Like with any business, it’s important to manage expectations and have clear boundaries. This is even more important with a virtual business so make sure that you have clear, measurable goals in place and that your processes and vision are communicated effectively. Your team always needs to feel supported.
Burned Out? Here’s 8 Ways to Avoid & Eliminate It
If you aren’t working, you aren’t making money. That’s the express lane to burnout. How can you prevent it or handle it if you’ve already started feeling it? And how can you do so without causing strain on your relationships with your clients? Here are 8 tips to follow when you start feeling like you can’t take it anymore.
Don’t be a Defeatist! Eliminate Self-Limiting Behavior
In order to be a successful entrepreneur, you must first get past any thoughts or beliefs that are self-limiting. These thoughts and beliefs will hinder the success of your business. There is room for improvement in your business but you must realize the difference between finding areas to improve and having self-limiting thoughts and beliefs.
Are You Writing to Be a Leader?
A virtual assistant schedule can be frantic. Finding time to spend with family and to recharge is important in between working at the office, traveling to conferences and meeting with potential clients. Not much time is left for writing, though, but you must do it nonetheless. For the best return on the time you invest, try to write deliberately – think about what and how of your writing. Don’t just write to teach others or to boost your business, write to become an improved leader. The rest – authority, clients, business – will come naturally.
Conference Networking: How to Make it Effective
Getting the most bang for your conference buck includes successful networking. Planning ahead will secure that and let you feel confident before you arrive.
Home Office Feng Shui: Organizing Your Work Space
In today’s fifth and final installment in our five part series on Feng Shui tips for your home office space, this week we’re talking about organizing your work space.
6 Criteria for Contracting a Virtual Assistant
When you’re ready to begin interviewing for a virtual assistant, use these six criteria to make sure you’re bringing in the right person to your team.
Home Office Feng Shui: Sound & Scent
Continuing with the third installment in our five part series on Feng Shui tips for your home office space, this week we’re talking about sound and scent. Practicing Feng Shui can be a great way to keep a happy balance in…
Home Office Feng Shui: Decor and Live Plants
Practicing Feng Shui can be a great way to keep a happy balance in your office space. Continuing with part three of five, let’s talk about live plants and decor.