June, 2012

Virtual Moxie

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Moxie Tip 196: "Affording" Your Fee

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I could be cavalier and say, “If you want clients who will pay what you ask, only talk with people who can afford your fee.” And I’d be spot on with that. But that’s not very helpful to most people. And I genuinely want to help. "Afford" is most often used to mean that someone has the money to pay for something easily. But in reality, that's only part of the story when it comes to whether clients can "afford" your fee.

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Moxie Tip 195: Self-care and Reserves

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The more self-care you engage in, the better prepared you are for lifes tiffs, or whoop-dee-doos. Also, having reserves of things like time, money, love, community, space, and opportunity makes you infinitely more present to yourself, which in turn makes you more responsive (rather than reactive) to others. So even if something goes awry, you’re more likely to handle it with ease, rather than freak out about it.

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Moxie Extra -- Finding Purpose

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If you're anything like me, everywhere you look, you see people who want to help you find your purpose in life. "Live your purpose!" has almost become a battle cry. But what if you can't find it? How do you live what you can't find? . That was certainly my own dilemma, and today I was fortunate enough to get to share about that as a guest blogger for The Whirling Blog.

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Moxie Tip 193: Consciously Fill Your Time

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The Universe abhors a vacuum. That’s why when you finish a big project (in business or life) and think that you’re finally going to have some breathing room, something shows up almost immediately to fill that space. You can absolutely consciously create your world. Minute by minute, you have the power, and the choice. You can fill it just with what you want to fill it with.

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Moxie Tip 192: Who Defines Who You Are?

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If you aren’t clear aboutwho you are and what you do as a Virtual Assistant, don’t be surprised if your clients try to tell you. You won’t like it one bit, either. So figure it out for yourself, so you can tell THEM who you are and what you do, rather than letting them define you.

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Moxie Tip 190: Find Your Own Voice

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If you’ve been in your business for more than a year, you really owe it to yourself, your VA colleagues, and the client population to find your own voice and talk about what you do and offer in your own unique way. If you copy, mimic or use templates created by others, you look untutored and unable to critically think for yourself. And while that works for newbies who are trying to find their way, it’s absolutely no longer appropriate for you.

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Moxie Tip 189: Save the Drama Fo' Yo' Mama!

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Further to Friday's tip , if "whoop-dee-doos" are the norm for you, you've got yourself a mess o'drama going on, and you'll want to get some professional help to take care of it. Drama will absolutely ruin your chances for success and a happy life. Not sure whether your life is drama-filled? Often those whose lives are can't see it because they're too close to it, and mired in it.

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