Productivity Archives

July 12, 2021

4 Questions to ask yourself when you are ‘too busy’

June 29, 2021

How to bin the fear and delegate effectively

The most common conversation I have with prospective clients is about taking the next steps to grow their business. They’ve reached the stage where they need to expand – the product or service is launched; the clients are building, and the money is coming in. The dream is becoming a reality! Amazing! I’ve lost […]

May 5, 2021

5 free business tools I love that will streamline the...

If you know me, you’ll also know that when it comes to productivity, I’m a bit of a tech and business tool junkie. I’m a sucker for any programme or system that promises to shave off time in my busy day. Streamlining my processes and creating simpler, more efficient workflows are central to what I […]

November 4, 2019

SUPER…

SUPER….. woman? Mum? VA? People often ask me how I do it, and throw in words like, super-woman, but is that really necessary… Yes I do keep very busy – I have a great business and associates on board, we have taken on some new clients as others have completed their projects. We are […]

May 10, 2019

Research Roles

Some clients need a VA to complete various bits of research. Personally, I don’t believe you can learn researching unless you have a passion for it – luckily, I have been obsessed with detail and research since school; I even completed a Masters in Historical Research. My advice: be detailed, be rigorous and challenge EVERYTHING. […]

December 28, 2018

When to say No

I like helping people and most of my family do expect me to organise many things – I do get a great sense of achievement out of it. But over the last 12 months I have actually started saying “no”. What I mean is that I now understand that my time is important […]

March 20, 2018

Time Management

When writing about time management, I would love to share a great historical quote with you by Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon said; Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in. What a great lesson; to actually take action when we go to war with oursleves – and we are […]