Lesson to Success

Owning a business is tough stuff. There is administrative management, financial management, organizational management, and client management that all have to be maintained with a certain degree of order and clarity on a daily basis. The environment is one where a single interaction can be the difference between lasting success and inevitable failure. Add health, family, personal and other stressors in the mix and life can get overwhelming and unbearable fast.

Virtual Assistance: What’s In It For Me?

A virtual assistant or virtual office assistant is generally a self employed person providing freelanced tasks in an administrative, technical or creative social nature to a diverse client base. There is much talk about what a virtual assistant does, but not much about just how they help their clients. So, what does the client receive when working with virtual assistance besides tax savings, no insurance premiums, no vacation pay and reduced overhead?

Growing From Mistakes

“Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to error that counts.” 
~Nikki Giovanni

Mistakes are an inherent part of learning, improving and competing, especially in the business environment. Managing and recovering from mistakes are important keys to performing at your best. Often the fear of making mistakes actually increases the likelihood that a mistake will occur. In addition, worry triggers tension in your muscles and distracts your focus, resulting in a loss of speed, fluidity of motion and good decision making. Here are 10 tips to keep in mind when growing a company.

How To: Google Alerts

Overview
Google Alerts send content automatically to your inbox based on your specified interests. They are a great way to stay abreast of the latest news, articles, blogs etc that are posted online everyday. A Google alert can be setup to send a notification for just about anything a person would like.
Getting Started From Google
  • Obtain an email account to use to receive an alert. Use an existing account or setup a new using GMail or Yahoo