Becoming a Virtual Assistant | 5 Reasons to Start Your Own Business

Starting Your Own Business


The year 2020 transitioned a lot of people from full-time employees in an office to being remote employees learning how to navigate all aspects of their businesses online. 2020 also saw a surge of new entrepreneurs starting online businesses to ensure they had a job that would keep them safe at home. 

I was one of those who realized after losing my job due to the pandemic, and taking a new position in a remote setting, that I could help people navigating the new world of business online. People ask me all the time why I decided to do this. They also want to know where to start. Here are a few reasons why I started a business and why you should to. 

5 Reasons to Start Your Own Business

Your "Why"

We all have reasons to start a business. The most important reason to start a business is your "why". Why do you want to do this? For me, I have always had this feeling I would have my own business one day. When I lost my job during the pandemic, I knew it was time to take the steps. I was never 100% clear on what my business would be, but I knew I wanted to help people. Becoming a virtual assistant in a world that suddenly became very virtual, made sense to me. I had the skills to offer and I had people looking for my help. 

Flexibility

Starting a business is a lot of work. Some days you can work from the moment you get up to the moment you go to bed and still feel like you got nothing done. That is a true fact. But the thing is, you get to decide that. Even if you do work 12 hour days, no one else is telling you to do that. You are flexible to make your own schedule. That is a great feeling.

Adventure

Life in itself is already an adventure, but starting a business brings on new exciting things to explore. You learn to become a leader. You learn that hard work pays off. You get to reward yourself and those who are helping you along the way. You get to learn how to fail. Failure in itself is an adventure. It brings on growth. You learn from your mistakes and take it to the next level. The hard stuff and the great stuff come together and create balance. Whew, what an adventure that is!

Gratitude

Building a business that people recognize and love is a great feeling. Maybe you create something that makes a difference in the people's lives who use your product. Maybe you help someone get ahead in their own business and they are forever grateful. You yourself will feel gratitude for the opportunities that come into your life and those you help will hold gratitude for you. It is a great feeling. 

Make the Choice that Works for You

There are many reasons why I made the choice. But that was the point. It was MY choice. It isn't always easy and there are days I doubt my choice, but I wouldn't change it for the world. It is a learning opportunity and there is a lot of growth associated with it. 

Have you considered starting a business? Are any of the five reasons I mentioned your reasons? Let me know in the comments!


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Journey to Becoming a Spiritual Coach | Introduction



This week started the first week of my journey to become a certified spiritual coach. This is something I have been working towards for a couple of years as I became clear on exactly what it was I wanted to do once I got certified. 

The picture isn't crystal clear, but I will be working with women who want to work through and heal from emotional trauma. I will be utilizing the tools I have already learned through yoga, reiki, and meditation and blending it with the coaching. My dream is to create a program that will nourish and support women who want to work on themselves to create the life they imagined for themselves.  

I will be using this blog as a way to document my progress over the next 6 months. Before I stopped writing in this space regularly, I was headed towards writing more about wellness, yoga, and holistic practices. I am going to continue on that path. 

I always enjoyed coming to this space and sharing my journey. I hope you come along with me as I grow into this new phase of my life. 

Namaste and love, 
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Life is an Adventure | Finding My Voice




I stayed pretty quiet in 2020. Not because I had nothing to say, but because I needed time to sort some things out. Nothing is ever as it seems and remembering to honor that is important. Looking at my last post in September, I can tell I am on the right path. This will be a sort of follow up. 

I am going to ramble on for a few minutes here, so bear with me.

I have thought about all of the things I have done with my life up until now. I wouldn't call my life boring for the most part, I would mostly call it growth. 

When I started blogging in 2014, the blogging space was very different. I started to blog because it was a fun way to connect with people and share glimpses of my, at the time, very mundane life. It worked though. I had a lot to say and it was a lot of fun.

By doing so, I have been able to pinpoint what was going on in my life by looking back to my blog. I noticed that even when I slowed down posting here, I always came back when I needed to say something important. 

I now realize, that this space is how I used my voice. I shared glimpses of my life: my struggles and my happiness, here, for the world to read if they should choose to. 

Over the years, many people have read my blog. I used to fly under the radar with people I knew. I didn't really want them to read my words, but I learned several times, that isn't realistic. I have been found by people who know me. I have made people angry. I have helped people though hard stuff. 

I had a blog post once go viral on Reddit. People I didn't know made fun of a post of mine. It was crazy, scary, and exciting all at the same time. So many interesting twists and turns happen when you are blogging, that's for sure.  

The landscape has changed a whole lot since I began, but I still come back here when I have something to say. While I have been quiet, I have learned a whole lot about myself and why this blog will always be an instrumental part of my life. 

I have a feeling this blog is about to come back to life fulltime. There has always been a reason I didn't let this space go. I had plans. I knew this. 

I am working out a content plan, but I have lots I want to share. I think I will be back to the 2-3 times a week schedule by May. 

I will be talking about my new adventures in entrepreneurship, my new journey to becoming a spiritual life coach, and life sprinkled in. 

I'm excited to be back and I can't wait to connect again. 

Namaste and love, 
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