You can’t see a virtual assistant unless you’re video chatting so looks don’t really matter; however, personality is everything. According to Kendra Cherry’s summarization on Verywell Mind , personality is made up of the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that make a person unique. Personality arises from within the individual and remains fairly […]
We set our own hours, pay for our own equipment, and we pay our own taxes. We don’t have a retirement plan with anyone we work for. We don’t receive medical benefits. Being a Virtual Assistant and owning our own business is very different than working for a company in corporate America. We have to […]
Mistakes on the job are inevitable unless one truly is perfect. In my 36 years, I have not met one such person. If you are a business owner, how do you handle mistakes? How one responds to mistakes they make shows a good deal about their character. Someone may try to cover it up and […]
Finding someone to work for you virtually is a daunting task. How do you know this person is who they say they are? I know I’m on the opposite side, but I I try to be as transparent as possible so potential clients get a good feel for my personality and my skills before I […]
What better way to kick off a new blog about my life as a virtual assistant than to tell the story of how it all began… It was a warm day, back in August 2016. The breeze was blowing the branches on the oak tree outside of my office window. I was tired after spending […]