The Colors We Reflect to the World

Here but for a moment, we color the world around us with the work we do and the way we live out our truth in the world. From Wikipedia: “The “color” of the ocean is determined by the interactions of incident light with substances or particles present...
Why I Choose AssistU for my Business

Why I Choose AssistU for my Business

AssistU is a choice I make each day. It is not only the training program that helped me build a solid foundation under my business, it truly is the community that keeps me thriving day-to-day. In 2002, after a twelve-year stint co-owning a retail family business, I...
Grace, Not Perfection

Grace, Not Perfection

I have a sign on the wall in my office that says I hold myself to a standard of grace, not perfection, and I try to apply that as I lead and mentor and as a VA. I believe that grace is a decision. If we are conscious about it and intentional, it becomes a skill. A...
Are You Owning It?

Are You Owning It?

When I first became a full-time VA, it was a little intimidating. I mean, I rocked admin work at my corporate job… but hanging up a sign and doing it as my full-time business, that was a little scary. Okay, a lot scary. And, I was prepared. I had a solid...
New Adventures

New Adventures

New Adventures I was planning to write about a book I was reading this week, but something else came up. We moved. From Michigan to Virginia. Last weekend. Well, the last two weekends, really. We are just wrapping things up. Once we had determined we needed to make...
Changes in My Little World

Changes in My Little World

It is just “me” in my little business, working in my office, master of my own destiny (sort of) every day. However, when I work with my clients, we become more powerful than just us two. And, when we build a team, we build an army. That is how this works....