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Monthly Message from
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| Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms that are reading
this! I love being able to work from home and be with my children
when they need me, be able to help out in their school, be able to go out
and have a fun time with them when I want to…not when someone else tells
me it’s ok to take off.
I am so blessed to have this business and I
have a passion to help you live your dreams too!
We have started
our Facebook Fan Page, and would love it if you could take a moment to
“Like” us. We would love to be able to share our tips and ideas that
are posted there regularly. You can join us on Facebook by going to
http://www.facebook.com/EmpowerSuccess
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The “Failure is NOT An Option Membership Coaching Program:
Your Business Foundation to Success” is filling up at an amazing
pace! Everyone is starting to really interact and take full
advantage of the many opportunities to build their business that are being
offered.
This month we are discussing how to create
and set boundaries. With weekly activities, discussions, and training
calls, by the end of the month, we will all be functioning at our highest
level, and will be clear on the boundaries that we both need and want to
set and also we will have those boundaries in place and working for
us! You can get more details on this program at http://pattybenton.com/membershipoptions/.
The
feature article this month is a continuation of last month’s article on
getting specific and filling your business with clients.
This month, in the section on meeting the team there will be one
team member per month that will be spotlighted so you can get to know more
about them. I am excited to be sharing them with you, because
without them, there is no way *I* could do this in the way I have! I look forward to helping you on your journey and keeping you moving
forward to reach your goals!
As always, please feel free to
send me your story ideas, questions and comments at editor@professionaladminteam.com.
I’d love to know how things are going for you. Don't forget - you can sign
up for a complimentary, 45-minute consultation at any time me at http//tungle.me/PattyBenton.
To your business success!
 
Editor, BA, Certified Life Coach
Patty is the co-owner of JERPAT, LLC a
Virtual Assistant and Web Design Company. She is also the Speaker,
Trainer, Coach = Teacher. You can learn more by going to her blog at http://pattybenton.com/blog/.
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Meet the Team
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Zanthea Demetrius
You have heard from me all about this incredible
team that I have working with me right now and now I would like to
introduce them to you one at a time so you can get to know them
better. For the month of May I would like to introduce you to
Zanthea Demetrius. Zanthea started with me quite a while ago and had
the task of handling everything for quite some time! She has been an
absolute superstar and is a much needed team member!
After working
in different types of organizations for the last ten years, Zanthea Demetrius
finally decided in 2005 to start her own business. She was introduced to
the Virtual Assistance industry and hasn’t looked back since.
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Over ten years experience as an Administrative Assistant and
Executive Assistant.
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Experienced in non-profit, local government, and corporate
arenas.
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Experienced in the re-structuring of organizations.
ZD Administrative Services
(ZD Admin) is a Virtual Business Management and Development Firm,
specializing in helping coaches, speakers, and trainers develop the
speaking aspect of their business.
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Professional assistance that will go above and beyond to provide you
with quality services.
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Worked for a ranged of companies, including local government
agencies, non-profits, and business startups.
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Assist Speakers/Coaches/Trainers to get organized and stay on top of
contacts.
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Responsive, self-sufficient methods for working “behind the scenes”
– so your focus can remain on your business.
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Provides a service that isn't just knowledgeable and progressive,
but passionate about the speaking industry and where it's
headed.
ZD Admin is
dedicated to providing quality and timely service. We pride ourselves on
the success of our clients and know that if they don’t succeed then we
don’t succeed.
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Provide professional services to speakers, coaches, and trainers,
utilizing administrative assistance, creative, managerial, technical,
business office and/or personal support services
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Utilize the most current technology and the most efficient means of
communication to assure effective results.
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Work from our home office, on a contractual basis.
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Abide by a code of ethics requiring confidentiality, trust, and
security.
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Help make the most of your time and energy by allowing you to focus
on your business, while we take care of the background tasks that may
rob you of those precious resources.
You can learn more about
Zanthea at www.zdadmin.com.
