Productivity Archives - Beatrice Ten-Thye

[VA Tip] Are you really the boss?

May 24, 2019 | Productivity, Relationships, Virtual Assistant Tips

When I think about what sort of person I would most like to have on a retainer, I think it would be a boss. A boss who could tell me what to do, because that makes everything easy when you’re working.” – Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol Reading...

[VA Tip] Why you need to unsqueeze

May 6, 2019 | Efficiency, Productivity, Virtual Assistance

Wow, this last VISA bill was just colossal … It literally hurt looking at it. Did I really sum up so much money??? This sucks, big time! I knew I had to bring in more money so next month’s bill would be a friendlier one. So you sit at your desk and wonder...

[VA Tip] How do you evaluate the past year and plan for the new Year

Jan 3, 2019 | Business Tools, Productivity, Virtual Assistance, Virtual Assistant Tips

2018 has ended and the New Year started. If you haven’t yet, this is a good time to give yourself some feedback and evaluate what went well; what didn’t go well? How can you improve the areas that didn’t go well? My typical year-end thoughts!!...

[VA Tip] Are you afraid of losing control?

Aug 29, 2018 | Efficiency, Productivity, Virtual Assistant Tips

Today, I want to talk about a sensitive subject: Are you afraid of losing control? In my 8 years of being a Virtual Assistant, I have seen this fear often. As business owners we know how our business operates, we know what to do and when. But, we don’t...

[VA Tip] How to be prepared when the unexpected happens and it’s up to you

Aug 16, 2018 | Business Tools, Efficiency, Productivity, Virtual Assistance

Lately, I’ve been taking to other VAs who brought up the question of how to protect their clients best in case they weren’t available. Here are two scenarios that I can think of: This one is an easy one: Your VA takes a vacation – I wrote a post...

[VA Tip] – Why your VAs business needs to be in community

May 3, 2018 | AssistU, Efficiency, Productivity, Virtual Assistance, Virtual Assistant Tips

Darn, where was that recipe hiding?? I wanted to bake my Mom’s amazing cake and needed the instructions. Having searched everywhere I could think of I declared defeat – I couldn’t bake the cake that was to be a Birthday surprise. In business, you don’t want to be in...