Heart Failure & How My Business Thrived Without Me
To be honest, I never imagined being here. Heart failure at 45 was not something I saw coming. I gave up alcohol nearly seven years ago, don’t smoke, exercise regularly, and eat a balanced diet of good food. So having to talk about my end-of-life directives and what I wanted for a funeral wasn’t something I had prepared for. For the past six months, I had been experiencing a racing heart and palpitations intermittently. I chalked it up to perimenopause and never got it checked. Usually, these episodes subsided within minutes. But on November 27th, as we were [...]
Top Skills Needed to be a Virtual Assistant
Dreaming of working from anywhere in the world and setting your own hours? Good news: that could be your new reality as a Virtual Assistant (VA). In today’s digital age, businesses are eager to streamline operations and boost efficiency —the solution is working with a Virtual Assistant. However, to become that go-to person a company relies on, mastering top VA skills is crucial. Here’s a look at the essential skills needed to be a virtual assistant in Canada. Essential Skills Needed to be a Virtual Assistant These are the foundational skills every Virtual Assistant needs—sharpened over a lifetime and non-negotiable [...]
Game-Changing Technical Skills That Will Help Grow Your Business
It’s hard to believe that it was just about 30 years ago that people really started to use the internet more frequently. That may seem a long time ago to some, but for us Gen X’ers and late Millennials, that wasn’t that long ago. Tech has moved at a super pace – Google Chrome was only introduced in 2008, Zoom in 2013, Slack in 2014, TikTok in 2016, ClickUp in 2017, and ChatGPT in 2022. And countless more tech apps and tools have been launched since this time. Even if some of the aforementioned apps don’t seem familiar, strong chances [...]
