Memos, Not Meetings: Why Asynchronous Work and Communication Are Best
Like so many others people on the planet, my husband came home to work during Covid, after having happily been in an office for all of his work life. Management set up a daily, hour-long, 9a meeting for his team via their internal collaboration platform. The purpose...Ted Lasso and I Agree: Never Sell Yourself Short!
You know how you’re sitting there watching TV and something is said that makes you sit straight upright? Yeah.. this was it for me watching an episode of Ted Lasso (it’s in the episode called 4-5-1 in season three, in case you’re curious!). ...FOBO + FODA can Stop you in Your Tracks…but They Don’t Have to
I recently wrote about FOFO (Fear of Finding Out) and mentioned that it’s one of two top things I hear about from VAs. The other is a combo platter of FOBO + FODA: Fear of Better Options combined with Fear of Doing Anything. FOBO is where a person becomes overwhelmed...How to Know When it’s Time to Leave a Relationship With a Client
During a recent Office Hours call with Reanne, we explored her interest in improving her existing VA practice. One of the things she was curious about was how she would know when it was time to leave the relationship with a client. The idealist in me immediately...The 2022 Awesomely-Appropriate Holiday-Gift Guide for Colleagues and Clients
Welcome to the 2022 Gift Guide! Curating for this year was so much fun. I kept in mind my want to feature companies and makers I’d not featured last year (and, as you’ll see, I didn’t quite stick to it!), offer items across categories and with...
Moxie comes from living your truth, and running your business in a way that honors it. It takes a willingness to explore who you are and what you want, high standards, savvy, commitment, smarts, skill, a terrific strength of character, and ease with grace and humility.
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