Virtual Moxie

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Memos, Not Meetings: Why Asynchronous Work and Communication Are Best

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Management set up a daily, hour-long, 9a meeting for his team via their internal collaboration platform. I also think most books deserve to be blog posts, but that’s a topic for another day. The purpose was to keep the team connected and give them a way to, first thing each day, talk through anything that needs to be discussed.

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Having the Moxie to Let Go When You Can't Hold On

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For those of you who blog, I bet you have a sense of how I feel. It was managed via a majordomo mailing list, and was very high tech and high touch at the time. Two years ago, when VMoxie was seven years old, I decided to add Moxie Tips to the blogging mix. But I have to tell you, I’m tired exhausted.

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I Can Do This, and This, and This. No, Really I Can!

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For instance, recently, a VA said she had a great deal of experience managing social media for her clients. Another also said she had experience managing social media for clients, but the ubiquitous icons many of us have on our sites led to a protected Twitter account, and a personal Facebook page which hadn't been updated for months.

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Procrastination, Boredom, and Dread

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We’re on a roll here this month, with people wanting to pick my brain (maybe I should change the name of the blog?). It could be that you don't feel you have enough time to do it well (which may actually be part of perfectionism, or might be straight up due to a need to learn how to manage time better). Always have.

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Them that can't, teach

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Main | The Holy Shit Factor » August 11, 2009 Them that cant, teach Another item from the AssistU community… One of our VAs writes a blog about being a mompreneur and is pretty darn open about the challenges of balancing her family and her business. The clients you need are the ones who read your blog and say, "Wow.a

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On receiving compliments

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It took me years before I managed to just say "Thank You" and to really enjoy each compliment as it is meant without trying to play it down. catching up on my blog reading) I still have trouble accepting compliments. Karen Posted by: Karen Cleveland | December 14, 2010 at 09:05 AM Alvin, I really enjoyed your post.

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Virtual Moxie - The Cure For The Common Virtual Assistance.

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Sherman has begun to include two sets of handstand prep into class -- he asks for 5 kick-ups -- middle of the room -- and I do my best to oblige, although I'll admit I usually manage only 3 or 4. She writes the yoga blog: www.yoginibikini.blogspot.com , and is Anastacia's oldest friend. My inner monologue: I can't do it.

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