The Virtual Assistant Spa & Business Building Retreat
May 27, 2008
Calling All Virtual Assistants Who Need a Business Boost & A Totally Relaxing Spa Retreat Weekend With Erin Blaskie, The VA Coach, and Ten Other Brilliant Virtual Assistants
On September 19, 20 and 21 of 2008, ten lucky virtual assistants will get to spend the weekend with Erin Blaskie, The VA Coach, and ten other participants to mastermind, relax at the spa and build great things for their businesses.
We’re going to cover topics such as:
- Enhancing our websites for maximum appeal and sales conversion
- Turning our businesses into six-figure businesses
- Building a multi-VA practice
- Creating passive revenue streams
- Organizing your business to run without you
- Client management and long-term satisfaction from your clients
- Partnerships that will help increase your business portfolio
- And SO much more…
We’re also going to do website and business hotseats which will:
- Force you to run through your business (the good, bad and ugly) with the group so that we can pick up on your problem areas
- Teach you tips and tools you can use for the long-term as it relates to both YOUR business and YOUR website specifically
- Allow you to ask questions of The VA Coach and the other participants with regards to the way your business is currently run
- Let you see your business in a new light and through a different set of eyes. It’s amazing what a bit of perspective can do!
Where is the Retreat?
This is my favorite part… The retreat is being held at a Nature Spa located in picturesque Old Chelsea, Quebec, Canada. The nature spa borders beautiful Gatineau Park where you can see the beautiful Canadian autumn in all of its glory.
The nature spa is unique in that it is completely dedicated to the practice of Scandinavian relaxation techniques such as Nordic baths. However, it is not the techniques that is the site’s major asset. The location and natural scenery you will take in here rivals any nature spa you will find.
What is the Cost of This Amazing Retreat?
Yes, this is an important part of telling you all about this retreat. We’ve priced it out so that it is affordable and worth every penny. You’ll get:
- Two nights, three days deluxe accomodation in a private lodge with the other retreat participants. (Airfare is not included and is the responsibility of each participant.)
- All meals paid - meals are gourmet and completely healthy… The spa is all about indulgence in a good way.
- Spa services included.
- Business masterminding sessions throughout the weekend.
- Access to the Nordic baths and other facilities on site.
- Three one-hour coaching sessions with The VA Coach after the retreat for accountability.
- A copy of The VA Coach’s ‘Skyrocket Your VA Business to Six-Figure Success’ print product (huge binder and CDs) which is not yet available to the public
- And much, much more…
Click through to learn more about this retreat, see additional photos and register your seat!
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Take Initiative and Do Something Unexpected for Your Client
April 11, 2008
Here’s a short but important tip.
Take a look at your client list and the things you need to do for each client and then do something unexpected for them. Do it without requesting anything in return, without looking for a downpour of praise, etc. Do it because you want to and because it makes you feel good.
Example? If your client asks you to create an ebook cover, have it 3D’ed at no cost to your client and send it to them as a surprise. Or, if your client asks you to proof an ebook, maybe do some light formatting at no cost.
The world is abundant and by creating abundance, you will receive that too in return.
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Is Someone Squashing Your Virtual Assistance Dreams?
January 29, 2008
As you may very well know, I am a virtual assistance coach. In one of my coaching sessions last week, I had one of my coaching clients tell me that although she is trying to start her business, she’s been told by some other successful virtual assistants that starting a business AND working full-time is just not possible and that she shouldn’t even try to do it.
Allow me to get up on my soapbox for a moment…
If someone in your life is telling you that you can’t do something or that something is out of your reach or too difficult, get rid of them! That sort of behavior can not be tolerated if you want to do big things in the world and make a difference. You need to look past perceptions and know that you are an amazing person who has so much talent and potential.
I remember about a year ago… I was having a conversation with two virtual assistants - offering them my expertise and instruction for free - and one of the VAs said (and I quote), “The only reason you are successful is because you don’t have kids.” Had I listened to that advice and walked away feeling unworthy of my success (which came through hours upon hours of hard work, determination, focus, motivation and drive) I may not be where I am today.
Instead, I turned it into empowerment (and I removed that person from my business life).
For those who know me well, they know that when someone says, “You can’t do that”, they are instantly challenging me. I don’t take well to people saying “can’t”, “won’t”, “impossible”. You shouldn’t either. When someone offers negativity like that in response to a challenge you are having or a fear you have, they are simply feeding upon those fears due to their own insecurities.
So, my fellow virtual assistants, stay proud and ignore all negative energy. Instead, walk forward with pride, determination, focus and a willingness to succeed. I promise you that having that confidence (even an iota) will be the difference between being a VA who shines and one who shies away, going unnoticed.
I digress and am stepping down from that soapbox of mine…
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What Are Your Long-Term Goals?
January 23, 2008
One of the things I go over in the VA Coach 8-Week Group Coaching Program is long-term and short-term goals. Do you have any long-term goals?In my experience, a lot of virtual assistants haven’t thought about it. They are just happy with the short-term - getting clients, keeping clients happy and earning an income. While that is all well and good, what do you want long-term? In order to start succeeding as a virtual assistant, you need to determine what these goals are and write them down.A few examples could be:
- I want to grow my business to include two other sub-contractors.
- I want to double my income in the next year.
- I want to be able to take two weeks of vacation per year.
- I want to have at least one info-product created by the end of the year.
Thinking even further than that, where do you see yourself in 1 year? 5 years? 10 years even? You might think to yourself right now, “I’ll be happy if I am still doing what I am doing now - self-employed with clients.” That’s okay but it’s not a risky thought. Instead, you’re settling on that thought so that you don’t need to think about what you could be doing to really boost your business.
Instead of settling, think about what you really, truly want. Even if you’ve never spoken it aloud until now. If your dream is to work two-three hours a day and spend the rest of the time with your family, write it down! If your goal is to travel the world while checking in your business that sub-contractors are running for you, write it down! If your goal is to be a millionaire, write it down!
The more disciplined you are at writing down your goals, the easier they will come to you.
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