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  Today's Blog is about Batching and how it can help with productivity, Batching is a term I have heard many times and I incorporated it into my professional life. It has yielded very good results for me and as such, I would love to share it with you guys. Let's dig in; Batching Definition:   Batching is a manufacturing term it means products are made in a specified group or amount, within a time frame. Batching is a  process, therefore it can be applied to different situations and as such it has been transferred to the productivity world.  There are many tasks that you can do in batches some examples are writing, content creation, editing etc. A simple search on Youtube will yield results of YouTubers talking about how they batch their content creations, filming multiple videos on the same day, writing several blog post and so on. You can, therefore, understanding how the process of batching can apply to your productivity. By groupi...

“The Master of Your Fate” Taken from one of my favourite poems, Invictus by Ernest Henley Napoleon Hill describes Henley poem in the very first chapter of his famous book Think and Grow Rich- in a sub- headline “Why You Are “The Master of Your Fate.” “When Henley wrote the prophetic lines, “I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul,” he should have informed us that we are the masters of our fate, the captain of our souls because we have the power to control our thoughts. He should have told us that our brains become magnetized with the dominating thoughts which we hold in our minds…” So does your thoughts generate into tangible things? And do your thoughts affect your goals?    1.  Thoughts together with a Definiteness of Purpose (Knowing exactly what you want) are a recipe for making it happen. Napoleon Hill, makes the title of the first chapter of his book “Thoughts are Things” “Truly thoughts are things” and powerful thing...

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

My name is Natasha, a part-time Virtual Assistant from Guyana South America. Natasha VA Business is a virtual service provider which offers Virtual business management and support services to busy Women Entrepreneurs. The dream is to build this into a thriving business, where I can then provide gainful employment in a creative safe space for young and not so young women who are upcoming VA’s from my country. As a Virtual Assistant, it is imperative that there is constant learning to add value to my clients and grow my business. Email marketing, Social Media, Digital Marketing etc, to name a few. Instagram is a favourite of mine and it is also for about one billion monthly users, 60 % of which logs in daily. In an effort to stay on top of the game Instagram is constantly tweaking the way they display your content. In 2019 thus far there has been so many and more is rolling out.  In this blog, I bring 3 of these changes to you     1. Sharing Posts to S...

I am not super important YET...lol. I do, however, have a learning mindset. And these are my projects for this week Reading List Starting a Successful Blog When you have NO Clue! (2019) by Gundi Gabrielle . I grab this from amazon kindle for less than One Dollar US. Which is a Steal when converted to my Guyanese Dollars (0.99usd x $200G$ = $198 Guyanese dollars) By the way, did I mention - realllllly reallllly cheap in our dollars. I have taken the liberty of attaching the link in the name of the book. You can check it out. I am not making any money or anything from sharing this link. If you are thinking of starting your blog and money is a bit tight, I would recommend that you check it out. I am also still reading Jen Sincero's You are a badass at Making Money   - an awesome read for those of us who have mental blocks on earning money. Money making is a sticky subject for some. But I have grown past the stick away from me to stick to me...lol. 🔼 I have ta...

We have all heard of morning routines of the successful entrepreneurs - Tony Robins  and  Mel Robbins  just to name a few. However, my issue with morning rituals is usually the length of time it takes me to do all the things that I want to do. I think that Mel Robbins was right (as always ) when she said that in order for a morning routine to work effectively you must also have a night time routine. I believe that this is why I have a hard time with a morning routine, I do not have a night time routine (hmmm). Let's dig in on the good stuff.  1. "Find a Routine and Stick with it" - Eric Thomas Do you have a routine, do you have a specific time that you wake up in the morning? Have you been able to practice it consistently?  Your routine does not necessarily have to be the exact one that someone you admire does, you can adapt it to your lifestyle- you can make it yours.  I struggle with sticking to routines because I always c...

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...

Have you seen the new trend on Instagram on Name Tags? Well unless you have really not been checking your Instagram account...well that’s another story (we have to talk) Let me try to shed some light on this. I thought this topic would be interesting because I myself was total in the dark on this so we will learn together. What is an Instagram Name Tag Name Tags are similar to WhatsApp web code, or facebook messenger code. Name tags allow the user to scan your code and very quickly get the option to either view your profile or add you. It is a quick fix to an age-old problem. Remember when you had to remember your exact Instagram name and then there was an issue with spelling Sydney vs Sidney...OMG Instagram Name Tags have completely eliminated this problem. How do you Scan A Name Tag 1. Use Instagram Name Tag Camera Go to your Instagram account and click on the top right-hand corner where the three lines are. Then go to name tag, look down to scan a...