1. Time: Being disciplined is a huge need. Making sure you understand work is just a few feet away and can you enjoy dinner or time with family knowing those little tasks are right there still needing to be done?
This would be a huge task for me, knowing how to divide and know how to separate work from life. I honestly believe this would be my biggest struggle. I hate being pulled in multiple directions.
2. Family Support: This is a decision that will truly affect your whole family so you need to make sure everyone is on board. You’ll succeed better if you go into this job as a team with their support and love.
This is so TRUE. If everyone is on the same page and knows what’s expected it will be an easier transition and I feel that feelings …show more content…
Insurance: You should address this prior to starting your business if you don’t have a spouses plan to fall back on. You need to know realistically what the cost is and if it’s worth taking out a private plan for your family.
Insurance is needed no matter what kind of job you have. Looking into a VA position I would need to know what insurance would cost for my family and depending on this I would have to decide if staying home and being a VA would be right for my family and our needs. This is tough having two kids one with allergies, financially it would need to make sense for my family.
Are you Cut Out to be a Virtual Assistant?
1. Motivated: Motivation is absolutely necessary for working as a VA, whether you work for another company or run your own virtual assistant company. Are you motivated to succeed?
This is a MUST I feel. If you can’t stay motivated to get things done, to be organized, to look for more opportunities then I don’t know how you will be successful in this field or in business in general. I’m very motivated and feel my organization skills would play off this. Together with organization and time management I feel I would be truly successful.
2. Technologically savvy: In additional to knowing your way around the internet staying on top of technological advancements will help keep you in
This would be a huge task for me, knowing how to divide and know how to separate work from life. I honestly believe this would be my biggest struggle. I hate being pulled in multiple directions.
2. Family Support: This is a decision that will truly affect your whole family so you need to make sure everyone is on board. You’ll succeed better if you go into this job as a team with their support and love.
This is so TRUE. If everyone is on the same page and knows what’s expected it will be an easier transition and I feel that feelings …show more content…
Insurance: You should address this prior to starting your business if you don’t have a spouses plan to fall back on. You need to know realistically what the cost is and if it’s worth taking out a private plan for your family.
Insurance is needed no matter what kind of job you have. Looking into a VA position I would need to know what insurance would cost for my family and depending on this I would have to decide if staying home and being a VA would be right for my family and our needs. This is tough having two kids one with allergies, financially it would need to make sense for my family.
Are you Cut Out to be a Virtual Assistant?
1. Motivated: Motivation is absolutely necessary for working as a VA, whether you work for another company or run your own virtual assistant company. Are you motivated to succeed?
This is a MUST I feel. If you can’t stay motivated to get things done, to be organized, to look for more opportunities then I don’t know how you will be successful in this field or in business in general. I’m very motivated and feel my organization skills would play off this. Together with organization and time management I feel I would be truly successful.
2. Technologically savvy: In additional to knowing your way around the internet staying on top of technological advancements will help keep you in