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02/08/2022

When your client understands what you do for them.

07/06/2021

I love Canva.. but VISME is really, really pulling me to their side. Their Data menu alone is worth a try and a stay.

Create professional presentations, interactive infographics, beautiful design and engaging videos, all in one place. Start using Visme today.

01/01/2021

Happy freaking New Year!!!

Am I the only one who let out a sigh of relief when the clock struck midnight last night? We survived 2020, y'all!

Last year was... yeah. We all know. And although flipping the calendar to 2021 doesn't magically mean everything that made 2020 the worst is fixed, there is something about a new year that feels great.

I figured I'd pop in today to remind you that you're beautiful and amazing and a fu***ng SURVIVOR. Whatever you've faced this last year, you're still here. You've got this.

We've got this.

12/16/2020

Why is it so difficult to take that first step?

News flash guys... it has to do with fear.

When you take on a challenge it means you have to leave your safe routine behind. The amygdala in your brain, which likes tranquility, clarity, and predictability (as these are good for survival) sets off an alarm, which feels like a block to you. So, you let fear keep you where you are.

But remember we have to push past that fear because that is when we grow and evolve.

You can get around this by taking small steps:

It’s better to do a little bit at a time, rather than everything at once. Setting yourself targets that are easy to reach, like meditating for five minutes each day or clearing away only one of the stacks on your desk. Or tackling that big project for your business or simply starting the business!

This allows you to sneak by your amygdala on tippy toes so that it doesn’t set off an alarm.

I tell clients, who come to me because they are simply overwhelmed and don't really know where to start.

One step at a time. Each step they complete feels like a triumph and will give them the energy and the motivation to keep going.

What is that step that you want to take to get you out of where you are now? Do you know someone that needs to hear this.. mention them @!

12/11/2020

I’m pretty sure that most of us will feel relief once the most “eventful” year in recent history is behind us.

But 2020 isn’t fully in the rearview mirror yet. There’s still time to end the year on a high note!

I’m not proposing a big, audacious goal into the last three weeks of the year!

But, maybe start with that vision that you been keeping close to your heart, but are too afraid to shout to the world just yet.

But little steps, create big impacts!

Start writing it down, keep it close, where you can look at it every day. You are "planting that seed, and let your mind "grow" that idea.

Then if anything comes up, write "that idea" next to it. Before you know it, you will have it all mapped out, ready to break it down in 2021!

And the Action! Action!

What’s the one thing you’d like to accomplish in your business before you take a hiatus from Zoom meetings and lean hard into becoming a holiday couch sloth?

Share it in the comments

PS: yes, I'm jumping in 2021 and writing a course
PSS: DM me if you are interested since I'm looking for a few to test the course before the launch. 🚀

12/09/2020

Today I had a persona win, I presented to a group of amazing EA my story on how I left my Corporate EA job to start my VA practice and that in less than 2 years I scaled up to my OBM business.

It was my first webinar and boy, was I nervous. 😬

And like anything new that I try, I let myself sit in this new uncomfortable state and at the end of the hour, I took away a win with the engagement and feedback from the audience and realized once again that...

I can do hard things

Time for a nice reward...don't you think?

Share below - what have you done that was really hard, but you rode it out and at the end, you realized that it was not that hard after all 👇🏻

09/16/2020

Sounds weird right? But it is simple.

We move through the world with a purpose and little by little we get closer to that purpose. We learn to read and write at school, then college, we gather experiences from work and we build that path towards our purpose - which never really ends.

With each learning experience, we gather, we fill our toolbox.

As a former Executive Assistant, I had a very BIG Toolbox - ready for any type of solution to any given problem. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise, Corporate EA's are really the fuel that keeps any team and their executive moving along.

We know EVERYTHING and that toolbox was overflowing

But, times are changing and when I moved from the corporate world into my own business and supporting my clients, I had to do a major toolkit clean up.

I had to look and dig deep and focus on having only those tools that would help my client scale and organized their business.

Here are two that I cannot live without and always recommend to my clients:

✨ Plutio - is a client management platform and I use to manage my projects, keep track of proposals, invoices, contracts, forms, and client management and my daily task list

✨ Loom - a video recording tool that helps you get your message across instantly shareable videos. With Loom, you can record your camera, microphone, and desktop simultaneously. Your video is then instantly available to share through Loom's technology.

And you?

What is in that toolbox that you could not live without? Share below 👇🏻

Did you know that if you want to launch your Virtual Assistant business I can help? Let's chat.