The Business of Being a Virtual Assistant – Pt. 2
The business of being a virtual assistant is first and foremost a lifestyle business. Whether your lifestyle needs more freedom and flexibility, more challenges, more money, or all of the above, starting a VA business takes thinking like a business owner. Otherwise, you will easily fall into the employee mindset trap. Last week in […]
Continue readingThe Business of Being a Virtual Assistant – Pt. 1
The business of being a virtual assistant is first and foremost a lifestyle business. Whether your lifestyle needs more freedom and flexibility, more challenges, more money, or all of the above, starting a VA business takes thinking like a business owner. Otherwise, you will easily fall into the employee mindset trap and start working like […]
Continue readingAssociation of Virtual Assistants Best Blogs of 2022! Pt. 3
The Association of Virtual Assistants is sharing the best blogs of 2022 in our December series! For the last two weeks, we welcomed back fan favorites that had previously made it to the top of the list AGAIN! This week we have a newcomer. Coming in at #3 is: The Top 5 Skills Clients Are […]
Continue reading#2 No Frills VA Podcast Episode of the Year
This month we’re bringing you the best of the best episodes of the year from the No Frills VA Podcast. Coming in at #2 is: Transforming Your Life & Mind with Sherry Parks. Sherry is a CPA, a money mindset coach, and a certified Life Coach who helps clients escape feeling trapped by their […]
Continue readingAssociation of Virtual Assistants Best Blogs of 2022! Pt. 2
The Association of Virtual Assistants is sharing the best blogs of 2022 in our December series! Every month, the AVA writes on a new series and each new blog shared is to educate, inform, inspire, and encourage virtual assistants everywhere. This month we’re bringing back the best of the entire year. Coming in at #2 […]
Continue reading#1 No Frills VA Podcast Episode of the Year
This month we’re bringing you the best of the best episodes of the year from the No Frills VA Podcast. Coming in at #1 is: How to Find What Your Clients Truly Value. This is a very popular topic among VAs so it’s no surprise this episode received the most downloads of the year. […]
Continue readingAssociation of Virtual Assistants Best Blogs of 2022! Pt. 1
The Association of Virtual Assistants is sharing the best blogs of 2022 in our December series! Coming in at #1 (for the second year in a row!) is: Virtual Assistant and Goal Setting In 2020 Pt. 1 This blog has only gotten more popular with time, proving that good advice never goes out of style. […]
Continue readingPlaying the Long Game As A Virtual Assistant
Playing the long game as a virtual assistant is very much how it sounds – it means you’re committed to your VA business for the long haul. Founder & CEO of the AVA, Melissa Smith remembers vividly when she told a friend of hers that she was going to start a VA business but […]
Continue readingNo Frills VA Podcast: Returning Kindness to Yourself
In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Smith shares why the practice of gratitude is not enough unless you return kindness to yourself. In this week’s episode, Melissa shares: 0:43 – How returning kindness to yourself is part of the gratitude process; 1:37 – How VAs return kindness to others but not themselves; […]
Continue readingNo Frills VA Podcast: Dorie Clark: The Long Game In Your Business
Dorie Clark is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Long Game and teaches for Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. In this episode Dorie shares: 3:29 – What it means to be a short-term thinker; 6:41 – Why we should be excited about exponential growth; 10:45 – The trade-off of being bad […]
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