This post was so useful and I love the additions to the list of types of work. Especially the creative work and experimenting, sitting you up for more options and opportunities. I wanted to know if your assistant is virtual and if so, how you found them? Thanks so much for all this juicy advice!
Thanks Bonnie! When I read the Farnham Street blog about the different classifications of 'hard work' something really landed for me too. Creativity can sometimes be the hardest work of all, but creativity (at least for me) doesn't look like sitting at the desk and grinding. It's such a good reframe and one that I'm actively trying to keep front of mind each day.
I've had a VA for about 9 months now. I'm in Melbourne, Australia, and she's based interstate, so we're in the same time zone but we work completely virtually. We manage all of our communication and tasks through Notion, and we very rarely have phone calls or meetings (if ever). She does a few hours every Tuesday and Thursday, and so I always know to make sure to finish briefing her on Mondays and Wednesdays.
I was referred to her through someone I knew and she came with glowing references, which was really important to me.
Thats amazing! I am not looking for a VA yet but i will definitely look for one in the future. After a decade of employing staff, i want to avoid this in the traditional sense in the future. I found employing staff one of the hardest things to do and so i am interested in other models for this. Thank you so much for your advice and im looking forward to the rest of your series. Bonnie x
Omg it's so funny you both say this 😂. I don't know much about Human Design but a friend of mine was telling me about it recently and apparently I'm a Projector? Although when she was telling me what a projector was all about, it didn't really resonate with me, so who knows 😂
Reading through this series for the first time and it is incredible! So glad I was introduced to you at this time in my life (recently laid off and taking a huge pivot to freelance and creative work). You're such an expander! Thank you for this!
You're so welcome, I'm happy you found me too! I'm excited for you - even though I'm sure being laid off was tough to go through, there is SO MUCH opportunity and joy in building something for yourself ❤️
Brilliant post & so relatable! The solopreneurship struggle is real but I loved your point about not going into a panic when things go awry. That's definitely the moment you can make bad business decisions out of desperation.
Absolutely. I wasn't even being tongue in cheek when I wrote about not panicking. I seriously believe it's a skill that you can learn, and such a necessary one because as you said, making decisions out of fear or desperation never ends well.
This post was so useful and I love the additions to the list of types of work. Especially the creative work and experimenting, sitting you up for more options and opportunities. I wanted to know if your assistant is virtual and if so, how you found them? Thanks so much for all this juicy advice!
Thanks Bonnie! When I read the Farnham Street blog about the different classifications of 'hard work' something really landed for me too. Creativity can sometimes be the hardest work of all, but creativity (at least for me) doesn't look like sitting at the desk and grinding. It's such a good reframe and one that I'm actively trying to keep front of mind each day.
I've had a VA for about 9 months now. I'm in Melbourne, Australia, and she's based interstate, so we're in the same time zone but we work completely virtually. We manage all of our communication and tasks through Notion, and we very rarely have phone calls or meetings (if ever). She does a few hours every Tuesday and Thursday, and so I always know to make sure to finish briefing her on Mondays and Wednesdays.
I was referred to her through someone I knew and she came with glowing references, which was really important to me.
Are you looking for a VA at the moment?
Thats amazing! I am not looking for a VA yet but i will definitely look for one in the future. After a decade of employing staff, i want to avoid this in the traditional sense in the future. I found employing staff one of the hardest things to do and so i am interested in other models for this. Thank you so much for your advice and im looking forward to the rest of your series. Bonnie x
I’m so curious to know your human design chart details now after reading this 🥰
What would your guess be? I'd say a mani-gen with a 3 in there somewhere.
Omg it's so funny you both say this 😂. I don't know much about Human Design but a friend of mine was telling me about it recently and apparently I'm a Projector? Although when she was telling me what a projector was all about, it didn't really resonate with me, so who knows 😂
If you message me your birth date, birth time, and birth location I can check for you!
Reading through this series for the first time and it is incredible! So glad I was introduced to you at this time in my life (recently laid off and taking a huge pivot to freelance and creative work). You're such an expander! Thank you for this!
You're so welcome, I'm happy you found me too! I'm excited for you - even though I'm sure being laid off was tough to go through, there is SO MUCH opportunity and joy in building something for yourself ❤️
This is the best. I needed to hear this.
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Wow, thank you for packing this so tightly with pure gold.
Which one resonated with you most? 💗
I love this series 🙏🏼
Thank you so much Yelena 💗
Brilliant post & so relatable! The solopreneurship struggle is real but I loved your point about not going into a panic when things go awry. That's definitely the moment you can make bad business decisions out of desperation.
Absolutely. I wasn't even being tongue in cheek when I wrote about not panicking. I seriously believe it's a skill that you can learn, and such a necessary one because as you said, making decisions out of fear or desperation never ends well.
I loved your list Anna. It reduces the stress that the first 5 kinds of work gives you.
Agreed! Thanks Shanjitha :)
Solo operator. Nice and funny. 😂
Regarding the mishaps the best way is to plan contingency plans for different situations.