Essential Tips for Staying Organised During the Christmas Period
It is all too easy to get to the end of the year, and realise that the festive period, and Christmas Day in particular, is approaching at...
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Anna Allan
- Nov 1
How to Hire the Right Virtual Assistant for Your Unique Business Needs
You have made the decision to outsource certain tasks or activities in your business that either take up too much time or, quite...
Anna Allan
- Oct 1
Organise Your Day Like a Pro: Top 7 Strategies to Manage Distractions Effectively
What would you say if you were told it is you that distracts yourself? Have you found yourself moving from one task to another to keep...
Anna Allan
- Sep 1
5 Essential Steps to Boost Your Productivity After a Holiday
We have all had that feeling of the post-holiday blues hitting us like a train after time away from work. In fact, how many of us have...
Anna Allan
- Aug 1
The Power of Positive Thinking: How to Embrace Change
As creatures of habit, humans have a tendency to resist anything that we are not used to. So when you’re next called stubborn,...
Anna Allan
- Jul 1
The Benefits of Networking: Why it's Essential for Business Success
Like it or loathe it. Networking is essential for business success. But why? A meeting, event or get together was organised weeks, maybe...
Anna Allan
- Jun 1
Pricing Psychology: Understanding How Customers Perceive Value
There are likely to be questions asked, doubts perceived and certain discomfort felt when starting a business. There was one that nagged...
Anna Allan
- May 1
Taking the leap into self-employment
I often get asked what the main thing was that made me take the leap into self-employment. There are pros and cons to everything in life...
Anna Allan
- Apr 1
10 things entrepreneurs can learn from sport
Regardless of whether you are just embarking on your journey of entrepreneurship or you consider yourself a seasoned business person,...
Anna Allan
- Mar 1
Why being subservient is harder than you think
Have you ever been made to feel so uncomfortable that what you have seemingly felt confident in doing well in the past goes wrong and...
Anna Allan
- Feb 1
Swapping my senior EA career with business ownership. Here are the pros and cons.
It’s been three years this month that I started my own business and I often look back at how far I have come, what I have left behind in...
Anna Allan
- Jan 1
Mentoring is bound to make an impact in your life
How many times have you felt out of your depth? Think of all the times that you have been tasked with doing something and you go off to...
Anna Allan
- Dec 1, 2022
Want to achieve more? Stop making New Year’s Resolutions and review the last 12 months instead
Do we place too much pressure on ourselves at the end of each year by focusing on how we can do things better in the next 12 months?...
Anna Allan
- Nov 1, 2022
How staying in your own lane can empower you and why you should stick to it
I can hear myself say this to my daughter. “It’s your journey. You must choose your own path to discover a unique adventure.” All of us...
Anna Allan
- Oct 1, 2022
Why is a Business Plan important and how do you write one
A business owner benefits from having a business plan in a written form for many reasons. The strategy, plan and whole vision for a...
Anna Allan
- Sep 1, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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...
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