Help!

"I know I need help but I don't know exactly what I need help with. Does this make sense to you?"

Yes. Believe it or not, it totally makes sense to us. It's hard to even think straight when you're so overwhelmed, when you're drowning in paperwork, when you're stressed to the max and can hardly focus.

When we speak with new virtual assistant clients it's usually some of the basic administrative tasks that are eating up so much of their time. Calendar maintenance, correspondence/follow up, email management and social media profile & page updates. It can all add up. And we notice in talking with some of our marketing clients that it can be copywriting and research that's eating up their time or getting fresh content on their websites. Even getting together media contacts and writing press releases.

An idea to get your started would be to think about what you really don't like to do... those are the tasks we can take over immediately. Whatever isn't really your forté... that's what you can start delegate right away. And look at your to-do list. Send it to us, we'll put a dent in it in no time!

What are some tasks you'd like to get off your plate? Leave a comment, let us know!

Work/Life Balance. The Myth.

Work/Life balance simply doesn't exist if you own your own business.

Especially if you work out of your home.

Especially if your office is in the middle of your living space!

You’re a business owner because it’s in your blood. You probably started along this entrepreneurial path because of lifestyle, it’s simply part of the lifestyle you wanted, that you envisioined for yourself or that you’re accustomed to. That entrepreneurial spirit is such an integral part of you that you can't imagine ever doing anyting else.

As John Jantsch wrote over at Duct Tape Marketing: “You already know that line that separates your business and your life is so thin that without a vision for how one will serve the other, perhaps neither will serve either.”

I LOVE that concept because it rings so true for me. My business goals are so intricately entangled in my personal goals. And I love it that way. I chose to start my own business in order to enhance my own life and I write my goals reflect that.

And that’s ok, that’s not a bad thing. That’s the entrepreneurial spirit! So don’t fight it! Put your business goals and your personal goals together. They’re actually quite connected.

It's a good thing - don't be afraid to embrace the concept!