Archive for June, 2009

Lived to Work

Monday, June 29th, 2009
Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, ♫ Michael Jackson, & Billy Mays

The purpose of life is a great mystery. We all think about, even when we try not too. And we all somehow manage to make our own mark on this tiny world that we live in. This month, June 2009, the world suffered the loss of 4 fantastically unique souls. Each one reminding us of equally important values that make this short span of time we spend here on earth a little more tolerable.

Ed reminds that life taken too seriously is a terrible waste of time.

Laugh more.

Ed McMahon

Ed McMahon, America’s Comedian
1923 – 2009

In this early photo of her career, Farrah reminds us that beauty is fleeting;

but the magic of new beginnings can never really fade.

No matter what you know now, that you didn’t know then.

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Farrah Fawcett, America’s “Girl Next Door” Actress
1947 – 2009

Michael reminds us that no matter how high in the sky a star is,

there will always be someone or something just waiting to watch it fall.

Shine on, Michael, shine on.

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Michael Jackson, The King of Pop
1958 – 2009

Billy reminds us to find what we are best at, and just go for it until someone hears your voice.

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Billy Mays, America’s Salesman.
1958-2009

The timing of these great losses are very unfortunate. These kinds of people inspire us to do our best professionally. They raise the bar when it comes to working hard. And they humanize the reality of our mortality. So for one brief moment we can reflect, and maybe walk away just a little more thankful. And also, what we want out of our own lives can be shown to us in a new and clearer perspective. Don’t take life for granted.

Sending you a little reminder to live life to the fullest of your potential.

Work to live and live to work, find the balance that brings you happiness.

My Mission in Life

Sunday, June 28th, 2009
The Issue:
Corporations and Small Businesses of America have fallen short of efficiently utilizing the opportunities and immeasurable benefits that come with the option of working at home. Telecommuting efforts have been blemished due to employees who have worked from home and been inadequately managed by “technically challenged” superiors. The shortage of procedures and tracking systems, and even employees with a poor work ethic have closed the door for managers or coworkers altogether. Many different scenarios have all contributed to the prevention of work at home program success.

Purpose:
The purpose of darkbluesun is to pave the way for stay at home moms and stay at home dads to work from home part time in a position that is relevant to their chosen professional field. This organization is being built with the motivation to be the best resource for anyone planning to start an online business or start an online division of a corporation. The importance of staying on your career path while going to school, raising a family or even when you have fallen ill is becoming greater and greater as technology advances. There are so many business professionals who need more than 24 hours in a day to get everything done. Virtual Assistants have been the answer to this problem. Taking a few hours out of every week day to make sure skills are kept sharp yet the stresses of working long hours in a busy office building are not hindering your most important work: taking care of your family and/or yourself.

Mission:
To restore balance to the American family and work life, to prevent modern professionals to have to choose between their career and their family and to standardize the processes for employers and employees to enjoy the benefits of telecommuting.

Objectives:

  • Educate stay at home parents to be valuable work at home parents.
  • Keep parents who choose to stay home and raise their children and stay on their career paths.
  • Avert scams that take advantage of the oppressed professionals of this economic situation.

Strategies:
I plan to build a large network of verified and trained Virtual Assistants to execute large projects for online business branches of companies. And then use the same resources and training programs that prove effective to larger business to train large corporations and all types of business to implement telecommuting and job sharing opportunities.

Products:
To offer free resources including an online VA library, VA checklists, eBook How to’s, educational software and eventually a free virtual classroom for anyone who wants to join the effort or begin their own entrepreneurial venture.

Practice:
With honesty, integrity, innovation, and education we can change the world – one business at a time.

Profitability:
It can take years to get a new business off the ground. These resources are going to be driven to save time, money and relieve stress. These benefits are priceless.

Leaving the Country

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Hmmm, Paris. Happy thoughts indeed.


Cocktail Girl

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

As you can tell, I love multitasking games. ;) Of course, I also love a cocktail or two every now and then too.


Cake Shop

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

You like cake? You’ll probably like this game too.
Check out my mom’s cake blog! She’s made some really awesome cakes.





