Virtual Assistant Motivation

How To Become A Virtual Assistant By Using The Law Of Attraction

The Law Of Attraction is a very popular topic these days. I’ve watched ‘The Secret’ and read self-help books about how to manifest your ideal life. Many people are saying that it takes much more than visualization and ‘wishing’ to create what you want.
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What Does The ‘R’ Word Mean For Virtual Assistants?

So far, I’ve resisted writing about the current economic climate as it’s not something that I want to focus on. We’re being bombarded in the media with doom and gloom reports, and while the repercussions for people are certainly very real, I feel that some of it is self-perpetuating.
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It’s Good To Be Home!

I just recently got back to Australia after a 7 week trip overseas visiting family and friends in Europe, followed by a stint on the beach in Thailand.
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Can You Run A Virtual Business From Thailand?

Well, it looks like you can certainly run a virtual business from Thailand. Most of the internet cafes have high-speed internet. You can rent houses by the month which also have high-speed internet - and the rental is pretty cheap. If you’re billing clients in US Dollars, Australian Dollars or any other ‘Western’ currency while […]

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Working In Internet Cafes

I‘m now in Berlin, Germany after spending 4 weeks in the UK in Wales and London, visiting my sister and catching up with old friends. I’m having a wonderful time and it was so good to see everyone again.
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Jetlagged In The UK!

I arrived in the UK on Monday and am now visiting my sister! It’s 10 hours behind Australia (where I live) so inevitably I have jetlag. The best way to overcome jetlag is to go to bed at your usual time, local time. But I’m finding that even if I go to bed early, say […]

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Ever Feel Like Giving Up?

Rewind to the year 2001. I was sitting at my office desk in my lunch break. It had been another tedious morning at my 9-to-5 job (or should I say 8.30 to 5.30 …and beyond)…

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Overthinking Can Cause Inaction

It’s possible to ‘overthink’ when you’re looking to work from home. ‘Overthinking’ and over analyzing can prevent you from taking action.

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Moving Away From The Employee Mindset

Are you worried that when you start letting people know about your Virtual Assistant services, you’ll be asked to do something that you don’t know how to do? Or are you worried that you’ll be asked to do work at the weekends or return work within unreasonable deadlines? Or maybe you’re worried that no-one’s going to pay you the hourly rate that you want?

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You Don’t Have To Get It Right, You Just Have To Get It Going

This is a great quote by Mike Litman, a motivational author - “You Don’t Have To Get It Right, You Just Have To Get It Going”. How many times have you procrastinated on doing something because you felt it had to be perfect? Perfectionism can stifle many of our dreams. The root cause of this is fear. Fear of making a mistake, fear of failure, perhaps even fear of success. Let’s take the following example…

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