Tag: #personalassistant
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The tools that help me show my business some love
It is no secret that these are uncertain and unprecedented times that we are living in and living through. And it is certainly a time where we as VA’s can really use our skills to their highest level and show our clients and business the love that they definitely need and deserve right now. As…
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When is your Facebook post spam?
As marketers we need to focus on the big picture. We must communicate the right message to the right audience, and we need to do it at the right time. With Facebook there are so many tools to help you do this. But have you ever wondered if your posts could be seen as Spam?…
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Evernote Business versus Freedcamp: How do they help you be more productive?
At first glance it may some strange that a virtual assistant (VA) is looking to make use of a project management tool. The term virtual assistant is often misunderstood as only fulfilling an admin role within an organization or only taking the role and responsibilities of a personal assistant, but this is a very shortsighted…
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How to cope with working and being a mom during Covid 19 lockdown
“If you love yourself, STAY AT HOME, keep the virus out.” Anonymous Being a South African at the moment is tough. We are outside, braai and socializing people. Now with the rise of the Coronavirus in South Africa, our president took the very brave step and put the whole of South Africa under lockdown for…
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Asana versus Monday.com: What is your tool of productivity and why?
What does it mean to be productive? The word productive is often described as a person’s capability to do a lot of work successfully. How can we maximize our productivity in our careers? Nowadays, the most common answer would be through the utilization of a Project Management Tool. What is the best suited software for you?…
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The positive effect of spending time outdoors
The Coronavirus pandemic is forcing us into isolation and cabin fever is already a problem for many. If you can safely engage in outdoors activities, there are so many benefits. There are so many fun things to do, even if you cannot use a public facility. Research shows that there are both physical and…
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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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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…
