Check your ego at the door. That’s right! Even though confidence is important as a business owner you should know that ego can kill your business. Here are 5 ways ego can hurt your business and ways you can avoid falling into these ego traps.

1. You think you k...

Did you know that the camel’s humps are not full of water?  They are actually full of fat that allow it to travel for days, weeks, and sometimes even months through the desert without eating. 🐪

They can can carry up to 80 pounds of fat on its back. Guess what happens t...

If you are discouraged about your small business or feel like giving up on it, try these 5 things.

Did you know today, August 13th is International Left Handers Day? Only 11% of the population is left handed and I'm one of them! 

Only other lefties can understand the pain of cutting with right-handed scissors and the discomfort of writing in a spiral notebook with th...

Visit any government office and you will most likely find that the procedures in place are much more difficult than they need to be. Think about the times you have visited a business or office and thought you are wasting time and being made to jump through hoops unnece...

Today I'm taking a day off and tomorrow too. It's been a while since I give myself a four day weekend. Being a business owner myself I know what it's like to feel like you can't step away from your business. I used to feel that way often times. After all, if I took tim...

Today in one of the Facebook groups that I belong to one of the members sang praises for her $5/hr. virtual assistant. As you probably have read before there are virtual assistants all around the world, with a great deal of virtual assistants based in Asian countries,...

You're a busy business owner. You have many things on your to-do list and many goals you want to reach. You may be feeling overwhelmed with so many things to accomplish and not enough hours in the day. Or you may wish you had more time to work on the things that make y...

This is the month where many people have started working on their new year resolutions. Others still haven't made up their minds what goals they have, and that's OK too. There's no rush. However, so many people start off the year all pumped up and some don't even get t...

Can anyone be a Virtual Assistant or an Online Business Manager?

Yes and no. Yes, pretty much anyone can throw together a website and let the world know that they are a virtual assistant or online business manager. But in reality, not everyone is cut out for this. That'...