by Mary Humphrey | Oct 16, 2018 | Entrepreneur, Goal Setting, Small Business, Small Business Processes, Team Building & Communication, Time Management, Virtual Assistant
“Can I interrupt you for a moment? It will only be for a second.” A second. Isn’t it difficult to rise above any interruptions even when it is short-lived? Yes! I find this especially challenging as a freelancer, to be in the midst of focusing on a...
by Mary Humphrey | Sep 8, 2018 | Entrepreneur, Goal Setting, Positive Thoughts, Small Business
I looked the word inspiration up in my beloved hardback, my yellowed and aged thesaurus. Just by reading the string of inspirational words in print, my mind went into picture painting mode. Mirriam-Webster also led me to continue research with their definition of...
by Mary Humphrey | Aug 2, 2018 | Entrepreneur, Small Business
Maybe you do, maybe you don’t remember mom and pop stores. You may have one in business today in your neighborhood. What I particularly remember about a handful of mom and pop stores that I frequented in my youth were the ambiance of smiling faces behind the...
by Mary Humphrey | Jun 17, 2018 | Entrepreneur, Positive Thoughts, Small Business, Virtual Assistant
Recently, a business associate wrote an article (directed towards Virtual Assistants), calling in question the pattern of VA’s that follow the fake it until you make it mindset. I believe a multitude of unseasoned VA’s believe they can offer services they...
by Mary Humphrey | May 26, 2018 | Small Business, Small Business Processes
I am not a fan of today’s customer service standards. There are some businesses that outshine others in that respect, though. I must give credit where credit is earned. Here are my top customer service no-no’s (and suggested alternatives): I have no idea....
by Mary Humphrey | May 26, 2018 | Entrepreneur, Goal Setting, Positive Thoughts, Small Business
About 16 months ago, my husband and I started looking at where we wanted to be for the next decade of our lives. This thought process was filled with feelings of freedom. We weren’t looking at life as it stood that very moment, we were focused on our future!...
