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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…
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A Fitter and Healthier Me, This Is My Remarkable Journey
A Fitter and Healthier Me, This Is My Remarkable Journey I would to share with you my fitness journey. Before I start sharing I thought I would tell you a little about myself. My name is Chantel Griffin and I am 47 years “young”. I am a mother to two stunning children, my daughter Melissa…
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The Blooming Orchard and My Photograpgy Challenge
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…
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A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words or so They Say
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…
