Life as a Virtual Assistant : Automating Things

For days (actually months), I’ve been answering emails as part of my tasks as a virtual assistant. As a virtual assistant, I’m handling three events, two this August and one in September. This keeps me busy for the past couple of days.

Sometimes boredom kicks in while doing things repeatedly (take note that I’m receiving and sending out emails to 100+ people). So it forced me to look for better ways to manage this kind of task efficiently.

I found a way how to automate things. I researched. I adjusted some settings in the email account. I tried sending sample email to myself to see if it works. After successful attempts, I let it go.

What software did I use?

It’s just Microsoft Office.

I am using Microsoft Word to generate a unique message together with Microsoft Excel for my email database. Then once the message is ready, it will be transferred to Microsoft Outlook that will send the unique messages to the recipients. The 100+ emails will be finished in less than five minutes. However, doing it manually, would take about 30 minutes to one hour.

Imagine that saved time. In one hour, you can read 8-15 blog posts (try reading Seth Godin, Bo Sanchez, Janmck Hilado, 43 Folders, Edel Ramilo etc). You can read 30+ status messages and comment in some of them. You can watch three to four 15-minute inspirational YouTube videos (or from TED.com). You can create a post for your blog. Or you can sleep early.

Here’s what I learned. Setting up an automatic machine would require us a lot of time. It will take hours, days, or even weeks depending on the complexity of the process before we can create one. But if we manage to create one, we can enjoy our time more in doing things we really, really love.

I know that you can do it too. Automate a repetitive task that bores you to focus more on the things you love doing.

eLviN

PS. Want to become a virtual assistant as well? You too can learn how to work from home as a virtual assistant. Email me at elvinperia@yahoo.com for more details.

PS1. While enjoying the comforts of your home doing your tasks as a virtual assistant, it will now be easier to fill the love tanks of people you love. Bo Sanchez' latest online club Family Reborn offers a great way to restore broken relationship or strengthen strong relationships. For seven months, Family Reborn subscribers will receive ten blessings that will definitely improve your relationships. To know more about Family Reborn check out this link. www.familyreborn.com.

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The Truth About Lies and The Best Marketing Strategy

The other day, I bought two books from National Bookstore in Festival Mall Alabang. I bought Seth Godin’s two classic marketing books Meatball Sundae and All Marketer’s are Liars Story Tellers. These books were suggested by my mentor Tony Hilado.

I immediately read the All Marketers are Liars Story Tellers book. From the first page, I could not stop myself reading. I agree with the concepts Seth Godin presented. The way he delivered it was fantastic.

I have found a lot of good marketing strategy from that book.

I can say is that we all live in a world of lies but a good marketer believed in that lie. Godin presented one glass wine maker as an example. The glass wine maker claimed that the taste of any wine is better using his glass as compared to an ordinary glass. Obviously it’s a lie but lot of wine critics proved that the taste is really different. The wine in his $20 glass tastes really good as compared to an ordinary $1 glass.

So what are we missing here?

The answer is belief.

I have a story to tell. I have been an affiliate of International Marketing Group. I am amazed by the concepts presented during the wealth academy series. Every after the wealth academy series I am fired up. But there’s a problem. I don’t believe that I can sell. That’s why I don’t have sales. My limiting factor is belief. My limiting factor is my belief that I can’t do it.

There’s a saying that goes like this: “If you think you can do it, you’re right. If you think you can’t do it, you’re still right.”

So what’s the point?

My point is our beliefs depend on our own definition of truth. There’s no universal definition of truth (and lie). Truths and lies are all products of our mind. What we believe as true may be considered as a lie to others.

Bottomline is trust in what you believe in; live by it, share it, tell your story and eventually it will sell. That’s the best marketing strategy. That’s why Seth tells us that All Marketers Are Story Tellers.

eLviN

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PS2. Want to learn how to earn online? I am currently organizing an Internet Marketing Workshop here in Laguna together with my mentor Jomar Hilario.  In case you're interested you may email me at elvinperia@yahoo.com for advance registration. No final date yet but it will be sometime October.

PS3. Financial Literacy invades Laguna! Another event I'm organizing is the Wealth Academy Series. We'll be visiting different organizations and offices here in Laguna to conduct a free Financial Seminar. In case you and your group are interested email me at elvinperia@yahoo.com.

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Farewell 2009 Hello 2010 Part 1

I believe that 2009 is such a successful year for me. Here are some highlights of my 2009.

