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There are many people I would love to meet, both past and present, to pick their brain and have a conversation with. But the one person that I truly would love to meet and will never have the chance, is my husband's mother.
One reason, and the biggest, she has been deceased since before I met my husband. It saddens me that she would never meet our two children. I know this was a dream of hers, for him to have a strong family life, and I am sure that he thinks about that often.
The other is I would love to hear her story. She was certainly a strong woman, lived life for herself and not what the rules dictated. She broke those rules, divorced and remarried when it was not a common thing to do. She had three...
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This month’s challenge is a real thinker! Essential has many different meanings and interpretations so I decided to take my lead from the dictionary. Essential is to me:
Adjective: (necessary; needed) – Having ethics and integrity is essential to My Office Assistant and an invaluable business practice.
Noun: (a basic, indispensable, or necessary element) – The essentials of virtual assistance is communication and partnership.
Adverb: (relating to the most important characteristics or ideas of something) – It is essential for myself as a business owner to continue to grow with knowledge and education.
Based on the information above, what would essential mean to you?
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Success is measured by many in all sorts of ways. For some it is money or wealth and for others it is numbers, whether it is clients, followers or employees. To me success boils down to two things: time and happiness.
Most you understand the happiness part but time you ask. Well I look at it this way, what is the point of happiness if you have no time to enjoy it. Really, if you are overwhelmed time wise than are you really achieving your happiness. Don’t get me wrong, time does not mean are you busy, time means are you spending it wisely to enjoy all the things that are important to you.
So the question was posed “Success as a Virtual Assistant is…” and here is my answer. As a virtual assistant I have...
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Do you really have days to read what a day in the Life of a Virtual Assistant is like? Why so you may ask? Well everyday is quite different and quite unique. You may have the same clients and the same type of work but if you are like the average VA, you have added outside interests to your schedule.
So what is my day like, I can sum it up in a nutshell. Wake up the family and send them on their way. Pour my first of many cups of coffee and enjoy while I read and respond to all my friends at VAF. Then I move on to Twitter and Face Book to see if there is anything pressing in the virtual world. Next, I look at my calendar (and yes this included my clients calendars as well) and my to-do list. I also check out the house...
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Lately on Facebook the note of 25 Random things about me seems to be all the rage. And yes I did it too. At first I thought, I am not getting caught up in this but, did it anyhow. Funny thing though is I am learning a lot about my “friends” since I figured if they take the time to write I will take the time to read.
It got me to thinking; if you knew 25 random things about your clients it would help you to help them as well. People often reveal what they normally would not. For example, one person revealed they like to travel but are terrible at planning; EVENT PLANNING would work for them. And another revealed that her husband hates email because he can’t keep up with everyone, EMAIL MANAGEMENT would work well here too....
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When we bought our 100 year old farmhouse, we knew there was going to be loads of remodeling projects for us to complete. At first glance when we moved in it was very overwhelming, but then I took a step back and decided I project manage in my business so I am going to apply the same to this “project”.
I pulled out my project outline and went to work
- Define the Scope – At first the scope was vague, renovate the house and bring it into up to date. Then I remembered my own advice to other, give detailed and attainable goals and make your scope specific. So now it is: Remodel each room according to needs while keeping with the true nature of the home. I will not bore you with the room to room detail but they are there
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I took some time over the holiday to clean out my personal email account. Funny thing is that my business accounts are well organized, have rules to keep the clutter down and me on top of things and a system for filing, follow-up or needs attention now.
But my personal account was a mess. The only rule I had was to keep the inbox sorted for my email and that of my husbands. Yes he also has an account but NEVER checks it; I guess maybe I should start charging him for that service.
As I sorted, deleted, did follow-up and just plain cleaned the account out, I realized this was the time to remind everyone of the email do’s and don’ts to leave we organized folks less stressed.
Email Do’s:
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Let me begin by giving you a little history of my story. Several months ago my family moved to a new home in rural location with 21+ acres and a 100-year old farm house. Or as we like to say our new “old” house. We moved in late summer so critters were not our problem, well inside anyway. I’ve got used to the bats, great for the insect population and even bought them their own house. But that is another story.
First thing we did when fall arrived was check the attic for adequate insulation. I was too chicken to go into the attic not knowing what has been up there for 100 years so I gladly sent my husband and son in my place. When my son came back down he announced, “There are some mice skeletons up there and I think some...
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I thought for 2009 I would do something different since I tend to not keep one resolution I make every year. I am going to make others for themselves. This will certainly make my life easier and I won’t be so disappointed when they are broken. So here goes…
My dear husband – will learn to not get so frustrated and cranky when working around the house. We know it is old but it has character (just like you!)
My darling daughter – will not get so wrapped up in her life and visit her family more. Who cares that she is in college and becoming independent.
My sweet son – will stop using cuss words in everyday language. I know you are trying to find yourself but frankly those words should be saved...
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So a new year is almost upon us and how quickly they seem to go by. You are probably already thinking, what I want to do differently this year. Here are 5 quick tips to get you on track and help you stay there so you can achieve any goal that you set.
1. Clearly identify your goal.
Be as specific as possible. If your goal is to increase business think about how much: one new client per quarter or increase income by $1,000 per month. When you list an identifiable goal it is easier to reach and you are less likely to stop being deterred. However, be realistic because it is easier to achieve smaller goals and work your way up then to strive for the moon and not even leave the Earth.
2. Practice thinking...
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