The VA Blog

I love being able to spend time with my most favourite gal. ME! There was a time when being alone would have scared the sh.t out of me. At one time in my life, I would have always had to keep busy. My bestie said something that stuck with me until now, "What is wrong, don't you like yourself" I kinda brush it off and promptly went back to staying busy.  But somewhere along the line as I started on my journey of self-discovery, I began to understand why she would ask that question.  Taking time for me and my thoughts, as scary and chaotic as they are it was such a good move in the right direction for me. I generally spend my quiet time reading, deep thinking and writing in my journal. Sometimes there is no plan, I just wing it. I sleep, drink water, stay indoors and ask myself questions that I need answers to. Often I do not get the answers, but there are times when an entire plan would come through. I have learnt to trust the process and stay faithful t...

I have very recently stumbled upon this secret weapon of email templates. And I learnt that there is a way to do this in Gmail. For those of you who may not be familiar with the term email template and such, here is a brief overview. What is an Email Template? According to Google, an email template is a preformatted and/or prewritten email that you can use to replace with your own content so that you can quickly and easily write and create emails Why use an email template? An email template designed with your brand image gives off the vibe of professionalism and style. Having several email templates for various response is an awesome tool to have as a small business. I am using the free Gmail account for my small business you say. Yes, it is possible, you too can have a beautiful email template available for you, email signature and email header included. The benefits of an email template Saves Time If every time someone new requests information about...

We all know what it feels like to have an inbox with 2000 emails. We all know what it feels like when we have to search through to find what we are looking for. And we all know how many hours it would take us to sort it out. Below is a video I found on youtube created by Successful by Design, take a listen and gather some tips. I found it useful a long time ago, I am sure that you will too. Sending Good Vibes as always

Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels You may be asking, why I would pick a topic like this to talk on. Well, let me tell you all about it. I am learning about managing my time and my resources (my energy and my time). As always I learn and share. I should also take this opportunity to let you know that I, yes me, did a small photo shoot yesterday with my niece. I hate taking pictures. You know how everybody has a good side, I have none and I am serious, I have no right side or wrong side. I just have a side. This is my idea of coming out of my comfort zone and me managing what I have - ME Special Shout out to my niece Sarah who took the pictures they are all fabulous See this one: Photo by: Sarah Solomon Anyways back to my title "Time Management and Planning"  I have always wondered about the people who only align themselves with the people who can take them places and I used to call these people "spongers" yes I was young once. As I got older...