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“Get Your Own Coffee”
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What’s the best productivity tool?
There are so many options when it comes to productivity tools or project management tools – it’s hard to know which one is right for

Productivity
Do you often find yourself saying “right tomorrow I am going to really focus and not get distracted!” I know I do. My workdays often spiral out

Nurturing: Business Relationships
When I thought about this month’s topic and nurturing, I thought it would be completely different! It has turned out to be more about relationships

Nurturing: Why do we do it?
We’re told to “nurture” our clients and that relationships are important, but what does that look like? How do I know I’m doing it right? One

Nurturing: #genius vs #lunatic
When you started your journey as a VA, I am sure you had people that were team genius and team lunatic – people who thought

Nurturing: What does it mean?
We’ve all heard the terms “nurture your clients” and the buzz words “welcome series” or “nurture sequence” but what does it actually mean? Nurture means to

Growing Pains
When my young son has a growth spurt, he gets hiccups and complains that his legs hurt. This is a tell tale sign for my

Growth – Your Free Marketing Tool
Want to know one of the best marketing tools for your business that is FREE? Business Awards! I know … you are thinking NO WAY! I can’t

Growth
Growth can look very different for each of us. A lot of people would associate scaling as business growth, but there are so many other elements

Celebrate with Matho – Our 50th Episode!
Can you believe this is our 50th episode of Get Your Own Coffee? Wow … Never in a million years would I have ever thought I was

How to Strategically get ready for EOFY with Emilie Pearson
Emilie Pearson CA Director of Compliance and Tax Advisory – GrowthLogic Advisors Emilie is a Chartered Accountant and has been working in the areas of Compliance and

How To Prepare For EOFY
If you’re like me, finances aren’t your strong suit! So preparing for the EOFY can be stressful! Finances, while I can do them, is something I

What Is Enough Time?
How long will this take you? How much time will you need? I didn’t think it would take that long! Sound familiar? These are some of the

How Much Time?
One of the most frequently asked questions I think we get asked as VAs is “How much time do you need?” or “How long will

Is It Time For A Holiday?
We can’t take time off, we’re business owners? Having time to yourself is extremely important. It allows you to recharge, and just take that much

It’s About Time
This month we are looking at time. As VA’s, time is something we live by. Our jobs are time driven. During May we will explore why

Levelling Up – For Your Team
This month we’ve been talking about “levelling up” and what it looks like in our business, and our own personal lives. For me this week, I

Levelling Up – Competing Priorities
This month we are talking about levelling up. What that looks like and how we can rise to the challenge. In this episode, Lou talks about

Levelling Up
I have to admit, this week nearly broke me. For the first time in three years, I really felt like giving up. It was tough. It was

Fear vs Faith
We operate out of two zones: Fear or Faith. Fear has the ability to freeze us and stop us from being who we are called to

March Mindset – You’re An Imposter
“I don’t belong here.” “I can’t do this and it’s just a matter of time before everyone finds out.” Sound familiar? Most of us have experienced feelings of

March Mindset – Your Identity In Business
How do you distinguish between your business identity and personal identity? This is an excellent question and one that often gets confused. Due to the way that

Mindset – What is mindset? Why is it important?
What is mindset & how does it affect us? Some of the most influential people in the history of the universe have proven that their growth

When Things Don’t Go As Planned
Sometimes things don’t go as planned – even with the best system, the best planning … things sometimes come up. This is what happened to

Guest: Kelly Wood – One Awesome Woman
Welcome Our Guest Kelly from One Awesome Woman The name speaks for itself really! Kelly is a dear friend to My VA Time and

We’re Back!
Welcome back! We are a little later than planned but hey … things happen sometimes right?! Today’s episode is about reflecting on what you achieved

Thank you & Merry Christmas!
As this year comes to a close, I want to encourage you to focus on the positives that you have gained this year, no matter

Mentoring: When The Party Is Over
All good things come to an end, right? This is also true for your mentoring relationships. As we discussed last week, mentors can be for

Mentoring: Interview with Sarah-Jane Meeson
Come and meet a wonderful lady who we aspire to and absolutely love as a friend, person and mentor! SJ has worked with Lou for

Mentoring: What is it? Do you need it?
We’ve all heard the term “mentoring” but what is it and do we really need it in our business? For me, the answer is YES.

