Erica Graham — Take The Leap. It Won’t Kill You
Dare to Leap
English - March 10, 2021 08:00 - 45 minutes - 62 MBCareers Business Entrepreneurship remotework workforce financialfreedom remoteteam virtualassistant virtualcareer virtualexpert virtualteam Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Erica Graham is a Professional Virtual Design Assistant and virtually works with interior designers and K&B remodel companies. Erica shares a little bit about her expertise and how she got into this field. She also shares why you should dare to leap into being self-employed!
Key takeaways:
Erica shares a little bit about how she got started as a professional virtual design assistant. At first, Erica didn’t know what a virtual assistant was. Erica is glad she joined the military, but it was a serious “growing up” experience. Erica shares a bit about her experiences as a military veteran. What does Erica do as a virtual designer? Erica has seen an uptick in business because of how many people want to remodel their homes. Kathy shares a horror story where someone didn’t measure correctly and their entire materials did not fit into the new living space. Erica explains how you measure your spaces accurately. Erica is able to work with anyone within the United States. Where does Erica find her clients? A lot of people who started this journey did it because they were miserable at their job. Take the leap. You’ll be happy that you did. You have the skills! Don’t let your job beat you down or discourage you!
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“A lot of us who started this journey were miserable at our jobs. I happened to lose mine, but I had one foot out the door because I knew there was something more out there for me. I took the leap.”
“I want to encourage the listeners to not be afraid. Don’t be afraid to try something new.”
“It’s not going to kill us to take that leap.”