Category: Virtual Assistant
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Miro versus Smartsheet: which is the best collaboration tool for a Virtual Assistant?
When working as a Virtual Assistant, the different online and digital tools that you use are really important. You make use of various different tools and you depend on them a lot as well, to make your work environment better and easier. I use quite a few myself, I depend on them to help me…
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Perfect balance for your mind, body and soul
Healthy body = Healthy mind. Healthy mind = Healthy body. Seems so simple doesn’t it? And yet keeping a balance between body and mind can be quite challenging. Bring in the third element – soul – and we find ourselves in a whole new ball game. Our mind, bodies and souls are the 3 cornerstones…
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How to gain a new perspective
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change”. Dr Wayne Dyer Wise words from a great man and of extreme relevance in this current situation in which we find ourselves. An unsettling time of unchartered territory where we feel that we are standing in the corridor, waiting for…
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Every day is Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a celebration and honouring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world. Personally, I celebrated my biological mom, sister, mother in law, and my spiritual mom, as all 4 form…
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Why should we continue new habits after Lockdown is over?
The ever-looming word Lockdown has become a daily subject in every household across the world. Many countries have different rules and regulations; however, the end goal is ultimately the same. Lockdown has forced humanity to change and develop new habits and ways of life. It is said, that on average a new habit takes approximately…
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Spoiling mom on this very special Mother’s Day
I’m sure we are all fed up with hearing about the virus and what we can and can’t do and what we should be doing today and what we would have been doing on Sunday, Mother’s Day. There will be no restaurant reservations, professional pamper spa days, cards made at school, school visits for moms…
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Self-awareness is how you unlock personal development
Self-awareness is essential to developing as a person because it allows you to do things mindfully instead of settling for whatever comes your way and personal development consists of conscious actions that one undertakes in order to become the best version of one’s own self. It’s an ongoing process of self-improvement either in your career,…
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Lockdown is your opportunity to upskill
Covid-19, the most discussed and disputed pandemic of our generation and the reason toilet paper has become a precious commodity in 2020! Jokes aside, I have to start by saying how proud I am of how our President Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa has handled the Covid-19 prevention strategy in South Africa. He has made some tough…
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Good habits to cultivate for working from home
Working remotely is fast becoming the norm. For those of us who have been doing this for several years we have mostly fallen into routine. Though even some veterans of virtual work are still not where they should be when it comes to mastering this dynamic. Due to the recent COVID-19 lockdowns more and more…
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The lockdown enemy in my house
Having worked from home as a Virtual Assistant during the national lockdown, I have been locked in mortal combat with my fridge and snack cupboard. From this point on they will be known as Enemy Number One. We have been locked in an all-out war that shows no sign of stopping. Day in and day…
