Tag: #VirtualAssistanceinSouthAfrica
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You Teach People How To Treat You
You Teach People How To Treat You We do not have any direct control over the actions of others, and therefore cannot directly change how they treat us. What we do have control over is our own thoughts, speech and actions. That’s where our power lies and that is always where our focus should be.…
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Five Of The Best Things To Do In Mtunzini
Five Of The Best Things To Do In Mtunzini When given this topic to write about I was very happy to have the opportunity to write about the little coastal paradise I am blessed to live in called Mtunzini. The name of the village is taken from the Zulu word emthunzini which means “a place in the…
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It’s All in a Day’s Work: A Virtual Assistant’s Time Management Superpowers!
It’s All in a Day’s Work: A Virtual Assistant’s Time Management Superpowers! The working day of a Virtual Assistant often includes completing tasks for your Clients in a way that pulls you in many different, sometimes competing directions. Personally, my first rule to tackling my day is: Do Not Panic! Below are suggestions on some…
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All in a day’s work for a Virtual Assistant
All in a day’s work for a Virtual Assistant Starting your day as a Virtual Assistant can be pretty interesting, especially when you have a few clients with different expectations. The easiest way that I seem to handle this, is by: Morning Routine Having a mourning routine is imperative to any individuals, like they say,…
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My life as a Virtual Assistant, one day at a time!
My life as a Virtual Assistant, one day at a time! The concept of becoming a “virtual assistant” or “VA” was pretty new to me in 2016/17. After much research and debate, I thought what better way to do what I love, when I want to, for whomever I wanted to and still have the…
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How to Manage Your Time Efficiently and Effectively
How to Manage Your Time Efficiently and Effectively Looking back at my working career, I must say that Time Management is one of the key fundamentals to running an efficient and effective office or merely just getting that “task” done. Being a Virtual Assistant for VA Connect demands good Time Management as one juggles many…
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Spend a day in my life as an efficient Virtual Assistant
Spend a day in my life as an efficient Virtual Assistant When I became a VA, the thought of working from home seemed idyllic. I mean, who wouldn’t enjoy being able to get up, go for a run and have coffee before firing up the computer? Not to mention being able to catch up with…
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Improving My Time Management and Organisation In 2018
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!…
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21 Days Walking Challenge With My Weak Ankle
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…
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Here’s How Successful People Spend their Weekends
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…
