The Exceptional Things I Have Learned during the First Ever Virtual Assistant Summit 2013

by Ann Kristine A. Peñaredondo | Dec 1, 2013 | Exceptional Events

I was super glad to be one of the participants of the first ever Virtual Assistant (VA) Summit 2013. The Luneta Hall of Bayview Park Hotel Manila was packed with top-caliber Filipino VAs, aspiring VAs, employees, and entrepreneurs. Our mentor, Jomar Hilario, hosted...

Courage: Doing it Afraid

by Ann Kristine A. Peñaredondo | Oct 28, 2013 | Exceptional Events

  What really, is courage? Is it facing a battle for others to feel safe again? Is it standing up for what is right? Is it facing the music? Is it jumping off a 50-foot cliff, or diving the deep ocean? Or is it reaching the highest peak despite not having enough...

Becoming a VA means isolation? Not for me!

by Ann Kristine A. Peñaredondo | Mar 1, 2013 | Life and Marketing Lessons

Recently, Mashable.com published an online article on how to solve top pitfalls of working from home. In the article, four pitfalls and solutions were identified. One of the pitfalls was virtual assistants may bring “inevitable sense of isolation.” Well,...

Success in Gestation Period

by Ann Kristine A. Peñaredondo | Feb 25, 2013 | Exceptional Events

I’m not sure if this will be a shock to you, but here it is: my part-time virtual assistant job folded up effective first day of 2013. Not really a good way to start the year, you might say. Here’s the story: I was doing my usual work for the client when I...

Planning My 2013

by Ann Kristine A. Peñaredondo | Dec 31, 2012 | Exceptional Events

Others woke up last December 26 to brace another day at work after Christmas. Me? I did my 30-minute ran, cleaned the house, took a bath, then closed my door’s room. I was so excited for my two-day ME Planning. I waited for this day to happen. This was my second time...