Leadership & Personal Development

How to Identify Pain Points & Weaknesses

One of the most important parts in delegating tasks to your VA is being able to identify your pain points and weaknesses in your day to day business practices. It… Read more »

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How to Get More Done: Stop Letting These Two Excuses Hold You Back

Why is delegation one of the most challenging skills for leaders to master? There are two critical components of effective delegation: a competent delegatee you trust and a documented process…. Read more »

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Your Mindset is Everything – Finding Business Success Through Getting Your Head Straight

It’s never easy starting anything. A new job, relocating, or even getting married, can all be mind-boggling and nerve-wracking. Then there’s starting a new business. Just thinking about it can… Read more »

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Cracking the Code: How to Choose the Right Virtual Assistant Agency

We get it: you’re stressed beyond belief, drowning in an inbox with 3,000 emails, double-booking yourself left and right. Welcome to the life of a small business owner, yeah? Then… Read more »

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Quiet Quitting: A Problem or a Reminder?

If you get on any sort of Social Media site or watch or listen to news regularly, you’ve likely heard or seen the term “Quiet Quitting” being thrown around frequently…. Read more »

The Big List of Frequently Asked Virtual Assistant Questions, Answered

If you are new to the virtual assistant world, you are not alone! Whether you’re looking into a career as a VA or wanting to hire a VA, it’s definitely a new… Read more »

Your Guide to a Monthly Marketing Plan With Your Virtual Assistant

At Trusty Oak, marketing services are one of the most requested areas where clients ask for support. Therefore, we have virtual assistants versed in content creation, social media marketing, email marketing, website content strategy,… Read more »

Roadblocks That Keep Us From Achieving Our Goals

Kristin Burke’s mission is to help others maximize their potential and achieve their definitions of success. As a goal achievement coach, Kristin collaborates with women, entrepreneurs and leaders to accomplish breakout… Read more »

What It’s Like to Recruit Virtual Assistants During the Great Resignation

What’s it like to recruit for flexible, remote jobs during the great resignation? Busy. Busy as in we’ve added extra steps to our hiring process to weed out applicants early… Read more »

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“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” – John Lennon 

Personal Assistant Tasks to Delegate to Your Virtual Assistant

Many of our clients at Trusty Oak delegate professional and business-related tasks to their virtual assistants – from invoicing and payroll assistance to marketing support. But our virtual assistants also… Read more »

Virtual Assistants for Photographers: 5 Tasks to Delegate

Here at Trusty Oak, we have well over a hundred active clients and are equipped to serve in a truly diverse variety of industries, but photographers make up a significant… Read more »