Finding My VA, First in a Series

Part of the being a member of the wonderful community at AssistU means paying things forward.  Remarkably, the ability to pay things forward includes offering an internship to a newer VA or even a seasoned VA who wants experience in a new area.  Not only does this...
Things to Celebrate

Things to Celebrate

Last Wednesday, I sat with my coach Anastacia Brice in a half-day, intensive business session, and she had me draw a Hope Card for inspiration before our session.  I drew “the key was in her daring” and I had yet to know how much it meant to me. Three days...
AssistU Nominations

AssistU Nominations

AssistU Homecoming is approaching, and it’s something I have looked forward to since joining the AssistU Community as a VA in 2011.  We get together to learn and grow, build relationships and love on one another, and celebrate the Community Recognition Awards,...
WordPress: To Plugin or Not To Plugin

WordPress: To Plugin or Not To Plugin

This week has been a crazy week for me with WordPress, and it is only Tuesday!  Then, this morning, a wonderful woman in my networking group asked about plugins and I knew the answer was not a short one.  With many options to choose from, and the way they play not...
PowerPoint Presentations

PowerPoint Presentations

A client recently sent over a PowerPoint presentation that they were using at an event and asked me to improve it for them.  They had a fairly good understanding of PowerPoint and had created a great little basic presentation; however they wanted it to have more...
Award Nomination

Award Nomination

This morning I was humbled by an email.  I was nominated by my peers for AssistU VA of the Year, an award which will be presented in September in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the AssistU Community Awards and Homecoming event. I read the email for a few times before I...