My First Blog Post

Appreciation is the topic of my first post, why I feel it and how my business and work ethics have earned it.

Being at such a young age and having my own business is a career goal many dream about and I feel very lucky to have achieved that dream and have my own business and work from home. I owe that achievement to AssistU and their 20-week VTP program. With the skills I learned from AssistU I was able to start MMR Solutions two years ago and it was the best decision I could have made. They provide you with all the necessary tools to start, utilize, and integrate into your own successful practice. Another valuable lesson that AssistU taught me was to only surround myself with those who would make a positive impact on my life. This week I found out just how important that message would be.

My positive reception started when I joined FaceBook a little less than a month ago after editing one of my client’s tele-seminars. Donna Payne from The Web Coach was Cathy Goodwin‘s guest speaker and Donna talked very highly of FaceBook. So I joined. I immediately introduced myself to Donna Payne and Kym Lamb from The Web Coach. They already knew who I was because Cathy had raved to them about what a wonderful Virtual Assistant I am. How nice! Cathy also left me a wonderful comment on my FaceBook “Wall”. She talks about how much I help her, but honestly the pleasure has been all mine because I have learned so much from being her Virtual Assistant!

More regard came last Friday when I received an e-mail from another one of my client’s. Jenn and Heidi were giving me Kudos on their Blog, Boutique Bargains Blog.

You can read it here – http://boutiquebargains.com/blog/kudos-to-our-va/

On this particular occasion when working with Boutique Bargains we had scheduled a recording of an interview for their website. There was one little oversight – no way to get all three of us on one line AND record the call at the same time. I suggested Free Conference Call, and it was just what we needed! Minutes later we were on the same line and recording the call. I learned about Free Conference Call from AssistU, another great tool that the VTP introduced me to.

When I had helped them out that day, to me I just felt like I was doing my duties as their Virtual Assistant but to them my assistance was much more than that and it shows by what they expressed in their blog. I was extremely touched by their post as Heidi and Jenn have already written an incredible testimonial for me so this was the cherry on my sundae.

Yesterday while I was working away, my doorbell rang. To my surprise there was a pretty woman from the Sidney Flower Shop and she had a bouquet for me. Who was sending me flowers…

I carefully took off the tissue paper that protected the flowers and there underneath the paper was the brightest, most colorful bouquet of beautiful lilies. All in my favorite colors hot pink, yellow and orange, and the person that sent them knows that these colors just suit me somehow. And there they were all together in a hot pink vase with a striped bow. As I opened the card, I read the thoughtful notes from one of my closest friends and fellow Virtual Assistant, Gretchen Christy of GC Virtual Support. I am her “Go to Gal” for computer questions and I am always here to answer them because I love helping others out, passing on the knowledge and experience I have acquired being a Virtual Assistant.

Over the past week I realized that I have truly achieved a great milestone in surrounding myself with great friends and great clients. I absolutely adore everyone that I work with and I am proud of the service I provide for my clients. I am also greatly appreciative what they do for me, give me the opportunity to grow as a Virtual Assistant and pass on the experiences to fellow Virtual Assistants who are not only professionals but people I am proud to call my friends. The gratitude and appreciation I feel is the ultimate reward, as I worked hard for it, and it’s great to feel the pay off in so many ways!

I encourage you to sign up to receive updates and send your technical questions to me. I will answer them with instructions that “make sense”. You can e-mail me your questions here – alicia@aliciarittenhouse.com. I look forward to hearing from you and helping you out.

Alicia Rittenhouse, Virtual Assistant

The Princess of Geek – www.aliciarittenhouse.com