Attended Jomar Hilario's Internet Marketing Workshop
Last March 28-29, I attended Jomar Hilario's Internet Marketing Workshop. This workshop opened my mind to the vast money making opportunities in the world wide web like blogging, creating sales letter, creating sales blog etc. It unlocked my skills as a HTML programmer (quite) and as a writer. This workshop really harnessed my computer skills to the next level.

Went to Puerto Princesa Palawan with Edel
Actually, a lot of firsts happened on this trip. Booked flights. Booked a hotel. Transfered reservation fees. Renewed my driver's license. Rode an airplane. Spilled a mocha frappe in an airplane (I'll never forget this experience). Met a cool tour guide (Ma'am Gloria, she definitely talks a lot!). Saw a lot of nature's wonders (Puerto Princesa Palawan is such a wonder). Saw a fighting monitor lizards. Met a couple who wants to travel a lot (imagine their flight cost them at around 1.5K each round trip!). After the trip we're invited by a Singapore-Philippines Association President to dine on his own restaurant in Malate.

Went on a business trip in Malaysia
Melisa, Tonie and I went to Avon Malaysia for a training. Just like in the Puerto Princesa Trip there are a lot of firsts happened on this event. Flew an international flight. Stamped my passport. Rode a train in an airport. Rode a right hand taxi. Rode a 110km/hour taxi while the taxi driver is opening his door (scary huh?). Got a Malaysian Ringgit. Slept in a hotel room alone. Saw a country with three different nationalities (Malaysian, Chinese, and Indian). Saw the Petronas Tower (amazing lights). Drank a sweetened milo in a plastic with straw (believe me, this is something new). Shared a book that changed the way I think of things (Michael Losier's Law of Attraction) with my boss and automatically it worked instantly without her opening/reading it. Went to Aquaria and Aquazone in Kuala Lumpur. Enjoyed a fish spa where my dead skin cells were eaten by fishes. And the best thing that happened in this trip? I got promoted!

Attended Kerygma Conference 2009 in Araneta Coliseum
The date is November 28-29. This is my first time to attend an event in Araneta Coliseum (second time in Kerygma Conference). All I can say is, amazing! This event is such a huge inspiration for us to dream big and win big in all areas in our lives. My mind was blown to the highest level. Bo Sanchez is such a talented man who wants everyone of us to be a champion. He's a great instrument of God's Love. I really experienced God's miracle in this two-day event. By the way, I'm with Edel, Marvin, Liz, Faye and Gerald.

More firsts (uncategorized)
Ordered a book in Amazon online. Created a social networking site in ning. Replaced my 5 year old CPU. Became part of company's First Friday Mass Choir (I'm the guitarist). Learned how to invest in stocks, mutual funds etc. Learned how to plan for the future finances. Been able to setup mid term goals. Won in a Christmas Party raffle (consolation prize but I still won, thanks to Law of Attraction!).

Got a mentor in real estate in the name of Ann Salvador (Crown Asia Condos) and Trace Trajano (more of online mentorship : buyfirstdeal.com), in our finances Rachelle Paunlagui (more of investing in stocks, mutual funds etc) and Dra. Dada Rosanes and Engr. Noel Arandilla of IMG (almost anything about investing), in internet marketing, Jomar Hilario and my spiritual mentor Bo Sanchez who taught us how to be a champion.

I believe that there are a lot more things and accomplishments that happened this year. I'm glad to say that 2009 is really our mentor year. Just like we planned last year, we will be looking for our mentors that will guide us in all aspect of our lives and it really happen. Now we have a couple of mentors guiding us in every step that we take. We ask them questions if we're uncertain. We seek for their advice. Believe me, they're priceless. I know these handful mentors of us will bring us to the top. These mentors will help us to conquer our fears and push us forward to achieving our dreams.

On my next post, I'll be sharing my fearless forecast for 2010.

P.S.1.You can have your own sets of mentor as well to start the year right. You can start by joining different online clubs if you don't like travelling often to different places. If you're looking for your online spiritual mentor, you can try listening to Bo Sanchez' talks and preachings for free in preacherinbluejeans.com. Or you can subscribe to KerygmaFamily where you can receive a lot of Bible reflections in your email daily, again this is for free. You can check the highly recommended site portion of this blog to know other online mentoring programs.

