Category: Virtual Assistant
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Do your thoughts really become things?
We all have dreams and aspirations. Things that inspire us to do better and be better. What is that for you? What do you use as your way to stay on track and keep your head in the game when it feels like you are drowning? For me, it is knowing that I can create…
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Work Smarter, not Harder, with the Help of Your Mentor
Starting out as a Virtual Assistant So, you have made the decision to leave the world of mono-employment and move out into a new realm, the exciting world of Virtual Assistants – congratulations, you have taken the step towards an exciting and gratifying career. You have your decision made, your big ‘Why’, your ‘What’ and…
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How do you measure self-worth?
It’s been a thought lately of how do I determine self-worth, how do I measure this? How do you compare your self-worth compared to your friend, colleague, your nemesis? I see many articles and professionals state that self-worth is the same as self-esteem, and how you believe in yourself. Now I do believe in myself…
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Are you listening to understand or listening to respond?
One of the greatest lessons in life is to listen with the intent to understand what is being said, instead of just listening to respond. The best way to listen is with your mouth shut. If you’re talking, you’re not listening! Think about it, the word listen and the word silent are spelled with the…
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How to Take Your business to the Next Level with the Help of a Business Mentor
According to a recent article I read, women tend to credit having mentors as one of their reasons for achieving their goals. To be honest most of us have heard of successful entrepreneurs having mentors but somehow in the Virtual Assistant industry I noticed that we haven’t embraced this trend fully. This could be due…
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The Art of Self-Care
Your Focus With the festive season done and dusted, the start-up hype of the year settling down to the normal pace and patterns, and life getting back to the way it was before, what now as we leave the Season of Giving behind once again. Yes, many of us were in that mode, with the…
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Virtual Assistants: How to Impress and Influence your Clients
Do thoughts like these plague you – “my client isn’t cooperating and doesn’t appreciate me.” “I wonder if my work is good enough.” “I feel isolated and not part of the team.” You are not alone! These thoughts pop up from time to time. Here’s an example of a similar situation that I was in. …
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5 Ways to keep momentum this year (or any year)
Are you drowning in work? Are you already running out of steam? Do you worry how your doing to copy all year if things feel like this and it’s only February. Mariska knows that people who work remotely are self-reliant and that self-care that selfcare is very important to keep going all year.
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Take another look at your 2020 resolutions
You do have what it takes! Some of the comments I have heard lately: “What is your new year resolution?” “What have you given up for the next month?” “Are you detoxing” “It doesn’t even feel like I’ve just come back from leave”, are just I have found the start of 2020 quite hectic,…
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5 Books you have to read in 2020
5 Must Reads to prepare you for the year ahead Welcome to 2020. And welcome to the year that I start to pick up a book and read again! How about you? Did you know that thoughts are nutrition for the brain? So it would make sense to feed your thoughts with only the most…
