Podcast by Catherine Gladwyn - UK Virtual Assistant Trainer
19 January 2025
What if I told you, you don't need a niche? Now, that's put a cat amongst the pigeons, hasn't it?
Don't worry, I am not going to overwhelm you, or make this niching malarkey even more confusing. I'm going to make it easy. In fact, you'll have your niche sorted by the end of this episode.
I refer to this link on my website, to download the 90+ services you can offer as a Virtual Assistant: www.catherinegladwyn.co.uk/va-services
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05 January 2025
A chronic health condition can often mean a 9-5 is no longer a viable option. But it doesn't have to mean the end of your career, the end of having a purpose or a decline into financial poverty.
In this episode I am joined by Kayleigh Hunter-Law and Mel Friday, both of which bravely share their chronic health struggles, how it impacted their ability to work a 'normal' job and how they've created a working life - as Virtual Assistants - that works around their chronic health problems, how it's actually improved so much of their lives, their health and their wealth.
Whether you too have a chronic health condition, or you care for a loved one, or you simply fed up with the life a 9-5 takes away from you, then listen to be inspired.
In this episode we do mention feelings of helplessness. If you're ever feeling like life is getting a bit too much it can sometimes help to share it. The Samaritans are there to listen and not judge. It's like having a mate you can share things with, but you don't have to listen to their stuff in return. There's more info here: https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/
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29 December 2024
Here's a sneak peek of next week's episode, where I am joined by two Virtual Assistants - Kayleigh Hunter-Law and Mel Friday. Both of whom found working as an employee difficult when managing chronic health issues.
Both made their lives better without losing any purpose, self-esteem or money!
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22 December 2024
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15 December 2024
Teaser of part 2/2 where I answer questions posed by my members of my free Facebook group for VAs.
As well as how to fit two chickens and a cow into a case, Catherine and Jo share a lot of their knowledge from their own individual journey from 9-5 to successful business owners. Subscribe now on your favourite channel so you don't miss the full episode.
BTW, you can find out more about what Jo does here: www.jofrancis.biz
Full episode will be live on 22 December 2024
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08 December 2024
I asked my Facebook group of almost 8k people (at time of writing) to pop some questions into the group for me to answer on a podcast.
There are questions for your VA journey, like: 'What one characteristic is important to becoming a successful Virtual Assistant?' to some personal ones so you can get to know me, Catherine Gladwyn, Virtual Assistant Trainer.
I am joined on this podcast by my dearest friend, Jo Francis. We've got two very different accents, so you might be the transcript!
All questions were provided by members of Catherine's Facebook Group which you can join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/catherinegladwyn/
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