P.S.2. In case you're somewhere near in Makati area and have a spare time every Monday and Wednesday night or whole day Saturday, you can attend International Marketing Group's Wealth Academy Series. In this series, you'll learn about handling your finances that would definitely help you BIG TIME in the future. Did I mention that the first 3 series are free? I forgot to mention that IMG is located in 3/F King's Court I Building, 2129 Don Chino Roces Avenue, Makati City.

Internet Marketing Workshop in Cebu Endorsed by Bo Sanchez

Just sharing the biggest hands-on internet marketing workshop in Cebu. This workshop is being endorsed by Bo Sanchez.

This message is just a reminder for you that the early bird promo for the Cebu I.nternet M.arketing Workshop this coming Dec. 12-13 is only until today. So if you're going to deposit today, you can save a hefty 1000 pesos.

To register for this dollar income generating workshop, Deposit the amount of P 8750 asap to this bank account:

BDO Butuan City Branch, Savings Account: 2000026229. Name: Jan Mckingley Hilado. or BPI Savings bank account 3216-3898-62 Name: Jose Mario R Hilario. Corinthian Plaza Branch, Makati City.

For more info on this event: http://www.janmckhilado.com/2009/11/2nd-cebu-14-hours-hands-on-internet.html

or email: cebuworkshop@gmail.com for inquiries and reservations.

Lesson Learned : Act Now!

Yesterday Edel and I attended the second day of Jomar Hilario's Internet Marketing Workshop in Cubao Quezon City. I'm happy to see my Internet Marketing mentor, Jomar, again for the fifth time (fourth time this year). We facilitated the event. We've met a lot of acquaintances with the same mindset of getting rich through the use of technology, in this case the power of the Internet.

This is my second time to attend the Day 2 of the workshop. Day 2 is about creating your own online business. I remember that when I attended the workshop last March 27-28, 2009, I was overwhelmed. There's so much idea that I need to learn in order to setup my own business online. I was not able to grasp all of it. Thankfully, after the workshop yesterday, I was able to understand it more.

The greatest lesson I learn yesterday about the workshop is not about creating sales blog, not about creating an autoresponder, and not about becoming an affiliate marketer. The greatest lesson I learned is how to act now. Jomar keeps on saying these three powerful words are (1) ACT!, (2) ACT! and (3) ACT!.

I guess he's right. The only thing I need to do is to act. And the best time to act is now!

You might ask, why now? Do you have everything you need?

My answer is Oh Yes!

I have all the arsenals I need in order to succeed. I got my knowledge, my skill, my mentor, my Internet connection, my computer, my mentor, my sexy editor, my virtual assistant, my soon-to-be life partner, my time, my energy and everything I forgot to mention. They are all ready. They just need me to make use of them. They just need me to make that very first step towards that goal of becoming a multi-millionaire internet marketer and best selling author.

And you know what, I'm happy to say that I made my very first step.

I hope you will be able to make that first step too...

P.S. Before the end of 2009, I will be publishing my very first best selling book. So watch out for it.

Events this November

It's has been a week since my last article was posted on this blog. Well you see, I'm a bit excited how the things are coming our way. Big thanks to God and to the law of attraction of course. For this post, I'll be giving you my activities for the month. Okay? Let's start.

Today, Edel and I will be meeting our financial mentor. She will be coaching us on how to invest in stock market. Also, she will be teaching us on how to secure a life insurance. If you read Bo Sanchez' book about 8 Secrets of the Truly Rich you'll know what I mean. Honestly, we've been praying for a financial mentor near our area so that we can meet them on a regular basis.  I thank God that He responded. God is really a good provider.

On the second week of November, I will be out of the country for the first time of my life. I will be going to Malaysia for a company training. I will be there for a week. Gosh! I'm excited.

On the third week of November (November 20-21), my internet marketing mentor will be having his Internet Marketing Workshop in Cubao. This workshop opened my eyes to the world of internet business. If you want a semi-passive income via internet then come and join on this internet marketing workshop. For more details check out this link http://bit.ly/8eMVo.

Finally on the last week of November (November 28-29), we will be attending the Kerygma Conference at Araneta Coliseum. Kerygma Conference is a two-day conference that includes daily Mass, worship, talks on practical ways to live the Gospel, and healing session. For more details click on this link. http://kerygmaconference.com/

Definitely this month will be great!

I Thank God for giving us all that we need to do, all that we need to learn and all the resources that we need in order to succeed in this life.

Okay? That's it for this post.

Ooops. Before I forgot, also on this month, I will be getting my ordered book entitled Cash in Flash. If you want to know more about cash in a flash check out this link.