No Frills VA Podcast: Turning Soft Skills Into Power Skills
In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Smith shares how turning your soft skills into power skills will transform your business, making you more powerful and confident. In this week’s episode, Melissa shares: 0:50 – The purpose of turning soft skills into power skills; 2:10 – What happens when we feel powerless; 4:15 – Smiling as a power […]
Continue readingNo Frills VA Podcast: The Problem With Convincing
In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Smith shares not only the problems but the dangers of trying to convince clients and potential clients that you are their VA. In this week’s episode, Melissa shares: 1:10 – How to really define a client;1:30 – The real problem with convincing;3:30 – The secret dangers in trying to […]
Continue readingNo Frills VA Podcast: What Kind of Confidence Do You Have?
In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Smith shares the different types of confidence and how to use them to your advantage. What kind of confidence do you have? In this week’s episode, Melissa shares: 1:26 – Why we need to understand more about confidence itself; 1:45 – The different types of confidence; 7:25 – What confidence really […]
Continue readingNo Frills VA Podcast: Are You Curious Enough To Be Surprised?
In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Smith wants to know if you’re navigating your VA business based on assumptions or with the spirit of curiosity. In this week’s episode, Melissa shares: 0:45 – What Melissa offers to VAs in order for them to navigate their businesses; 1:11 – Why we need roadmaps; 1:55 […]
Continue readingNo Frills VA Podcast: Disasters, Disappointments & Defeats
In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Smith is flipping the script on Disasters, Disappointments & Defeats. She will challenge your mindset, as well as your response. In this week’s episode, Melissa shares: 1:09 – What all these things have in common; 1:54 – The opportunity you may not see at first […]
Continue readingNo Frills VA Podcast: Making Your Requests Known
In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Smith is asking how you are Making Your Requests Known. Plus, she’ll share how to know if it’s working or not. In this week’s episode, Melissa shares: 0:44 – Why this profound question should be answered with a yes or no; 1:40 – The importance […]
Continue readingNo Frills VA Podcast: Are You Talking or Listening?
In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Smith wants to know if you are talking or listening. More importantly, what you are talking and listening to when it comes to yourself. In this week’s episode, Melissa shares: 1:15 – Why talking to yourself is sometimes more necessary than listening; 2:05 – Taking […]
Continue readingNo Frills VA Podcast: Melissa’s Word for 2023
In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Smith shares her word for 2023 and what it means. In this week’s episode, Melissa shares: 0:43 – A reminder of her word from 2022; 2:08 – Why she gives herself a year to live to out her word; 3:35 – How Melissa picked her word […]
Continue readingThe 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 readingNo Frills VA Podcast: Already Overwhelmed?
In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Smith shares why she’s already overwhelmed this year and what she’s doing about it. It can work for you too! In this week’s episode, Melissa shares: 0:45 – Why she is overwhelmed; 1:02 – Where the overwhelm is coming from; 2:55 – Why goals are goals, […]
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