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Your place to discover strategies, tips, and tools to transform your productivity along with information and insights into finding, hiring and working with a virtual assistant.

How to Stop the Planning Fallacy From Ruining Your 2023 Goals

No one is immune to the planning fallacy; it causes us all to create unrealistic goals and deadlines. It lures us into a false sense of security, believing we have plenty of time to achieve our goals. Understanding the planning fallacy and knowing how to avoid it will help to ensure that you reach your 2023 goals on time.

03 January 2022

Prioritise Like a Pro

Being a small business owner requires ruthless prioritisation. It’s crucial to have an understanding of what’s important to your business and lifestyle, so you know where to place your focus. Failing to do so can lead you to overcommit which is a great way to become overwhelmed, inefficient, and unmotivated in your work. But don’t worry; here are some methods you can use to nail down your priorities and set yourself up for success.

06 December 2021

Goal Setting for Success – 5 Goal Setting Techniques for Small Businesses

We all know that goal setting is an essential part of running a successful business. Yet often and unwittingly, we set ourselves up for failure. By understanding effective goal-setting and implementing goal-setting techniques, we can improve our approach and give ourselves and our businesses the best chance of success.

01 November 2021

Productivity Systems - What Are They and How Can They Help My Small Business?

It's easy to start using productivity systems but finding the right one to fit your needs can be challenging. Join us as we explore the world of productivity systems and look at some of the most popular systems for small businesses. Save time, improve your work/life balance, and be a more productive person.

01 October 2021

Virtual Assistants - What, Why, How, Wow!

Virtual assistants are growing in popularity, particularly among small business owners. We take a look at the what, where, how and wow of virtual assistants.

10 September 2021

What Happens When You Start Playing to Your Strengths?

Find out how to start playing to your strengths and discover what happened when Emilie started playing to hers.

20 August 2021

Why Hire a Virtual Assistant?

With a virtual assistant by your side, you can benefit from much more than just a completed to-do list and a clear mind (which in itself is pretty great!). Here are some of the most common reasons for hiring a virtual assistant.

13 August 2021

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