VA eBook

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

This is being updated @ abcsforworkathomeparents.blogspot.com – It’s 10 times better this time. :)

The ABC’s for Work At Home Parents

I just finished an eBook geared to help stay at home moms and stay at home dads work at home and tips to invest Zero dollars and 2 hours a day to begin a virtual business venture. This information is relevant to almost anyone wanting to become a Virtual Assistant or startup another type of e-business. This has been written and distributed with the intent of educating stay at home moms and dads with the facts and tools to become Virtual Assistants in the current job market. This is not a get rich quick how-to. (Sorry ; ) But it is totally Free. In fact, if anyone tries to charge you anything for it. Please, let me know.

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The best things in life are free. Check it out.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/16651010/ABCs-For-Work-At-Home-Parents

Here you can:

    1. Download your copy: ABCs-For-Work-At-Home-Parents in PDF format

    2. Write a review for this at scribd.com: Click here. Let me know what you love, what you hate. This is my first eBook. I definitely could use any input for the revision projected in the Fall of 2009.

    3. Or just read this web version!

Burger Restaurant

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

I don’t really have an opinion about this one. If you do, let me know. :)


Beauty Resort

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

This is a really fun little game that starts slow then really challenges your multitasking skills.


Free Web Presence

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Websites and Blog Sites

The best way to get free web presence is to start one of these blogs : WordPress, WebNode, Blogger, LiveJournal, or Squidoo. Squidoo calls their sub sites “lenses”. Use your business name for example mine is darkbluesun So I have a website with blogger: http://darkbluesun.blogspot.com (I know it says blogspot instead of blogger, I don’t know why they did that but it is, in fact, blogger.) And I have a Squidoo lens: http://www.squidoo.com/darkbluesun/ see? I found a name that was unique that I could use on most of my online profiles. But if I’d recommend any of them to start out with, it’d have to be http://www.blogger.com/start it ties in to google, if you’ve signed up for your google account and they allow adding google ads where Wordpress.com sub sites don’t.

When you setup your business site, if you use more than one word like I did: dark, blue, sun. You can capitalize them in a way that will separate them from each other in on your website address.

E.G.  Which is easier to read?

http://yourwebsiteaddress.blogspot.com/

or

http://YourWebsiteAddress.blogspot.com/

List of other Blog Options:

WordPress http://wordpresssamplesite.wordpress.com/
Blog http://darkbluesun.blog.com
Blogger http://BloggerSampleSite.blogspot.com/
Live Journal http://darkbluesun.livejournal.com/
Social Go http://darkbluesun.socialgo.com/
WebNode http://darkbluesun.webnode.com
bloglines http://www.bloglines.com/blog/darkbluesun
scrapblog http://www.scrapblog.com/darkbluesun

Misc Resources:

MyBlogLog http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/darkbluesun/

Create Google Sites http://sites.google.com/site/gsitessample/

Then when you are an established Online Business, you can hire a professional to build this and get even MORE business!

Virtual Assistant Jobs

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Jobs that almost any starting out VA can do.

There are a number of odd Virtual Assistants end up doing, some are fun and some are kind of tedious. But these are the kind of jobs you can do until you find your specialty:

  • Appointment and meeting schedules
  • Blog writing (you should attempt to learn how to set one of these up for yourself.)
  • Bookkeeping Records
  • Concierge services (ordering services and deliveries for clients online)
  • Data Entry
  • Editing someone’s website, newsletter, or e-zine content
  • Gift orders and/or wish lists
  • Remote PC support
  • Research target markets for advertisers
  • Travel Arrangements
  • Setup business facebook profiles,
  • Writing articles, eBooks and freelance writing

Think of it this way, sometimes 24 hours in one day just isn’t enough,

To Do List

as a virtual assistant you work to help other professionals live a balanced life too.

This is what we are here for.

See? It all looks pretty simple right? Experience will teach you how to do these this in the most efficient ways possible. You’ll make your clients happy because they won’t have to do these jobs. Your goal should be to become efficient in a specific area to be able to market yourself and streamline your business.



The Website Grade for www.darkbluesun.com!

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