Archive for July, 2009

The silly question is the first intimation of some totally new development. — Alfred North Whitehead Letting your mind wander, asking wacky questions about your VA business can lead to fresh, innovative — genius ideas! Who knows? The possibilities are there; Let yourself go crazy and don’t judge what comes up!

The mark of an artist is how much he throws away. — Johannes Brahms As I go through the process of (finally) branding my business, I find this quote to be very empowering. It helps me focus on what I want to do and what I’m a master at doing, as opposed to what I [...]

Welcome to this edition of Weekly VA Marketing Tip! This series is specifically designed to help virtual assistants avoid marketing insanity.  Every Monday, my posts will prompt you to accomplish one specific marketing action to promote, brand or position your professional virtual business. Implement these tips each week and I guarantee you’ll sustain your marketing [...]

To change one’s life: Start immediately Do it flamboyantly No exceptions. – William James

Coming Clean

Taking care of my body these past few years has been put on the bottom of my priorities. During my 3 pregnancies I diligently avoided prohibited foods, but — and I’m sure I’m not alone — I used the discomforts of pregnancy as an excuse to overindulge in everything else. Jasmine will be 1 next [...]

Welcome to this edition of Weekly VA Marketing Tip! This series is specifically designed to help virtual assistants avoid marketing insanity.  Every Monday, my posts will prompt you to accomplish one specific marketing action to promote, brand or position your professional virtual business. Implement these tips each week and I guarantee you’ll sustain your marketing [...]

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. – T.S. Eliot

Welcome to this edition of Weekly VA Marketing Tip! This series is specifically designed to help virtual assistants avoid marketing insanity. Every Monday, my posts will prompt you to accomplish one specific marketing action to promote, brand or position your professional virtual business. Implement these tips each week and I guarantee you’ll sustain your marketing [...]

When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel  a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things. — Steve Jobs

Today marks the kick off of MaestroMonth ’09 where you can choose up to 3 FREE trainings by some of the today’s best-known teachers. Some of my personal favorite presenters are (including their topic and presentation date): Maryam Webster — July 1st The ETHOS Method: Better Sex, More Profits & True Bliss John Gray — [...]