Speaking of Efficiency…

Often when I get the chance to meet some new clients I inevitably get to experience the great satisfaction and pure fun of that special moment when they realize that everything they’re trying to accomplish is not only within their grasp, but it’s going to...

Hang Out in Your Genius Quadrant

I had a visitor today who told me about the coolest thing that made total sense to me. I can’t remember the source unfortunately, but we were talking about the different types of energies involved when you are doing different things in your life and work.  Some...

Delegating Sure Comes In Handy

I’ve been thinking for the last few months about delegating some simple tasks to help me free up more of my time.  This is an excellent plan for any business owner, and we all have to admit at some point that we can’t do everything. I made a point of...

Declare Your Expertise

I’ve been reading a lot recently about declaring your expertise in your business, and I admit I sometimes find this very challenging. As soon as I start thinking about tooting my own horn I feel reluctant, like I don’t want to push myself on people. ...

Packages vs. Hourly Rates

I keep hearing a lot of talk about how a Virtual Assistant should be charging for his or her services and it always seems to come down to Packages vs. Hourly rates. I think that a combination of the two is the best scenario.  For instance, if there is a task that has...

Conferences ~ Do You or Don’t You?

I find that I’m humming and hawing about conferences and whether they’re valuable or not, and have been for years. I think that I’m stuck in my old way of thinking from way back when I was a programmer and was made to attend certain conferences...