#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 […]
Continue readingGratitude Practices for Virtual Assistants
Gratitude practices for virtual assistants is just that – a practice. Gratitude as a practice means that you are applying action to a belief or an idea. Gratitude is more than being thankful. While you are likely to be very thankful, gratitude is also the readiness to show appreciation and return kindness. It’s as […]
Continue readingNo Frills VA Podcast: Brave Enough for a 20 Year Plan
In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Smith dares you to be brave enough to create a 20-year plan for your life. In this week’s episode, Melissa shares: 1:52 – Why this isn’t your normal VA plan; 2:42 – Why knowing full plan details isn’t brave; 4:57 – What your 20 year plan […]
Continue readingBettering Your Virtual Assistant Business Pt. 2
Bettering your virtual assistant business is our blog theme for October. In our last blog, we shared how this time of year naturally sparks the need and desire to better your business. We also shared what is often not talked about when it comes to bettering your VA business – that change can be hard. […]
Continue readingNo Frills VA Podcast: Saying a Good Goodbye
In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Smith shares why this time of year is the perfect time to say a good goodbye. In this week’s episode, Melissa shares: 0:58 – Why it’s always a good time to ask yourself if you need a good goodbye; 1:20 – What a good goodbye is; […]
Continue readingBettering Your Virtual Assistant Business Pt. 1
Bettering your virtual assistant business is on the minds of many VAs this time of year. Planning, goal setting, raising your rates, offering new services, etc. The fourth quarter naturally brings a time of reflection and for many, it’s the perfect catalyst to create an even better business in the coming year. Change, even […]
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