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Or are we just confused?

The VA Buzz. A free=2C weekly newsletter for Virtual Assistants on...
December 21=2C 2023=2C Issue #187

** Hello!
------------------------------------------------------------

Belinda Sandor

The number one thing I=E2=80=99ve learned in the 13 years I=E2=80=99ve bee=
n a Virtual Assistant is that clients aren=E2=80=99t reliable. One hundred=
 percent not reliable.

But that=E2=80=99s only a problem if you don=E2=80=99t understand how the=
 business of being a Virtual Assistant works. When we break it down=2C it=
 goes like this: clients need help=2C they hire a Virtual Assistant=2C the=
 VA assists the client=2C and gets paid based on their hourly rate. Pretty=
 simple.

But there=E2=80=99s some confusion in how this plays out that causes disap=
pointment and frustration for the Virtual Assistant. I discovered this con=
fusion when a VA asked me how to convince clients to give them more work.

That question stopped me in my tracks because when I heard it=2C I realize=
d that this VA (and I=E2=80=99ve discovered many other Virtual Assistants)=
 is missing the point.

When a client hires you=2C they might say they=E2=80=99ll need you five ho=
urs a week. You=E2=80=99re thrilled to have regular hours you can count on=
=2E But here=E2=80=99s the truth. Depending on those hours is a mistake and=
 rarely works out as expected.

When working with a client=2C you are in service to their needs (note: I s=
aid service=2C not a servant; there=E2=80=99s a difference). You=E2=80=99r=
e there to support them and what=E2=80=99s good for their businesses=2C no=
 matter how it affects the number of hours they provide you. One month mig=
ht mean 10 hours=2C the next three might mean zero.

It=E2=80=99s a client=E2=80=99s prerogative to unpredictably change the am=
ount of time they need or to stop a project in a heartbeat without giving=
 it a second thought. Not because they=E2=80=99re not wonderful and friend=
ly people=2C but because worrying about you is not their responsibility.

While this might sound terrible=2C it=E2=80=99s not. What=E2=80=99s terrib=
le is assuming your clients are responsible for your success as a business=
 owner. Please don=E2=80=99t put yourself in the position of having a busi=
ness that=E2=80=99s limping along and then blame your clients because they=
=E2=80=99re not giving you enough to do.

When you make the important mindset shift that you=E2=80=99re responsible=
 for having enough hours by consistently bringing in new clients=2C you=E2=
=80=99ll be focused on what matters to achieve your goals. Don=E2=80=99t m=
ake the mistake of focusing on the number of clients. That=E2=80=99s not a=
 measure of success -  how many hours you=E2=80=99re billing is. (More her=
e (https://thevaconnection.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3D329129029a=
b35cbb26ae77f1c&id=3Da8c4608d9e&e=3Da9cedb2a61) ).

Approach every new client as a potential long-term relationship=2C but don=
=E2=80=99t depend on it. That way=2C you=E2=80=99ll always be on the looko=
ut for new opportunities and won=E2=80=99t be surprised by shifting client=
 needs and priorities. To be successful=2C you=E2=80=99ll need to embrace=
 the in-the-moment nature of Virtual Assistance and roll with the flow.

All the best=2C

Belinda
Belinda Sandor
Founder and Chief Cheerleader
The VA Connection=C2=AE
Upcoming Training This Week
Lessons from the Cockpit

** Lessons from the Cockpit: How I Became Proudly Unemployable
Tuesday=2C December 19=2C 2023 at 10:30 AM ET
------------------------------------------------------------
When I started my business as a Virtual Assistant in 2010=2C I had no idea=
 how much my life would improve.

I was accustomed to a regular paycheck=2C healthcare benefits=2C and three=
 weeks of paid vacation. I never understood why anyone in their right mind=
 would give that up and start a business. And then I became a mom=2C and I=
 understood precisely why.

