Stepping back to gain perspective

Let’s be honest, straight off – I’ve felt like the past two years have been difficult to experience (Covid, missed honeymoon, years missed out on with family etc.) and yet so enlightening. Freeing and yet so isolating.

In 2019, I had been working for a VA agency and midway through 2020, the timing felt right to exit and move on to brighter opportunities, like running our own Virtual Assistance company. So, two weeks before our first lockdown here in NZ (March 2020), my husband and I registered our business 1 Hour A Day Ltd and haven’t looked back. Oh, don’t get me wrong, there have been days, weeks, and months when I’ve wanted to pack it all in. Others, not so much. The flexibility and freedom of working for myself bring all the joy and light to my days. Doing the work, I love captivates me and often I enter a state of flow.  

Of late, I’ve had clients sign up and sign out – some were out of my control and others just weren’t the right fit. And believe me, fit is everything! You need to align with your clients, and they need to align with you and your values.

We are making some major changes to our services and my husband is stepping back from an active role in the business to a director-only role. I’m going to be running our business on my terms. I can’t tell you how freeing that is as well as freaking scary. I am blessed with amazing support from my husband, my VA Beastie and my fabulous social media manager – I know they have my back.