Good morning!
There’s a movement in play to refer to “Virtual Assistants” as “Virtual Professionals” and frankly, I’m all for it. I think for some there’s a negative connotation when they’re referred to as an “assistant,” thinking they’re being referred to as a secretary or strictly as an admin assistant. VAs/VPs offer so many different services, virtually, and I hope this new move to rename our group of professionals, as a whole, takes flight.
Both Business 2.0 and Fast Company have superb magazine editions this month. No self-respecting entrepreneur should miss either edition!
Good morning, my Wild Women Entrepreneurs!
The Wild WE will announce a special new membership program on March 1, 2006. Mark your calendars and keep your eyes on our Become a Member page …
I know, I know … it’s been awhile since I’ve awarded DavisVA’s Customer Care Award. What can I say, other than the Customer Care shown to me, by various companies, during the past few weeks has been appalling.
I’m happy to report that DavisVA, and its clients, receive killer Customer Care from Gail at Printing Spectrum! Gail is an amazing sales woman, she always responds very quickly to her e-mail and v-mail messages and most important, she’s always incredibly pleasant on the telephone. Gail defines all the good points of Customer Care, and DavisVA highly recommends Gail and Printing Spectrum.
Tell her Lori sent you!
Who can forget that wonderful line in the film Groundhog Day? Not me, that’s for sure! Well, instead of not driving angry today, I had occasion to not e-mail angry. After banging out my reply on my trusty Tank, my cool side prevailed as I walked away from the keyboard, went downstairs, poured myself a tall class of juice and took the time to rethink my words.
Lori’s Words of Wisdom:
Think Before You Type and Click the Send Button
You may now continue with your regularly scheduled programming …
Time’s February 20th issue has a very interesting article on Google.
Today’s must-read. Go take a break, trot on over to your local newsstand and pick-up a copy.
Happy Valentine’s Day, campers!
On this Valentine’s Day, I’m going to share my thoughts on what Love is:
Love is having an amazing family, each of whom accepts my good qualities and my bad side, equally.
Love is Hubster Joe. It took me 36 years to find him, and it was worth all the time and effort in the world.
Love is waking up on a lazy Sunday morning, with Shakey and Cagny at the bedside to wake me up to feed them.
Love is my oh-so-special girlfriends, who lift me up and also tell me when I’m getting a wee bit too big for my own britches.
Love is having breakfast in bed after a very long night of working.
Love is something which should be shown every day, for you never know when the last day will be.
Love is all of these, and so many more. Love should be demonstrated … every day.
Next month, I’ll hit a major birthday milestone: The Big 4-0. So many thoughts continue to pound my brain as I contemplate this very special day in my life. Thoughts of how far I’ve come, and the life events which I’ve survived. Thoughts of ‘look at all you’ve achieved, Ms. Davis,’ as well as the thoughts of all the things I want to do. And most important, the thought that I’ve never been a “what if” person, and that I’ve either taken the opportunities and turned them into successes, or I made the opportunities happen.
I know sooo many women who celebrate the “15th or 20th anniversary of their 25th birthday.” Sure, I’ve got a few grays and some crows feet around the eyes, and of course my laugh lines, and yet, I would never “celebrate” the 15th anniversary of my 25th birthday. Next month, I’ll celebrate, yes, CELEBRATE, my 40th birthday.
I am a bad ass and a formidable woman, using the positive connotation of that word. I look back to the 16-year-old Lori and the 30-year-old Lori and think, you’ve come a long way baby! My experiences in life and love have shaped me, and done so for the better. I’m more knowledgeable and more experienced, I’m extraordinarily comfortable in my skin and most important, I’ve lived my life to the very fullest. I’ve enjoyed (and will continue to do so!) the best which life throws at me. I’ve also made mistakes which I hope to never repeat again.
When I think about previous birthdays, the one which really threw me for a loop was my 25th. I’m serious! On that day, all I could think about was, ‘Lori, you haven’t accomplished enough in life.’ I thought, ‘One quarter of your life is over. Have you done enough? Have you accomplished enough”‘ That was 15 years ago and with each new special birthday, I still think back to that conversation I had with myself and think, YES, I’ve done a lot in my life and I’m damn proud of my achievements.
I’m going to rename “The Big 4-0″ to “The Awesome 4-0hhhhh Here I Come World, Are You Ready!”
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In case you haven’t read today’s news, skating legend Michelle Kwan has withdrawn from the 2006 Winter Olympics. It takes balls to step up and say I’m not at my best, and that I cannot represent my country to my fullest potential.
I’m not an Olympic athlete and I cannot completely fathom everything Michelle is going through right now. Still, I’ll send much admiration and much respect to this lovely young lady.
Congratulations to Dina Giolitto on her remarkable achievement:
Web Content Awareness Day!
It must be said that today has been a very hectic day. Message upon message upon message, and an inbox flooded with “can you do this today?” requests. Now, I’m not complaining. Really, I’m not. I’m just wondering, as I look at the office clock which now says 4:28p, when I’ll get to have lunch!
