The How to on Personal Assisting: What do you do if you don't like one of your clients?
What happens if you have a great relationship with someone, then you start working for them and discover that, not only do you really not like them, but you have lost respect for them? What do you do? Do you keep working for them? Do you quit?
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The How To On Personal Assisting Part 6: Doing Things They Don't Want To
So what are the things that need to be done that they don’t want to do? They don’t want to take their cars to be serviced, washed and gassed. They don’t want to go buy ink for the printer (something you can do remotely, but you check it while you’re there so it doesn’t run out while you’re gone).
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The How To On Personal Assisting Part 5: Working Remotely
If you find yourself working for someone in another city or state, don’t fear! There are many things you can do remotely. Thanks to technology, you can be an efficient assistant and live in another state. So many things can be ordered online.
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The How To On Personal Assisting Part 3: Travel
One of the bigger expenditures people have is travel. In my last post (//marnicolbert.com/the-how-to-on-pe…ing-part-2-money/), I discussed money and how the best isn’t always the most expensive. The same is true with travel.
These are some of the questions you should ask before booking:
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The How To On Personal Assisting: Money
Today I want to talk about one of the most important aspects of being a PA, money, honey.
As a PA, you will need to start thinking of their money as your own.
While they may be able to afford the most expensive item, it isn’t necessarily the best.
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The How To On Personal Assisting Part 4: More Travel
This is the extended version of my last post about travel (//marnicolbert.com/the-how-to-on-pe…ng-part-3-travel/). Now I am going to cover all of the little things you probably didn’t think about when it comes to booking travel for your clients. Everyone has different priorities, so be sure to ask!
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The How To On Personal Assisting
What does it take to be a personal assistant for professional athletes? You need to be a jack of all trades, and probably a master of none! You need to have patience, compassion, the ability to multi task and, most importantly, common sense. You have to learn to be a step ahead of the person and be able to predict what they want/need even before they know. You are the bad guy, the gatekeeper, and the “no” person.
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