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xt-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #202020;font-fa=
mily: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;">The n=
umber one thing I=E2=80=99ve learned in the 13 years I=E2=80=99ve been a V=
irtual Assistant is that <strong>clients aren=E2=80=99t reliable.</strong>=
 One hundred percent not reliable.<br>
<br>
But that=E2=80=99s only a problem if you don=E2=80=99t understand how the=
 <strong><em>business</em> </strong>of being a Virtual Assistant works. Wh=
en we break it down=2C it goes like this: clients need help=2C they hire a=
 Virtual Assistant=2C the VA assists the client=2C and gets paid based on=
 their hourly rate. Pretty simple.<br>
<br>
But there=E2=80=99s some confusion in how this plays out that <strong>caus=
es disappointment and frustration for the Virtual Assistant.</strong> I di=
scovered this confusion when a VA asked me how to convince clients to give=
 them more work.<br>
<br>
That question stopped me in my tracks because when I heard it=2C I realize=
d that this VA (and I=E2=80=99ve discovered many other Virtual Assistants)=
 is missing the point.<br>
<br>
When a client hires you=2C they might say they=E2=80=99ll need you five ho=
urs a week. You=E2=80=99re thrilled to have regular hours you can count on=
=2E But here=E2=80=99s the truth.<strong> Depending on those hours is a mist=
ake and rarely works out as expected.</strong><br>
<br>
When working with a client=2C you are in service to their needs (note: I s=
aid <em>service</em>=2C not a <em>servant; </em>there=E2=80=99s a differen=
ce). <em>You=E2=80=99re</em> there to support <em>them</em> and what=E2=80=
=99s good for their businesses=2C no matter how it affects the number of h=
ours they provide you. <strong>One month might mean 10 hours=2C the next t=
hree might mean zero.</strong><br>
<br>
It=E2=80=99s a client=E2=80=99s prerogative to unpredictably change the am=
ount of time they need or to stop a project in a heartbeat without giving=
 it a second thought. <strong>Not because they=E2=80=99re not wonderful an=
d friendly people=2C but because worrying about you is not their responsib=
ility.</strong><br>
<br>
While this might sound terrible=2C it=E2=80=99s not. What=E2=80=99s terrib=
le is assuming your clients are responsible for your success as a business=
 owner. <strong>Please don=E2=80=99t put yourself in the position of havin=
g a business that=E2=80=99s limping along</strong> and then blame your cli=
ents because they=E2=80=99re not giving you enough to do.<br>
<br>
When you make the important mindset shift that you=E2=80=99re responsible=
 for having enough hours by consistently bringing in new clients=2C you=E2=
=80=99ll be focused on what matters to achieve your goals. <strong>Don=E2=
=80=99t make the mistake of focusing on the <em>number</em> of clients. </=
strong>That=E2=80=99s not a measure of success - &nbsp;how many hours you=
=E2=80=99re billing is. (More&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://thevaconnection.us12=
=2Elist-manage.com/track/click?u=3D329129029ab35cbb26ae77f1c&id=3D0c2092b02c=
&e=3Da9cedb2a61" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly=
;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #800000;=
font-weight: bold;text-decoration: none;">here</a>).<br>
<br>
Approach every new client as a potential long-term relationship=2C but don=
=E2=80=99t depend on it. That way=2C you=E2=80=99ll always be on the looko=
ut for new opportunities and won=E2=80=99t be surprised by shifting client=
 needs and priorities. <strong>To be successful=2C you=E2=80=99ll need to=
 embrace the in-the-moment nature of Virtual Assistance and roll with the=
 flow. &nbsp;</strong><br>
<br>
All the best=2C<br>
<br>
<img alt=3D"Belinda" data-file-id=3D"6621860" height=3D"49" src=3D"https:/=
/mcusercontent.com/329129029ab35cbb26ae77f1c/images/4dd00c6c-8ebf-4461-69a=
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uot;=2C helvetica=2C arial=2C sans-serif;border: 0px;width: 150px;height:=
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Belinda Sandor<br>
Founder and Chief Cheerleader<br>
The VA Connection=C2=AE
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>Lessons from the Cockpit: How I Became Proudly Unemployable</strong></spa=
n><br>
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:30 AM ET</strong></span></span></h3>
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When I started my business as a Virtual Assistant in 2010=2C<strong> I had=
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I was accustomed to a regular paycheck=2C healthcare benefits=2C and three=
 weeks of paid vacation.<strong> I never understood why anyone in their ri=
ght mind would give that up and start a business.&nbsp;</strong>And then I=
 became a mom=2C and I understood precisely why.&nbsp;<br>
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In this episode of Lessons from the Cockpit=2C we'll explore why having yo=
ur own business is better than working for someone else.<br>
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Watch the replay&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://thevaconnection.us12.list-manage.=
com/track/click?u=3D329129029ab35cbb26ae77f1c&id=3De8a8094ccf&e=3Da9cedb2a61" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-siz=
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eft;"><span style=3D"font-size:22px"><span style=3D"color:#800000"><strong=
>The RocketGirl Show: Make Every Day a New Year</strong></span><br>
<span style=3D"color:#000000"><strong>Thursday=2C December 21=2C 2023 at 1=
1:30 AM ET</strong></span></span></h3>
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st: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #202020;font-family: Helvet=
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lor:#48abb5"><span style=3D"font-family:roboto=2Chelvetica neue=2Chelvetic=
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da</strong></span></span></span></p>

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xt-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #202020;font-fa=
mily: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;">A&nbs=
p;practicing VA since 2010=2C Belinda is the Founder of&nbsp;The VA Connec=
tion=C2=AE=2C an online organization serving more than 31=2C000 aspiring e=
ntrepreneurs in 47 countries.<br>
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Belinda=E2=80=99s down-to-earth=2C experience-based teaching style leads m=
embers through the same process she used to transform herself from a singl=
e mother facing a mountain of debt=2C into a successful (and recently rema=
rried!) Virtual Assistant with a consistent six-figure income. You can <a=
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29029ab35cbb26ae77f1c&id=3D52e26bd5a7&e=3Da9cedb2a61" target=3D"_blank" s=
tyle=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-t=
ext-size-adjust: 100%;color: #800000;font-weight: bold;text-decoration: no=
ne;">read her story here</a>.</p>

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