimistic When Being a VA is Hard

The power of positive thinking in your Virtual Assistant business is an excellent skill to learn. Do you have trouble staying positive? When we start our VA business, it is easy to be optimistic. But as time goes on, it is very easy to let negativity set in. Sometimes we just have a bad day. Sometimes we get overwhelmed by client work. Sometimes we struggle to find clients. Sometimes we feel like it’s too much, and it’s probably just easier to go back to a J-O-B. There are any number of things that may take over that positive area of your brain and bring you down. Wow, nice optimistic article, eh?! But this is a real issue – especially during… Read More »How to Stay Positive and Optimistic When Being a VA is Hard

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How To Fix the Biggest Problem in Your Virtual Assistant Business

What is your biggest problem in your VA business? I recently had a conversation with a VA who was just getting her business started. I had offered her a complimentary consultation to answer some of her questions about getting started. Her question list was very, very long. That’s not a bad thing, but when you have lots of questions, guess what happens quickly? … OVERWHELM. She was overwhelmed by the things she thought she needed to do. She was overwhelmed by the things she wanted to do. She was overwhelmed by the things that she didn’t even realize she should be doing. She was kind of a mess. She felt overwhelmed, and confused, and really lost. The first thing I… Read More »How To Fix the Biggest Problem in Your Virtual Assistant Business

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Finding Motivation to Promote Your VA Business

What keeps you from getting out there and networking or marketing your Virtual Assistant business? I ask this question of many VAs when they are struggling to find clients, and it often comes down to one thing… lack of motivation. If we are not motivated to do something, we can convince ourselves that it’s not important, or that we are doing it the wrong way, or that we need more information or research done before proceeding. And because we work alone most of the time, we need to find ways to motivate ourselves to get a lot of things done that maybe we don’t feel like doing. “Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your… Read More »Finding Motivation to Promote Your VA Business

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Looking for the Upside During Challenging Times

The world has been slowed to a crawl because of Coronavirus. How are you coping? When things aren’t going the way we want them to in our business – we don’t have enough clients, or we don’t make enough money, or we burn ourselves out because we don’t charge enough (or can’t say no to a client) – it is easy (oh so easy!) to get down. It is easy to let the bad stuff overtake your mind, and your thoughts. With a pandemic, many things are out of our control. It can be even harder to see the upside. You might realllly have to look for it some days. Here are a few tips that might help: 1. Talk… Read More »Looking for the Upside During Challenging Times

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Are You Struggling With a Business Mindset?

Mindset plays a key role in many areas of your business. It probably sounds kind of woo-woo to talk about intangible things like mindset, but how you think about your business often dictates how you act, and how successful you are. “You must learn a new way to think before you can master a new way to be.” – Marianne Williamson Isn’t that a great quotation? It is true. A positive mindset goes a very long way in everyday life. Think about it. When you start your day focusing on things that make you annoyed, or anxious, or upset you in any way, what kind of a day do you think you will have? The key is to consciously decide how to change… Read More »Are You Struggling With a Business Mindset?

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5 Great Things About Turning 50!

This week I turned 50 years old. 50! Holy cow. It looks pretty good from up on top of this hill. I can look around and reflect on where I have been and where I am going. In my travels, I have Googled turning 50 (I Google everything!), and this neat little article popped up that I thought I would share with you. The fact that it’s on the website seniors.lovetoknow.com stopped me for a moment, but then you are only as old as you feel (senior, though? yikes!), and I continued reading the article. It’s titled 50 Good Things About Turning 50. I realized that it was easy enough to share the whole article with you rather than reinvent the wheel. It’s a… Read More »5 Great Things About Turning 50!

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Why Do Your Clients Choose You As Their Virtual Assistant?

I was reading a chapter in Blue Ocean Shift the other day that gave me pause to really think about what I am bringing to my clients. What makes me different than my competitors, and why people should choose to work with me, instead of another Virtual Assistant. Have you ever done this exercise for your VA business? Do you know why your clients work with you? Or if you don’t have clients yet, do you know why someone SHOULD work with you over someone else? If you haven’t stopped to think about this yet, I highly recommend that you do. As VAs, your own value can be a very tough thing to see in yourself. First, we are new to the industry and seemingly… Read More »Why Do Your Clients Choose You As Their Virtual Assistant?

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Who Inspires You in your VA Business?

Who inspires you in your business? When we work alone all day, every day, sometimes inspiration is something that eludes us. At least on a regular basis. It’s important for Virtual Assistants to connect with people who inspire to do well, to build, to grow, or to do whatever it is you want to do with your business. I am on the mailing lists and in the social media groups of many, many people that I look to for inspiration. Sometimes I need inspiration to know that I am on the right path. Sometimes it’s to help me find my way through a period of growth. And sometimes it’s just to help me keep my mindset in a positive space.… Read More »Who Inspires You in your VA Business?

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