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@@freemamatv Thank you for responding. I am not freelancing. I quit my job right before Corona to go work a county job but then the county stopped hiring due to the Covid. Hopefully they'll start back up soon.
I came across your video and I feel really thankful... I'm an international student studying in Canada. I've got 2 degrees but still yet to know what my true passion is. Next year I have to apply for a work permit and start job searching. I'm scared and insecure. But recently, I tried to do a self-reflection, and I found out that administrative assistant and secretary jobs really suit my personality. I'm caring, thoughtful, willing to help people, really organised and always go the extra miles planning things ahead. However, I'm sometimes not really tech savvy, I think I need to work on my technical skills. And also my weakness is it takes time for me to get adapted to a new working environment. That's why I wish that if I can become a virtual administrative assistant. However, English is not my first language (even though I have a pretty good command of English as my second language), I'm still worried a lot. Your words helped me a lot. You must be really good at encouraging people. Thank you again. And I hope that you can produce more useful videos for us!
You can absolutely do this, in your first language and in English! Are you a part of our Facebook community yet? There are a few mamas who are doing this successfully and their first language isn't english either! Come join us! www.fb.com/groups/thefreemamamovement
Thank you for this encouraging motivation! I’m very good at organizing, setting appointments and very tech saavy even figuring out how to work programs I never used, but I’ve always been worried I wouldn’t be able to find a job as an administrative assistant because where I live EVERYONE almost wants you to have degrees and years of experience. I’m currently working on leaving my career field of education as a teachers assistant with special needs students. Thank you for this enjoyed it so much! So much positivity and support❤️❤️❤️😊
You got this mama! With those skills, you can definitely find entrepreneurs online who are dying for your help -- no degrees or tons of years of experiences required 😉
Had to pause halfway through. My Mom was the first person in my family to graduate college. She went to our local community college and earned an Associate of Applied Science in Administrative Support Technology - General Specialization. There was a slightly more specialized one which was targeted at working in Medical offices, but that wasn’t her cup of tea lol. Anyways, she raised my younger brother and myself while going to school and working as a School Bus Driver. At the time, I didn’t realize how much work she put in until later when I earned my first degree from that same school. I also earned honors at another community college before transferring to a private university where I completed my bachelors. The point I’m circling back around to though, is that if it wasn’t for My Mom, I probably never would have went to college at all. Much less earned two degrees and now be looking at completing my third. I have held three different office positions (interviewing tomorrow for my fourth), traveled the world while in the us army as an MP, and have teacher’s assistant (TA) experience at elementary/middle/high school levels. If it wasn’t for her though, I probably wouldn’t have hardly done anything at all. She has always been a champion. Strongest woman I’ve ever had the honor of knowing. So much love to all the moms and women out there. 💚
This is absolutely the best video I have watched about virtual Administrative Assistants. I can do this as I do most of this on a daily basis. Most of the videos I watch make it seem so complicated.
Thank you for making it easier. I should start as an administrative assistant in 3 weeks, and this gave me a lot of confidence. Certainly, this is the best video I watched about administrative assistants.
Thank you so much! Wow this gives me so much encouragement and strength that I know how to do this! At first I was so nervous applying for a office assistant. After watching this I am so much better at looking at things positive not outing myself down thinking I can’t do it or I’m not good enough. All this makes so much more sense! I know how to book flights I know how to send emails I know how to organize be punctual and do all of this with a smile! Again thanks so much! 😅
Dear Lauren: I am a free 'grand'mama, a retiring teacher in 2023, and want to continue to work! I also teach English online part-time and thought launching my own ESL company was the answer. However, I also want to cruise more and thought I could still teach while on the ship. I have come to believe that this won't work as I need to have stable, and fast internet. When I "accidentally" came across becoming a "virtual assistant" I had an aha! moment. I had done administrative secretarial work when I was younger, owned 2 businesses, done numerous MLM businesses, had a premenopausal baby at 45, went back to college full time, and got my teaching license, and I have been at the same high school (special ed teacher) for 19 years! It is time for me to retire, but because I didn't start my teaching career until later, I don't have a lot of retirement funds, however, I am not ready to stop working! I am starting to feel a little overwhelmed (thank God, we leave tomorrow to cruise!) but I know I can do this and I am NOT afraid of hard work. Since I come from a long line of entrepreneurs, I am aware it takes a while to build up clientele, and this is why I am wanting to start now so by the time the summer of 2023 rolls around, I will be well on my way, and will have a year of knowledge and new skills ready for full time. Thank you so much for all that you do for free and when I get back I plan to get the 70 skills cheatsheet from you! I can't do too much right now until I understand how to do all this! Again, thank you for your knowledge and for sharing! Love your enthusiasm! Pam Speckman.
this is amazing Pam! We have lots of free grandmas in our community! I am so excited for your ah-ha moment and ready to help! Enjoy the cruise! I LOVE cruising too!
Thankyou so much for this! I got offered a few positions and for the high pay I’m nervous I won’t deliver. But they seem to think different. I needed this video. Thankyou!
Omg thank you!! Out of all the videos I’ve seen, this is the most direct! Thanks for not wasting my time watching this! I’ll try to binge watch your videos tomorrow! 🤩 I’m really interested in VA position!
That's awesome! This channel will have great resources for you! To learn about my FREEDOM path to starting a virtual business, go here: thefreemamamovement.com
@@freemamatv great, thanks for your prompt response. I just see that my everyday skills are good enough for me to start advertising my VA business. From scheduling appointments to filtering through my emails as well as communicating with my daughter's teacher, are definitely part of my transferrable skill set. I am getting closer to hopefully getting that first client ever. I will continue to watch the videos and learn, seek knowledge, and learn!
I wish I could show photos on here. After I entered my email to have it send, the next page has a pink link saying " right here". Once you click on that, you get this error code: This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below. AccessDenied Access Denied 053C6BCA035A0827 LtibRm5FSQI9t1eN8EidKslkqeYwzCFBKo1CTw5GjJysH1wddzWJLDB4nxgnRri0weXmGlGGB/4=
@@mrs.aliciaerlston08 We're so sorry you're experiencing this error - we are unable to replicate it on our end. Everything seems to be working! If you email my support team at hello@thefreemama.com we'll get you a copy of that checklist!
Hey, love the content really prepared me for my interview but however I believe you should be more inclusive to your male audience maybe call us "Papa"? FreePapa signing off. Thank you.
Hey Luis, my company is called The Free Mama. We are incredibly inclusive and have men, fur mamas, grandparents and more in our community. Just like I teach my students to have a niche, I do too :)
