I can’t believe that 2009 is almost history. It seems like I just started my business yesterday. What a long, strange trip it’s been.
I’m now officially a graduate of AssistU. The VTP and final exam was a life-changing experience. I was a student for the first time in nearly 25 years. I learned so much about being a small business owner, about Virtual Assistance, and about myself. Now it’s time for me to get out there and network! True networking means giving without expectation of receiving. Giving just for the joy of it. I like that a lot. It feels good to give! I also look forward to being a strong advocate for my clients. It’s all about the relationship.
Speaking of relationships, I was talking to my mother the other day. She worked as an administrative professional for about 40 years before retiring. I remember visiting her at work when I was a child – the switchboard with the wires that would get plugged in, the 8″ floppies that would hold 25 pages of data (we thought that was so cool!), routing messages on “while you were out” slips…technology has changed so much!
Nonetheless, what hasn’t changed and will probably never change is the human connection and what we can learn from each other. I learned so much from my mother when I was younger, and now she’s looking at my collateral materials for me. I can’t wait to hear her feedback; she’s one of the sharpest women I’ve ever known. Go Ma!
