one small tweak to help habits stick
As I’m sure you’ve noticed by now, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and personal development fiends love to talk about habits. And it makes sense because the right habits can help to remove decision fatigue, free up space for creativity, streamline your business...
OBM or VA: what’s the difference?
"What is an online business manager? If you’ve started your outsourcing journey (hooray!), chances are you’ve come across the term OBM, or online business manager - and it might have left you scratching your head. Don’t worry, you’re not alone! That’s why I thought I...
how to tackle imposter syndrome
On the weekend, I was chatting with a good friend about our career aspirations (or, in my case, business trajectory dreaming), and I was surprised when he told me that he’d experienced imposter syndrome not so long ago. This surprised me for a couple of reasons....
how to decide what to outsource to a virtual assistant
One of the most common questions I hear from business owners is, how do I know what to outsource to a VA? There’s any number of listicles around that will tell you things you can outsource, and that can be helpful to give you ideas, but I think the best way to get...
why you’re not finding clients on instagram (and where to look instead)
I’ve noticed a bit of a trend in the past month or so, where a lot of virtual assistants are seeking help in business groups for a specific issue. “Please help!” they write. “How do you find clients? [This isn’t new]. I’m really active on Instagram but I’m just not...
tools i use daily in my business
One of the joys of online business is that there’s a multitude of tools available to help you keep on top of things and make life easier – and a lot of them are free!
For any given task or project I could easily list a bunch of tools you might use but for now I thought I’d start with some of the ones I am using every single day in my business.
the most important step in planning your online course
You might’ve been told the first decision when planning your online course is identifying your ideal client, or how long the course will be, or the format by which you’ll deliver it. But that’s not where you want to start. Here’s the first step you should take when planning your online course.
my simple 3-step process for managing overwhelm
As a business owner, there’s about 186 things I could/should/want to be doing at any given moment, which can leave you feeling totally paralysed by overwhelm. So how do you get out of it?
how to articulate your superpower
When it comes to attracting your ideal client and marketing effectively, one of the key things you need to determine is your superpower (aka your unique selling proposition, your strengths, or the thing that will make someone choose you over a competitor).
5 podcasts i binged over summer
I’m a big fan of background noise and almost always have TV or music on when I’m at home, and a podcast in my ear when I’m out and about. My habit used to be to pop on morning TV while I had my coffee (with full awareness that shows like Sunrise are neither...