Virtual Moxie

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On Trains, Goats, Eagles, Social Media, and Not Jumpin' on the Crazy

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As for social media, three years ago, I said, for the first time, that the social media train was leaving the station and anyone not on it would be left behind. Being late to the train station myself, I could absolutely see the writing on the wall: social media was changing and would continue to change the way people connect and communicate.

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Raise Standards for Easier Juggling of Clients, Work, and Priorities

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Every week, I hear from at least one Virtual Assistant who struggles with how she''s managing multiple clients, to-do items, and deadlines. The wonderful truth is that there are many different ways of being, and at least as many different ways of managing everything. I get it—I really do. You just have to find your way.

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Control the Time; Control the Work

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I’m the first to say that time management is deeply personal, and every one of us does it differently. That said, in the nearly 17 years that I’ve been training and coaching, there’s only one fundamental way I’ve ever seen that works. It’s this: put everything on your calendar.

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Moxie Tip 146: Clients Plucking Your Nerve?

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Have a client who manages to get on your last nerve and overwhelm you? ==> [link].

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Moxie Tip 142: Sharing v. Oversharing

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One of the best ways to manage client expectations and fears is by sharing, being in touch, and telling them about yourself more than you may think you need to. But there's a distinction between sharing and oversharing, and you need to understand where the line is. "My

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Are there more outlaws out here than in the corporate world?

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She’s helped some of her managers with side work from time to time, and was recently introduced to a man who was juggling several businesses and seriously needed her help. And I’m certain that other VAs—even VAs who have trained with me at AssistU —have stumbled across potential clients very much like the guy you talked with.

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It hurts when I do that! (on being at cause or effect)

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Apparently, when you look up “micro manager” in the dictionary, said client’s face shows up next to the definition. If you want to learn it in depth, you might want to explore their training opportunities. So if something/someone is bothering you, stand in your power, stop it, then take a different action.

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