January comes with a flood of messages to set goals, make resolutions, establish new routines and, generally make some kind of change. It’s okay to ease into it.
Ease Into It
What’s Your Zone of Genius?
I started working through the book, The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks. It was surprising for me to learn that being a VA is actually my Zone of Excellence. I'm still working on my Zone of Genius.
Build Relationships with Networking
Networking is sharing knowledge, being of service, helping out a friend, growing relationships, and honing your sales skills. Staying in touch and top of mind is vitally important. It’s also time consuming. A VA can help support your networking goals.
Make Room for You
Many potential clients come to me because they are ready for a change. They’re too busy managing the now to get excited for the future. Or they can imagine their new life, but can’t see the steps to get there. Often there are too many roadblocks in the way to form a clear vision of the future.
Your Calendar is a Container
When it comes to clutter most people think of physical stuff, but what if I told you that mental stuff can be clutter too? Figuring out your clutter threshold is key to helping you manage your stuff, including your time, energy and resources.
Kissing Frogs
Anyone who’s ever dated has heard, “You have to kiss a lot of frogs until you find your prince/princess.” The same is true when searching for a virtual assistant. When it comes to finding the right fit for your business it's important to know three things...
Be Honest
When you get clear on your needs, you can be honest with yourself, your budget and anyone who comes along to help.
Walk My Talk
For years as a virtual assistant, I’ve been telling business owners to hire support and hand off tasks that someone can do better, faster, or for less. It was time to walk my talk and follow my own advice.
Overcoming Perfection Paralysis
If you keep putting things off until you can do them perfectly, they never get done. It’s true. There is never a perfect time. You will never have the energy. Life will always get in the way. Read on for 3 Tips to Overcome Perfection Paralysis.
More Accountability Hacks
In addition to virtual assistance, I'm also a professional organizer. Recently, I met with one of my organizing clients. As so often happens when we get together, our focus shifted from working on her home to working on her to-do list. It’s been my long time belief, and it’s actually backed by science, that your …
Resizing My life 