In a recent blog I mentioned that we were late leaving for the cottage one weekend because of family. Well, there was an interesting story that came out of that family incident. We were expecting out-laws to come in for a wedding and stay with us overnight. When I hadn’t heard from Jeff an hourContinue reading “Can you have too many friends? by Liz Saunders”
Category Archives: Virtual Assistant
Going the Naturopath Route when conventional medicine doesn’t seem to help
Many years ago, a nutritionist, Louisa, said to me “I can help you with your arthritis”. Sure enough, she changed my diet (for life) and I went from incapable of walking to the corner store, to running the Toronto Marathon – supplement, anti-inflammatory and pain killer free – the change taking less than eight months. Continue reading “Going the Naturopath Route when conventional medicine doesn’t seem to help”
The worst restaurant in the world or just a bad day: Is customer service really that hard?
A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I got a slow start to the cottage. Normally we leave on Friday afternoon, but this particular weekend because of family we didn’t get started until about 11 a.m. Saturday. Having arranged to meet friends in Gravenhurst to attend the Dockside Festival, we arrived first and it wasContinue reading “The worst restaurant in the world or just a bad day: Is customer service really that hard?”
Jim Pagiamtzis asked me 2 questions…
Not long ago, Jim Pagiamtzis asked me to think about two questions: What got me involved in the VA industry? and How can a VA benefit different businesses? Well, the first is easy. I got fired; I got fired by a church. Fortunately for me (not for them), it was wrongful dismissal and I walkedContinue reading “Jim Pagiamtzis asked me 2 questions…”
Life at 38,000 feet
The baby in the row behind me and on the other side of the aisle has been grizzly since we took off (but I can’t really blame him because my ears are popping too); the guy in the seat behind me is too tall for an economy seat so he’s been bumping my chair everyContinue reading “Life at 38,000 feet”
Travelling to Newfoundland – for 24 hours
Well, finally a reason to like my MacBook Air…it fits on the tray of an airplane seat – even when the seat in front of me is reclining as far back as it can go. I am about a third of the way to St. John’s. The man beside me is sleeping, the man acrossContinue reading “Travelling to Newfoundland – for 24 hours”
A recent interview
Recently I was interviewed by Trudy Van Buskirk of Boomer Biz Builder about being a Virtual Assistant and how I got to where I am today. It was a very interesting experience and I’m going to use it to do another “Interview” for Jim Pagiamtzis’ blog. When I first decided to become a virtual assistantContinue reading “A recent interview”
Watching My Clients’ backs
A somewhat unpleasant thing happened today that started me thinking about what a VA can do for her/his clients. Many years ago, when I first went into business for myself, my brother who is an electrician was one of my clients. All these years later, he is moving in a different direction and asked meContinue reading “Watching My Clients’ backs”
Honesty is the only policy
Recently some friends of mine came down from Bracebridge, where he’s a realtor, and we went to the Cottage Life Show together. We had a wonderful time, looking at all kinds of great, but expensive ideas which we won’t be implementing at our cottage any time soon. Towards the end of the day we wereContinue reading “Honesty is the only policy”
Can Political Correctness Actually be Dangerous?
A client of mine was recently approached, through her ticket desk (me), to speak at an event at St. Paul’s Church in Jarrow, UK. The request allegedly came from Bishop Mark Jarrow. I thought it odd so I did some research on the internet. There is a St. Paul’s Church in Jarrow, UK (in fact,Continue reading “Can Political Correctness Actually be Dangerous?”