How to be a Great First-Time Manager

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Aug, 22, 2018
Chuck Goldman
Business Tips, Communication Skills, Leadership, Management

We see you out there. Hustling, getting it done and, dare we say, living the dream. We love it! How many people get to do exactly what they are designed and destined to do? Not many, and it’s so impressive, what you’re doing. But we also see your frustrations. Yes, you’re doing your dream job. […]

Fast-Track Your Leadership Skills

Small business owner. Entrepreneur. Owner. These are titles you’ve probably become somewhat accustomed to by now. But if you’ve taken the leap to hiring virtual help, you realize pretty quickly, you’ve taken on a whole new role: leader. And even though you may have just wanted to hire someone to deal with the little things, […]

Three Ways to Make a Richer Virtual Assistant Experience

Communication – the human connection – is the key to personal and career success. –Paul J. Meyer Some Owner-VA teams easily grasp the concept of their work together. In those cases, a quick text, or even an email does the trick to […]

What If You Actually Like It?

I almost didn’t get in the pool that day. (I almost missed out.) Earlier this summer, I did something I’ve never done before. I donned a swim cap and goggles, and began swimming with the masters swim team at our neighborhood pool. Now, here’s the crazy part: I didn’t know how to […]

“Who Are You Again?” Dealing with Social Media Stress

Have you ever experienced that moment where you see someone that you know out and about, maybe in a place that you weren’t quite expecting them, and maybe it’s been a while and you’re excited to be out and to run into them, since, you know, it’s been a while, but you always thought they […]

Money Mistakes? Not with A Virtual Assistant to Help

You know that saying that goes, you learn from your mistakes? You hear it a lot when you are young, but it rarely eases the pain all that much, at least in the moment. We actually prefer this saying, attributed to Warren Buffett: “It’s good to learn from your mistakes. It’s better to learn […]

“A Virtual Assistant Would’ve Saved My Business.”

Recently our social media guru Lindsay mentioned to us again that she wishes Cc: My Admin had been around a decade ago when she started her photography business. We wanted to explore why she kept saying that, so here’s what she had to say. Tell me a little about your business and why you started […]

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Jun, 21, 2018
Chuck Goldman
Entrepreneurship, Productivity, Services

‘In between goals is a thing called life, that has to be lived and enjoyed.’ Sid Caeser Small business owners are a driven bunch. We want to make the most of our time. We want to fix a problem, make a better way, help people. At our hearts, we want to squeeze the most […]

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Jun, 14, 2018
Chuck Goldman
Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Productivity, Services, Stress Reduction

“Uh-oh.” The exclamation followed a “thump.” And immediately afterward, the stench of vinegar filled the air. Pickles lay everywhere on the floor. “I’m so sorry, Mommy,” my daughter said. She’d been trying to help get dinner on the table outside, but the tray she had was just too full. “Why didn’t you […]

You’re Covered This Summer

Ouch. There’s nothing worse than coming in from the first sunny day of summer and catching a glimpse in the mirror and realizing… that’s no healthy glow. That’s a sunburn. It prickles. It tingles. It hurts–and it’s only going to get worse. Year after year, the warmth of the sun draws us outside, […]

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