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Anna Allan
- Sep 1
How to use your mental health condition to your advantage!
Mental health matters. Time can help in many different ways. Time to figure out the mental, emotional, social and physical challenges...
Anna Allan
- Aug 1
Want a thriving business? Focus on the youth!
”I wouldn’t want to be young in this day and age!” How old does this statement make me and others who say it sound? But it’s true! As...
Anna Allan
- Jul 1
The one piece of advice you would give to your younger self
If you were to look back to your first day in your career (in my case, as a PA, but this can relate to any role) knowing everything that...
Anna Allan
- Jun 1
How to find the right Mentor for you to improve your well-being and personal development
They say that a CEO can have the loneliest job. So what about their Executive / Personal Assistant? A CEO often confides in their EA /...
Anna Allan
- May 1
You should put your well-being at the top of your to do list: here's why
Wellbeing is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as: “the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy.” You will, no doubt, have...
Anna Allan
- Apr 1
Never underestimate the influence of pain points
We have all heard about them in business but in order for business owners to really understand and overcome them, and service providers...
Anna Allan
- Mar 1
Want to be a Business Owner? Stop making these 10 common mistakes
There are 10 common mistakes that people make when they set out to become a business owner and this is how you can avoid them. 1. ...
Anna Allan
- Feb 1
8 Questions to ask yourself when choosing a business bank account
The scene is set. You have decided to start your own business and you are in the process of choosing all the things that go with that,...
Anna Allan
- Jan 3
Are you guilty of any of these ten things?
The new business world, as we know it, has become much more virtual that we might ever have thought possible. At the beginning of the...
Anna Allan
- Dec 1, 2021
10 Tips for more effective e-mail management
Love them or hate them, e-mails are here to stay. For the time being, at least. Regardless of the advances in communication via other...
Anna Allan
- Nov 1, 2021
The quick 7 step guide to fitting a month’s worth of work into 2 weeks
The excitement of taking a holiday is taking hold. So why is it that the majority of people tend to work around the clock before (and...
Anna Allan
- Oct 1, 2021
How can a business owner avoid burnout?
‘Burnout’. A word that is often used. Some take it seriously, others don’t. If there are a number of people talking or writing about it,...
Anna Allan
- Sep 1, 2021
How having a Mentor makes you a better Assistant
Do you really need a mentor? For someone that has been in the same industry for over a couple of decades, I am absolutely certain the...
Anna Allan
- Aug 2, 2021
Fear and self-doubt is crucial to your business. Learn why!
If it scares you, do it! Yes, you read that correctly! Fear and self-doubt is crucial to your business. Does that fill you with dread?...
Anna Allan
- Jul 1, 2021
Niche: Do you really need one? This will help you decide
Niche, niche, niche! You have to have a niche! Something that most business owners may hear from a number of people when starting out....
Anna Allan
- Jun 1, 2021
Back to Basics in Organisational Skills
What makes a person organised? Really organised! Can it be taught or is it a natural ability a person just ‘has’? Similarly to...
Anna Allan
- May 3, 2021
10 Simple Ways to find the Best Kind of Virtual Assistant
“It’s easier if I do it myself!” I get it, I really do. Sometimes, it seems counterintuitive to spend time explaining exactly how you...
Anna Allan
- Apr 1, 2021
Adapting: Where Will We Be 1 Year From Now?
I am going to be careful not to state that we are entering a period of life after Covid-19. Living Amongst Covid-19 If we are to believe...
Anna Allan
- Mar 1, 2021
The Truth About My Journey is Revealed
Happy Birthday to AKA Virtual Assistant! I made it! One year in business. Me! Making every decision (not forgetting some great advice...
