2 Minutes With A VA » motivation http://2minuteswithava.com Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:30:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 What was the hardest thing when you started my business? http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/11/what-was-the-hardest-thing-when-i-started-my-business/ http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/11/what-was-the-hardest-thing-when-i-started-my-business/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:30:40 +0000 Candy http://2minuteswithava.com/?p=638

Today we answer Rebecca’s question…What was the hardest thing when I started my business?

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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?

]]> http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/02/today-you-get-your-2-minutes/feed/ 0 Let your virtual assistant truly help your business http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/01/let-your-virtual-assistant-truly-help-your-business/ http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/01/let-your-virtual-assistant-truly-help-your-business/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:30:35 +0000 Candy http://2minuteswithava.com/?p=441

Today we talk about letting your virtual assistant truly help your business

]]> 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

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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

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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…

]]> http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/04/what-do-i-do-after-my-first-client-comes-calling/feed/ 1 How to stay motivated when first starting out… http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/03/how-to-stay-motivated-when-first-starting-out/ http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/03/how-to-stay-motivated-when-first-starting-out/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:00:28 +0000 Candy http://2minuteswithava.com/?p=106

Heather asked how to stay motivated while you are still building your client base…

Resources:
IVAA
VA Networking’s Seminars

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