5 Essential Business Tasks for the Summer Break
School’s out, your customers have disappeared for their summer holidays and you’re left swiping through Instagram waiting for your inbox to ping and your phone to ring. It can feel frustrating to have this business slump in the middle of the summer but there are some...
Why Being a Holistic Health Virtual Assistant Lights Me Up Inside!
If you were sitting in on my career’s advice session at school when I was asked that question “so, what do you want to do after you leave school?”; my answer would not have been helping health and wellness business owners tackle their business admin while working in a...
Which Online Booking System is Best for Your Holistic Business?
As a small business owner that regularly sees clients, appointment making, scheduling and follow-ups can dominate your time. So, you might have been looking into booking systems and implementing them within your holistic business, but how do you know which system is...
3 Things to Consider When Resuming In-Person Classes and Events
The last year has been tough for client-facing businesses that have had their in-person classes and events curtailed, postponed and cancelled due to Covid-19, and the public health measures put in place as a result. While there is now a roadmap out of lockdown and a...
How to Create a Contingency Plan for your Health and Wellness Business
In my previous blog, 3 Key Steps to Finding the Best Work/Life Balance for your Family, I discussed having a contingency plan in place in case of unexpected events that might disrupt your business. I covered the basics of the kinds of questions you should be asking...
3 Key Steps to Finding the Best Work/Life Balance for your Family
Not so long ago, we’d have a clear distinction between work life and home life, even though the lines may have blurred on occasion! Things are far less clear cut these days thanks to the pandemic, where our home is used for work, school and spending 99% of our time...
Why Christmas is the Perfect Time for Setting Intentions
Winter has long been considered as a time of reflection and a time to dream. While our ancestors had little choice but to remain indoors during the cold and dark winter months, reflecting on the year that was and how to make the year to be the best one yet; we don’t...
How to avoid burnout when managing a spiritual business
It’s a wonderful thing being able to do what you love as a business owner. Whether it’s teaching mindfulness and meditation, offering holistic therapies, being a life coach, baby massage and yoga teacher, or any of the many other “health and wellness-based...
3 Tips for Tackling Diary Management
Diary management is one of the most important tasks for a Virtual Assistant when helping a business owner or executive to be more efficient and effective with their work. It’s also one of the most misunderstood. You might think that diary management is about booking...
Why Back to School Time is the Best Time to Establish a Good Routine
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started” (Sally Berger) How many times have you planned to do something but just haven’t been able to get started? It can be extremely difficult for many of us and why deadlines can be so useful at getting things done. But...