These two women are amazing! They literally have no fear. They've partnered not just on uniting and educating Virtual Assistants, but also have started a new podcast.
They invited me on to talk about tips from finding your authentic voice and how to "stand out". Obviously, these apply to anyone, not just VAs.
You can listen to the podcast here.
https://pod.co/the-sam-and-jo-va-show/14-how-to-distinguish-yourself-from-other-vas
And here are some shortcuts for you:
Wondering how different the perspective between New Zealand and the US regarding COVID19? A former colleague from TV News reached out to me to ask what it's been like living in our southern hemisphere bubble and watching what's happening in the rest of the world.
I was lucky enough to connect with a former "rival" news anchor. Well she wasn't my rival, our TV stations competed one against one another We recently reconnected to discuss how we are all re-evaluating how we want our lives to look going forward.
We had a chat about work/life balance during and after a news career.
Click below to listen!
https://soundcloud.com/afreshagenda/84-pallas-hupe-cotter-make
And here are some shortcuts for you:
It is decreed. We’re allowed to hug again! At least a few people we know and love. I wrote in March about how big a challenge it would be for people like me to stop short of giving people we greet a quick squeeze. I vowed to hold back, and imagine a bubble around me.
Little did I know bubbles would become a thing!
Now I’m wondering what the future might hold, beyond a hesitant hugs and handshakes.
I’m still trying to catch up with everything we’ve been experiencing in the past few weeks:
Slow Start: our brains have struggled since the start to keep up with reality. We heard the news out of China, and watched it as if it were a movie. We still travelled, attended conferences, hung out in crowds. Then it finally started to sink in. A little late, but we got it just as it became clear that COVID19 was here.
Pandemic Perfectionism: not long after we started to wrap our brains around what being in a bubble would look and feel like, we were...
What does resilience look like?
When I was a young television anchor working in a small market in Northern Michigan, a well known New York talent agency offered me “representation”. And no, this is not a humble-brag, so keep reading… (I’ll also explain the picture above at the very end.)
I was actually pretty surprised. What were they doing trolling around tiny towns’ tv stations? “Looking for talent we can grow into larger markets” was the answer.
The thing was, I wasn’t interested. Not then, at least. I knew I still had skills to hone and frankly loved living in the area (if you haven’t been to Traverse City, Michigan, you are missing out on some of the most beautiful real estate in the United States).
So, I asked the agent “Why would I want to give a cut of my salary to someone who really can’t help me right now?”.
He had a ready answer: when it came time to renew my contract, he could negotiate a better deal than I would have...
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