Category: Virtual Assistant
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My Top 4 Reads for 2020
The most influential and successful people in the business world are – reading. To quote one of my favourite investors of all times, Warren Buffett, ‘the key to success is reading, as much as 500 pages per day (yikes!)’ According to Buffett knowledge builds up like compound interest over time. Makes sense if you think…
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The meaning of motivation and how to stay motivated
First of all we have to understand what motivation is. It’s a reason for acting in a particular way something that pushes us to do things that we believe we can’t do or goals that looks hard to achieve. Most times when we want to accomplish a goal we need a willingness to help us…
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3 Life Lessons that you can use anywhere in life right now
The person that influenced me most in life played a very unconventional role. It goes without saying that you look up to your parents and they are your biggest influencers. But from a business perspective it was one of my employers who showed me what was possible with hard work and determination. As I’ve mentioned…
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Hashtag I’m staying
With all the negative news in the media, and there is a lot of it – it is easy to become despondent, hopeless, fearful, angry, frustrated… the list could go on. One episode of Carte Blanche and you are guaranteed to see something to add to the gloom feeling a Sunday night can bring. …
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Practicing Mindfulness Can Change Your Way of Thinking
What exactly is mindfulness? Mindfulness is described as a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings and thoughts in the here and now. When we become more aware of our own mind, we become more aware of those around us. When we start to…
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Why clients need coaching on how to work remotely
Onboarding a new client is always a very exciting experience for any virtual assistant. However, sometimes, a few weeks down the line one or both parties may feel disillusioned and frustrated with the business relationship. I’ve especially found this to be true when either the VA or the client is still new to the virtual…
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Are you in touch with your emotions?
We all experience emotions from an early age. As adults attempting to navigate the often chaotic world of modern life, the range of emotions we experience in a day can change dramatically. Our ability to feel and respond to our emotions is often taken for granted. We rarely stop to think and pay close attention…
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The Angels of Angel House
Imagine a house filled with friends and family. Filled with love and laughter. A fridge full of food and a big Christmas tree and under it a whole lot of beautifully wrapped presents. That sounds wonderful right? Well the reality is that there is a house filled with people, some family, some not, who have…
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The beautiful Chaos that is Christmas in a Portuguese household
The countdown has begun… Tis the season to be jolly tralala lala la… its ok you can go ahead and hum that carol along with me, with only 6 days left until Christmas. The stores are all decked out with Christmas décor – it is official! Like with any major festive event you have those…
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The Best of Online Shopping Now
“Just Google it” – a phrase most of us use multiple times in a day, maybe even utter to ourselves when going through the many thoughts we have in one day. In need of a red top, “just Google it”, looking for the chocolate covered pretzels, “just Google it”, in need of some new Christmas…
