Deep Bow to the Virtual Assistants in this World
In the last month or so, I’ve been orienting our new (actually returning my coming in and now needing even more help) virtual assistant, Susan Lucibello of Tia Ribary & Associates, LLC. It’s been a time of great hope for the relief it will bring and the great realization that the relief can only come once the the training is done and the tasks are turned over.
You know what that means. More work before less work. Well, I feel like we turned a corner this week. The light is peeking around my monitor. As a pure sense of relief is beginning to tickle the hairs on my arms, I need to share my joy.
When the time is right, developing a relationship with a good virtual assistant is priceless. I mean someone who is not only impeccable in efficiency and picking up on how your systems work and even making them better, but someone with a positive, caring, wanna-make-a-difference heart. I mean someone who knows how to communicate from a distance and still maintain a genuineness, openness, and ease.
They’re out there. We’ve found someone that fits that role like a peanut butter on a Ritz cracker (sorry, I just went with the first thing that came to my mind. My Nana used to make ’em up for our school lunches when we stayed at her house).
If you are at a point where you just can’t hold it anymore, but you’re no where near able to consider hiring and employee, virtual assistants are the way to go. You can start with a project, a few hours a week, and shift it as you need. You can roll with your finances or workload.
Thank you for sharing my deep gratitude for the help we are getting from Susan. I have a feeling you’ll be seeing more and more her presence showing up in various customer service ways, and in many anonymous ways.
See you in the Tent,
Kate
What’s New Friday, February 12
Article: Some Serious Sufi Woo-Woo in Sales
It’s all about connecting hearts, and nothing about reaching out or grasping. Get a delicious dose of Sufi wisdom as it works on the misery that can arise in a sales conversation. Check out what Mark’s got to say about it. Please read this article and then come to the Tent to discuss.
Article: How to Avoid Chasing Down the “I’ll Think About Its”
You know what it’s like to spend 45 minutes on the phone with a potential client only to have them say, “I’ll think about it” before hanging up. Oh, I’m reminded of fishing as a child, feeling the tug, pulling up, and nothing. Check out what Mark’s got to say about it. Please read this article and then come to the Tent to discuss.
Article: How to Keep Potential Clients from Dismissing You As Old News
Find out how your uniqueness isn’t your. Ha! But wait, hang on to the baby as the water flies by. You might have the same training as others, but you also have the particular missing ingredient that your people are looking for. Find out how to name it and share it. Please read this article, and then come to the Tent to discuss.
Tutorial/FAQ
We are in the process of creating the Tutorial/FAQ section, so please ask your questions about how this new-fangled thing works here. Questions about this new Oasis and Tent?
Plus, there are a number of discussions already starting up in the Tent:
Sprucing Up Business with a Cause!
New Website or New Pages?
Big FAT Strategic Questions & Decisions
Hunters vs Farmers
You can see a list of all the most recent discussions here.
We have lots more planned coming up, see keep your eyes peeled over the next few weeks. And, if you need something, give a holler! We’re here to help and make it easy for you.
Until next Friday, see you in The Tent.
