by James | Aug 31, 2019 | Sports
I mentioned in a recent post that in addition to the business writings, I would post football predictions and stuff. I just won’t put a link on the business Facebook page. But as a Panthers and Auburn fan – plus all that money I paid to be a fan of UNC Charlotte...
by James | Aug 30, 2019 | Social Media
These are things I think about when I’m sitting at home alone and the power goes out… I counted it up – I’ve lived in 23 different places in my life (places I have lived multiple times, such as UNCC campus and The Timbers, count only once). There’s this owl that is...
by James | Aug 29, 2019 | Social Media
Tuesday morning, I went to donate plasma, as I do every Tuesday and Friday. On the way home, I got off the bus 1 stop early so I could go to McDonald’s for a cup of coffee. I fell crossing the street, and nearly got run over. I landed with all of my 205 pounds on my...
by James | Aug 28, 2019 | Life, Social Media
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., August 28, 1963 He made this statement 56 years ago today. Sadly,...
by James | Aug 27, 2019 | Business, Social Media, Virtual Assistant
Last post I gave the story of Kimberly (not her real name), who fell victim to a crook in the early days of her Virtual Assistant business. Let’s look at some more traits of the dark side of working online we need to be aware of. This tale comes from my coach and VA...
by James | Aug 26, 2019 | Business, Social Media, Virtual Assistant
Kimberly is a Virtual Assistant that started her own business last year. Having toiled away in corporate jobs for many years, she longed to be able to work from home so she could make all of her children’s extracurricular activities and have more quality time with her...
by James | Aug 25, 2019 | Business, Social Media, Virtual Assistant
There is a poem that has been around for a number of years that illustrates the danger of exclusive reliance on the spell check feature when editing your writing. The poem says, in part: Eye halve a spelling cheque It came with my pea sea It plainly marques four my...
by James | Aug 24, 2019 | Business, Life
Or something like that. Last post I mentioned that my Toastmasters club meeting this week gave me the inspiration for the “Procrastinate” post. It also inspired another post. If you aren’t familiar with Toastmasters, it’s an organization that...
by James | Aug 23, 2019 | Business, Business Support, Life, Virtual Assistant
Today’s post was inspired by two things. First, my Toastmasters club meeting yesterday had a theme of “Last Minute.” During the meeting I decided this would make a great blog post. Further, I remembered one of those funny notes that float around the interwebs. Hat...
by James | Aug 22, 2019 | Business, Virtual Assistant
Regular readers here will know I always manage to find a way to end my posts with a commercial for my Virtual Assistant business. I started in March 2018 as a general VA. Lately I’m focusing more on writing. What led me to that focus? It was a combination of things....
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