2 Minutes With A VA » motivation http://2minuteswithava.com Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:30:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Today, you get your 2 minutes! http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/02/today-you-get-your-2-minutes/ http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/02/today-you-get-your-2-minutes/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:30:10 +0000 Candy http://2minuteswithava.com/?p=451 Today we ask you to answer Melissa’s questions…and you get your 2 minutes!

1. How did you become a virtual assistant?

2. What type of education and experience did you have that prepared you for this position?

3. What personal qualities are necessary in order to be successful?

4. What is your workspace located? What equipment do you have? What software do you use?

5. What do you find the most challenging about your work?

6. What tips would you give a potential virtual assistant?

7. Do you enjoy being a virtual assistant?

8. What made you decide to become a virtual assistant?

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]]> http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/01/let-your-virtual-assistant-truly-help-your-business/feed/ 0 How Do I Stay Motivated and How Do I Find Clients While Working Part-Time as a Virtual Assistant? http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/10/how-do-i-stay-motivated-and-how-do-i-find-clients-while-working-part-time-as-a-virtual-assistant/ http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/10/how-do-i-stay-motivated-and-how-do-i-find-clients-while-working-part-time-as-a-virtual-assistant/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:30:46 +0000 Candy http://2minuteswithava.com/?p=369 Today we answer Alison’s question…how do I stay motivated and how do I find clients while working part-time as a virtual assistant?

Resources:
VAclassroom
VAnetworking
Secrets of Six-Figure Women
Online Networking for the Newbie
IVAA
VAinsider

]]> http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/10/how-do-i-stay-motivated-and-how-do-i-find-clients-while-working-part-time-as-a-virtual-assistant/feed/ 1 Why should a VA attend an industry conference? http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/08/why-should-a-va-attend-an-industry-conference/ http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/08/why-should-a-va-attend-an-industry-conference/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:30:13 +0000 Candy http://2minuteswithava.com/?p=304 Today we answer Ruth’s question…Why should a VA attend an industry conference?

Resources:
VAvirtuoso’s
IVAA Summit
IVAA Virtual Coffee Break Networking Chat
VAnetworking Seminars

]]> http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/08/why-should-a-va-attend-an-industry-conference/feed/ 1 How Do I Approach My Boss About Working at Home? http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/05/how-do-i-approach-my-boss-about-working-at-home/ http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/05/how-do-i-approach-my-boss-about-working-at-home/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 14:30:56 +0000 Candy http://2minuteswithava.com/?p=213 Today we answer Summer’ s question…I would like to make a proposal to my boss to work from home. The things I do can be done from home. I just need help in how to best approach my boss and sell him on this idea.

Resources:
Entrepreneurial Freedom: How to Start and Grow a Profitable Virtual Assistance Practice by Jeannine Clontz and Lauren Hidden
Virtual Assistant – The Series: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA by Diana Ennen and Kelly Poelker

]]> http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/05/how-do-i-approach-my-boss-about-working-at-home/feed/ 1 How to transition from a J.O.B. to a virtual assistant http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/04/how-to-transition-from-a-job-to-a-virtual-assistant/ http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/04/how-to-transition-from-a-job-to-a-virtual-assistant/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:30:30 +0000 Candy http://2minuteswithava.com/?p=186 Jeneen asks us how to make the transition to working from home as a virtual assistant.

Resources:
Entrepreneurial Freedom by Jeannine Clontz and Lauren Hidden
MeetUp – a place to find various meetings of people with similar interests

]]> http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/04/how-to-transition-from-a-job-to-a-virtual-assistant/feed/ 2 What do I do after my first client comes calling? http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/04/what-do-i-do-after-my-first-client-comes-calling/ http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/04/what-do-i-do-after-my-first-client-comes-calling/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:30:06 +0000 Candy http://2minuteswithava.com/?p=180 Kevin asks “what now” once you start getting your first client calls…

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Resources:
IVAA
VA Networking’s Seminars

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