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Recommended Resource – |
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As we dig into setting
Boundaries this month, I want to share the book with you that “saved” me
from a boundariless life, and has helped me to establish and create a life
filled with boundaries. I have discovered boundaries in our lives
are important for us to be successful and happy, and through this book,
the authors help you clarify the boundaries you need to put in place in
your life. I highly recommend this book as reading material
for every person’s shelf!
View our past suggested resources at
http://professionaladminteam.com/nl/suggestedresources.html
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Upcoming
Trainings |
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You can always view our current teleclasses and speaking
engagements at http://pattybenton.com/wkshps.html.
June
Monthly Kick-Start "Make a Committed Decision for
Your Business success - Even if you *think* you already
have...on June 8 @ 10 am
MST/12 pm EST
Registration is required @
http://pattybenton.com/05/decision/ & you must be in attendance to win door prizes!
Have you TRULY made a
committed decision in your business success? This month we kick off
the summer with a 3 part series on the 3 Critical Foundational pieces to
your business success. Without these 3 things in place, you really
cannot have a successful business, no matter how hard you try! In
this call you will learn why you need to make a committed decision, why
most of us *think* we have made the decision, when we really haven’t, and
steps to start taking to truly making a committed decisions. If you
want to have the business of your dreams and share the gifts you were
blessed with, then this is a call you don’t want to miss!
JuneTraining Call - Define Your
Decision on June 16 @
10 am MST/12 pm EST for 75 min.
(Must be a Committed or Mastermind
Program Level)
Not a part of the
Failure is NOT an Option Coaching Program - Get more information on how you can get the business support you
desire, at the level you need - AFFORDABLY @ http://pattybenton.com/membershipoptions.
It is time
to get clear on the importance of your decision, and then make your
decision. During this call, you will become clear in your decision
on what you were intended for your business and life.
Recording for members will be available, and new members will get access to all past recordings, to add to your library of resources.
June Mastermind Call
- June 22 @ 12:30 pm MST/2:30 pm EST for 75 min.
(Must be Mastermind Coaching Program
Level)
Not a part of the
Failure is NOT an Option Coaching Program - Get more information on how you can get the business support you
desire, at the level you need - AFFORDABLY @ http://pattybenton.com/membershipoptions.
Mastermind Coaching Group is an elite group of members who understand that success is influenced by surrounding themselves with other committed, determined, and like-minded individuals. This monthly call allows this elite group to come together, discuss the topic of the month more in-depth OR other pressing topics that will help them take their business to the next level of success. This call is guided by Patty Benton.
Recording for members will be available for one week, but due to the confidentiality and level of trust within this group past recordings are not made available.
Complimentary Consultation
Sign up
with Patty at http://tungle.me/PattyBenton (Please do not pick a same day appt.
Thanks!) for a complimentary
consultation to find out how we can help you! |
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Marketing Article – Getting Specific and Filling
Your Business – Part 2 |
Last month
I talked about getting specific and clear on your target market.
This month, I am going to continue this discussion by looking at the
Benefits of Focusing on a Target Market and creating a more defined WHAT
you do to service them.
BENEFITS of
Focusing on a Target Market
1. You can find these people and
then reach out to them.
2. You can craft your communications
directly to them. They think, "She is talking to ME" when they read your
material or interact with you.
3. People spend time with
like-minded people. Their friends and colleagues will also need/want your
professional services and these people can refer to you.
4. You
can/will "get known" in this area. The "deeper" you go in one particular
market, the better.
Imagine taking EVERY marketing avenue that you
currently utilize and directing your efforts to this particular group of
people... Imagine how much more effective and powerful it will be.
The next concept is WHAT you service these people on. This is a
whole new topic to be discussed later, but for now, imagine servicing...
- Women entrepreneurs on marketing
- Independent service
professionals on attracting more clients
- Stay-at-home parents on
supporting them with their home-based business
- Overworked high-tech
executives on achieving more balance
- Stay at home mothers helping
them rediscover their beauty
The list goes on and on!
