Operations manuals.  Everyone needs one, but no one has one.  Sound familiar?  It should.  How many of you have a manual in your office?  Is it up-to-date or “in the works?”  Have you even considered creating one? If you own a business, the answer should be a resounding YES.  However, many of us tend to [...]

A wonderful friend brought this interesting blog to our attention31 Days of Wishes.  What a thought-provoking way to engage readers!  In a time like this where the economy is still tanked and people are STILL out of work, it’s refreshing to see others participating in positive, “wishful” things.  Halloween and Thanksgiving are over and one major [...]

“A vacation is having nothing to do, and all day to do it in.”  ~Robert Orben, magician and comedy writer      A few weeks ago, I took some time off.  My folks were coming into town for Halloween and they were only going to be in town for the weekend.  I had to make [...]

A few weeks ago I mentioned that I wanted to start a small series about business coaches-who they are and what type of coaching they do.  Some of us may be feeling stagnant in our businesses and not sure how to turn things around.  This could be as good a place as any to possibly [...]

There are times in our lives, both professional and personal, that in order to grow, we need to let go.

As VA’s we have all sorts of clients.  Some work for themselves and others may work for someone else.  Never the less, it is our job to support our clients in whatever capacity we have agreed upon.  For the most part, we have a direct connection to our client and work closely with them.  We [...]

In the world of a VA, relationships with clients are KEY. You don’t need to know every sordid detail about their lives, but you do need to have a good working and more than likely, a good personal relationship built up. After all, they are putting their trust in you and the skills that you [...]

Last week I was so excited to create my post!  But, something went awry.  You see, I had this brilliant plan (well, in my eyes anyways) to start post short interviews I conducted with various types of business coaches.  We all hear about them and we might even have a few as clients.  But, for [...]

As someone who does edits for a living and is the human dictionary for her husband on a daily basis, I’ve come across several types and grammatical errors. I’m one of those types who can be reading a great book or magazine or blog and stop cold when a word goes missing. Silly right? Not [...]

Everyone at one time or another gets a little bit disorganized.  It happens to the best of us and there is nothing to be ashamed of.  But, there are several hidden costs that either we don’t think about or don’t even know about that are simply bleeding us dry financially. For instance, all the small late [...]