Do you get butterflies when you go to networking events?

You're driving down the road. You've been talking to yourself all the way. You've been telling yourself you can do this. You keep running your "elevator speech" through your head. You keep saying "I can talk to these people. I can explain my business if they ask me what I do. I can walk up to people and introduce myself."

Then, you get to your destination. You're pumped and ready to go! You walk in the room and there's 50 other people there. You either freeze and wait to see if someone comes up to you, look around to see if you know someone so you're a little more comfortable, or you give up and leave. Why?

Don't you chit-chat with people when you're waiting in line at the grocery store? Do you "pipe in" a conversation at a store if you know you have the answer to what someone is asking? Why, then, can't we talk to 50 other people about our business? Is it because it's 50 people we don't know or because we're just not sure what we should say?

Put a smile on your face and feel confident. You are good at what you do and your business is worthwhile. Be excited about that! Don't be afraid. If you show your afraid or have a problem explaining what your Virtual Assistant business is about, it will show. Clients aren't going to come knocking on your door or calling you if you show you're afraid and can't explain your business to them. They want to give their business to people that are confident so feel confident.

When they ask you about your business, explain to them what you can do....PowerPoint presentations, spreadsheets, Websites, SEO, newsletters, article submissions, press release submissions, article and/or press release writing, logo's, cold-calling, etc. Whatever it is, tell them. Hold your head up high when you tell them too. Don't mumble.

Just remember that it's up to you. If you think positive and show them you can assist their business, they will call. They will beat down your door to be your next client. They will, in turn, recommend you to others. If you fumble with your words or freeze at the door, how are they going to know you and your business? How are you going to gain those clients?

It's your decision. It's your destiny. It's your choice as to which fork in the road you're going to take.

Confidence In Yourself

If you are in the process of just starting your Virtual Assistant business, have been in your business for a while, are changing your business in some way or another, are making the choice to go back and work for someone else, or are going to go back to school...read the Motivational Quote.

Motivational Quote: "If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can't accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through." Rosalynn Carter, wife of former President Jimmy Carter and was First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981. (8/18/27-)

Whatever it is that you want to do, you have to have the confidence in your abilities and then do it.

We're all afraid to take that first ride on a bicycle with no training wheels, but we do it. As a child, we know fear but have that "we know no fear" attitude. Our parents assisted us by building up our confidence levels high enough to get on that bike and follow through. We showed our parents, our family, our friends, and ourselves that we could get on that bike and ride like the wind.

That's the same thing for our business. The only thing is, we aren't children. We have a different kind of mindset. As adults, we become afraid to try new and different things. Most of us have that "I'll try but I don't see it really working out" kind of attitude. We're not as carefree as we were when we were children. But, if you want to succeed, have the mentality of a child. Have that "we know no fear" attitude and you will soon see that you can accomplish the things you set out to. You just have to have that confidence and follow through.