Please
know that you can always broaden your scope LATER! You can and will apply
the same marketing techniques to reach other target markets/niches in the
exact same manner! People are unique and bring their own set of goals,
issues, challenges, obstacles, and dreams to a virtual professional
relationship.
In addition, you will discover that your services
will expand once you start your business. For example, one client may need
support with his data software while another will need support around
creating strategies and staying in action. One may have obstacles around
scheduling with clients while another may need to work on responding to
e-mails.
As I've said before, there is a big difference between
marketing your virtual professional services and "doing" your virtual
professional services. You identify WHO you service and WHAT you service these people on so you
can target your marketing efforts, maximize your resources and generate
more interest. The bottom line is that you WILL fill your business faster when you
get specific.
So, if you haven't already, please identify your WHO
and WHAT and focus your marketing efforts to these people! You'll be glad
you did!
Patty Benton is the genuine picture of a woman
who started from scratch, knowing little, to becoming a business and
marketing expert. She began her own business journey in 2003 as a Virtual
Assistant providing support to coaches assisting them in taking their
business to the next level through a variety of marketing strategies.
Patty developed a passion for helping other women who desire to build
their own sustainable business and achieve their personal and professional
dreams, which led her down the path of becoming a speaker and trainer.
Taking her teaching experience and applying it her speaking, coaching and
training, she pushes others, with the passion and desire, to step up to
the plate utilizing proven systems and techniques that she, along with
100s of other business owners, have successfully implemented to overcome
fears, blocks, and challenges to do what they intended in the first place
– create a successful and sustainable business they will enjoy. Patty
invites you to join her in building a successful business path by joining
her free monthly newsletter, at www.pattybenton.com, which serves as a North Star in
guiding businesses on the path to success..
© 2011
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Computer Tips from the Computer
Guru – OH NO! My Phone Fell In
Water!!! |
Many of you get your mobile phone wet
by one way or another. You worry as you mistakenly drop your mobile phone
in water. It can also get wet if you are out in a heavy rain. (Which we
are getting a lot of lately!) However, there is no need to panic. It
is possible to save your wet mobile phone by quickly repairing it. In
order to save your mobile phone from water damage, you can consider these
easy and simple solutions:
Act
Quickly:
The first thing you have to do in order
to save your wet mobile phone is to act quickly. Remove all the detachable
parts as well as covers possible such as the back cover, battery, the SIM
card, memory card etc. Next, take a piece of cloth or a tissue paper to
wipe the excess water you are able to notice within the mobile phone. Make
sure that you dry it completely. If you don’t do this, the water inside
the mobile phone will begin to evaporate and gather in places which will
be difficult to reach.
This will save your wet mobile phone
and it will start working if it was under water for just a little
while.
Using a
hairdryer:
Take a hairdryer and begin drying the
mobile phone while giving more consideration to the place where the
battery is located. The battery housing usually consists of tiny holes to
let in air (so giving more space for water) inside the mobile
phone.
Make sure that you are not holding the
hairdryer very near to the mobile phone. Keeping it too close to the
mobile phone may harm the electrical mechanism of the mobile phone. Keep
on drying the mobile phone from a safe distance for about twenty to thirty
minutes.
If solution number 1 and solution
number 2 don’t work, try solution number 3.
Drying
for a long time:
Take off the covers as well as battery
from the mobile phone. Put the phone in a dry as well as warm place to let
the water inside the phone evaporate gradually from the little holes in
the mobile phone.
 Jerome Benton is
the owner of JERPAT, LLC a Web Designs and Virtual Assistance company, http://www.jerpat.org. He
specializes in web design and has partnered with his wife's virtual
assistance business to give every company the quality services they need
at an affordable price. You can learn more about Jerome at www.professionaladminteam.com.
© 2011
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article electronically or in print, as long as the text and byline remain
unedited. A courtesy copy of your publication would be
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