Update October 2020 – Lumen has since changed their dashboard, but still works very similarily to how I’ve laid it out in this post.
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These days, video is king, and a quick view of any of your social media feeds will show you that more and more people are using video to get their messages across to their audience.
Video can be used as a mini-blog post and is simple to do with an iPad or smartphone. Just prop it up and record!
But what if you’re camera-shy? I happen to be in this category, so if this is you, I feel your pain! (more…)
I had no idea, when I began my career as a VA, that there were so many coaches “out there”.
Yet, as my client list grew, I learned that there are coaches available for all areas of life. And I didn’t think I needed a coach for my personal life until I won a free coaching session. (more…)
Can you relate to this?
I decided I was going to quit my retail job and “be a VA”. I’d done some VA work prior to this decision and thought, easy peasy! I can do this. Then, there I was in the parking lot, about to hand in my notice, and I was having a freakout.
I was sweating and there was panic vibrating through my body. What was I thinking? I was an idiot; I couldn’t do this. There’s no way I could make a living by working virtually, helping other business owners! Who does that? (more…)
In my VA training, it’s pretty much been drilled into my head that any and every professional who means business, so to speak, is on LinkedIn, or should be. Why is LinkedIn so important?
It’s a social media platform that is (or should be – more on this later) where professionals of all kinds can interact and people can find clients, jobs or employees.
So what is it exactly, and how does one go about using it effectively? (more…)
**Updated October 2020**
I firmly believe that working in an organized space helps reduce stress and increase productivity. So when I got the bug to reorganize my office in late 2017, I had a firm idea of what I needed to do to make it the most functional for my needs.
My husband and I bought our townhouse in 2004, and we knew right away that we wanted a shared office space in what was originally roughed out to be a walk-in closet. Yes, ladies – I gave up the walk-in! In my opinion, more space means more opportunities for a mess. The behind-the-door closet was more than enough space for our clothes and we’d always liked the idea of sharing a space. (more…)
With how busy everyone is these days, it’s truly no wonder that we sometimes find ourselves stressed, flustered and disorganized.
In a nutshell, these are some things we do on a daily basis:
- work our day job
- hobbies
- exercise
- manage a household
- organize the kids and their activities
- plan meals
- attempt to have a social life
- read
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Having all of these things (and more) on our to-do lists, it comes as no surprise when things fall through the cracks or get forgotten. (more…)
