Where do I find good mentors and/or mentoring groups?
D.K. – Florida, USA
Having a group of like-minded colleagues to support you in growing your business is crucial to your success as a Virtual Assistant. The great news is finding a supportive mentor (or group of mentors) is easy! Following are a few tips on finding a mentor (or group of mentors) to assist you in building your business.
“I’d like to impress upon you right now how realistic it is for you to become a successful self-employed professional. According to Daniel Pink (Free Agent Nation – citing a study by Anne E. Polvika, “Into Contingent and Alternative Employment: By Choice?,” reported in the 1996 October issue of Monthly Labor Review), “Full-time independent contractors earn an average of 15 percent more than their employee counterparts.” Daniel Pink also shows (from a study by Aquent Partners) that, “Independent professionals are twice as likely as W-2 workers to have personal incomes above $75,000 per year.” In fact, the Aquent Partners study shows that one in four Americans is now an independent professional.”
– Michael Port, Author, “Book Yourself Solid – The Fastest, Easiest and Most Reliable System for Getting More Clients Than You Can Handle if You Hate Marketing and Selling” (2006, Wiley) – http://www.michaelport.com/cmd.php?Clk=2626638
Every Virtual Assistant starts her practice with dreams of working from home, on interesting projects, with clients she LOVES, who pay her EXACTLY what her time is worth. So how does one go about making this dream a reality? Simple. By filling her practice with her IDEAL clients.
Please understand, only working with IDEAL clients is far different than just having paying clients. When I first started my business, I didn’t know there was a difference and worked with anyone who wanted to hire me. I learned the hard way, by trial and error, to save myself many hours of frustration by being really selective about whom I chose to invite into my practice. Once I completely embraced this concept, my business completely changed for the better. Continue Reading>>