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Hello and welcome to all. It's great to see a number of new subscribers on this list.
This month I have the following for you.
UpdatesAs you read this newsletter I will be continuing to unpack and organise my new home in Selby, Victoria, Australia. The move was relatively smooth but trying to get the internet connection to take place, as booked and planned a month ago, has been somewhat of a trial. Currently I'm using wireless broadband on a USB connection as our chosen ISP won't come to the party to connect the pole outside our home to our house. They say Telstra should do it and Telstra says our ISP should. Have you ever felt like you're the meat in a sandwich? Please take note of my new postal address and phone/fax details on the right menu of this newsletter and update your records accordingly. Email/websites remain the same. Moving Onward and ForwardMoving home or office or, as in my case both, brings with it a mixture of emotions along with a need for extra energy and activity. The andrenalin sets in and I'm all fired up to get the packing finished and move and get the unpacking done. I expect I'll collapse in a heap after that and want to sleep solidly for a full 24 hours at least. But I probably won't. We've been here in Cheltenham for 15 years and have seen our children grow up, the Internet take hold of the business world in a way that we couldn't have imagined not much more than 15 years ago. I've seen my business grow in amazing ways - ways that were unforeseen and, therefore, unplanned. I did have a business plan in those early days but who could have foreseen the World Wide Web? Certainly I didn't and the majority of the public wouldn't have either. My business plan has gone through some drastic changes since that time. I took on a business coach 3 or 4 years ago and he has directed my paths in a way I hadn't foreseen either - at least not for the immediate future. This past twelve months have brought a mixture of life experiences for my family and me - some we would have preferred not to experience, and others have been anticipated with excitement, like the speaking engagement at Niagara Falls in June for the Virtual Assistant industry (a first for me) and this current shift to a new home. My husband and I had promised ourselves that once our girls were grown we would move back to the country to enjoy peace and quiet and the natural bushland. And we are certainly doing that, having found a lovely home on a 2 acre block near the bottom of the Dandenong Ranges. Although some parts of this year have dragged for us, other parts have moved swiftly. Life has indeed been moving onward and forward in many ways. It doesn't stop for anyone and is always constantly changing. At the end of November we will achieve another milestone and become Grandparents for the first time. Our eldest, Melanie, hasn't got long to go and we'll be living only 15 mins from her and her husband and new baby. We have certainly moved onward and forward during 2009. Yes, life is going to be very different in the new year. I wonder what this year has brought for you? Christmas plansHave you thought about what you are doing over the Christmas period? Will you be taking a break? What about your staff or admin support? Do you need support during that time when everyone else isn't available? Why not contact our office to discuss what can be done to ensure your business continues to run smoothly at a time when everyone else is taking a break? Or, perhaps we can help you get a running jumpstart to the new year? Contact me now via email and I'll reply in a few days (once I'm back online). Have you explored our Affiliate program? With Christmas not far away we're sure to have items of interest to people you know, or who visit your website. why not drop by our site to explore the program and sign up? You could earn some extra $$ before Christmas! VA Trainer Christmas Special If you know someone who wants to become a Virtual Assistant but feels they need some training first, then point them in the direction of my VATrainer website. I have a pre Christmas special on that is just too good to miss! Australian Virtual Assistant Conference I'm thrilled to announce that we are holding the Australian Virtual Assistant Conference (AVAC) in Melbourne March 2010. We have a wonderul line up of speakers but still have a couple of vacancies left for topics that aren't yet covered. Details can be found at the Speakers page on the site. We are also now accepting registrations for attendance at the conference and have an early bird fee of $140 till 15th December. Book now so it doesn't get forgotten! |
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Need a speaker for your event?“Worth More Than Rubies is a great starting place for moms who desire to work from home. Packed full of practical, useful information as well as the story of Kathie's own journey, I know this will bless many, many women.” ~ Jill Hart, CWAHM.com Are you working for your family or because of your family? This topic really hit home for me. It made me feel good about working from home, I felt validated. Kathie's stories about her family and what it meant for her to work from home and what it meant for her family to have her there just made the whole conference worthwhile. Everything else was a bonus. Where is Kathie speaking?
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About Our Organisation…What is a Virtual Assistant? Think of a corporate office with a Personal Assistant or Secretary who sits outside the bosses' office providing him/her with admin/secretarial support. Now place that PA or Secretary in a different building - still providing that support but contact is done via email and phone instead of face-to-face. Well, that's how a Virtual Assistant (VA) works. We are as close to you as your computer and can do almost anything traditional support staff do - except virtually. You don't need to provide office space, equipment, software or furniture - we have our own! Location no issue as the work is carried out 'virtually' no matter where you are! However, if you need someone locally we can supply. See our list at VA Directory. Manage your subscription The bottom of this newsletter if received by email should have a link for updating your subscription or removing it. Or you can hit reply and let me know by email. |
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