What Would You Do If You Knew You Wouldn’t Fail?

by Kandace Friesen on February 2, 2012

This is quite possibly the perfect question. In business there are so many things to consider; niche marketing, demographics, industry needs, etc. But, what would you do if you knew you wouldn’t fail? You couldn’t fail? The sky’s the limit, right? You could take a chance on that photography career and travel the world in search of exotic locations, learn to fly and open up your own skydiving business, move to the Bahamas and teach guitar on the beach.

How can you most achieve success? Doing what you have a passion for. If you are truly passionate about your chosen career you will not fail. You will be happy to go into work every day, you will be anxious to keep up with industry standards, your passion will come through in your work.

People are drawn to other people who have passion for their work. Whatever your passion is you should do it. So I end this blog post with the same question I started it with; what would you do if you knew you wouldn’t fail? Comment below. I love to be inspired by your responses.

 

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Twitter, it isn’t Just for Stalking Anymore!

by Kandace Friesen on July 14, 2011

It took me a while to jump on the Twitter band wagon, but I’m glad I did. I was resistant because I thought it was a glamorized form of stalking. And initially, I did just that. I opened a personal Twitter account and followed celebrities. Before too long I was up to date on all the trends, I knew who was dating whom, what Hugh Jackman had for lunch, and who was where.

Then it hit me! Perhaps my colleagues, clients, and potential clients would like to know the same thing about me and my business.

Okay, so I don’t tweet about where I am, what I am eating, and whom I’m dating, but I do tweet on popular trends in my industry, quotes that I find inspirational, and successes I have that I think others would benefit from. I also use it as a platform to get the word out about new products, industry standards, and chatting up my fellow virtual assistants.

Click on the birdie to following me on Twitter!

 

Think of your industry; what are some things you could Tweet about? Think of your clients; what do you want them to know? Think of industry standards; do you know something others could benefit from? Get it out there. Share your knowledge. Build your brand.

 

 

How to Subscribe to a Friends’ Facebook Feed via SMS

by Kandace Friesen July 7, 2011

 STATUS UPDATE – Janet Doe: OMG, I totally just LOLd at my dog! We all have them … our core group of friends whose statuses we just HAVE to know the millisecond they post on Facebook. I mean, we simply must know that Jane had a bagel for breakfast and that she has a crush [...]

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Just Breathe

by Kandace Friesen June 2, 2011

How do YOU deal with stress? We all experience stress. Whether it is getting up a little late, working longer than expected, missing deadlines, or having too much to do. Stress has become a part of our everyday lives. Why is it that we are so accepting of stress? I know I deal with my [...]

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Taxes: Dream or Nightmare?

by Kandace April 14, 2011

Make 2011 The Year You Conquer Your Tax Nightmare   Boxes of receipts that need to be organized, uncategorized expenses, overwhelming tax forms … sound familiar? For some this is an all too common series of events. The procrastination of bookkeeping last year has become your nightmare this year. What to do? File an extension (which, at [...]

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Xtranormal Video: Edward and Bella Talk About Hiring Kandace for “Social Media Management”

by Kandace March 25, 2011
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Xtranormal Video: Edward and Bella Discuss “What is a virtual assistant?”

by Kandace March 17, 2011
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The Day Control-Z Saved My Life

by Kandace March 16, 2011

It was just an ordinary day. I was working on client projects and writing a blog post. My post was detailed and I wanted to get the facts just right. I was doing research saving my draft as I went. Since I was writing between projects I had it open in the background and would [...]

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Two Things A Thriving Practice MUST Have

by Kandace February 24, 2011

  What makes things thrive over time? I’m not talking just over a few years, I mean decades, even centuries. I can sum that question up in two words - resilience and adaptability. Look at the Komodo Dragon. As a descendant of the ancient dinosaur, the Komodo Dragon has adapted to modern time. It is estimated that the Komodo Dragon [...]

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Blended Facebook Pages: Career Suicide?

by Kandace January 14, 2011

  For some, combining a Facebook personal page and a business page is what they prefer. They say “I am who I am and I have nothing to hide. They can like it or not. I am me.” It is my personal opinion (and I must state this caveat to please my attorneys) that doing [...]

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