Tag: #virtualassistance

Improving My Time Management and Organisation In 2018 – By T. Barkus As a Virtual Assistant juggling several clients across 3 continents, 4 time zones and differing industries, it is vital to be organised. In fact, the organisation is absolutely paramount if I don’t want to end up in a daily panic under my desk!…

21 Days Walking Challenge With My Weak Ankle – By Lynda Wessels As a close knit VA team we were all challenged to do something somewhat out of our comfort zones. I was challenged by Karen Wessels to do a 1km walk every day for 21 days. I accepted the challenge but alas was unable…

Here’s How Successful People Spend Their Weekends A study from Stanford University shows that business owners who don’t work on weekends are onto something. According to the results, productivity-per-hour declines steeply the longer we make our work-week. After 55 hours or so, productivity has declined so much that there’s no point in working anymore. What…

The Blooming Orchard and My Photography Challenge The December challenge was set – do a photoshoot and theme is flowers. Do I have the camera? Check. Is it a good camera? Check. Do I know how to use it to its full potential? Uncheck. So out came the DSLR handbook and google search and the…

A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words or so They Say They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But what they don’t tell you is the 100 steps that you have to take to get to that picture. My challenge for December was to learn more about my camera and to try to take…

Virtual Assistants are Not Created Equal The number of business owners who get disappointed by a Virtual Assistant (VA) and who lose interest in the concept altogether are numerous. For over 15 years, Karyn worked with a VA who was simply wonderful. She picked up on things quite well — she was educated, experienced and…

Why Every Business Owner Should Say No to the Average Work Week this Year! How long does the average business owner work? Do you have an idea? According to studies performed globally, the average small business owner works 40-49 hours per week, with a small percentage working up to 59 hours per week. Only five…