All Aboard: Tool Of The Month – Eversign
When I started my business, I found selecting the right tools really tricky!If I’m honest, sometimes I still go looking for alternatives and shop around

All Aboard – What Documentation Should I Use?
What process do you follow when you onboard a new client?Do you even have a process? What kind of workflow have you implemented?Having thought about and

All Aboard – Customer Service
Can you remember a time where you received exceptional customer service? What was it? How did it make you feel? Customer service is a very

All Aboard!
Onboarding is one of the most important things you will do in your business, because let’s face it … without clients we don’t exist! But

Tool Of The Month – Trello!
I’ve said it many times – TRELLO is an absolute LIFE SAVIOUR in my biz. I work with it every day to organise my daily

What’s The Difference?
Policies and Procedures are the same things right? No! Both serve different purposes and neither can exist without the other. In this episode, we discuss

VA Mentor Program with Rachel from Happie Solutions
We are so excited to welcome Rachel Travica, Director & Founder of Happie Solutions. Founded in 2017, Rachel has been matching time-poor professionals with expert

It’s A Business!
Have you fully emerged yourself in your business or are you still in “side hustle” mode? Do you have systems? Processes? Policies? Procedures? SOPs? Are

Money & Mindset
What type of mindset do you have when it comes to money? Abundant vs scarcity? Our money mindset comes from various influences and it is

Packages & Pricing – Do You Put The On Your Website?
One of the great dividing questions … Personally, I don’t but a lot of people do. It really is a personal preference and it depends

It’s Time To Spring Clean Your Business!
We all take time to spring clean our homes when spring comes, but do you spring clean your business? In this episode, we talk about

What Should I Spend Money On?
There are so many things on offer and knowing which one is right for your business and what is the best value for money is

How Do I Know What To Charge?
One of the most challenging things when becoming a VA is knowing what to charge and set your prices at! This is one of the

How Do We Handle These Challenging Times?
Things certainly aren’t “business-as-usual” at the moment are they? This week we talk about what is happening around us and provide suggestions on how to

Subcontracting with Lee from Admin & Co
Join me this week with Lee Doherty from Admin & Co, as we talk about subcontracting! The good, the bad and the ugly and how

Comparison – It’s A Good Thing!
We are taught from an early age to compare ourselves to others. To compete against each other. When we talk about comparison, it is normally

Tool Of The Month – Canva
I am sooo excited to share this month’s Tool Of The Month .. CANVA! Who doesn’t LOVE Canva? I know I do and it is

Is a logo important?
Do you have a logo? Is it really that important to have one? What about a style guide? These elements are SO important when it

Get Clear On Your Messaging
This month we dive into the next instalment of our You Series, where we focus on Who Are You? Are you consistent with your messaging?

Top Tips To Keep Your Mindset In Check
Keeping a positive mindset and belief in yourself is probably one of the biggest challenges I think, in running your own business. In this episode

Transition & Decision – how to stay in your own lane
You’ve made the decision to start your own business, but the transition to being your OWN boss is challenging! Especially when we predominately work alone.

Top Motivational Tools
As VAs we are very capable of juggling multiple tasks at once, but sometimes this is a little tricky when everyone is looking to YOU

Keeping A Positive Mindset And Not Going Bonkers
We are SO excited to welcome our FIRST podcast guest! Founder, Director & Owner of Olive Louise Social and The Belle Evolution , Jess Ndenda joins us to talk

Tool Of The Month – June
One of the main reasons I started My VA Time was to empower other VAs and share my learned experience. Every month I will introduce

Services
Knowing what to set up in your business can be challenging! What insurances do I need? Do I need a bookkeeper? In this episode, Lou

Transition & Decision
You’ve made the decision – now what? In this episode, Lou talks about the challenges when you transition from being an employee to self-employed. Lou

Introduction to Get Your Own Coffee
Welcome to My VA Time’s very first podcast episode! In this episode, Lou takes you through the purpose and vision of My VA Time and